(Reuters) – French train maker Alstom on Friday announced a more than 150 million euro ($166 million) investment plan aimed at increasing production capacity at its sites in France.
Alstom, which makes trains and signalling systems for urban and regional rail networks, added that 20% of the total investment will fund the opening a new assembly line for Avelia very high-speed trains at Alstom’s Valenciennes Petite-Foret site.
The group said the aim is to meet growing local and international rail market demand and the investment will create 1,000 jobs in France this year.
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(Reporting by Anna Peverieri; Editing by David Goodman)
