A consortium led by Bombardier, with Thales and Nokia Siemens Networks, has won a 112 million euro resignalling contract for the 350 km long E65 railway line linking Warsaw and Gdynia.
The investment by PKP, Poland’s railway operator, will ensure the line complies with the standards of the trans-European transport network linking the north and south of Europe.
Once the new systems are in operation, trains will be able to run up to speeds of 200 km/h through selected sections.
Thales and Bombardier Transportation are responsible for the design and development of ETCS Level 2, and will also deliver conventional signalling for eight local control centres and upgrade existing conventional signalling equipment to the ETCS standard.
Thales will provide the ETCS Level 2 system, a remote control and traffic management, comprehensive solutions for dispatching centres in Warsaw and Gdynia, an integrated information system for travellers along the line and monitoring solutions.
Nokia Siemens Networks is providing the GSM-R systems on this highly complex 35- station line for passenger and freight traffic.
Pawel Piotrowski, Thales country director in Poland, said: “For Thales, this important project significantly strengthens our position on the Polish railway market.
“We have been involved in the Trans-European network since 2009, including the famous E30 European corridor.”
