The new Alstom train Jazz has been delivered to the Regione Piemonte to reinforce its regional transport

Published on : Wednesday, July 23, 2014

On Friday July 18th, at the Torino Porta-Susa railway station in Turin, the new train Jazz has been delivered to the Regione Piemonte. Jazz is the latest born of the Coradia Meridian family produced by Alstom Italia and commissioned by Trenitalia for the Italian regional transport.

The ceremony of delivery took place at the presence of: Alstom Ferroviaria Spa Ceo and President Pierre- Louis Bertina, Alstom Italia President Antonino Turicchi, FS Ceo Michele Mario Elia, Trenitalia Ceo Vincenzo Soprano, the President of Regione Piemonte Sergio Chiamparino, Transport Regional Assessor Francesco Balocco, the Trenitalia Directort of Regional Passengers Department Francesco Cioffi and Trenitalia Director for Piemonte Gregorio Pascal Laurent.

The new trains for Piemonte belong to the 70 regional trains order awarded by Trenitalia to Alstom in November 2012 after a public tender, for a total amount of about 450 mln euros. All the trains will be delivered within 2015.