Consortia gather for Brazilian Bullet Train bid
Monday, 01 Mar 2010 10:59
The Korea Herald announced that the consortium plans to meet Brazilian federal government officials starting this week, to promote the country's railway technologies and operational know-how.
The Korean companies include state-run railway operator Korail and Korea Rail Network Authority, high-speed train manufacturer Hyundai Rotem and Hyundai Heavy Industries.
According to Korea Herald, officials will stress the geographical similarity between the Seoul-Busan route with the planned Rio-San Paulo route and the successful operation of KTX.
"Although started with technological know-how delivered by French engineers, Korea has succeeded in developing its own bullet train and has experience in building stations and railways for the high-speed trains. It has also shown excellent train operation management as well as no major accident reported so far," Chang Deok-gyu, deputy general manager of Hyundai Rotem Company said.
The tender auction will likely be held by 2nd May with the preferred bidder named in May.
The $17.4 billion project aims to build 510 kilometer high speed railway to connect Rio with Sao Paulo and Campinas and will cover seven stations including stops at international airports. The rail line will allow operating high speed trains at speeds of up to 350 km/h journey times between the two cities slashed to 97 minutes.
The railway is expected to be built in time for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Companies from Japan, South Korea, China, France, Austria, Spain and Germany have expressed interest in bidding on the contract to build the system and operate it for 40 years.
Brazilian officials say they will award the project to the bidder that promises the lowest fares and the highest level of technology transfer.
The request for proposals sets a fare ceiling of 28 cents per kilometer to ensure that the TAV is competitive with existing passenger air service between Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
The Korean companies include state-run railway operator Korail and Korea Rail Network Authority, high-speed train manufacturer Hyundai Rotem and Hyundai Heavy Industries.
According to Korea Herald, officials will stress the geographical similarity between the Seoul-Busan route with the planned Rio-San Paulo route and the successful operation of KTX.
"Although started with technological know-how delivered by French engineers, Korea has succeeded in developing its own bullet train and has experience in building stations and railways for the high-speed trains. It has also shown excellent train operation management as well as no major accident reported so far," Chang Deok-gyu, deputy general manager of Hyundai Rotem Company said.
The tender auction will likely be held by 2nd May with the preferred bidder named in May.
The $17.4 billion project aims to build 510 kilometer high speed railway to connect Rio with Sao Paulo and Campinas and will cover seven stations including stops at international airports. The rail line will allow operating high speed trains at speeds of up to 350 km/h journey times between the two cities slashed to 97 minutes.
The railway is expected to be built in time for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Companies from Japan, South Korea, China, France, Austria, Spain and Germany have expressed interest in bidding on the contract to build the system and operate it for 40 years.
Brazilian officials say they will award the project to the bidder that promises the lowest fares and the highest level of technology transfer.
The request for proposals sets a fare ceiling of 28 cents per kilometer to ensure that the TAV is competitive with existing passenger air service between Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
- South Korea has recently introduced its first homegrown bullet train, KTX-II that offers safer and more convenient services.
| The new train will begin its operation on the lines connecting Seoul and Busan and Seoul and Gwangju on March 2. The commercial operation of KTX-II also means that the country has proved itself capable of exporting high-speed trains to other countries. The consortium responsible for developing the KTX-II intends to export the trains to places that are considering building high-speed train networks, including Brazil, Turkey and California. |  |
- Japan has rolled out the latest version of its state-of-the-art bullet trains at the same time as developers go looking for new markets for the technology.
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The sleek, seven-car train will go into operation on the Akita Shinkansen Line in Northern Japan in the spring of 2013, operating at speeds of up to 320 km/h. The new train has 13-meter long nose, which is a full 7 meters longer than the nose on the present E3 Komachi generation of super express trains and is designed to reduce drag and noise. |
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