Citadis Spirit Trains

The Citadis Spirit is part of Alstom’s proven, Citadis light rail vehicle platform. More than 2,600 Alstom Citadis light rail vehicles have been ordered by more than 50 cities in 20 countries and since 2000, more than 2,300 are in service. Over 10 billion passengers globally are transported on Citadis light rail vehicles, including over 4 million per day.

The Citadis Spirit is manufactured in Ontario and maintained in Ottawa, providing long-term skilled jobs for the city of Ottawa. The Citadis Spirit is North America’s only 100% low-floor light rail vehicle, ensuring both accessibility and on-board passenger circulation, including passengers those with reduced mobility. The Citadis Spirit provides both urban service within and suburban service to and from the Ottawa city core, is capable of reaching up to 100 km/h and has a capacity to carry more than 600 passengers per train.