Bombardier Transportation’s Chinese joint venture, Shentong Bombardier (Shanghai) Rail Transit Vehicle Maintenance Co., Ltd. (SHBRT), has been awarded two contracts with Shanghai Shentong Metro Group Co., Ltd. to provide 10-year overhaul service for 498 metro cars operating on Shanghai Metro’s lines 7 and 9. Together, the two contracts are valued at approximately 1.1 billion Chinese RMBs (USD 158 million).
Under the contracts, Bombardier’s joint venture will overhaul Shanghai Metro’s fleet of 498 metro cars, which were built by another Bombardier Chinese Joint Venture Changchun Bombardier Railway Vehicles Company Ltd. (CBRC). To perform the overhauls, SHBRT will adopt advanced methods and tools, including the Bombardier ORBITA advanced train monitoring system and the Maximo Asset Configuration Manager application.
Bombardier owns 50% of the shares in SHBRT which was established in December 2012 and is jointly controlled by Bombardier and Shanghai Shentong Metro Group Co., Ltd.
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