Alstom supplied signalling for Hong Kong's South Island Line
- Country
- East Asia · 🇭🇰 Hong Kong (China)
- Project
- MTR South Island Line (East), Hong Kong
- Investment
- Alstom contract share part of a combined package worth EUR 71 million (together with the Kwun Tong Line Extension); overall line construction cost not covered by this contract
- Status
- Completed / In Operation
- European role
- Alstom (FR) · Industry
Alstom (France) supplied the Urbalis 400 CBTC signalling system under a 2012 contract, including design, supply, manufacture, installation and commissioning, plus trackworks, overhead contact systems, traction technology (OpTONIX) and train control management systems (TCMS) for 30 metro cars on the South Island Line (East), making it Hong Kong's first fully automated (driverless) metro line.
The South Island Line (East) is a 7.1 km, five-station MTR extension between Admiralty and South Horizons, opened 28 December 2016 as Hong Kong's first fully automated (driverless) metro line. Alstom (France) supplied the Urbalis 400 CBTC signalling system, trackworks, overhead contact systems, traction technology and train control management systems; the rolling stock itself was supplied by CRRC Changchun (China).
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