ST Electronics wins S$10m contract for on-train Passenger Information Systems
ConvergenceAsia staff
10/03/2010

ST Engineering’s electronics arm, ST Electronics, has been awarded a contract worth about RMB48 million (about S$10 million) by Changchun Bombardier Railway Vehicles (CBRC), a joint venture of Bombardier and China CNR Corporation. The contract is to provide Passenger Information Systems (PIS) for the Singapore Downtown Line (DTL) metro vehicles, a project awarded to Bombardier by the Land Transport Authority of Singapore.

The PIS will be installed in 73 trains or a total of 219 cars and will provide comprehensive real-time audio and multimedia information to passengers via its public announcement, LED and LCD sub-systems to enhance the passenger travel experience on the MRT.

Work on the project commences immediately and will be completed by second half of 2015. ST Electronics will design, manufacture and commission the PIS for the Singapore Downtown MRT Line with contribution from its wholly owned subsidiary in Shanghai, China.

“The award of this contract is yet another indication that the ongoing efforts to localise our production in China has reached a level which will enable ST Electronics to work closely and cost-effectively with partners like CBRC. This effort has positioned us well to deliver high quality, reliable and cost-effective rail electronics solutions to a global customer base,” said Lee Fook Sun, President, ST Electronics.

In 2008, ST Electronics was awarded a contract to provide a Communications System for Downtown Lines 1, 2 and 3 which will be delivered by 2016.

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