Invensys Dimetronic lands Madrid Metro contract
 
Invensys Dimetronic has won a contract worth Euro 7 million to supply automatic train control equipment for use on a new extension to the Madrid Metro (MM).

MINTRA, a company owned by the regional government of Madrid, is currently extending line 3 of the MM from 6.3 km and 11 stations to 14.9 km and 18 stations. The same company is also responsible for placing all contracts associated with the project. Under its contract, Invensys Dimetronic is to supply the Westrace electronic interlocking system, joint-less track circuits (JLTCs), and automatic train protection (ATP)/automatic train operation (ATO) Distance To Go technology. The company is also responsible for carrying out modifications to the control traffic centre (CTC) in Madrid. 

Based in Madrid and with facilities in Barcelona, Valencia, Lisbon and Porto, Invensys Dimetronic is the leading supplier of signalling and control systems for both mainline and mass transit railways in the Iberian peninsula.