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KONE SUPPLYING 103 VT UNITS FOR CHONGQING METRO

KONE will supply 103 vertical-transportation (VT) units for the second phase of Metro Line 6 in Chongqing, China, the company announced on August 18. The OEM will equip the line's stations with 83 of its TransitMaster™ escalators, and 16 MonoSpace® and four MiniSpace™ elevators. Additionally, the contract includes two years of standard maintenance. Line 6 will create a connection through the Liangjiang New Area in the north of Chongqing, a district for international business, exhibitions and conferences, leisure tourism, cultural creativity and ecological living. At a length of more than 14 km, phase two of Line 6 will travel from Yuelai station to Shaheba station through seven stops and connect to three other existing lines of the Chongqing metro system. It is being developed by the Chongqing Rail Transit Co., Ltd. and is expected to be completed by the end of 2020.

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