Ansaldo Sts Wins Contract To Manage Copenhagen Metro 1

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PRESS RELEASE

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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 Women’s 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








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