More automated Siemens trains start running in Turin

Gruppo Torinese Trasporti has just inaugurated service on a third extension of its fully automated metro line in the city of Turin. The line uses automation systems and rolling stock from Siemens.

There are now a total of 29 automatic trains from Siemens in operation serving 21 stations over a distance of 13.2 kilometers. During rush hour, the Val 208-type trains run at two-minute intervals. The new section also facilitates the use for passengers with impaired vision and hearing, with the opening and closing of platform doors accompanied by flashing visual and loud acoustic signals.

Eleven fully automated, Val-type metro lines have already been built by Siemens Mobility around the world — among them, the four airport people movers at Orly and Charles de Gaulle (two lines) in Paris, France and at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. In addition, urban Val systems are operating in France in Lille (two lines), Toulouse (two lines), and Rennes, as well as in Taiwan, Taipei and in Turin, Italy. Siemens is also currently constructing a Val system in Uijeongbu, Korea.

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