{"id":5625,"date":"2019-08-05T22:01:26","date_gmt":"2019-08-06T03:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=5625"},"modified":"2019-08-05T22:01:32","modified_gmt":"2019-08-06T03:01:32","slug":"bombardier-orascom-and-arab-contractors-win-egypt-monorail-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=5625","title":{"rendered":"Bombardier, Orascom, and Arab Contractors Win Egypt Monorail Contract"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Bombardier Transportation, Orascom Construction PLC and Arab Contractors have signed an agreement today with National Authority for Tunnels in Cairo to design and build two new monorail lines in Egypt. On completion of the construction phase, the consortium will be responsible for the Operation and Maintenance (O&M) of both lines for 30 years. The total value of the design, build and O&M contract exceeds $4.5 billion US (4.1 billion euro). Bombardier Transportation\u00b4s share is $2.85 billion US (2.6 billion euro). Orascom Construction\u2019s share of the overall contract is close to $900 million US. The agreement is subject to final signatures of supplementary documents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Danny Di Perna, President of Bombardier Transportation, said, \u201cTo be selected as the monorail system supplier in Egypt is a great privilege and our fully-automated monorail system is the smart mobility solution for Cairo\u2019s urban future.\u201d He added, \u201cOur\u00a0INNOVIA<\/em>\u00a0Monorail 300 technology has proved to be a game changer in the industry, as it allows fast construction of high capacity transit lines at lower costs. With its advanced technology, unmatched safety features and attractive aerodynamic design, this proven platform will dramatically improve the quality of life for millions of residents by significantly reducing their daily commuting time as well as reducing traffic congestion and its impact on the city.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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H.E. Dr. Moustafa Madbouly, Prime Minister of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Danny Di Perna, President of Bombardier Transportation, H.E. Abelfattah Elsisi , President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, H.E. Kamel ElWazir, Minister of Transportation, Oscar Vazquez – President GROW Region Bombardier Transportation and H.E. Dr Assem Elgazzar, Minister of Housing, Utilities and New Urban Communities<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Orascom Construction will design and build all infrastructure and civil works, including stations, guideway structures and new depot buildings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bombardier will design, supply and install the electrical and mechanical (E&M) equipment for the two lines including 70 four-car BOMBARDIER<\/em> INNOVIA<\/em> Monorail 300 trains (280 cars), BOMBARDIER<\/em> CITYFLO<\/em> 650 signalling and automatic train control technology, the Operation Control Centre, communication systems, platform screen doors and fare collection, power supply \/ power distribution systems as well as switch beams and depot equipment. It will also provide the overall E&M system integration, project management, systems engineering and integration, test and commissioning for the trains and signalling as well as operations and maintenance of the vehicles and wayside systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monorail systems are perfect for congested cities needing a fast and cost-effective to build mass transit solution and the\u00a0INNOVIA<\/em>\u00a0Monorail 300 system provides flagship performance in driverless operations. The compact, elevated system enables easy urban integration into existing infrastructure, and its iconic aesthetics and attractive infrastructure will help to shape Cairo\u2019s identity as a modern thriving city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bombardier Transportation, Orascom Construction PLC and Arab Contractors have signed an agreement today with National Authority for Tunnels in Cairo to design and build two new monorail lines in Egypt. On completion of the construction phase, the <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5637,5992,2303,5878,2203,4957,4059,5676,1210,4017,868],"tags":[832,1832,2861,2340,5379,52,1318,239,6024,2286,6025,6021,6023,6020,1604,430,4918,2908,1171,600,2863,3301,5511,1795,224,843,718,412,5519,6019,1212,5433,4470,3181,1177,1093,6022,3699,2718,1176,1691,1658,3814,3112],"class_list":["post-5625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business-news","category-economic-news","category-electric-vehicle-news","category-environmental-news","category-finance-news","category-global-politics","category-green-energy-news","category-international-news","category-railroad-news","category-train-news","category-transportation-news","tag-832","tag-1832","tag-arab","tag-authority","tag-automated","tag-bombardier","tag-building","tag-cairo","tag-cars","tag-city","tag-cityflo","tag-commuting","tag-congestion","tag-consortiumwin","tag-construction","tag-contract","tag-contractors","tag-control","tag-depot","tag-dubai","tag-egypt","tag-future","tag-innovia","tag-line","tag-monorail","tag-national","tag-new","tag-news","tag-operate","tag-orascom","tag-railroad","tag-signalling","tag-station","tag-supply","tag-system","tag-technology","tag-time","tag-traffic","tag-train","tag-transit","tag-transport","tag-transportation","tag-tunnel","tag-urban"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5625","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5625"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5625\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5629,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5625\/revisions\/5629"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}