Metrorex, the operator of Bucharest Metro, has chosen Invensys Rail technology for the signalling of its Line 4 extension.
Invensys Rail will provide its signalling technology to two new stations of Bucharest Metro’s Line 4, Pajura and Parc Bazilescu, which are in addition to the existing four stations, which have been all equipped with Invensys technology since commissioning in 2000.
Within the scope of the project, which has duration of 12 months, ATP (Automatic Train Protection) systems and ATO (Automatic Train Operation) systems, based on speed codes, as well as a Passenger Information System and Passenger Announcement System, will be installed in the new extension.
Invensys will also provide the uninterrupted energy system and the distribution and commutation energy system in the new stations.
Invensys Rail first entered the Romanian railway market in 1999 after being awarded the contract for the installation of the signalling and communications system in the then new Line 4 stations, Gara de Nord, Basarab, Griviţa y 1 Mai.
Line 4, which travels across the north of the capital, is the most recent of the four lines of the Bucharest Metro and is 4km long.
In addition to this recently awarded extension, the construction of one new station and a branch line to connect Line 4 with the city’s airport, have also been planned. Line 5 between Ghencea and Pantelimon stations is currently being built.
