Bombardier’s Chinese Signaling JV Wins First Contract

Bombardier and New United Group Signaling Solutions (BNS) joint venture in China has won its first contract.

The order from Changzhou Metro is to equip the Metro Line 1 with an advanced rail control system. The total contract value for BNS is approximately RMB 226 million (c. US$33 million).

Scheduled to open in 2019 the 34-km Metro Line 1 will run from north to south, linking residential and business districts and connecting to the high-speed rail and public bus network.

“We are very proud to have been selected by Changzhou Metro to provide our advanced rail control technology for the city’s first metro line,” said Jianwei Zhang, President of Bombardier China. “Bombardier's CITYFLO solution will enable semi-automatic train operation on the line, planned to transport up to approximately 950,000 passengers per day at speeds of up to 80km/h. This will significantly improve the travel time for passengers across the city.”

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.

In China, the CITYFLO system is in operation on metro lines in Shenzhen and Tianjin. In addition APM systems, controlled by CITYFLO, are running in Guangzhou, Beijing and soon in Shanghai. Around the globe, the system is in service or delivery on 35 lines including in cities in Brazil, Germany, India, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Thailand, and the US. 

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