• New agreement continues long-term partnership with Agence Metropolitaine de Transport (AMT)
  • Increases scope of work to operate AMT's fleet on all of its commuter rail lines
  • Latest contract strengthens Bombardier's position as industry-leading rail services provider
MONTREAL, QUEBEC - Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation today announced that it has been awarded an eight-year contract by Montréal's Agence Métropolitaine de Transport (AMT) for the Operations and Maintenance of the AMT commuter rail fleet on all of its six lines in the greater Montréal area. The contract is valued at approximately $331 million CAD ($246 million US, 231 million euro). The agreement includes a two-year option. The new contract took effect on November 18, 2016. "AMT's commuter rail service is one of the most important in North America and has been a growing success story for many years, and Bombardier is honoured to be a partner in its development." said Benoît Brossoit, President, Bombardier Transportation, Americas Region, "This continued confidence in the quality of our services confirms Bombardier's leadership position and highlights our strong services portfolio." Bombardier has been providing Maintenance services for AMT since 2010. With this new contract, Bombardier's scope of work will not only cover the maintenance of AMT's entire fleet of 264 coaches and 41 locomotives, but will also extend to the Operations of AMT's commuter rail services. Over the past 12 months, Bombardier's average on-time performance for maintenance of the AMT fleet has been 99.87 percent, offering market-leading results even in harsh winter conditions. "Agence métropolitaine de transport is happy to continue its partnership with Bombardier", said Stéphane Lapierre, Vice president Operations, at AMT. "We have a longstanding positive relationship that is based on the common objective of bringing state-of-the-art mobility solutions to the Greater Montréal area"