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Contract signed for railway infrastructure project for Switzerland’s Gotthard Base Tunnel - world's longest tunnel project
Reported by Alexander Matthey in Switzerland
AlpTransit Gotthard Ltd and the Transtec Gotthard Consortium announced on April 29 in Paris the contract signature for the railway infrastructure of the Gotthard Base Tunnel. The Transtec Gotthard Consortium comprises the following companies: Alcatel-Lucent’s legal entity in Switzerland, Alcatel-Lucent Schweiz AG, Zurich, Atel Installationstechnik AG, Zurich, TRSS Thales Rail Signaling Solutions AG, Zurich, Alpine Bau GmbH, Hergiswil, and Balfour Beatty Rail GmbH, Munich, Germany. The contract for this last major construction lot on the Gotthard is worth 1.69 billion Swiss francs (EURO 1.05 billion).
Tenders for implementation of the railway infrastructure for the new Gotthard Base Tunnel rail link were received from two consortia. The tenders were rigorously examined and evaluated according to the Swiss Federal Law on Public Procurement.
After evaluation, the tender submitted by the Transtec Gotthard consortium was chosen by the Board of Directors of AlpTransit Gotthard Ltd, selected, in part, due to its economic and technical viability.
The contract is for installation of the railway infrastructure systems for the Gotthard Base Tunnel and involves equipping the two single-track tunnels, each 57 km in length, as well as 11 km of over ground lines to the north and south, all to the point where they connect with the existing railway network.
The Gotthard Base Tunnel will be the longest tunnel in the world upon completion, ahead of the current record holder, the Seikan Tunnel in Japan.
The railway infrastructure installations comprise the railway track, electricity supply and cabling systems for lighting and power, overhead power line and switching systems, tunnel control systems, optical and data networks and operational communications, tunnel radio systems, signalling centres and railway control systems, as well as new signalling and train safety systems. In addition, installation of these systems in the Gotthard Base Tunnel will also require extensive temporary services and systems for logistics and transportation such as construction site railways, workshops, warehouses, personnel accommodation, cooling and ventilation systems, electric power supply, radio and telephone.
The Transtec Gotthard Consortium will now prepare the execution project. Once approved by the Federal Office of Transport (FOT), work will begin on the railway infrastructure installation site. Installation of the railway infrastructure through the south portal will start in 2009, and the north portal in 2012. The installation work is estimated to take about seven years. Commercial operation of the Gotthard Base Tunnel with scheduled train services is planned for 2017.
Alcatel-Lucent is responsible for designing, integrating, testing and overall project management for the turnkey, integrated delivery of the fixed network, the tunnel’s radio system, a highly available security network for the links to the interlocking system, and a wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) network, initially using the Alcatel-Lucent 1696 Metrospan, that connects to the IT solution, also under the responsibility of Alcatel-Lucent.
The fixed network includes a data network, a communications installation for operations (voice services) and the tunnel’s control system, which remotely monitors and controls the electro-mechanical installations in the Tunnel Control Center (TCC).
The tunnel’s radio system transmits voice and data (via GSM-R and Private Mobile Radio (PMR) for concerns relating to railway technology (operations, maintenance and intervention in case of an incident). In addition, it acts as a platform for mobile telephony providers wishing to offer their services on the Gotthard line.
Transtec Gotthard is a consortium composed of leading rail technology partners: Atel, Alcatel-Lucent / Thales, Alpine Bau and Balfour Beatty Rail. The four partners with equal rights provide their core competencies in the following domains: track, overhead contact line, rail security, rail and tunnel control and communication systems, telecommunications, power supply, cabling, logistics as well as planning and design. The six partner companies of Transtec Gotthard - ABB, Burkhalter, IBM, Kummler+Matter, Pöyry and Scheuchzer - are involved in the following leading projects of highspeed rail technology in Switzerland and Europe: Gotthard Base Tunnel (Switzerland), Lötschberg Base Tunnel (Switzerland), new rail segment Mattstetten - Rothrist (Switzerland), new rail segment Nürnberg–Ingolstadt (Switzerland). On May 7, 2007, the Transtec Gotthard Consortium was awarded a contract by AlpTransit Gotthard AG for the implementation of the entire rail technology solution for the new Gotthard Base Tunnel.
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) provides solutions that enable service providers, enterprise and governments worldwide, to deliver voice, data and video communication services to end-users. With operations in more than 130 countries, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with global reach. The company has an experienced global services team and one of the largest research, technology and innovation organizations in the telecommunications industry. For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on the Internet http://www.alcatel-lucent.com
Tenders for implementation of the railway infrastructure for the new Gotthard Base Tunnel rail link were received from two consortia. The tenders were rigorously examined and evaluated according to the Swiss Federal Law on Public Procurement.
After evaluation, the tender submitted by the Transtec Gotthard consortium was chosen by the Board of Directors of AlpTransit Gotthard Ltd, selected, in part, due to its economic and technical viability.
The Gotthard Base Tunnel will be the longest tunnel in the world upon completion, ahead of the current record holder, the Seikan Tunnel in Japan.
The railway infrastructure installations comprise the railway track, electricity supply and cabling systems for lighting and power, overhead power line and switching systems, tunnel control systems, optical and data networks and operational communications, tunnel radio systems, signalling centres and railway control systems, as well as new signalling and train safety systems. In addition, installation of these systems in the Gotthard Base Tunnel will also require extensive temporary services and systems for logistics and transportation such as construction site railways, workshops, warehouses, personnel accommodation, cooling and ventilation systems, electric power supply, radio and telephone.
The Transtec Gotthard Consortium will now prepare the execution project. Once approved by the Federal Office of Transport (FOT), work will begin on the railway infrastructure installation site. Installation of the railway infrastructure through the south portal will start in 2009, and the north portal in 2012. The installation work is estimated to take about seven years. Commercial operation of the Gotthard Base Tunnel with scheduled train services is planned for 2017.
Alcatel-Lucent is responsible for designing, integrating, testing and overall project management for the turnkey, integrated delivery of the fixed network, the tunnel’s radio system, a highly available security network for the links to the interlocking system, and a wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) network, initially using the Alcatel-Lucent 1696 Metrospan, that connects to the IT solution, also under the responsibility of Alcatel-Lucent.
The tunnel’s radio system transmits voice and data (via GSM-R and Private Mobile Radio (PMR) for concerns relating to railway technology (operations, maintenance and intervention in case of an incident). In addition, it acts as a platform for mobile telephony providers wishing to offer their services on the Gotthard line.
Transtec Gotthard is a consortium composed of leading rail technology partners: Atel, Alcatel-Lucent / Thales, Alpine Bau and Balfour Beatty Rail. The four partners with equal rights provide their core competencies in the following domains: track, overhead contact line, rail security, rail and tunnel control and communication systems, telecommunications, power supply, cabling, logistics as well as planning and design. The six partner companies of Transtec Gotthard - ABB, Burkhalter, IBM, Kummler+Matter, Pöyry and Scheuchzer - are involved in the following leading projects of highspeed rail technology in Switzerland and Europe: Gotthard Base Tunnel (Switzerland), Lötschberg Base Tunnel (Switzerland), new rail segment Mattstetten - Rothrist (Switzerland), new rail segment Nürnberg–Ingolstadt (Switzerland). On May 7, 2007, the Transtec Gotthard Consortium was awarded a contract by AlpTransit Gotthard AG for the implementation of the entire rail technology solution for the new Gotthard Base Tunnel.
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) provides solutions that enable service providers, enterprise and governments worldwide, to deliver voice, data and video communication services to end-users. With operations in more than 130 countries, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with global reach. The company has an experienced global services team and one of the largest research, technology and innovation organizations in the telecommunications industry. For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on the Internet http://www.alcatel-lucent.com
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