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Railwayengineering 376 | Pictures copyright: © Istockphoto | © RFF / Photolabservices - Eric Laurent | © Egis / Bruno Plumey - Joël Ruf - François Fauvain / © Vega / Helio Bosto De Matos | KC120459A - 2016 | © Egis / Bruno Plumey - Joël Ruf François Fauvain Vega copyright: © Istockphoto | RFF / Photolabservices - Eric Laurent 376 | Pictures 027 Egis SA - RCS Versailles 702 Egis SA - RCS Versailles engineering Head Office 11 avenue du Centre - CS 30530 RailwayPROJECT OVERVIEW Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines 78286 Guyancourt Cedex - France T +33 (0)1 30 48 44 00 F +33 (0)1 30 48 44 44 www.egis-group.com Egis Rail www.egis-rail.com Le Carat 170 avenue Thiers 69455 Lyon Cedex 06 - France T +33 (0)4 37 72 40 50 F +33 (0)4 37 72 27 00 DRIVERLESS METRO engineering MONORAIL RailwayPROJECT OVERVIEW AUTOMATIC PEOPLE MOVERS MASS TRANSIT P4 CONSULTING AND SUBURBAN PROGRAMME DEVELOPMENT & HIGH-SPEED RAIL HEAVY HAUL FREIGHT P6 ENGINEERING EPCM P8 PRIVATE CLIENT PROJECTS DESIGN & BUILD PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP A leading P10 EGIS player in high AND THE GLOBAL “speed lines RAIL INDUSTRY since the 90’s with a unique approach to project management. Egis initially applied its expertise in linear infrastructure to the very first high speed line in France. Today, our engineers also handle railway equipment (tracks, catenaries, signalling and ” telecom), for new lines or for conventional lines in operation. Egis can be involved at any stage of the project from conceptual studies through design and construction to Jean-François Cazes commissioning. Egis Senior Executive Vice President International & Major Projects Egis’s top level professionals can pilot any project, Olivier Bouvart from heavy haul to HSL! Egis Rail Chief Executive Officer 2 / 3 CONSULTING DESIGN MANAGEMENT ECONOMIC ALIGNMENT AND FINANCIAL STUDIES STATIONS TRAINING CAPACITY TRAFFIC STUDIES OPERATING STUDIES SAFETY CONSULTING AND PROGRAMME DEVELOPMENT RAIL SAFETY Using our technical expertise to bring practical solutions “ to complex challenges ” 1 A RAILWAY KM ARCHITECT OVER OF RAIL3400 ELECTRIFICATION STUDIES Time to design. KM MOROCCO Casablanca Commuter 63 express network - Morocco We take time MUMBAI Consulting services (track widening, underground section, RAILWAY STATION 3 A TECHNICAL to listen, railway operating system and institutional study) EXPERT understand and KM SPAIN Madrid-Extremadura ROLLING STOCK integrate the High Speed Railway SERBIA 350 2 requirements Consulting services for the rail alignment Consulting services for the purchase of electrical trainsets and locomotives, (Madrid - Oropesa and Talayuela - Caceres sections) track maintenance equipment and track components. A project funded by the of the public European Bank for Reconstruction and Development KM GPSO (Grand Projet Sud Ouest) authorities and FRANCE OPERATION PLANNING Preliminary Study FRANCE Strategic planning 2017 the railway 430 Study of the Bordeaux-Toulouse-Spain HSL A STATION DESIGNER For the eastern half of France: resetting of timetables, definition of network operators. developments and cost estimation INDIA Mumbai SIGNALLING Redesigning of the station and track plan to accommodate more frequent KM and larger trains. Management of interfaces with passenger facilities and SINGAPORE Circle line surrounding urban projects. Enhancing of the historical buildings 36 Expert appraisal of the centralised control, signalling and telecommunication systems, fixed equipment and platform screen doors SAUDI ARABIA Mecca, Medina KM SAFETY Consulting services for the construction of the Mecca and Medina stations BRAZIL São Paulo CPTM Dimetronic Independent Safety Assessor for the conversion of regional network’s OVER FRANCE Paris 124 signalling system to Communication Based Train Control (CBTC) Feasability study for the stations of the Greater POWER SUPPLY Paris Mass Rapid Transit system KM FRANCE Rhine Rhone HSL FRANCE Nice Electrification of double track under 2x25kV AC STUDIES CARRIED OUT FOR SNCF SINCE 140 2004 Construction of a multimodal hub with a high speed train station for 2020 KM FRENCH RAIL FRANCE La Maurienne INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGER Electrification studies of track under 1500V DC 185 4 / 5 PROJECT MANAGEMENT CIVIL POWER ENGINEERING SUPPLY STRUCTURES CATENARIES ENGINEERING MODERNISING EPCM SIGNALLING & EXTENDING SUSTAINABLE NETWORKS Managing and coordinating DEVELOPMENT KM37 the entire procurement and FRANCE Creil - Beauvais EPCM, detailed design and execution of railway line upgrading in Picardy KM220 implementation process TUNNELS AND POLAND E65 - CMK UNDERGROUND “ WORKS Preliminary design for the modernisation of the E65 - CMK line. Other projects include E20, E30, E59 and Line 8 KM28 FRANCE Northern Paris Peripheral line Design and construction management of the civil engineering and track ” work, passenger facilities and station platforms KM151 FRANCE Nice - Digne-les-Bains Overall design and construction management for the modernisation of the TRACKWORK Provence railway line KM180 SPAIN Madrid-Segovia and Valladolid-Medina del Campo Works supervision of the track bed construction for the new rail connection, and the Vallodolid urban tunnel section KM FRANCE Nimes - Montpellier HSL Project management assistance to build a rail EGIS HAS MODERNISED OVER 70 500 KM OF INTERCITY RAIL LINE bypass between Nimes and Montpellier, part of the new Languedoc Roussillon line. The section was designed for both freight traffic and high- speed line (TGV) passenger services. KM FRANCE Rhine - Rhône HSL KM Technical consultancy services for civil works Egis operates and railway equipment from Dijon to Belfort a skilful balance HSL 140 (Eastern France) to master 500 KM MOROCCO Kenitra - Tangiers HSL your scope, CREATING Design and construction supervision of the civil cost, schedule NEW works for the Northern section. The new high and quality ROUTES 200 speed line will connect Tangiers and Casablanca HAUL objectives. at a speed of 320 km/h by 2014. HEAVY With the acquisition of VEGA, We commit KM SPAIN Madrid - Galicia HSL the leading Brazilian railway consulting ourselves to Supervision of the track construction works for firm, Egis is qualified to tackle mining managing all the Madrid - Galicia high speed line and heavy haul railway projects. 435 (Ponte Ambia - Taboadela sections) the technical BRAZIL Via Ferrea Maringa Re-routing of the rail line passing through Maringa via and contractual KM CHINA Wuhan - Guangzhou HSL a new tunnel aspects to bring Quality control of the section three civil works BRAZIL Carajas Mines you a complete 183 bridges, 66 tunnels Engineering of 800 km of railway between the Carajas 968 mines and the Port of Saõ Luis service. 1813 KM 6 / 7 TESTING SCHEDULING COORDINATION CONSTRUCTION OPERATION PRIVATE CLIENT AND SUPERVISION OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS WORKS CONTRACT MANAGEMENT DESIGN & BUILD PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP LEGAL ASPECTS KM UAE Shah Habshan Ruwais Due to its extensive background Design & Build 264 Design of the permanent way and the depot for SBG in the design and delivery of high performance rail and urban transit KM MOROCCO Kenitra-Tangiers Design & Build projects Egis has become expert in 200 Engineering services of the tracks, catenaries and life cycle cost engineering to optimise construction site investment, recurring costs and thus KM SOUTH AFRICA The Gautrain provide maximum overall benefit. A Concession 80 private engineering company with a Design of the urban rapid rail link Johannesburg O.R. Tambo International Airport - Pretoria solid public works background! KM PORTUGAL Lisboa-Poceirão PPP 35 Definition of the maintenance programme, RAMS and engineering management plans for FCC Concessions KM FRANCE Brittany-Loire High Speed Rail PPP 215 Preliminary design, shop drawings and assistance FRANCE SOUTH EAST ATLANTIC HSL to Bouygues for the maintenance programme and HSL performance criteria Engineering of the infrastructure and the railway KM FRANCE Nîmes-Montpellier rail bypass equipment for the construction consortium. PPP CONCE- 79 SSION In 2017, the journey time from Paris to Bordeaux Peer review for the suitability of the design and construction will be reduced from around 3h30 to only 2 hours. 340 KM RHÔNEXPRESS TRAM-TRAIN PPP Engineering within the construction consortium Understanding the interests and and technical assistance for the purchase of the rolling stock. The Rhônexpress express tram-train now links the airport to Lyon city centre in less than objectives of each stakeholder to 30 minutes, running on both a new track and an “ create a win-win project existing tramway line. ” 22 KM 8 / 9 Certified by SNCF (owner and operator of EGIS the French railway network), Egis is the only AND THE GLOBAL RAIL INDUSTRY consultant qualified for all technical segments. AUTHORIZED Egis has the most complete qualification for the ENGINEERING design and construction management of SNCF rail CONSULTANT projects: general coordination, track, civil engineering, building, electric traction equipment, signalling and telecommunications. Egis is authorized to work on all types of project for both new lines and existing lines. 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