Adif, the Spanish railway infrastructure manager, has
awarded a contract globally worth around €280 million to
the Alstom-led consortium to build and maintain for a
period of 20 years the signalling and telecommunications
systems for the high speed line Albacete-Alicante. This is
the first contract to supply HS equipment awarded by Adif
in PPP (Public Private Partnership) scheme.
Alstom, whose share of the contract is worth around €110
million, will lead the consortium made up of Grupo
Comsa-Emte, Isolux Concesiones and CAF. Alstom will
undertake the global coordination of the project, the
system architecture and the supply, installation and
maintenance of the signalling system and ERTMS.
The key technology in this contract is the ERTMS signalling
equipment for the high speed line. For the first time in
Spain, ERTMS Level 2 will be installed without the back up
of Level 1 equipment. ERTMS L2 is based on a GSM
communication system dedicated for railways (GSM-R). The
overall contract includes the project design, installation
and maintenance of the signalling system, the fixed
communication system, centralised traffic control (CTC),
security equipment, the Automatic Train Protection system,
mobile GSM-R communications equipment and infrastructure
for mobile phone operators.
Alstom is the world leader in ERTMS Level 2 technology,
since it has equipped 6 out of the 10 existing lines with
this technology. In particular, Alstom was the first to
equip a very high speed line (the Rome - Naples line in
Italy), a cross-border high speed line (from Liege in
Belgium to the German border), a high traffic density line
(the Mattstetten-Rothrist line in Switzerland) and a
freight-only line (Havenspoorlijn line in the
Netherlands).
Henri Poupart-Lafarge, President of Alstom Transport, said:
"Alstom offers the best technology in the market,
supported by the strongest traffic management capacity and
the best reliability and availability of its equipment,
which improves operational performance and reduces
maintenance costs."
About Alstom Transport
A promoter of sustainable mobility, Alstom Transport
develops and offers the most comprehensive range of
systems, equipment and services in the rail sector. Alstom
Transport manages all aspects of transport systems,
including rolling stock, signalling and infrastructure, as
well as offering its clients turnkey solutions. In
2010-2011, Alstom Transport posted sales of €5.6 billion.
Alstom Transport is present in over 60 countries and
employs 25,500 people.
Press Contacts
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Andres Lopez Morancho (Alstom Spain) - Tel +34 609 069 230
- andres.lopez-morancho@crn.alstom.
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