Bombardier Transportation announced that its Chinese joint venture Bombardier NUG Propulsion System Co. Ltd. (BNP) has signed two contracts with the Chinese New United Group (NUG) to provide Bombardier Mitrac propulsion and control equipment for Nanchang Metro Line 3 and the Line 2 extension project. Together, the two contracts are valued at approximately EUR 26 million, with Bombardier Transportation’s direct share in the contracts valued at approximately EUR 2 million.
The equipment for the contract will be supplied from Bombardier Transportation’s facilities in Västerås, Sweden and Changzhou, China.
Bombardier’s joint venture will provide engineering, manufacturing, testing, commissioning as well as the initial delivery of spare parts for the propulsion systems of 264 metro cars. This includes 192 metro cars on Nanchang Metro Line 3 as well as another 72 cars for the Nanchang Metro Line 2 Extension.
“We are very proud to support the Chinese market by equipping metro cars with our Mitrac propulsion equipment and to continuously power the rapid development of Chinese urban mass transit systems with our proven and reliable technology,” Jianwei Zhang, President of Bombardier China, said.
Bombardier owns 50% of the shares in BNP which was established in 2003 and is jointly controlled by Bombardier and the Chinese New United Group.
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