Alstom to deliver high-capacity driverless signalling system for Taichung Blue Line metro

Alstom, a global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, has been awarded a contract to provide high-capacity driverless signalling system for the upcoming Taichung Blue Line metro (MRT), a milestone project set to transform public transport across the city and beyond.

Alstom is part of a strategic international consortium chosen by the Rapid Transit System Bureau of Taichung City Government to deliver a complete metro system for what will become Taichung's second fully-fledged MRT line, working with Singapore Technologies Engineering (STE), CTCI and Hyundai Rotem Company.

As the signalling consortium partner, Alstom will provide its Urbalis CBTC system, the same successful platform already in operation on Taichung's Green Line. The system will enable Blue Line trains to operate more frequently and precisely, even at peak times, with shorter waiting times. It will help to absorb the rising ridership as the city continues to expand. The system maximises network capacity by allowing shorter headways, down to 90 seconds, which increases the frequency of trains and reduces commute time.

Spanning 24.8 kilometres and comprising 20 stations, the Taichung Blue Line will link Taichung Port in the west with Taiwan Railway's Taichung Station in the east, thereby creating a major connection between the present Green Line and the future Orange Line. Supporting the Blue Line project with Alstom’s technology contributes to fulfilling the long-term goal of the government to create an integrated, multimodal transit system for one of Taiwan's fastest-expanding metropolitan areas.

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