French company to oversee construction of high-speed rail line in Kazakhstan
French SYSTRA has signed a contract with Kazakhstan Temir Zholy
(KTZ) (Kazakh Railway) to oversee the design and to supervise the
construction of a high-speed rail line between the cities of Almaty
and Astana in Kazakhstan, the SYSTRA reported.
The contract was signed on March 5 in the capital Astana by SYSTRA
CEO Pierre Verzat, and KTZ Chairman Askar Mamin, marking 10-years
of successful collaboration.
It will be the first high-speed rail line in Kazakhstan and it is
due for commissioning by Spring 2017 to coincide with the
inauguration of the World Expo in Astana.
"Covering a distance of 1000 km, the high-speed line will be
designed to operate at speed of 250km/per hour," the company
said.
SYSTRA is involved in every high-speed rail project in France and
is currently working on the Southern Europe Atlantic line
(Tours-Bordeaux) as a member of the LISEA consortium. The company
is also working on a number of international projects including the
Kenitra-Tangiers line in Morocco, HS2 in the UK, s well as on
projects in Brazil, India, Malaysia, Thailand and Russia.
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