Keolis operates Shanghai’s first automated metro line
In 2017, Shanghai Keolis won the contract for the automated metro line linking the 4 terminals of Pudong International Airport. This is the second Keolis contract in China. It expands the company’s footprint in the country and strengthens its world leadership in automated metros.
A major contract
The 20-year contract to run and maintain the Shanghai airport’s new automated metro went to Shanghai Keolis, a joint venture created in June 2014 between Shanghai Metro and Keolis. Phase 1 began in June 2019 and will last 5 years. At that point, the parties will sign a second contract overing the next 15 years of operation.
A world-scale project for a massive country
Every year, 60 to 80 million passengers transit through Pudong International Airport. The line linking the 4 terminals runs 24/7 and carries 250,000 passengers daily.
Keolis, a leader and pioneer
Keolis’s 330km of lines make it the world leader in automated metros. Our subsidiary has been a pioneer in this type of transport since it inaugurated the world’s first ever driverless line in Lille in 1983. Keolis currently operates 10 networks in 7 countries: China, Côte-d’Ivoire, UAE, France, India, Qatar and the UK.
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