
Bombardier to install ERTMS in Chile
Published: Wed, 2014-01-29 16:15Bombardier will install an ERTMS system in Santiago, Chile. The effect is tripled capacity in the capital's regional and commuter train.
The order from the Chilean State Railways Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado (EFE) refers to the 22 km long stretch from Alameda Station in downtown Santiago to Nose in the outskirts. The contract value is equivalent to 15 million euro.
With the new system EFE expects to increase the number of travelers every year from 6 million to 18 million. It is the first ERTMS project of its kind in Chile and the second in Latin America, after a project that Bombardier is installing for Rio de Janeiro's light rail.