Metrô BH, a company under Grupo Comporte, and Alstom signed a contract to supply a new signalling system and Operational Control Centre (OCC) for Line 1 and its extension, and the new Line 2 of Belo Horizonte metro in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil.
As part of this agreement, Alstom will implement an Automatic Train Operation (ATO) system, including new signalling and state-of-the-art onboard equipment. New systems will allow Metrô BH to provide a more efficient service from the start of operation of the future Line 2.
ATO provides a safer, more efficient and reliable system for riders. This technology ensures the trains stop at the right points and that doors open and close at set intervals. In addition, 48 Automatic Train Control (ATC) systems will be installed to equip 24 new trains that will be acquired in the future, besides the modernisation of existing trains operating on Line 1.
To prepare for the ATO system, Alstom will be installing signalling on 28.1 km of Line 1 on the Eldorado – Vilarinho section, already existing, in addition to a future extension that will include the Novo Eldorado station, with an additional 1.6 km of permanent line extension.
Additionally, the São Gabriel yard will be modernised, providing greater efficiency in operations and maintenance. Completion of the new Line 1 signalling, including the extension to the Novo Eldorado station, is scheduled for 2026.
Line 2 will have a total length of 10.5 km of signalling with 7 stations that will extend from Nova Suíça to Barreiro. By 2027, work on line 2, including Barreiro station, will be completed. The concession contract provides that this section will be in operation by 2028. When both lines conclude, there will be approximately 40 km of Alstom signalling in the Belo Horizonte metro and it is estimated that more than 260,000 passengers will be benefited.
The Comporte Group was founded in Patrocínio, in the Triângulo Mineiro region, and has been operating in the transport market for over 70 years, and currently is one of the biggest mobility operators in Brazil. In the railway sector, the Group has expertise in the tramway that connects Santos to São Vicente (SP), which is run by BR Mobilidade.
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