Bombardier Named Systems Supplier of the Year at the Revista Ferroviaria Awards in Brazil
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
High capacity BOMBARDIER INNOVIA Monorail 300 system and innovative BOMBARDIER
CITYFLO 650 technology are winners in Sao Paulo
BERLIN, GERMANY--(Marketwire - March 30, 2012) - Bombardier Transportation, the
world leader in rail transportation technology, has received the prestigious
award for System Supplier of the Year at the 2012 Revista Ferroviaria Awards,
held in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Jurandir Fernandes, Sao Paulo Secretary of State for
Transport, presented the accolade to Bombardier Transportation Brazil executives
Andre Guyvarch, President, Andre Richez, Head of Rail Control Solutions and
Eduardo Saccaro, Director Systems.
Bombardier has won the award for its game changing INNOVIA Monorail 300 system,
delivered with the CITYFLO 650 automatic train control solution. Cost effective
to introduce without requiring major infrastructure or civil works, it offers
transport capacity up to 48,000 passengers per hour per direction. In consortium
with the Brazilian civil contractors Queiroz Galvao and OAS, Bombardier will
design, supply and install a 24 km, 17 station INNOVIA Monorail 300 system, with
the CITYFLO 650 communications-based train control (CBTC) technology that
enables short 75 second headways between trains.
The new line will serve as an extension of Metro Sao Paulo's Line 2 between the
urban areas of Vila Prudente and Cidade Tiradentes. A total of 54 new monorail
trains will operate on this line, carrying as many as 1,000 passengers each.
This journey currently takes almost two hours and the new INNOVIA Monorail
system will reduce the journey time to approximately 50 minutes, benefiting more
than 500,000 users daily.
"This award recognizes Bombardier's focus on providing truly innovative mobility
solutions," said Andre Guyvarch, President, Brazil, Bombardier Transportation.
"The new high capacity INNOVIA Monorail 300 system offers a transportation
capacity similar to that of a metro, yet the light infrastructure required
reduces the construction price and the implementation schedule by up to 50%,
bringing quality-of-life benefits to passengers sooner and more cost-
effectively."
The 23rd annual Revista Ferroviaria Awards are acknowledged as the most
prestigious annual prizes for individuals and companies operating in the railway
sector in Brazil. The most high profile projects and developments of the year
are selected by the editorial board of the Revista Ferroviaria magazine. These
are then voted on by readers of the magazine and its online version.
About Bombardier Transportation in Brazil
Bombardier's main offices and two fleet maintenance depots are located in Sao
Paulo, and it operates a railway vehicle refurbishment engineering centre in
Hortolandia, Campinas. The company is strongly investing in Brazil, and is
already one of the major companies in the national railway industry, where it
leads the railway vehicle modernisation market sector. Bombardier's investment
plan initiated in 2009 aims to triple the local number of employees, reaching
600 people in 2012, and to quadruple its industrial area in Hortolandia. In
addition to the existing vehicle refurbishment capacity, the Hortolandia site is
being equipped to manufacture new rolling stock.
Bombardier is also delivering rail control solutions for Sao Paulo's Companhia
Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos (BOMBARDIER INTERFLO 200 technology) and
Salvador de Bahia (CITYFLO 350 technology) mass transit systems as well as the
first European Rail Traffic Management (ERTMS) contract to be awarded in South
America, on the Rio de Janeiro commuter train network.
About Bombardier Transportation
Bombardier Transportation, a global leader in rail technology, offers the
broadest portfolio in the rail industry and delivers innovative products and
services that set new standards in sustainable mobility. BOMBARDIER ECO4
technologies - built on the four cornerstones of energy, efficiency, economy and
ecology - conserve energy, protect the environment and help to improve total
train performance. Bombardier Transportation is headquartered in Berlin, Germany
and has a very diverse customer base with products or services in more than 60
countries. It has an installed base of over 100,000 vehicles worldwide.
About Bombardier
A world-leading manufacturer of innovative transportation solutions, from
commercial aircraft and business jets to rail transportation equipment, systems
and services, Bombardier Inc. is a global corporation headquartered in Canada.
Its revenues for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, were $18.3 billion,
and its shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (BBD). Bombardier is
listed as an index component to the Dow Jones Sustainability World and North
America indexes. News and information are available at www.bombardier.com or
follow us on Twitter (at)Bombardier.
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