ST Engineering’s Urban Solutions arm has been awarded two contracts to provide rail electronics solutions for the Singapore Thomson-East Coast Line Extension (TELe). The total cost of the contracts have not been specified.
The contracts are awarded by the Land Transport Authority (LTA), and involve providing communications systems and access management for the TELe) and the delivery of data communication systems and platform screen doors.
These contracts start in the third quarter of this year, and both projects will include replacing and upgrading existing systems for the Tanah Merah, Expo and Changi Airport stations and deployment at the future T5 station.
The 14-km TELe comprises four stations, of which three will be converted from existing stations on the East-West Line. When completed, the TELe will provide a direct MRT connection between Changi Airport and the city centre, cutting travel times and providing more seamless journeys for commuters and tourists.
These latest wins build on the rail contracts that ST Engineering Urban Solutions has secured in Singapore this year, including supplying rail electronics solutions for the Cross Island Line and upgrading the mobile network for the Downtown Line.
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