Bombardier Transportation has announced that together with New United Group (NU) it has signed a contract with Beijing MTR Construction Administration Corporation for the supply of its ‘MITRAC’ propulsion equipment.
Bombardier will supply engineering, manufacturing, testing, commissioning and maintenance as well as initial propulsion spare parts for the new metro trains, which will be built by CNR Changchun Rail Vehicles Co. Ltd and CSR Sifang Co. Ltd.
The total value of the contract is approximately 469 million Chinese Renminbi (€56 million), with Bombardier’s share valued at approximately 208 million Chinese Renminbi (€25 million).
The propulsion equipment will be delivered from Bombardier’s production facilities in Vasterås, Sweden and Changzhou, China.
The new metro cars for Beijing Metro Line 14 offer greater capacity and passenger comfort than the ones currently operating in the city.
The project marks one of the largest single bids in China for metro propulsion systems.
With a total length of 47.3 km, Line 14 is the longest metro line in Beijing and is expected to go into service by the end of 2014.
