KONE elevators and escalators to enable smooth people flow at stations across Ningtian Intercity Rail Line in Nanjing, China
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
KONE Corporation, press release, May 25, 2013
KONE has won an order to supply 41 KONE MonoSpace® elevators and 76 KONE
TransitMaster® escalators for the first phase of the Ningtian Intercity Rail
Line in the city of Nanjing, China. The 45 km long rail line will link the Luhe
and Pukou districts of Nanjing, the second-largest commercial center in Eastern
China after Shanghai. The metro line will be composed of 17 stations, including
eleven elevated stations and six underground ones.
The KONE TransitMaster® escalators that will be installed at the stations will
be the first in China to be powered by the KONE Direct Drive(TM), an innovation
that is up to 20% more efficient than conventional solutions. The most efficient
drive in the industry, it minimizes overall energy consumption under highly
variable traffic conditions, making it ideal for transportation hubs and other
busy environments.
"We are honored that KONE's People Flow® solutions have been chosen to
facilitate safe and efficient travel on the new Intercity Rail Line. We believe
that our proven expertise in public transport projects combined with our
innovative and eco-efficient solutions helped us secure the order," said William
B. Johnson, Executive Vice President for KONE in Greater China.
Construction on the line commenced line in June 2012 and test runs of the trains
are planned for April 2014. The official opening is scheduled for July 2014
ahead of the Youth Olympic Games to be held in Nanjing in August of the same
year.
The main contractor for the project is China Railway Electrification Group
Nanjing Co., Ltd., and the architects are from the Beijing Urban Construction
Design Institute.
The order was booked in the first quarter of 2013.
For further information, please contact:
Anne Korkiakoski, EVP, Marketing & Communications, KONE Corporation, tel.
+358 204 75 4775
Previous press releases on KONE's infrastructure orders are available at
www.kone.com/press including:
March 18, 2013 KONE elevators to ease flow of people in Delhi Metro network
February 26, 2013 KONE wins order for Copenhagen Metro extension
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