KONE will supply 342 KONE TransitMaster escalators for China’s national high-speed railway project, also known as the Beijing-Shanghai Express Railway.
In addition, KONE was awarded a maintenance contract on all equipment for a period of two years.
Ad Hoc News Berlin reports that once completed, the new high-speed railway system will link China’s two major economic zones in approximately five hours. The project, spanning over 1,300 kilometers and 24 different railway stations along the Beijing-Shanghai corridor, began in April 2008 and is being undertaken by China’s Ministry of Railways.