Ansaldo STS S.p.A
Via P. Mantovani, 3-5, 16151 Genoa - Italy
Press Office
Phone +39 010 655 2067 - Fax +30 010 655 2939
A Finmeccanica Company
Ansaldo STS, listed on the Italian Stock Exchange, is an international leading technology company that operates through two Business Units: Transportation Solutions and
Signalling in the global Railway & Mass Transit Transportation business with the provision of traffic management, planning, train control and signalling systems and services.
It acts as lead contractor and turnkey provider on major projects worldwide. Ansaldo STS is headquartered in Genoa, Italy, and employs over 4,300 people in 28 countries.
In 2008, its revenues reached
1.106
M, with a gross operating margin of
118M and net profits of 77.6
M.
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February 2010
Ansaldo STS wins contract to manage Copenhagen Metro
Signalling and Transportation Solutions company Ansaldo STS (STS.MI) has won a
AU$284 million
contract
to operate and maintain Copenhagen's
driverless metro system
during the next five years.
Ansaldo STS provided the engineering, systems integration, rail electrification equipment
and vehicles for the driverless system, and has been involved in its management since it
commenced operating in October 2002.
In 2009 the Copenhagen Metro was named Best driverless metro, and in 2008 was
awarded Best metro in the world and Best metro in Europe.
From Italy (Rome Metro Line C, Milan Metro Line 5) to Taiwan (Taipei Circular Line), from
Greece (Thessaloniki and Brescia Metros) to Saudi Arabia (Riyadh Womens University),
Ansaldo STS expertise in driverless rail systems is now being applied worldwide.
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Further information:
Anne Richardson, tel +61 438 626 909
richardson.anne@ansaldo-sts.com.au