Alstom, a global leader in sustainable and green mobility solutions, has announced that it has secured a major contract to boost the capacity of the Innovia automated people mover (APM) system at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah.

Under this deal, Alstom’s responsibility includes design, engineering, supply, integration, testing and commissioning of a full system upgrade of Jeddah airport’s  Terminal 1 people mover, including four additional state-of-the-art Innovia APM cars, to be added into the current fleet of 10.

The project will also feature an upgrade to the signalling and communication systems, the implementation of platform screen doors, cybersecurity enhancements, and the establishment of a new operation control room, it stated.

“The enhancement of the Innovia APM system is a crucial element in enriching the transit experience at King Abdulaziz International Airport, a bustling gateway,” remarked Mohamed Khalil, Managing Director of Alstom in Saudi Arabia.

“This significant upgrade will be instrumental in accommodating the increased passenger volumes resulting from the nation’s active promotion of tourism and the modernisation of visa protocols,” noted Khalil.

According to him, the project will draw on Alstom’s global in-house expertise in integrated railway systems.

The APM cars are equipped with the Cityflo 650 CBTC solution, which has been designed to meet the most stringent safety, reliability, maintainability and availability requirements. The existing fleet will be retrofitted with the latest Motion Recording Video systems, he stated.

King Abdulaziz International Airport has utilised the Innovia APM system since 2020, under a full operation and maintenance contract with Alstom.