Alstom invests almost half a billion PLN (€115 million) in the expansion of Polish rolling stock production sites
Alstom invests almost half a billion PLN (€115 million) in the expansion of Polish rolling stock production sites
Poland/CEE Communication Director
Anna Zaluska
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Alstom’s investment in the development of production sites accounts to PLN 487 million in a 5-year time frame
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New halls and production lines will allow the execution of an ambitious portfolio of orders for international clients, including regional high-capacity double-decker trains
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The largest scale investments relate to Chorzów site, following a successful completion of a major project for the Italian market
28 May 2025 – Alstom, a global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, is expanding its railway rolling stock production capacities in Poland. Over five years, starting from 2022 till 2027 the company total investments will amount to PLN 487 million spent to develop its sites in Chorzów, Wrocław, and Nadarzyn. PLN 320 million has already been allocated for infrastructure expansion for new projects and site modernisation in the last three years, including setting up a new aluminum welding line in Wroclaw site, which enabled the unit to expand its production capabilities, originally focused on products made of carbon steel.
"With new production capacities in our Polish sites, we are planning to execute an ambitious portfolio of orders for international clients. This includes the production of Coradia Stream trains for Denmark, Romania and Bulgaria, as well as double-decker Coradia Max trains for German rail operators from the Bremen – Lower Saxony (LNGV), Baden-Württemberg, and Main-Weser networks. Orders from these clients include a total of over 200 units."
Another approx. PLN 170 million will be invested in the next two years in Alstom’s largest site in Poland – Chorzow. The investment will include construction of halls, a railway track and the installation of new equipment. The three new halls with a total area of nearly 8,000 square metres, will be equipped with modern production lines and machinery which will be used to build both double-decker and single-deck trains for clients from all over Europe – from Denmark, through Romania, to Germany.
The execution of new contracts in Chorzów will also be possible by the expansion and adaptation of one of the existing halls, where for over six years nearly 1300 cars for 324 Coradia Stream electric multiple units have been produced for the Italian market. The last car left the Chorzów production line for Italy in spring 2025, celebrated in the company’s internal event as over the years more than a thousand site employees have been involved in the execution of this significant contract.
“We are working hard to meet a growing demand for high-quality rolling stock in both the European and global markets. The Polish teams have played a key role in both designing and producing new trains, components and solutions that make mobility safe, comfortable, environmentally friendly and accessible,” emphasises Beata Rusinowicz, Managing Director of Alstom in Poland, Ukraine, and the Baltic States. “With new production capacities in our Polish sites, we are planning to execute an ambitious portfolio of orders for international clients. This includes the production of Coradia Stream trains for Denmark, Romania and Bulgaria, as well as double-decker Coradia Max trains for German rail operators from the Bremen – Lower Saxony (LNGV), Baden-Württemberg, and Main-Weser networks. Orders from these clients include a total of over 200 units.”
In 2024, Alstom's production capacities were further strengthened by the opening of a new hall with an area of over 10,000 square metres at the Świętochłowice plant. The plant produces specialised components, including cabs for Coradia Max and Coradia Stream trains and metro car subassemblies. It also carries out work related to equipping new and modernising existing trains. The hall has stations for servicing up to six cars simultaneously. The production processes are carried out in close cooperation with the Chorzów plant, which is Alstom's competency centre in the field of metro and regional train production, as well as elements for suburban and urban transport.
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