BYD Officially Signs Deal for the São Paulo Metro's Line 17 Project

SAO PAULO - May 6, 2020 - PRLog -- BYD SkyRail São Paulo and São Paulo Metro formally signed a contract on April 27^th for BYD to provide its SkyRail for the Line 17 (Gold Line) project. This marks BYD's second major collaborative project in Brazil following the company's SkyRail line in the city of Salvador.

As the provider of this integrated solution, BYD will provide Line 17 with an entire suite of products and services, including 14 fleets of 5-vehicle trains, switches, conductive rails, UTO-level signal system, central control system, engineering vehicles, vehicle washing machines, and technical services, including engineering integration, installation, debugging and training.

Designed to solve urban traffic congestion, BYD's SkyRail is a straddle-type monorail system with an investment of 5 billion RMB, developed by a dedicated R&D team of more than 1,000 following five years of research and development. The SkyRail brings lower costs, a shorter construction period and greater terrain adaptability when compared to competing technologies, while also being energy efficient, emitting zero emissions and operating quietly.

The first phase of the Line 17 project will extend from São Paulo's Congonhas Airport to other central parts of the city, connecting vital business districts, the University of São Paulo, and densely populated areas in the city's east. With a total length of 17.7 kilometers upon completion, the Gold Line will connect with Line 1 (Blue), Line 4 (Yellow), Line 5 (Lilac), and Line 9 (Emerald).

According to Tyler Li, Country Manager of BYD Brazil, Line 17 is designed to reach a daily flow of 250,000 passengers, and the interval between departures can be as rapid as 80 seconds. As such, these parameters necessitate high requirements for the project's technology and operations system.

BYD's headquarters for its North and South American operations is in downtown Los Angeles, California, where the firm's American SkyRail™ Team is based.

"Over my 45-year career in the planning, design, and construction of rapid transit systems here and abroad, I have never seen a company that matches the depth and breadth of advanced transit technology of BYD – and certainly none with the financial and R&D resources needed to maintain its leadership position over decades to come," BYD's Senior Strategic Advisor for SkyRail projects in North America, Dr. Thomas Stone, said. "This SkyRail™ system in Sao Paulo includes vehicles and systems similar to what the company is proposing here in Los Angeles and for several other cities in the United States.  I believe this helps solidify BYD's position as the new global leader in advanced, urban monorail technology."

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