Thales upgrading Kuala Lumpur monorail signalling

Scomi Engineering, which is upgrading Kuala Lumpur monorail for its operator Prasarana, has selected Thales to supply a turnkey signalling solution costing some US$18.6 million. The monorail, operational since 2003 in Malaysia’s capital, is currently expanding its passenger transportation capacity by the introduction of new rolling stock with four-carriage trains and by the replacement of the existing signalling along the eleven stations of the monorail.
March 23, 2012 Read time: 1 min
928 Scomi Engineering, which is upgrading Kuala Lumpur monorail for its operator Prasarana, has selected 596 Thales to supply a turnkey signalling solution costing some US$18.6 million. The monorail, operational since 2003 in Malaysia’s capital, is currently expanding its passenger transportation capacity by the introduction of new rolling stock with four-carriage trains and by the replacement of the existing signalling along the eleven stations of the monorail.

The scope of Thales' contract includes a new signaling system for the main line section and a depot, based on an ETCS Level 1 solution, interlocking systems and a new operational control centre. Thales, will also install on-board ETCS level 1 computers on 12 new vehicles. The company says this project represents a particular challenge since the system has to be implemented in a short timeframe and without impacting the daily operation of this vital infrastructure.

Execution of the contract will be concluded by August 2012, and the new structure is expected to be inaugurated in November 2012.

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