Oct. 15 – Ansaldo STS, company within Finmeccanica, signed a $13.2 million contract with Insigma (HK) United Rail Transportation Engineering Co, thanks to the workings of the satellite Ansaldo STS USA. The company explains, “within this deal, we will design and provide a CBTC (Communications Based Train Control) system for the initial development of Hangzhou’s second underground line.” For Ansaldo STS, this is the 8th contract of the kind in China, and the 2nd in the city of Hangzhou, where the total length of the second underground will be 33.69 km with 26 stations. The line will open in two moments: in December 2013 the South-East section (18.66 km and 13 stations) will open; while the North-West part (15.03 km and 13 stations) will open in December 2016.
