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8/2/2002
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Paris metro awards Alcatel $49 million CBTC contract
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Paris’ Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens recently awarded Alcatel a four-year, $49 million contract to upgrade RATP’s communications-based train control system.
Following live demonstrations from several manufacturers, RATP decided to begin the upgrade process with its most-crowded route — the 14-mile long metro-line 13.
The upgrade, using Alcatel’s 6530 Seltrac (S30), would provide automatic train operation and automatic train protection, and reduce headways from 105 seconds to 90 seconds.
Following live demonstrations from several manufacturers, RATP decided to begin the upgrade process with its most-crowded route — the 14-mile long metro-line 13.
The upgrade, using Alcatel’s 6530 Seltrac (S30), would provide automatic train operation and automatic train protection, and reduce headways from 105 seconds to 90 seconds.
