ST Electronics wins S$12.8m contracts by CRC of China
ConvergenceAsia staff
29/09/2009

ST Engineering’s electronics arm, ST Electronics, has been awarded contracts worth about RMB58.8m (about S$12.8m) by Changchun Rolling Stock Company (CRC) of China to provide Passenger Information Systems (PIS) and Security Monitoring Systems for its project in the Saudi Mashaaer Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Line in Saudi Arabia, and a PIS for an MRT Line in China.

These contracts were awarded to ST Electronics (Shanghai), a wholly-owned subsidiary of ST Electronics. The contracts commence immediately and work will be completed by the second half of 2010. These contract wins bring the total value of PIS projects awarded in China to date for ST Electronics to over RMB100m.

Under these contracts, ST Electronics will provide system design, supply equipment and software, install, test and commission the said systems.

These latest contracts further strengthen our track record in China for MRT systems which now covers a full range of rail electronics solution including PIS, Automated Fare Collection Systems, Platform Screen Doors, Integrated Supervisory Control System and Traffic Command Centre, said Lee Fook Sun, President, ST Electronics.

“Our overseas business units have contributed to the company’s growing global reach of over 80 countries. As we strive to continue to grow our international presence, contract awards such as these from CRC, affirm the confidence that our customers have in our ability to deliver quality and cost-effectiveness solutions,” he added.

In 2009, ST Electronics was awarded contracts to provide an Integrated Supervisory Control System and a Platform Screen Door System for the Guangzhou-Foshan Line and PIS for Shenzhen Line 2.

Including these contracts, ST Electronics has to date been awarded more than 10 rail projects in China, consisting of a full range of rail electronics systems. ST Electronics’ first rail project in China in 2003 was a contract to provide a PIS System for Guangzhou Line 3. Other projects that followed included Automated Fare Collection (AFC) Systems for Guangzhou Line 4 in 2004; Lines 2, 8 and 4 extensions in 2006; and Line 3 in 2008.

Other rail electronics systems projects in China include PIS Systems for Nanjing Line 2 and Shenzhen Line 1. In 2006, the company provided an integrated Traffic Command Centre system for the rapidly growing Beijing mass transit network, the first of its kind in China that now provides Beijing with the benefits of an efficient centralised network-based operation. To date, three of these projects have been completed with the remaining projects to be delivered up till 2012.

ST Electronics was also recently awarded contracts by the Krungthep Thanakom for the supply of an AFC System for the Bangkok Transit System Silom Line Extension and by Changchun Railway Vehicle for the supply of a Train-borne Communications System for the Hong Kong Mass Transit System.

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