Alstom wins $1.9 billion train order from PKP Intercity in Poland

(Reuters) -French train maker Alstom said on Wednesday it had signed a 6.9 billion zloty ($1.9 billion) contract to deliver and maintain trains for Poland’s national long-distance rail operator PKP Intercity.

Shares in Alstom rose more than 3% in early afternoon trading following the publication.

The deal includes the delivery of 42 Coradia Max double-deck electric multiple units, a train capable of speeds up to 200 km/h, alongside 30 years of full-service maintenance and an option for the purchase of 30 additional trains. 

"We want the first passengers to be able to board the new trains in about three and a half years,” PKP Intercity CEO Janusz Malinowski said in a statement.

($1 = 3.6365 zlotys)

(Reporting by Mathias de Rozario in Gdansk, editing by Milla Nissi-Prussak)