ALSTOM chosen for the world’s longest fully automated metro line in Singapore
20 February 2002 16:32
ALSTOM, in consortium with Singapore Technologies Electronics (STE), has just been chosen by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) of Singapore to supply the electrical and mechanical railway systems for the remaining stages of the city's Circle Line fully automated driverless metro. The total value of this project amounts to more than 420 million euros, of which ALSTOM's share will be 295 million euros. Together with stages 1 & 2, the total value of the Circle Line contract is now 739 million euros, of which 522 million euros for ALSTOM.
With the addition of this new 24-kilometre extension, the Circle Line will become a 35-kilometre metro network, making it the world's longest fully automated metro line.
The first two phases, of 11 kilometres in total, were awarded to ALSTOM and STE in December 2000 and June 2001 respectively. The first rolling stock shipment for these phases is scheduled for 2004.
For this third phase, ALSTOM will also be responsible for the overall project management, the system engineering and integration, and the supply of rolling stock, signaling equipment, automatic train control and supervision, power supply system and trackwork. The AXONIS system for the fully automated metro supplied by ALSTOM will comprise 26 x 3 METROPOLIS trainsets. A similar system is being delivered to Singapore for the North East Line project.
STE will be responsible for integration of the signaling equipment, control centre, communication, platform screen doors, station information system and access management system.
Michel Moreau, President of ALSTOM's Transport Sector, said:
'We are very pleased that LTA of Singapore has once again chosen ALSTOM for its fully automated driverless metro. In addition to demonstrating LTA's continuing confidence in our technology, this new success reinforces ALSTOM's strategic market positioning in Asia for urban transport systems. This new mode of transport will provide the public of Singapore with a comfortable, safe and effective means of transport to complement its existing metro network.'
ALSTOM is the global specialist in energy and transport infrastructure. The Company serves the energy market through its activities in the fields of power generation, power transmission and distribution and power conversion and the transport market through its activities in rail and marine.
Following the sale of its electrical contracting activity, finalised on 20 July 2001, ALSTOM has annual sales in excess of 22 billion euros and employs 120,000 people in over 70 countries.
The Company is listed on the Paris, London and New York stock exchanges.
ALSTOM's Transport Sector, with annual sales of 4.4 billion euros, is an internationally leading supplier of rolling stock, information systems, services and complete turnkey systems to the rail industry.
For more information on this company:
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