Wabtec Wins Order to Supply Panama’s Metrolink System with Leading-Edge Platform Screen Doors
September 15 2022 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
Wabtec Corporation (NYSE: WAB) won an order to supply 300
half-height platform screen doors across Metro de Panama’s L3
monorail stations being built by Hitachi Rail, as part of the Grupo
de Empresas Sunrise Monorail. It marks Wabtec’s first project in
Central America.
The order is part of a project creating an entirely new 25km
monorail line, served by 28 six-car trains (168 cars), along with
the signaling, telecommunication and power systems. Wabtec will
supply the platform screen doors, as well as provide the training
and support for the installation, testing, and commissioning.
“As a pioneer in platform screen doors with multiple successful
projects to our name, Wabtec is the natural choice for half-height
gates for metro applications,” said Wabtec Transit President Lilian
Leroux. “Having worked with Wabtec on a successful project to
install half height platform screen doors on the Copenhagen metro,
Denmark, the team at Hitachi knew our proven capabilities in this
area. We are proud to play a leading role in ensuring the safety
and comfort of passengers on the Panama metrolink, and in creating
more reliable, secure, and robust metro networks the world
over.”
Wabtec’s platform screen doors boost safety by acting as a
physical barrier preventing people or objects from falling onto
tracks or trespassing. Half-height screen doors are the ideal
solution for enhancing safety on technically challenging outdoor
rail lines thanks to their ease of installation.
“Having delivered one of the most advanced metro lines around
the world – employing the latest digital technology – we know that
the doors, platforms and stations have to work together with the
rest of the systems to operate efficiently and provide a great
passenger experience,” said Chris Singer, Director – Signaling and
Turnkey Procurement, Americas Region, Hitachi Rail. “The gates
contribute to making rail services more punctual and reliable by
helping passengers board and alight trains in an orderly and safely
fashion, thereby reducing wait times.”
This latest project in Panama reinforces Wabtec’s leadership in
platform screen doors. Wabtec installed the world’s first doors in
Hong Kong in 2002 and was recently selected to supply platform
screen doors for the Marseille metro as part of plans to upgrade
and automate its local transport network. The transport network in
Sydney, Australia, along with metro lines in Paris, France, and
Brussels, Belgium, have also installed Wabtec’s safety-boosting
technology.
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.
About Hitachi Rail
Hitachi Rail is a fully integrated, global provider of rail
solutions across rolling stock, signaling, service &
maintenance, digital technology and turnkey solutions. With a
presence in 38 countries across six continents and over 12,000
employees, our mission is to contribute to society through the
continuous development of superior rail transport solutions. We are
proud of our global achievements, from our world famous ‘bullet
trains’, to our signaling solutions and turnkey projects,
state-of-the-art traffic management and digital solutions. Drawing
on the wider Hitachi Group’s market-leading technology and
research-and development capabilities, we strive for industry
leading innovations and solutions that can deliver value for
customers and sustainable railway systems that benefit wider
society. For information about Hitachi Rail, visit www.hitachirail.com.
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