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Detroit Transportation Corporation

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Type
Metro corporation — Public body corporate established 3 October 1985; owner and operator of the Detroit People Mover; City of Detroit officials sit on its board
Market · Region
United States · Michigan
Open tenders
0
Technology areas
Rolling-stock hardware, Signalling & train control, Predictive maintenance, Digital operations, Track & civil, Cybersecurity

Owns and runs the automated Detroit People Mover loop and is replacing its fleet with Toronto cars.

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Owns and operates the Detroit People Mover, a fully automated elevated loop of 2.9 miles with 13 stations, free to ride since 2024 and carrying 1,321,231 riders in 2025. It is replacing the original fleet with sixteen cars bought from the Toronto Transit Commission and converting them with the automatic train control supplier, is renovating Water Square Station, and is project sponsor for the Michigan Central Multimodal Facility.

Type
Metro corporation — Public body corporate established 3 October 1985; owner and operator of the Detroit People Mover; City of Detroit officials sit on its board
Where
Michigan · Detroit
Technology areas
Rolling-stock hardware, Signalling & train control, Predictive maintenance, Digital operations, Track & civil, Cybersecurity

Structure

  • funded by MDOT Office of Rail — MDOT is the sole grant provider for the first phase of the Michigan Central Multimodal Facility, under a master agreement that includes support for DTC's own administration costs (active · since 2025-10-23)
  • funded by FTA — Sections 5307 and 5337 multi-year capital assistance grant for the People Mover (active · since 2024-09-17)
  • funded by City of Detroit — City of Detroit operating subsidy to the People Mover, being routed through the Downtown Development Authority for FY2026-27 (active)

Who holds what here

  • awarded Hitachi Rail — SRT to DPM train conversion: conversion testing and commissioning of the Toronto cars (active · since 2025-10-23)
Sources for these relationships (5)

Tenders

TenderStatusValue bandNext key date
People Mover SRT train conversion contractAwarded$5–25m
People Mover FTA capital assistance grantIn execution$5–25m
People Mover fleet replacement with Toronto carsIn executionover $12m total project cost, board statement
Michigan Central Multimodal FacilityPlanned$25–100m

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  • Published contacts (2)
  • Award history (4)
  • Entry path
  • Portals (2)

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