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KONE TO SUPPLY JINAN METRO LINE R2 WITH 107 ESCALATORS

KONE will deliver 107 escalators to the first phase of the Metro Line R2 in Jinan, China, the company announced on July 28. Jinan, the capital of eastern China's Shandong province, has traditionally been a major bus transportation hub, but the city opened its first metro line in 2019. Metro Line R2 will total 36.4 km in length, with most of it — 34.5 km —underground. The 19-station line will connect major areas of Jinan, including the old town, the newer part of the city in the west and the Jinan High-tech Industrial Development Zone in the eastern part of the city. It will also connect to existing metro lines R1 and R3. KONE will equip 10 of the stations with 107 TransitMaster™ escalators. The contract also includes two years of standard maintenance. Construction of the line is expected to complete at the end of 2020. Hitachi previously won an order for 118 escalators in nine of the line’s stations.

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