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Stay on Corporate siteKONE Corporation, press release, October 9,
2020
KONE Corporation, a global leader in the elevator and escalator
industry, will deliver 72 elevators and escalators for Contract E3
of the MRT Orange Line (East Section) project in the Bangkok metro
in Thailand.
In total, the MRT Orange
Line will be 39.8 kilometers in length and travel between Taling
Chang and Min Buri through 28 stations, 21 of which will be
underground. Currently, the Bangkok metro has five lines in service
and in the future, the subway system is expected to have altogether
10 lines.
To help smooth the flow of passengers along the Bangkok metro, KONE
will equip three stations from Yaek Lam Sali station to Khlong Ban
Ma station as well as three intervention shafts with 17 KONE S
MonoSpace® elevators and 55 KONE TransitMaster™ 120 escalators. In
addition, the contract includes KONE E-Link™ equipment monitoring
system.
"We are very happy to have
a role in developing the infrastructure in Bangkok. Our solutions
and expertise will help improve the flow of urban life in the Thai
capital, one of the most populous cities in the world," said Axel
Berkling, Executive Vice President for KONE Asia Pacific.
The owner of the MRT Orange Line (East Section) is Mass Rapid
Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) and the main contractor of
Contract E3 is Italian-Thai Development Public Company Limited
(ITD).
KONE booked the order in the first quarter of 2020.
For further information,
please contact:
Hanna Rutanen, Director, External
Communications, KONE Corporation, tel. +358 41 507 1361,
media@kone.com
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Previous press releases are available at https://www.kone.com/en/news-and-insights/releases/
including:
September 1, 2020: KONE wins order for Punggol Digital District, a
smart and sustainable development in Singapore
August 5, 2019: KONE wins order to equip Central Boulevard Towers,
a mixed-use development in Singapore
February 27, 2019: KONE wins order to equip stages 4 and 5 of the
Thomson-East Coast Line in Singapore
June 26, 2018: KONE to equip 8 Conlay luxury mixed-use
development in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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 2019, KONE had annual
sales of EUR 10 billion, and at the end of the year approximately
60,000 employees. KONE class B shares are listed on the Nasdaq
Helsinki Ltd. in Finland.
www.kone.com
KONE Bangkok metro Press release