The Victorian Government exercised an option tied to a 2021 contract, lifting Alstom’s locally built X’trapolis 2.0 fleet in Victoria to 50 trains.
Alstom said it has secured a €270 million order from the Victorian Government for 25 additional X’trapolis 2.0 trains after the government exercised an option under the original 2021 contract. The new order lifts the program to 50 trains in total and will be delivered through Alstom’s facilities in Victoria. The six-car electric trains carry a 60% local content requirement, which Alstom said supports Victoria’s rail manufacturing supply chain and helps preserve domestic train-building capability. The company said the expanded order will secure hundreds of skilled manufacturing jobs across metropolitan and regional Victoria. The first X’trapolis 2.0 train entered passenger service in May 2026, with further units due to enter service progressively as they replace a legacy fleet that has operated since the early 1980s. The order will be booked in the second quarter of Alstom’s fiscal year 2026/27.