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KONE ESCALATOR ORDER FOR STOCKHOLM METRO LINE EXTENSION

KONE recently won an order to deliver 20 escalators to phase one of an extension of the metro line in Stockholm, Sweden, the OEM announced on June 4. One of the capital city's largest infrastructure projects, the work will add 4 km and two stations to the Blue Line in the Barkarby District, northwest of Stockholm. The order consists of eight TransitMasterTM 140 and 12 TransitMaster 190 units. Installation is scheduled in 2022, ahead of the expanded line opening in 2026. The extension will enable metro travel through the growing areas of Nacka, Barkarby and Arenastaden. KONE observes that Stockholm has an annual population increase of approximately 40,000, and that Barkarbystaden, which the extension will serve, is a “whole new residential area being built with some 18,000 new apartments and commercial spaces.”

Image credit: courtesy of KONE

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