Prasarana Malaysia Berhad, one of Malaysia’s largest transport operators, awarded Thales a contract to provide an Integrated Control Centre which will manage 100 trains and 100 km of track.
Thales will integrate its signalling supervision and control systems, which manage SelTrac CBTC and AlTrac ETCS L1 platforms, along with network management and backup systems, into the new Kuala Lumpur Integrated Control Centre (ICC).
The project will also include modifications in 3 existing operational control centres (OCCs) to be used as backup centres, thereby ensuring a very high level of operational redundancy and system availability.
Once completed, Prasarana will be able to operate all of its existing lines – the KL Monorail, Kelana Jaya, Ampang and Sri Petaling lines – from a single Integrated Control Centre. At the same time, network management and backup solutions will be integrated to ensure seamless end-to-end management of the signalling assets across different locations.
The engineers from Thales Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. will drive and manage the project, integrating solutions from worldwide Thales teams located in Canada, Portugal and Singapore. Further, this project will be the first of its kind where Thales will involve a significant pool of young graduates under the Malaysia government’s Protégé programme, who will be undergoing training and inserted in real projects for an easier insertion in the marketplace.
The project is expected to be delivered by April 2023.
“As a long-term strategic partner to Prasarana, we are proud to share their vision of operational excellence with the creation of this Integrated Control Centre. We look forward to delivering this project which will bring stronger synergies between Prasarana and Rapid Rail and ultimately, enhance the passenger experience for commuters in Kuala Lumpur,” François-Xavier Boutes, Country Director, Thales Malaysia said.
The integrated rail operation will allow Kuala Lumpur commuters to enjoy service with a quick response time in case of system failures or incidents affecting rail operation. The new ICC will be located at Taman Ikan Emas.
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