CAF Group’s subsidiary CAF Power & Automation and PT INKA signed a EUR 50 million contract for the supply of the railway control and traction systems to be installed on the 31 light rail vehicles that the Indonesian company will operate in Jakarta.
This project includes the design and manufacturing of the Cosmos control system and the complete traction chain, including Power DC 750V converters designed with cutting-edge technology to help minimize both, operating power consumption and maintenance costs.
The traction chain of the new LRVs will also incorporate axles, wheels and gear-units supplied by MIIRA, which is CAF Group’s Business Unit specialized in rolling gear components.
All the supplied equipment will be fitted on the 31 LRV units that PT INKA will commission for revenue service in the Jabodebek – Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Bekasi line, in the metropolitan area of the Indonesian capital. The LRVs, designed for automatic driverless train operation, will consist of 6 cars each for an aggregate of 186 passenger cars, and will provide suburban service at up to 80km/h.
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