SINGAPORE, KAOHSIUNG (Metro Rail News): Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering) wins the contract of Kaohsiung City Mass Rapid Transit Bureau to provide turnkey rail services worth 1.4 billion for the MRT yellow line.
The contract includes providing rail electronics solutions as well as above-ground train depot design, construction, and equipment fit-out.
“Winning this landmark Yellow Line project demonstrates the industry’s confidence in our unique strengths and attests to our capability in moving up the value chain to deliver full turnkey rail services, systems integration, and project management. With our deep market familiarity and strong technical and engineering expertise, we are confident of delivering a world-class modern metro line that will improve connectivity and quality of life for residents in Kaohsiung,” said Chew Men Leong, President of Urban Solutions at ST Engineering. “This significant win following our Kaohsiung MRT Red Line North Extension contract reinforces our position as a global Smart City participant and brings us closer to achieving our Smart City growth ambitions.”
ST Engineering will also provide the communications system, automatic fare collection system, platform screen doors, traction electrification system, depot design and construction, and depot maintenance equipment for the Yellow line. The scope of the Tender is expected to start by late 2022 over a period of 10 years.
22.8km line that comprises 22 underground stations and one elevated station. A key addition to Kaohsiung City’s metro network, the Yellow Line links to the existing Red and Orange lines, a light-rail system, and a railway station, connecting the city’s six key districts, universities, and schools. It will serve about 1.16 million people, nearly 42 percent of the city’s total population when completed.
ST Engineering has nearly three decades of experience implementing rail projects in Taiwan, with more than 100 domain expertise people and a team of engineers having in-depth industry knowledge. The company’s rail projects are Turnkey rail services for the Red Line North Extension as part of a consortium and rail electronics solutions for the Red and Orange Lines. This latest victory expands ST Engineering’s portfolio of more than 200 smart metro projects in more than 50 cities over the Globe.
