A consortium of Siemens, South Korea’s train manufacturer
Hyundai Rotem and Taiwanese construction company BES Engineering will
deliver, on a turnkey basis, the electrical and mechanical solutions for the
Green Line metro in the Taiwanese city of Taoyuan. (Photos from the front left)
Korean Mission in Taipei Representative Yang Chang-Soo, Siemens AG Vice
President of Mobility Division Melih Arpaci, Taoyuan City Mayor Cheng Wen-Tsan, Hyundai
Rotem Company President & Chief CEO Kim Seung-Tack, BES
Engineering Corporation Chairman Shen Hwa-yeang, Siemens Taiwan President and
CEO Erdal Elver.
· Green
Line: around 27.8 kilometers long with 21 stations
· Link
to Taoyuan International Airport
· CBTC
based train control will maximize throughput and capacity
A consortium of Siemens, South Korea’s train
manufacturer Hyundai Rotem and Taiwanese construction company BES Engineering
will deliver, on a turnkey basis, the electrical and mechanical solutions for
the Green Line metro in the Taiwanese city of Taoyuan. The contract was awarded
by the Taoyuan City Government. Siemens’ share of the project comprises the
signaling system “theTrainguard MT Communications-Based Train Control system
(CBTC)”, traction drives for the trains and the direct current traction (DC)
power supply. The metro line’s signaling system will enable unattended train
operation (Grade of Automation, GoA4).
Chen Wen De, Director General of the
Department of Rapid Transit Systems, indicated, “The Green line is the pioneer
project of Taoyuan’s rail infrastructure. The construction of the elevated
section will start in October this year. In the future, the Green Line will
connect Chungli, Taoyuan City with the future airport city Aerotropolis via
Taoyuan’s underground rail, MRT Lines of TTY Airport, Brown Line, San-ying Line
Extension to Bade, and Green Line Extension to Chung-li. Along with Taoyuan
Aerotropolis and Asian Silicon Valley projects in Taoyuan, the establishment of
the complete MRT network will develop Taoyuan into a smart and dynamic city
with international competitiveness.”
“Our CBTC train control system enables rail
operators to optimally utilize their network capacity and throughputs. Headways
of 90 seconds or less will be achieved with moving block operation that ensures
safe separation of the trains, combined with continuous bidirectional radio
communication. This will enable the operator to maximize the number of trains
simultaneously operating on the line, thereby increasing the number of
passengers being transported,” said Michael Peter, CEO of the Siemens Mobility
Division.
Erdal Elver, President & CEO of Siemens
Taiwan stated, "We, the consortium team, truly appreciate the
recognition of Taoyuan City Government. It is our honor to assist Taoyuan City
in building an intelligent and advanced metro system. As Taiwan’s long-term
trusted and reliable technology partner, we are dedicated to provide our most
innovative technologies and to share our global successful experiences, thereby
making contributions to the digital development of Taiwan’s rail transportation
systems.”
When finished, the Green Line in Taoyuan
will be 27.8 kilometers long and have 21 stations. Around 12.5 kilometers of
the line are underground and roughly 15.3 kilometers are elevated. The Green
Line will connect Taoyuan City with the future airport city Aerotropolis and
Taoyuan’s International Airport via the TTY Airport MRT Line. Two line
extensions, to Daxi with three stations and to Chungli with seven stations, are
planned.