SYSTRA Wins Two Major Projects for a Metro in Taiwan

SYSTRA Wins Two Major Projects for a Metro in Taiwan

Opened for revenue service in 2008, the Kaohsiung metro is one of the most modern in Asia; currently boasting two cutting-edge metro lines, this system is characterized by its state-of-the-art infrastructure, featuring air-conditioned stations and through the strategic integration of lifts, escalators that provide a comfortable environment for passengers.

Additionally, the network includes a circular Light Rail Transit (LRT) line, meticulously designed to ensure complete accessibility for individuals with reduced mobility and clearly marked walkways. The Kaohsiung metro network continues to expand and has chosen SYSTRA Asia’s expertise to support it.

Over the next eight years, we will be providing support for the extension of the Yellow and Red lines:

A renewed success for SYSTRA in Taiwan

SYSTRA was one of the engineering companies involved in the creation of the Kaohsiung metro, first carrying out a feasibility study and transport plan in the late 1980s, then providing project management assistance from March 2001 to August 2008. We worked with the Taiwanese consultant CECI, assisting the system design management, risk management, interfaces and systems, as well as system design review. Since 2021, we have worked in technical advisory for the creation of the Yellow line.

ENR 2023: Further Progress for SYSTRA

SYSTRA has once again risen in the ENR rankings, both in the transportation engineering category and in terms of international turnover in 2022.

SYSTRA continues to grow in its benchmark category

In the Transportation ranking, which brings together the 2022 sales figures of the ten largest engineering companies in the mobility sector, we have moved up one place to 8^th position, after already having moved up one place last year. We are the first French engineering company in this ranking.

In the Top 225 International Design Firms, which includes companies’ international turnover (generated outside France for SYSTRA), the Group moved up one place to 24^th, after winning 4 places last year, which anchors us in the Top 25.

These two rises confirm the effectiveness of our strategy of excellence in the transport sector and our focus on the most attractive countries.

Moreover, we also moved up 2 places in the rankings based on the total sales (including France) to 45^th place, confirming our place among the world’s Top 50 engineering companies.

The rankings for the Mass Transit & Rail and Bridges categories will be announced in December when the Global Sourcebook is published.

Find out more on Engineering News-Record ranking on their website.

Double Success for SYSTRA in Kochi, India

The 600,000 inhabitants of Kochi in India will benefit from a second metro line called the Pink Line. From east to west, it will link the city centre to the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium and the InfoPark, the largest IT centre in Kerala, via the Kakkanad industrial hub and the Kochi Special Economic Zone. Metro experts from SYSTRA India have successively been awarded the General Consultancy and Systems detailed design studies assignments for the new Kochi Metro Pink Line.

Wide-ranging responsibilities

SYSTRA India, in a consortium with SYSTRA, has been appointed as General Consultant for the Pink Line. The scope of work includes overall Project Management including evaluation of the proposals submitted by the design consultant and contractors. We are also responsible for ensuring quality and safety standards in construction works. The appointment of the General Consultant is considered a significant stage before beginning the construction phase.

A strong focus on Systems

In addition to the General Consultancy, SYSTRA India is also in charge of the detailed design studies for the systems of the Pink Line, including the power supply by third rail, the electrical substations, and the architecture of the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA).

SYSTRA Expands in Scandinavia with Three Acquisitions in Sweden, Denmark and Norway

SYSTRA has reached an agreement with Atkins, part of the SNC-Lavalin Group, to acquire its Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian engineering businesses, which specialise in infrastructure design and project management consultancy, as well as its rail verification services in Denmark.

With 770 experts working in 12 offices, including 7 in Sweden, 4 in Denmark and 1 in Norway, these teams have established themselves as key players in the field of infrastructure and consultancy. Once completed, these acquisitions will mark a major step forward for SYSTRA’s development in Nordic countries, where the Group already employs 300 staff.

This strategic reinforcement will enable SYSTRA to respond more effectively to the major projects undertaken in these countries and to offer its clients a wider range of services.

From left to right: Pierre Verzat, CEO of SYSTRA and Eva Rindom, Managing Director Atkins Denmark;
Jean-Charles Vollery, COO of SYSTRA, Bruno Susak, CEO of SYSTRA Nordics, and Johannes Erlandsson, Managing Director Atkins Sweden; Arnaud Jeudy, CFO of SYSTRA, and Magnus Eriksson, Managing Director Atkins Norway.

Pierre Verzat, CEO of SYSTRA, said: “We are delighted to welcome these new expert teams to SYSTRA. These acquisitions are in line with our growth strategy in Europe and strongly confirm our presence in Sweden, Denmark and Norway, where governments are investing massively in transport infrastructure, particularly railways. Together, we will be able to contribute to major sustainable mobility and resilient infrastructure projects in the region.”

The SYSTRA Group has been present in the Nordic countries for over 10 years, and has been involved in numerous projects and emblematic ongoing projects such as : in Denmark, the Copenhagen automatic metro since 2007, the electrification of the entire Danish rail network since 2013, and the automation of the S-STOG suburban trains since 2021; in Sweden, the Ostlänken high-speed line since 2015, the Uppsala tramway since 2021 and the Kolmarden since 2023; and in Norway, the Follo-Line high-speed line tunnel since 2018, the Vestfold Nykirke – Barkåker line since 2019 and the Grenland bridge since 2021.

The acquisitions should be completed in Fall 2023, once administrative authorisations have been obtained.

SYSTRA Celebrates the Opening of the T10 Tramway in the Paris Region

A brand-new tramway line is now available to passengers in the Paris region. Located between Antony and Clamart on the edge of the Verrières national forest, the line links rapidly urbanising areas with numerous business and employment centres, notably Plessis-Clamart and Châtenay-Malabry.

From La-Croix-de-Berny to the Jardin-Parisien terminus, this tramway replaces several saturated bus lines and provides a link to the RER B, the T6 tramway and the TVM (Trans-Val-de-Marne) bus rapid transit service. It also serves hospitals, sports facilities and administrative offices.

An extension of line T10 to Clamart town centre is currently under consideration, offering a connection with the future Line 15 of the Grand Paris Express.

SYSTRA France at the forefront of tramway projects in the Paris region

Since the resurgence of tramways in the early 1990s, SYSTRA has been involved in almost all tramway projects in the Paris region. We are still involved in project management for three line extensions: T3b to Porte-Dauphine; T1 to Colombes; and T13 to Achères-Ville RER. We are also reconfiguring the terminus of the T2 line at Porte-de-Versailles, in preparation for the 2024 Olympic Games.

These projects provide us with the opportunity to offer our clients innovative technical solutions, from the sprinkler system on the T3, which won a Global Light Rail Award in 2021, to the re-use of existing railway rights-of-way or lines with the T4, T11 and T13 tram-trains, or the insertion and construction of lines in complex environments, such as the T7, which runs between Rungis market, Orly airport and the A6 motorway.

Photo credits: IDFM

SYSTRA Canada Included in the Fonds écoleader Directory

How can SYSTRA Canada help you?

Low-carbon mobility is a response to the challenges of the energy transition and is becoming more and more a part of our daily lives. The mission of SYSTRA Canada, a member of the SYSTRA Group – a signature team in mobility worldwide, is to support you in developing solutions built with your entire ecosystem and to facilitate their implementation. Since 2018, we offer expertise and a suite of tools that we have developed to assist our partners in their fleet electrification projects, thus enabling them to successfully transition while minimizing risks. We will help you reduce the environmental footprint of your fleet throughout its life cycle. We will adapt infrastructure and fleet choices without compromising service continuity. The cost of ownership of vehicles and infrastructure will be optimized and the investment and risk of electrifying your fleet will be minimized.

Visit the Fonds écoleader web site to learn more (available in French only).

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SYSTRA Wins Contract for Airport Metro Line in Hyderabad, India

Enhancing Mobility in a major metropolis

Hyderabad is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana in the northern part of southern India and is the fourth-most populous city in the country. The Airport Express Metro Line will connect to the existing Hyderabad metro line and will help commuters travel from the city to the airport. Hyderabad has long been known for its diamond mines.

A broad scope of work

Part of Phase II of the Hyderabad Metro project, our teams in India will be involved in a very wide range of tasks for this project including a Review of the detailed project report (DPR), Preliminary Design, Tender Preparation & Procurement, Proof checking of design, Construction/ Erection/ Supervision of Civil & Systems Works, Project Scheduling, Monitoring & Reporting, System Integration, and Testing & Commissioning. 

SYSTRA serves the City of Diamonds since 2012

Hyderabad has already called on SYSTRA for its metro projects. After an initial feasibility study at the end of the 1980s for RITES, where we studied routes and traffic forecasts, SYSTRA was selected by the manufacturer Larsen & Toubro from 2012 to 2016 to carry out the design studies for the city’s first three metro lines.

This network, which will be in service between 2017 and 2020, is known for being entirely viaduct-based with all its stations above ground. However, this particularity will disappear by 2026 when the airport link is inaugurated: it will include the first underground station in the network.

Spanish Tunnel Engineering Company Subterra Joins SYSTRA

The acquisition of Subterra is also an opportunity to pursue our development in Europe, particularly in Spain and Portugal, where the transport and construction markets are being boosted by the European recovery plan. SYSTRA has been present on the Iberian market for over twenty years, notably in support of the modernisation of the Bilbao metro, but also on high-speed line projects. The Group’s ambitions in this region are reflected in the creation of a new subsidiary, SYSTRA Ibérica, which will cover the Spanish and Portuguese markets.

This will be SYSTRA’s third acquisition in this field, following the acquisition of the Italian company SWS in 2021 and the Australian company Bamser in 2023, both of which specialise in the design of tunnels and underground structures.

I am delighted that SYSTRA will be integrating the talented teams of Subterra, which will strengthen our position as a reference in specialised and complex underground works. There are many synergies, both technical and commercial, between our two companies, and I would like to pay tribute to the level of expertise that José Miguel Galera, its CEO, has brought to Subterra since its creation in 2008.

Jean-Charles Vollery, SYSTRA’s Chief Operating Officer

New Award for the Samuel De Champlain Bridge

The reward for a bridge designed to last

Built to last 125 years, the Samuel-De Champlain Bridge was designed for multimodality with four road lanes, two dedicated to buses and bicycles, but also a dedicated rail track and pedestrian pathways.

This longevity is guaranteed thanks to the technical solutions employed to withstand all weather conditions:

• High performance concrete was used to resist salt, abrasions, and temperature variations
• Stainless steel frame
• The asphalt is 90mm thick, 30mm thicker than the usual

This new award is in addition to the previous ones obtained for this bridge:

• The Honor Award presented by the California branch of ACEC, the American Council of Engineering Companies.
• The Honor Award from IABSE, the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering.
• The International Transportation Structure Award from the American Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI).
• The Schreyer Award, presented at the Canadian Consulting Engineering Awards.

Samuel-De Champlain: a record-breaking project

Designed, built and completed in just 48 months, thanks to the massive use of high-performance steel and concrete elements, the Samuel-De Champlain Bridge welcomes some 50 million cars, buses and trucks every year, making it one of the busiest bridges in North America, almost three years after its inauguration.

It is one of the widest bridges in the world, with a total deck length of 50 metres, linking Montreal to Brossard, crossing the St. Lawrence River over a length of 3.4km. The latest news is the arrival of the metro on its central deck arrivée du métro sur son tablier central: the automatic REM du Sud line links will link Brossard to Montreal’s Central Station by crossing the bridge in spring 2023.