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press release, June 5, 2018
KONE Corporation, a global leader in
the elevator and escalator industry, has won orders for three metro
projects in China, an important infrastructure market for the
company. The orders are for Changsha Metro Line 5, Xiamen Metro
Line 2, and Nanning Metro Line 3.
The order for Changsha Metro Line 5
includes 105 KONE TransitMaster(TM) escalators, 26 KONE MonoSpace®
elevators, and five KONE MiniSpace® elevators. These will serve
people traveling on the new, north-to-south route in the capital of
Hunan Province. The main developer is Changsha Metro Group Co.,
Ltd. and the architects are Guangzhou Metro Design & Research
Institute Co., Ltd.
Line 2 of the Xiamen Metro is an
east-west line which connects Xiamen Island and Haicang District on
the mainland. It also connects to Xiamen Metro Lines 1, 3, 4, and 5
through transfer stations. KONE will equip the line with 199
heavy-load KONE TransitMaster(TM) 140 escalators designed
specifically to meet the special requirements of metro projects in
China. The main developer is Xiamen rail transit Group Co., Ltd.
and the architects are China Railway Siyuan Survey and Design Group
Co., Ltd.
For Line 3 of the Nanning Metro, KONE
will provide 150 KONE TransitMaster(TM) 140 escalators and 28 KONE
MonoSpace® elevators. The main developer is Nanning Rail Transit
Co., Ltd. and the architects are Guangzhou Metro Design &
Research Institute Co., Ltd.
The traffic handling capacity for
equipment at each of the sites in estimated at some 7,000 people
per hour. All of the metro lines are due to begin trial operations
in 2019.
"As cities grow, the need for
sustainable and efficient ways to help people move around them also
grows. We have a solid record of supporting the development of
infrastructure in China with our people flow expertise and are
proud to have been selected to contribute to these projects," says
William B. Johnson, executive vice president, KONE Greater
China.
All orders were booked in the first
quarter of 2018.
For further
information, please contact:
Liisa Kivelä, Director, Communications, KONE Corporation, tel. +358 204 75 4330. media@kone.com
Liisa Kivelä, Director, Communications, KONE Corporation, tel. +358 204 75 4330. media@kone.com
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Previous press releases are available
at http://www.kone.com/en/news-and-insights/releases/
including:
March 9, 2018: KONE wins further orders for Zhengzhou metro line
in China
December 22, 2017: KONE wins order for an infrastructure project in
Zhengzhou, China's Henan province
October 25, 2016: KONE wins order for China's Xi'an Metro Line
4
August 26, 2016: KONE wins order for new main line of Chongqing
metro in China
About
KONE
At KONE, our mission is to improve the
flow of urban life. As a global leader in the elevator and
escalator industry, KONE provides elevators, escalators and
automatic building doors, as well as solutions for maintenance and
modernization to add value to buildings throughout their life
cycle. Through more effective People Flow®, we make people's
journeys safe, convenient and reliable, in taller, smarter
buildings. In 2017, KONE had annual net sales of EUR 8.9 billion,
and at the end of the year over 55,000 employees. KONE class B
shares are listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. in Finland. www.kone.com