FRANCE: LYON METRO, EXTENSION OF LINE B
Customer
Sytral (operator)
Subsystem
Duration of the project
2007 - 2013
Project's description
The project consists of the extension of the existing metro line B in Lyon metropolis from Gerland to Oullins:
- Construction of a tunnel under the Rhone River and a buried stop station in an 1850 meter tunnel under the Rhone River and the A7 freeway
- The creation of a station buried at a depth of 70 meters, 75 meters by 25 meters
- Extension of the line by 1.7 km
- Evaluation of the MPL 75 rolling stock with driver.
Scope of work
Certifer carried out an OQA (Qualified Body) assessment mission to ensure that the safety objective of a system or sub-system was achieved at any time during its life cycle and a mission to verify compliance with regulations, standards and best practices for the system designed and built.
The mission focused on the following aspects:
- Overall coherence, system approach
- Operation of the metros
- External risks, natural and technological risks
- Rolling stock
- Command and control and signalling
- Civil engineering – strength, fire safety, evacuation and emergency response
- Equipment – fire safety, evacuation and emergency response
- Platforms, tracks and switches and crossings
- Electrical traction energy
The main activities performed by Certifer include
- Quarterly reports on project progress and key risks
- Risk analysis assessment and monitoring throughout the project (from design to commissioning)
- Audits of key suppliers and project management
- Completion of final evaluation reports for each subsystem
Achievements
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