Invensys Rail lands $268 million rail signaling contract
Written by jrood
In Turkey, Invensys Rail has scored a landmark success in winning the €195 million (US$268 million) signaling contract for Istanbul's ambitious 77km (48 mile) Bosphorus crossing rail link, the initial phase, which is due to open in 2013, the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of Turkey. In a joint venture with Spanish civil engineering company OHL, Invensys Rail will design and supply a new signaling and Automatic Train Protection system for the route, which makes use of the company's SIRIUS Communications Based Train Control and FUTUR ERTMS technologies. The project will see a 1.2km (.75 mile)-immersed tunnel built along with 12km (7.5 mile) of other new tracks and the upgrading of a further 63km (42 mile). When completed, it will link the European and Asian sides of Istanbul and connect with the country's rapidly expanding high-speed rail network, of which Invensys Rail is signaling the Ankara - Konya route.
