ANESRIF (Agence Nationale d'Études et de Suivi de la Réalisation des Investissements Ferroviaires) today announced the award to Thales of a €268.5 million contract as part of the North Railway Bypass project.
The North Railway Bypass runs from east to west of the country and serves all of the main cities along the axis, including Oran, Algiers, Constantine and Chief.
The project includes the refurbishment of signalling systems on three sections in the north of Algeria: Annaba-Ramdane Djamel, Bordj Bou Arreridj-El Gourzi and El Khémis-Oued Sly. These investments form part of an extensive railway network development programme.
The €268.5 million contract was awarded to a Thales-led consortium including Vossloh-Cogifer and CSEE Alger. It covers the working design, supply, assembly and commissioning of signalling and telecommunications equipment for the three rail sections, amounting to a total of 440 kilometres of double track.
The Thales solution encompasses ETCS Levels 1 and 2 solutions, electronic signalling for some 30 stations, four control centres, telecommunications and security systems.
"This very significant contract strengthens our presence in Algeria and reinforces our position as a leading partner for the modernisation of the country's transport system," said Jean-Pierre Forestier, Vice President, Managing Director of Thales's Rail Signalling business. "Modernisation of these three lines will allow ANESRIF to increase their capacity while enhancing safety by installing new-generation signalling systems from Thales, a world leader in this field."
The award follows earlier recent contracts in Algeria for the refurbishment of the Ain Touta-M'sila and Tizi Ouzou-Oued Aissi lines, and confirms Thales's leadership position in the rail transportation market. The company has also been selected to provide the integrated ticketing system for the Algiers metro.
About ANESRIF
ANESRIF (Agence Nationale d'Études et de Suivi de la Réalisation des Investissements Ferroviaires) is a publicly owned commercial and industrial establishment operating under the supervision of the Algerian Ministry of Transport. The agency is in charge of an ambitious modernisation plan for the country's rail transport sector, with responsibility for supervising and managing rail investment programmes.
ANESRIF is the project management agency for rail transport programmes, with responsibility for compliance and on-time delivery of railway projects throughout Algeria .
About Thales
Thales is a leading international electronics and systems group, addressing defence, aerospace and security markets worldwide. Thales's leading-edge technology is supported by 22,000 R&D engineers who offer a capability unmatched in Europe to develop and deploy field-proven mission-critical information systems. To this end, the group's civil and military businesses develop in parallel and share a common base of technologies to serve a single objective: the security of people, property and nations. The group builds its growth on its unique multi-domestic strategy based on trusted partnerships with national customers and market players, while leveraging its global expertise to support local technology and industrial development. Thales employs 68,000 people in 50 countries with 2007 revenues of €12.3 billion.
Improving the quality of service and security in the transport sector
Thales provides solutions for three main transportation segments: rail signalling, integrated communication and supervision systems, and ticketing. Thales offers a comprehensive range of integrated, modular solutions for the safe transportation of people and goods covering all forms of transport: from bus, metro, tramway and regional train networks to mainline (high-speed) links and road transport.
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