The Japanese Hitachi and the French Transdev have prevailed over the European Siemens and Alstom to facilitate the rolling stock of the new Toronto metro line, in Canada, which will be built by the Vinco gala and the Spanish Ferrovial, . In this way, the teams that will build and put into operation this new transport in the city are moving forward and it is expected that they will sign the contracts before the end of the year.
According to the list of companies that have convinced the Toronto Transportation Authority, the consortium called Connect 6ix, formed by Transdev and Hitachi themselves, accompanied by Plenary Americas, will have the financial advice of National Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking to carry out carry out the supply of rolling stock, its maintenance, and operations in the new Ontario line of the city’s metro, which will involve an investment, according to data from the project itself, of more than 10,000 million Canadian dollars, that is, about 8,000 million euros, of which most will be dedicated to the construction of the tunnel and the stations that Ferrovial and Vinci will be in charge of.
Two other teams that had been shortlisted have been left out of this game. The first of these, ONConnects, was led by Canada’s Aecon, Siemens Mobility and Keolis and Scotia Capital’s financial advisory firm. The second, ONLineLinx, had the French Alstom, the British John Laing and the support on the construction side of the Canadian subsidiary of the Spanish FCC. On the operations side, this last team was headlining the international subsidiary of the German giant Deutsche Bahn. But all of them have been left out of the project.
15 kilometers and 15 stations
The new Ontario line of the Toronto subway will consist of a 15.6 kilometer route and a travel time of around 30 minutes with stops at 15 stations along the way, according to official documentation. The uniqueness of the project lies in the conjunction of underground and elevated sections, depending on the part of the route in which it is located.
The Toronto Department of Transportation estimates that 388,000 daily passengers will use this new line once construction is complete. In addition, its commissioning seeks to provide faster, more frequent and reliable access to transport for more than 255,000 people who will live less than 10 minutes on foot from an Ontario line station. In addition, it will serve to reduce congestion on line 1 of the city’s metro, according to the city’s transport network.
This contract is divided into three main lots, one for the construction of the northern part of the route and another for the southern part. There is also a third lot, the one awarded to Transdev and Hitachi, which will involve the design, supply, operation and maintenance of the trains, as well as the design of tracks and Wi-Fi and passenger communications. In addition, they will be in charge of integrating the rate equipment with the city’s Presto system.
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