Hong Kong MTR has awarded 596 Thales a contract to supply an Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) and security access management system for West Island Line (WIL), South Island Line (SIL(E)) and Kwun Tong Line Extension (KTE), which are all new extensions, currently under construction, of the existing MTR rail network.
The WIL, consisting of three stations, will add another 3km to the Island Line; SIL(E), with five stations, is a new 7km section; while KTE is a 2.6 km extension of the current Kwun Tong Line with two stations to Whampoa.
The contract includes the design, manufacture, installation, testing and commissioning of the AFC system. The equipment to be supplied for the system will include ticket vending machines, self-service points, gates, card enquiry machines and portable card analysers.
The WIL, consisting of three stations, will add another 3km to the Island Line; SIL(E), with five stations, is a new 7km section; while KTE is a 2.6 km extension of the current Kwun Tong Line with two stations to Whampoa.
The contract includes the design, manufacture, installation, testing and commissioning of the AFC system. The equipment to be supplied for the system will include ticket vending machines, self-service points, gates, card enquiry machines and portable card analysers.
