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CTA 7000-Series railcars CRRC Sifang America
CTA 7000-Series railcars — up to 846 cars from CRRC Sifang America, 400-car base order in delivery
Awarded to CRRC — Chicago Transit Authority now holds 1 position with this supplier.
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- Buyer
- Chicago Transit Authority
- Where
- Illinois · Chicago
- Segments
- Rolling stock
- Technology areas
- Rolling-stock hardware, Predictive maintenance, Digital operations
- Status
- In execution — 248 of the 400 base-order cars had been delivered through August 2025 and are running on the Blue Line; the option cars are expected to enter production in 2027 once a final contract agreement is reached.
- Value band
- $500m–1bn
- Currency
- USD
- Key dates (month)
- Tifia loan 2016 · Assembly plant opened 2017 · In service testing began April 2021 · Deliveries through August 2025 · Option cars production 2027 · Purchase window 2021–20
Next step
Recorded award: CRRC — 7000-Series railcars: 400-car base order with options to 846, assembled by CRRC Sifang America in Chicago
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2 sources · all primary
- ● Chicago Transit Authority · FY2026 Budget Book (President's 2026 Budget Recommendations; FY2026-2030 Capital Improvement Program) (published 2025-10 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Chicago Transit Authority · CTA Introduces New 7000-series Railcars to Scheduled Service (published 2021-04-21 · checked 2026-09-13)
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTA Red Line Extension 120th Street yard shop | CTA | Open | over $20m projected (CTA Buying Plan projection, not an award) | Closes October 2026 |
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