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Thales and IER selected to supply revenue collection systems for the four new automatic lines of the Grand Paris Express metro system
Thales and EASIER, a division of IER, will supply revenue collection systems for lines 15, 16, 17 and 18 of the Grand Paris Express metro system, as well as integrating these systems into Île-de-France existing ticketing infrastructure.
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Thales upgrades Montreal’s metro network
In 2018 Société de Transport de Montréal (STM) awarded Thales a contract to provide new computer based interlocking systems across all lines of the rapid transit system in Montreal. The contract included replacing the existing signalling equipment across eight stations ...
Hungary relies on Thales to modernise another 110 km of the railway network
The ambition of the Hungarian National Infrastructure Development Company NIF is to create a transport network facilitating attractive and interoperable mobility offer for passengers and goods travelling in and through Hungary. For their current project to design and im...
China, South Korea and Turkey select Thales’ technologies for their metros
Thales will provide its SelTrac™ Communications Based Train Control (CBTC) signalling solution in South Korea, Turkey and China, after signing three urban rail signalling contracts. Despite the current Covid-19 pandemic, governments around the globe are committed to pro...
Hyderabad metro corridor II, connecting Hyderabad and Secunderabad, commences operations with Thales’ high tech systems
L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Limited (L&TMRHL) has reaffirmed its promise to make travel more convenient with the launch of its much-awaited corridor-II. Inaugurated by Honorable Chief Minister of Telangana State, Sri K. Chandrashekar Rao, the 11 km stretch is equipped wi...
The Mont-Saint-Michel is equipped with Thales license plate readers to reduce waiting time of its 3 million visitors
Transdev Normandie is offering new services to users by integrating license plate readers with Thales's WiLiX car park management solution. The WiLiX solution was installed eight years ago and includes entry/exit control, dynamic signage and video intercom services at t...
The new generation of railway signalling in Portugal starts with Thales
IP, Infraestruturas de Portugal, has entrusted Thales, together with its partner SISINT, with the responsibility of carrying out this new project as part of the improvements to safety and signalling systems on their network. This programme will enhance the capacity of t...
400,000 daily riders of the New York City Subway Flushing Line rely on Thales
In May 2019, Thales Automatic Train Operation (ATO) capabilities were enabled on the Flushing Line for MTA New York City Transit (NYCT). The Flushing Line is one of the busiest subway lines in New York City and it has now been running exclusively on the Thales SelTracTM...