Thales wins signalling contract for Hong Kong APM

Thales has been awarded a contract by IHI Corporation to re-signal the automated people mover (APM) located within Hong Kong international airport, with a state-of-the-art solution. The company will supply its radio-based SelTrac CBTC system for the existing lines and for a planned extension to the Midfield Concourse, which will service a third runway. The CBTC technology will also be applied to both existing and new trains circulating on the line. Project completion is scheduled for 2014.
March 22, 2012 Read time: 2 mins
596 Thales has been awarded a contract by IHI Corporation to re-signal the automated people mover (APM) located within Hong Kong international airport, with a state-of-the-art solution. The company will supply its radio-based SelTrac CBTC system for the existing lines and for a planned extension to the Midfield Concourse, which will service a third runway. The CBTC technology will also be applied to both existing and new trains circulating on the line. Project completion is scheduled for 2014.

This project expands Thales’ footprint in Hong Kong, following the successful delivery of four projects with Seltrac CBTC systems (West Rail line, Kowloon Southern Link, Disneyland Resort Line and Ma On Shan Rail Line) and implementation of ticketing systems for most lines of the MTR network. The company was also recently awarded a contract to supply an automatic fare collection and security access management system for the West Island Line (WIL), South Island Line (SIL) and Kwun Tong Line Extension.

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