Ricardo Signs a £2.3m Contract to Provide Technical Oversight for Taipei’s New Metro Route
27 Octubre 2021 - 06:01PM
Business Wire
Experts will ensure ‘Light Green’ line meets highest quality and
safety standards.
Ricardo is pleased to announce it has been appointed by the
Taipei City Government to provide Independent Verification and
Validation (IV&V) services for Phase Two of the Wanda–Shulin
line, a driverless metro route under construction in Taipei,
Taiwan, for a total of £2.3M.
Our teams will assess whether the electrical and mechanical
sub-systems - including rolling stock, infrastructure,
communications and power supply - and their interfaces with civil
and track works meet the client’s required standards for
functionality, quality and operational safety.
A key responsibility will be ensuring that Phase Two, a mostly
elevated 11km section that is due to open in 2028, will integrate
seamlessly with Phase One, a 9.5km underground section that is
expected to commence passenger service in 2025.
The completed line, which will be known on the Taipei Metro
network as the ‘Light Green’ line, will operate with driverless
technology (Grade-of-Automation 4) throughout.
Mr. Jan, Deputy Chief Engineer from the Taipei City Government
Department of Rapid Transit Systems said, “We value the insight
that Ricardo will bring to this important infrastructure project
for Taipei. Their experience as a trusted technical partner on
systems around the world, will deliver significant benefits as the
construction progresses through each stage.”
A primary focus of our work will be on the system interfaces,
such as the compatibility of Phase One rolling stock with Phase
Two’s control systems and station environments.
As the project progresses, our experts will undertake a wide
range of audits and risk assessments to verify that all potential
hazards are recognised and advise on measures to sufficiently
mitigate any identified risks. We will also monitor the manufacture
of sub-systems to ensure the designs are properly validated, and
assess their installation, testing and commissioning.
The complexity of unifying two separate phases into a single
route bears many similarities with the extension of the Blue Line
in Bangkok, where Ricardo performed the same IV&V duties during
its conversion into a circular ‘loop’ line in 2018. The experience
gained in Bangkok was one of the factors behind the decision to
select our team for the Wanda–Shulin project.
“We are proud to be entrusted with ensuring the Wanda–Shulin
line will form one of the most modern transit lines in the world”
said Anon Tian, Ricardo’s rail business manager for Taiwan.
The appointment continues a long and successful history between
Ricardo and the Taiwan rail sector which includes assessment
services during the construction of the original high-speed network
between 2000 and 2007, as well as the Taipei - Taoyuan Airport rail
link and Taoyuan City‘s Green Line.
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