Wabtec Secures €60m Order for Platform Gates to Support the Marseille NEOMMA Metro Automation Project
October 05 2021 - 2:00AM
Business Wire
Wabtec Corporation (NYSE: WAB) is to supply platform gates to
Marseille’s metro automation project. The deal, valued at €60m, is
part of plans by France’s second city to upgrade and automate its
local transport network.
Wabtec’s Faiveley Transport, along with Eiffage Genie Civil
Méditerranée and Eiffage Energie Systems Mediterranee, will supply
Metropole Aix Marseille Provence with all the platform gates for
lines 1 and 2 of Marseille NEOMMA, that are being automated. This
includes 29 stations and 62 platforms, each of which will be
equipped with 12 sets of 1.7 m-high platform gates, emergency
egress doors and fixed screens. The project provides a complete
solution comprised of reinforcement of the platform edge to design,
supply, installation, testing and commissioning of the platform
gates.
“Wabtec’s innovative platform doors and gates are becoming a
natural choice for metro operators,” said Lilian Leroux, Wabtec
Transit President. “This order builds upon our leadership in
platform gates and the value we provide to our customers. Wabtec’s
dedication to sustainability, cybersecurity and passenger
experience, enables us to offer a solution that is truly fit for
the future.”
Innovation and market differentiators proved decisive in
Metropole Aix Marseille Provence’s choice of Wabtec as a partner.
The gates are designed to integrate the latest cybersecurity
standards and customized to meet the architect’s brief on volume,
shape and materials. In total, they will feature more than 200
digital information displays to provide a seamless passenger
experience.
The gates are also designed to be environmentally sustainable.
Gates reduce energy consumption while in standby mode (7 times less
energy used during active mode) and up to 97 percent of the
materials used in their façades are recyclable. This solution
supports people with reduced mobility, thanks to a patented
adjustable ramp system. This reduces the vertical gap between the
station platform and the train to a maximum of 4cm to facilitate
boarding.
“Marseille NEOMMA is a good example of our ability to offer
integrated, end-to-end solutions to our customers”, said Leroux
“The platform gates form part of a complete passenger transfer
system, which we also are supplying Alstom with the onboard doors
for new metro cars.”
Wabtec’s unique approach to installing the platform gates was a
key advantage in securing the order. The company’s experience in
retrofitting the gates during the night will enable metro will
remain open throughout the project. The solution is designed to be
installed in under three hours overnight using a purpose-built work
train. In addition, Wabtec will provide operator employees with
training on door maintenance, enabling smooth running for the
lifetime of the equipment.
Work on site will begin in 2023 and the project will be
completed by the end of 2026.
About Wabtec
Wabtec Corporation (NYSE: WAB) is focused on creating
transportation solutions that move and improve the world. The
company is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital
solutions and value-added services for the freight and transit rail
industries, as well as the mining, marine and industrial markets.
Wabtec has been a leader in the rail industry for over 150 years
and has a vision to achieve a zero-emission rail system in the U.S.
and worldwide. The company has approximately 27,000 employees
located at facilities in 50 countries throughout the world. Visit
Wabtec’s new website at: www.wabteccorp.com.
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