Detailed project for the Salvador monorail in Brazil

SENER is continuing to partner with the Chinese company BYD by signing the contract to draft the detailed project for the railway systems of the Salvador monorail, in Bahia state.

The scope of the work contracted to SENER covers the detailed projects for the: rail systems; high, medium and low voltage systems; drive system; third and fourth rail; grounding, or atmospheric discharge protection system; signalling; communications; centralized control systems and data transmission systems for the Salvador monorail; and platform doors.

This is an important project for the city, which will expand the existing railway network to satisfy the demand of regions in need of transport. In this regard, the new monorail will connect the two existing metro lines (Line 1 and 2) that will be joined in the Acceso Norte Station and from there, it will go to the Ilha de São João Station. In total, it will have a length of 23.6 km and consist of 25 stations and a depot.

Previously, SENER Brazil drafted the conceptual projects, both for the construction and the systems, of this key mobility project for the city of Salvador, in Bahia.