Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering) has won $180 million in contracts for its Urban Solutions and Satcom (USS) business to provide its latest communications system, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system and AGIL Platform Screen Door (PSD) solution — for Bangkok’s new 35.9-kilometre metropolitan rapid transport (MRT) Orange Line.
The Orange Line connects eastern and western Bangkok and will potentially serve around 400,000 daily passengers when fully operational in 2030.
Since 2014, ST Engineering has delivered 23 smart metro projects in Bangkok. To date, the company has deployed a range of smart metro solutions including communications systems; command, control and communications systems; passenger information systems; mobility payment solutions and PSD solutions on about 85% of Bangkok’s MRT networks.
The company’s communications system will connect various components and systems in the trains as well as stations, leveraging networking technologies for timely data transmission to facilitate efficient operations and predictive maintenance, while the SCADA system will support real-time monitoring and control of metro operations.
ST Engineering’s USS will also provide over 500 sets of full-height PSDs and more than 160 sets of half-height PSDs for the 21 underground stations and seven elevated stations on the Orange Line. PSDs serve as safety barriers between the station platform and train track, enhancing commuter safety and reducing train delays.
The contracted scopes of work have commenced and will be completed by July 2030.
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“These projects strengthen our long-standing role in advancing Bangkok’s metro infrastructure and highlight the strong trust that the industry has in our technical and engineering capabilities,” says Chew Men Leong, president of Urban Solutions, ST Engineering.
“With an experienced team of experts in Bangkok since 2014, we are fully committed to supporting Bangkok’s rail expansion programmes,” he adds.
As at 12.31 pm, shares in ST Engineering are trading 4 cents higher or 0.89% up at $4.56.
