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A NEW MAJOR SUCCESS FOR SYSTRA WITH THE NEW YORK SUBWAY
The Subway signal modernization programme continues with a major contract with the MTA C&D to deploy CBTC technology on additional lines throughout New York City Transit’s system.
SYSTRA USA, which has been involved in the signal modernization program of the New York Subway system for over a decade, has once again been chosen to take part in the program for communications-based train control (CBTC) deployment, as part of a PM/CM (Project Management/Construction Management) contract, similar to that of a project manager.
The objective is to modernize three flagship lines in the New York Subway system: the Crosstown Line, the Fulton Line and the Sixth Avenue Line, all of which are located on the B Division network, where wide-gauge automatic trains run. The aim is to equip the tracks, control rooms and signal boxes with interoperable equipment from three different suppliers. The B Division’s central control room will also have to be equipped with these new systems. The result will be more flexible and safer operation for more efficient services.
The contract signed with New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority Construction and Development (MTA C&D) provides for five optional tranches for the design and construction of additional CBTC systems:
- Three options involve the automation of three sections along Jay Street on the Fulton Line;
- The fourth option involves the automation of the section below 63rd Street on the Sixth Avenue Line;
- The fifth option, which has already been launched, covers the fitting of CBTC systems to two Track Geometry Car (TGC) trains, so that they can operate without interfering with the future automatic operation of the network.
