Alstom to supply 313 Adessia trains for VIA Rail Canada
- Country
- nationwide — eight main routes (incl. Montréal, Halifax, Toronto, Vancouver, Churchill, Jasper) · 🇨🇦 Canada
- Project
- VIA Rail Canada: renewal of the long-distance fleet with 313 Adessia railcars
- Investment
- CAD 4.7 billion (about €3 billion): approx. CAD 4 billion rolling stock + nearly CAD 0.7 billion support/spare-parts agreement
- Status
- Contract signed (3 Sep 2026)
- European role
- Alstom (FR) · Industry
On 3 September 2026 Alstom won the order for 313 Adessia railcars for VIA Rail's new long-distance fleet (about CAD 4 billion) plus a 15-year Technical Support and Spare Parts Supply Agreement (nearly CAD 700 million); design and engineering in St-Bruno-de-Montarville, carbody manufacturing in La Pocatière (both Québec), final assembly in Thunder Bay (Ontario).
The new fleet replaces VIA Rail's long-distance trains on eight main routes serving nearly 400 communities. Alstom will build the cars at its three Canadian plants in Québec and Ontario (Alstom press release, 3 September 2026).
Source: globenewswire.com ↗ · Archived copy ↗
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