KONE will supply and install more than 70 elevators for the Grand Paris Express metro project in Paris, the capital of France, and will deliver 107 escalators to the first phase of the Metro Line R2 in Jinan, the capital of eastern China’s Shandong province.
KONE was selected by Société du Grand Paris (SGP) to deliver elevators in the stations and related buildings across part of the southern section of line 15 of the Grand Paris Express metro. KONE will work together with SGP to provide and install over 70 KONE MonoSpace® elevators, which are currently expected to be in service in 2025.
The new Jinan Metro Line R2 will be 36.4 km in length, including a 34.5-km underground section. The Metro Line R2 will also be connected to the two existing metro lines R1 and R3. KONE will equip 10 of the stations from Shengchanlu to Pengjiazhuang with 107 KONE TransitMaster™ escalators. The contract also includes two years of standard maintenance.
“We are excited to contribute to Jinan’s rapidly developing infrastructure and help make metro travel safer and smoother for the city’s commuters,” said William B. Johnson, Executive Vice President, KONE Greater China.
The project is estimated to be completed at the end of 2020.
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