Siemens Transportation Systems (TS) has been given the order to supply the signaling and control systems for the first two metro lines in Shenzhen, a bustling city with a multi-million population in southern China. This order enables TS, worldwide leader in rail automation, to further expand its position in the field of mass transit automation in the growth market of China. The contract is valued at around EUR29 million.

The Shenzhen Metro Corporation is planning to put a total of ten new metro lines into operation. The contract awarded to Siemens relates to the first phase of construction of Lines 1 and 4, which are presently under construction. Combined, these two track sections cover a distance of 20 kilometers, run mostly underground and connect a total of 18 metro stations. Commissioning is scheduled for the beginning of 2005. When completed, both lines will cover a total aggregate distance of about 65 kilometers.

"As Hong Kong's neighboring metropolis, Shenzhen is one of two dozen heavily populated Chinese cities which already have an acute need for modern, high-performance mass transit solutions", said Herbert H. Steffen, President of the TS Group, describing the market potential of a country with the world's largest population. "When it comes to public transportation, China is the fastest growing market on the international level. In Beijing, an additional investment boost to expand the mass transit infrastructure can be expected in conjunction with the buildup for the Olympic Games in 2008." Thanks to Siemens' technological lead in the field of signaling and control systems as well as its successful joint venture in Xian, the boss of TS feels that Siemens is an a good position to continue playing an outstanding role, particularly in the field of rail automation. Hansjörg Hess, President of the Rail Automation Division, added that "with Line 2 in Guangzhou, the XinMin line in Shanghai and the Shenzhen contract, Siemens has won the three most important Chinese signaling projects of the past one and a half years. What was decisive in all of these cases was that our joint venture enabled us to offer the high level of local content which is a regular requirement in business with China." As regards the current order for Shenzhen, he continued, the requirement for local content was more than 50 per cent.

The Siemens solution for Shenzhen is based on the latest, internationally proven systems. The signaling equipment will feature the Sicas electronic interlocking and the LZB 700 M continuous automatic train control system. The control technology will make use of the modular Vicos system. The manufacturing facility in Xian is taking part in this project by supplying, among other things, components for the Sicas and LZB 700 M systems.

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