Bombardier and New United Group (NUG) Signaling Solutions Co. Ltd. (BNS) joint venture (JV) in China has won its first contract. The order from Changzhou Metro Co. Ltd. is to equip its Metro Line 1 with an advanced rail control system. The total contract value is RMB 226 million (USD 33 million).
Scheduled to open in 2019 the 34-km Metro Line 1, planned to transport up to 950,000 passengers per day at speeds of up to 80km/h, will run from north to south. Bombardier’s CITYFLO solution will enable semi-automatic train operation on the line. The CITYFLO 650 advanced automatic train control solution uses wireless high-speed data communication between the train, track equipment and central traffic control to continuously monitor the position of a train. It automatically supervises train speeds for faster passenger journeys and increases the line’s capacity by safely reducing the distance that separates trains travelling along the same track.
Bombardier owns 50% of the shares in BNS JV, which was established in 2015.
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