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Line 7 starts from Jinqiu Road Station in the north-west area of Shanghai, through the city centre, to Longyang Road Station in the Pudong area, with a length of 34 km and servicing 28 stations. The Northern Extension runs from the north of Jinqiu Road Station, through Gucun, to Luodian Station in the Luodian New Town area, with a length of 10 km and servicing 5 stations.

Shanghai Shentong Group Co. awarded the two contracts valued at euros 42 millions (RMB 434 millions) to a consortium of Thales Rail Signalling Solutions, Alcatel Shanghai Bell and Shanghai Automation Instrumentation Co.

"This is our fourth consecutive win in Shanghai following the awards for Lines 6, 8 and 9 indicating great trust in our world-leading technology. The SelTrac CBTC system has been developed and implemented successfully in many cities throughout the world over the past 20 years. Operators have benefited from low operating and maintenance costs, optimal life cycle costs and proven driverless technology inherent with SelTrac technology," said Jean-Pierre Forestier, Vice-President, Managing Director of Thales Rail Signalling activity.

This contract further leverages Thales' expertise in serving the urban rail industry and confirms Thales' worldwide leading position in the supply of fully automated train control and communications solutions.

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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