3 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. OC Transpo O Train LRV 1107: *Youngjin· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. Alstom Citadis Spirit - 02: Jeangagnon· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. Alstom Citadis Spirit entering Humber College station: K6ka· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The Citadis Spirit is a low-floor articulated light rail vehicle originally developed by Alstom for Ottawa's O-Train. It is marketed as part of its Citadis family, which includes other models of light rail vehicles, and is based on the Citadis Dualis, and, like the Dualis, with pivoting bogies. The Citadis Spirit is designed for both city-centre and suburban operation.
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 7 years ago, in 2019.
tram / light rail: Street-running or light-rail vehicles that share or skirt the road.
spec sheet
- built
- 2019
- in service from
- 2019
- status
- in service
- number built
- 38
- kind
- tram / light rail
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇫🇷 France
- builders
- Alstom
- top speed
- 105 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- Overhead line, /
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q30693490, Wikipedia: Citadis Spirit (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.