The Alstom-Thales DUAT JVÂ has finalised a contract with MTR to resignal six metro lines and the Airport Express in Hong Kong.
The HKD $3.3 billion deal will see CBTC signalling installed across six lines – the Tsuen Wan Line, Island Line, Kwun Tong Line, Tseung Kwan O Line, Disneyland Resort Line, Tung Chung Line – and the Airport Express line by 2026.
Tsuen Wan Line, the first to undergo the upgrade, will be completed by 2018.
Lincoln Leong, acting chief executive officer of MTR Corporation, said: “This contract represents a major investment in the renewal and upgrading of our railway infrastructure.
“The new signalling system will allow us to increase the capacity of the relevant rail lines by providing more frequent and convenient train service to passengers. We also expect the overall reliability and efficiency of the network to be increased.
“As it is critically important that we maintain normal train service during the replacement programme, the railway lines will be upgraded progressively with trackside works being done during the short overnight non-service hours.”
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