01 June 2010

CANADA’S Bombardier has signed a $241-million sub-contract with Saudi Oger to build, operate, and maintain its next-generation Innovia monorail system in the Saudi capital Riyadh.

Bombardier’s rail division Bombardier Transportation won the contract from Saudi Oger, the contractor responsible for the turnkey construction of the new monorail system. Saudi Oger was awarded the contract by the Rayadah Investment Company, the investment vehicle of the Public Pension Agency of the Saudi government, in April.
The 3.6-km monorail transit system for the King Abdullah Financial District in Riyadh will include six driverless Innovia Monorail 300 trains, for a total of 12 cars.
Bombardier will design and supply all of the system-wide electrical and mechanical elements for the six-station monorail system, with Bombardier Cityflo 650 automatic train control technology for driverless operation as well as providing project management, systems engineering and integration, testing and commissioning.
Engineering and design for the monorail vehicles will be centered at Bombardier’s site in Kingston, Canada, and manufacturing of the 12 cars will be carried out by the company in Pittsburgh, US.
Together with Saudi Oger, Bombardier will also provide its branded Innovia O&M (operation and maintenance) services for the system for an initial period of 10 years. Completion of the monorail system is scheduled for 2012.

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