The CDGVAL at Paris – Charles de Gaulle airport

CDGVAL, Paris – Charles de Gaulle airport’s new fully-automatic on-site metro transit system, was inaugurated on 3 April 2007. With a top speed of 70km/h, it links terminal CDG 1 with terminal CDG 2 (at the SNCF railway station) in only eight minutes via car park PR, terminal 3/Roissypole and car park PX.

Running 24 hours a day, the CDGVAL guarantees transit passengers and the 85,000 airport employees a simple, safe and comfortable ride. Until recently, the terminals, rail and bus stations, and outlying car parks at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport have been connected by bus services. The airport’s expansion and traffic growth made it necessary to provide a simpler, faster and more regular link.

The turnkey delivery of this automatic transit system was provided by Siemens Transportation Systems. The company supplied and installed seven Val 208 two-car train sets (each train capable of carrying 120 persons and their baggage), the Operation Control Centre, the automatic control systems, the trackside equipment, the high-current systems, the low-current systems, the platform screens of the five stations and the workshop equipment.

According to Siemens, the VAL is a safe, fast and reliable fully automatic metro transit system that runs on tyres. The system is already operating at Paris-Orly and Chicago O’Hare airports. The cities of Lille, Toulouse, Rennes, Turin, Taipei and Uijeongbu (Seoul) have also selected the Val system.

Siemens claims that full automation enables high traffic flexibility and reduces passenger waiting times in stations by increasing train frequency (every 4 minutes at peak times), under optimum safety conditions.

Aéroports de Paris has awarded a seven-year contract to operate the CDGVAL to Aérosat, a joint subsidiary of the operator Keolis and Siemens Transportation Systems.

Siemens Transportation Systems and its subsidiary VTS have also been awarded maintenance contracts up to 2012, covering the entire system (Operation Control Centre, automatic control systems, rolling stock, power, platform screen doors and track).

Didier Roussel, President of Siemens Transportation Systems, commented: “With Siemens’ CDGVAL, Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport passengers and personnel now benefit from one of the most modern transport systems in the world. It offers its passengers a comfortable and easy solution for transit in complete safety.”

About Siemens Transportation Systems

A subsidiary of Siemens France, Siemens Transportation Systems SAS is the international centre of competence for fully automatic metro transit systems and one of the world leaders in urban transport automation.

In France, Siemens Transportation Systems also handles marketing of all the railway products and services provided by Siemens (metro transit, tram-trains, trains, high-speed trains, locomotives, electrification, signalling, etc.).

Siemens Transportation Systems ATC systems equip more than twenty transit networks around the world, including Mexico, Prague, Paris, Lyon, Budapest, Caracas, San Juan, Hong Kong, New York and soon Algiers.

In November 2006, Siemens Transportation Systems opened the first tram-train line in France in the Parisian suburbs.

In Paris, Siemens Transportation Systems is currently converting metro line 1 to fully automatic operation and extending the fully automated line 14.

www.siemens.fr/transportation

About Siemens AG’s Transportation Systems Group (TS)

The Transportation Systems Group (TS) of Siemens AG is one of the leading international suppliers to the railways industry. As single-source supplier and system integrator, the Group combines in its business segments Automation & Power, Rolling Stock, Turnkey Systems and Integrated Services all the expertise necessary to cover the spectrum from signaling and control systems to traction power supplies, as well as rolling stock for mass transit, regional and main line services. Extensive experience in project management and forward- looking service concepts complement o ur portfolio. In fiscal 2006 (ended September 30), TS generated sales of around €4.5 billion with around 18,800 employees worldwide.

www.siemens.com/transportation.

About Colubris Networks

Colubris Networks is a global supplier of intelligent wireless network management systems and access equipment for service providers and enterprises. Its optimised WLAN switching system offers unmatched bandwidth efficiency, secure and uninterrupted mobile service, coupled with simple and easy connection, to more than 1,500 organisations and 40 million users worldwide. Colubris’ systems unify networks and integrate with existing infrastructures and management and security systems, and guarantee “future-proof” protection of investments against future evolution of standards and growth in user numbers. Colubris has received numerous awards, and is listed in Red Herring’s top 100 of North American private companies.

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