RNS Number:1309P
Alstom
28 August 2003


                    INAUGURATION OF SINGAPORE'S 
                   NORTH EAST LINE AUTOMATIC METRO

Singapore's North East metro line was today inaugurated by Singapore Deputy 
Prime Minister, M. Lee Hsien Loong, in the presence of the Land Transport 
Authority (LTA) Chairman, M. Michael Lim, and M. Patrick Kron, Chairman and CEO 
of ALSTOM.

The new 20-km underground line, the first automatic metro line in Singapore, 
comprises 16 stations. The contracts for the fully automatic train control 
system and the 25 x 6 car trainsets were awarded to ALSTOM in 1997 and 1998 
respectively.

The fully automatic metro system, the largest in the world in terms of passenger 
capacity, has been in passenger service since 20th June 2003. It has been 
described as the 'way to go' for public transportation by Hans Rat, secretary 
general of UITP, the international association of public transport. In a 
statement, the association predicted that more and more cities worldwide will 
follow Singapore's recent example.

In just over two months of service, the highly complex system has been running 
smoothly with a level of reliability of 99.5%, 97% schedule adherence within 2 
minutes, and an average 150,000 passengers per day.

ALSTOM is also supplying all the electrical and mechanical equipment, including 
the rolling stock for Singapore's second automatic metro line, the Circle Line. 
Once completed, this will be the world's longest automatic metro line, with 40 
km.
 
Press relations:        S. Gagneraud
                        (Tel. +33 1 47 55 25 87)
                        internet.press@chq.alstom.com

Investor relations:     E. Chatelain
                        (Tel. +33 1 47 55 25 33)
                        Investor.relations@chq.alstom.com



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