French group Alstom has signed a contract worth 460 million euros (516 million USD) with the Royal Commission for Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia, to supply additional automated metro trains for Lines 3, 4 and 6. The number of new trains has not been disclosed; they will join the existing fleet of 116 two-car trains, add capacity and allow more frequent services. The network has carried over 100 million passengers since opening at the end of 2024. Separately, Alstom signed with Vingroup to supply 200 Metropolis trains for Hanoi's urban rail, with the first 83 built complete in France and the remaining 117 produced and assembled in Vietnam using transferred technology.
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Original headline: Bên cạnh thỏa thuận cùng Vingroup cung cấp 200 đoàn tàu metro Hà Nội, ‘ông lớn' Pháp tiếp tục ký hợp đồng hơn 500 triệu USD cho dự án tàu điện ngầm khác
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| Market | Vietnam stocks |
|---|---|
| Exchange | HOSE |
| Sector | Real Estate |
| Industry | Real Estate Holding & Development |
| Market cap | 1,656,797 bn VND |
| P/E | 77.8 |
| P/B | 9.69 |
| Close on 10/14/2026 | 218.40 |
| Change that session | -1.62% |
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