The new system for the Kelana Jaya and Ampang rail lines will be fitted with the latest ticketless technology
This contract win reinforces Indra’s position in the Asian ticketing segment, marking a fresh milestone in its progress in that continent
A consortium led by Indra, the number one IT provider in Spain and one of the leading multinationals in the segment in Europe, also comprising Malaysias Iris, has won a 26.7M, 15-month contract for the implementation of its access control and ticketing technology in two rail lines in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia.
The project covers the design, supply, installation and start-up of a full-service ticketing system on the Kelana Jaya and Ampang rail lines in Malaysia’s capital. This system includes access control systems and automated and manual ticket sales devices, among other equipment.
The new solution will be fitted out with totally contactless technology as the train tickets issued will be multiple-trip smart cards for regular users, and tokens (widely used in Asia and also electronic) for one-way trips. Both formats speed up the entire transit process as the tickets are validated via radio frequency using contactless access control systems.
With this contract win, Indra has made progress on its goal on increasing its presence in emerging Asian markets, reinforcing its presence in the region’s ticketing segment. In India last year the company won several contracts for the implementation of this technology in the Mumbai monorail and underground system and in the new light rail underground train to Delhi airport.
Indra is one of the world’s leading providers of ticketing solutions. Benchmark projects in this field include projects in the underground train systems in Madrid, Barcelona, Athens, Lisbon, Chile and Shanghai, the commuter rail transit system in Mexico City and the light rail transit systems in Austin (Texas) and St. Louis, USA.
Progress in Asia
Indra has recently notched up important contract wins in Asia. The Chinese civil aviation authority has selected the company to roll out a security network that will provide cover for 60% of Chinese air space. Elsewhere, in India, Indra will install nine radar stations and will equip 38 airports with its air traffic management systems, picking up the biggest contract in the world in this segment in recent years in terms of the number of systems.
Indra is also upgrading the Bank of Bangladesh’s management systems and is in the process of installing the access validation and management system for the first line of the new Mumbia underground system. In Vietnam the company is rolling out new financial management and HR systems for Vietnam Electricity, the nation’s largest electric utility. It is also involved in a multi-nation project financed by the Asian Development Bank for the transfer of energy across the six largest countries along the southern Mekong (Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, the People’s Republic of China, Myanmar and Thailand). Indra holds the global technology outsourcing contract for Meralco, the largest power utility in the Philippines. In terms of work for public authorities, the company recently finished up a project for the Supreme Court of Justice of the Philippines designed to upgrade the nation’s justice administration system.
Indra has subsidiaries in China and India and a permanent office in the Philippines.
Indra is Spain’s foremost IT company and one of the main players in Europe and Latin America. It is the second largest company in the European IT sector by market capitalisation and the number two Spanish company in terms of R&D spend. Revenue in 2009 totalled €2.51Bn, of which one-third was generated outside Spain. Indra employs over 29,000 people and has customers in more than 100 countries.