Kapsch and Thales Win Contract in Bulgaria

CompaniesTechnology ♦ Published: February 7, 2013; 17:09 ♦ (Vindobona)

As leader of the consortium, Thales has signed a contract with the Bulgarian railway infrastructure company NRIC to provide electronic signalling and telecommunication technology for the Sofia-Plovdiv railway line.

Kapsch and Thales Win Contract in Bulgaria / Picture: © Kapsch AG

Kapsch CarrierCom will deliver the GSM-R technology within this project. The entire contract has a value of worth € 35 million, the duration of the project is specified as 28 months.

Thales and Kapsch will cooperate in implementing the entire solution on the 133 km of the Sofia-Plovdiv railway line, part of the International Rail Corridor IV from Dresden to Istanbul crossing…