Thales awarded first metro signalling contract in Brazil

Thales has been selected by Andrade Gutierrez (AG) and CR Almeida to deliver its SelTrac communications-based train control (CBTC) signalling solution for Line 17 of the São Paulo metro. The new line will be driverless and fully automatic. The first phase of implementation is planned to support the 2014 FIFA World Cup, with completion scheduled for August 2014, a record delivery time of just 27 months. The new 18km elevated line will be built by a consortium led by Andrade Gutierrez (AG) and including CR Al
March 27, 2012 Read time: 1 min

596 Thales has been selected by 4429 Andrade Gutierrez (AG) and 4430 CR Almeida to deliver its SelTrac communications-based train control (CBTC) signalling solution for Line 17 of the São Paulo metro. The new line will be driverless and fully automatic. The first phase of implementation is planned to support the 2014 2037 FIFA World Cup, with completion scheduled for August 2014, a record delivery time of just 27 months.

The new 18km elevated line will be built by a consortium led by Andrade Gutierrez (AG) and including CR Almeida, 928 Scomi and 4431 MPE Group. It is expected to carry 252,000 passengers a day.

“This is Thales’s first CBTC project in Brazil and we expect to win other projects to respond to the need to improve rail transportation infrastructure,” said Laurent Mourre, Thales Country Director in Brazil.

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