Bombardier people mover system for Jeddah

Bombardier Transportation has signed a contract with Saudi Arabian construction company, Saudi Binladin Group, to design, build, operate and maintain a Bombardier Innovia APM 300 automated people mover system for the King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) development project in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The total value of the contract is US$96 million.
May 17, 2012 Read time: 2 mins
513 Bombardier Transportation has signed a contract with Saudi Arabian construction company, 5592 Saudi Binladin Group, to design, build, operate and maintain a Bombardier Innovia APM 300 automated people mover system for the King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) development project in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The total value of the contract is US$96 million.

KAIA is expanding its existing passenger facilities with an additional passenger terminal building to meet the requirements of rising passenger volumes. The new Innovia system will serve as the backbone for the smooth transportation of passengers between terminal areas at KAIA. Completion of the system is scheduled for the start of 2014.

Bombardier's recently established wholly-owned subsidiary in Saudi Arabia will act as subcontractor to Saudi Binladin Group, leading the project to design and supply all of the system-wide Electrical and Mechanical (E&M) elements for the 1.5 kilometre, dual guideway automated people mover (APM) system, including 10 Innovia APM 300 cars with Bombardier CityFlo 650  automatic train control technology for driverless operation as well as providing project management, systems engineering and integration, testing and commissioning.

In addition, Bombardier will provide operation and maintenance services for four years followed by a two-year discretionary option to extend to 2020. Much of the technology will be supplied from Bombardier’s facility in Pittsburgh, in the US.

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