Sustainable Mobility: NGE wins the linear railway systems contract for Line 18 West, worth €65 million
NGE, through its rail subsidiary TSO, has been awarded the contract for the linear railway systems of Line 18 West of the Grand Paris Express by Société des Grands Projets. This new contract covers a 9 km section between the municipalities of Versailles, Guyancourt, and Montigny-le-Bretonneux.
Line 18 will connect the major economic hubs of Essonne and Yvelines, serving Paris-Saclay, one of the world’s leading centres for Research & Development.
Valued at €65 million, this is the 23rd contract won by the Group as part of the Grand Paris. With all its ongoing projects on the Grand Paris Express, NGE is positioning itself as a key player in Europe’s largest sustainable mobility project.
Line 18 will provide a concrete response to the mobility needs of the region. It will offer an efficient alternative for the 65,000 students of the Saclay plateau, who are currently largely reliant on buses, and will ultimately serve the Orly-Rungis economic hub, home to over 70,000 jobs and 1,850 companies.
The scope of works awarded to TSO includes the supply and installation of the track, the third rail for power supply, as well as linear equipment (walkways, dry risers, cable routes) along 9 km of double-track tunnel, complemented by 200 metres of cut-and-cover section at Saint-Quentin Est station. The section will pass through Guyancourt, Satory, and Versailles – Chantiers stations.