SYSTRA

Founded	1957
Headquarters	, Paris
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Michel Cornil, President, Philippe Citroën, CEO
Services	Transportation planning, project management and oversight, consulting, urban and rail transport engineering
Employees	2,500 (2008)
Subsidiaries	MVA Consultancy, MVA Hong Kong, Citilabs, SYSTRA Consulting, Canarail, Sotec Ingénierie...
Website	www.systra.com

SYSTRA is an international engineering and consulting group specializing in rail (passenger and freight) and public transport. SYSTRA is known worldwide for its work in transport modes that offer a sustainable alternative to cars and trucks. With more than 2,500 employees worldwide, SYSTRA has undertaken projects in 130 different countries.

Contents 1 History 2 Organization of SYSTRA 2.1 SYSTRA Conseil 2.2 Engineering Division 2.3 Sales Divisions 2.4 Support Functions 3 SYSTRA’s Subsidiaries 4 Major SYSTRA Projects 5 Figures[3] 6 Distribution of Ownership[4] 7 Products 7.1 U-shaped viaducts[5] 8 Management System 9 Awards 10 References 11 External links

[edit] History

SYSTRA was created by the fusion of two engineering firms, Sofrerail (Société Française d’Etudes et de Réalisations Ferroviaires – French Rail Studies and Realizations Company) and Sofretu (Société Française d’Etudes et de réalisations de Transports Urbains – French Urban Transport Studies and Realizations Company). Sofrerail, a subsidiary of the French National Rail Company (in french, SNCF), was created in 1957 in the context of work on the Indian railway. Sofrerail, a subsidiary of the Paris Transport Authority (Régie autonome des transports parisiens, RATP), was created in 1961 in the context of work carried out for the Metro of Montreal.

Sofretu and Sofrerail fused at the end of 1995 and became SYSTRA (SYStèmes de TRAnsport, Transport Systems) in 1997^[1].

A selection of key studies in the history of SYSTRA:

• Since 1967, SYSTRA is associated with the development of the Metro of Mexico City and since 1968 with the Metro of Santiago, Chile.
• 1970 – first involvement with Cairo, with the development of its transport master plan followed by the detailed studied of line 1 of the metro system.
• Beginning in 1974, studies for the automatic driverless subway (VAL) of Lille, then for the automatic driverless subway of Taipai (Taiwan), Turin, Rennes, Toulouse, Paris (France). SYSTRA sets the standard in the development of automatic subway systems.
• Beginning in 1988, SYSTRA participates in the construction of the tunnel under the English Channel and of High Speed 1, the first high-speed rail line in Great Britain.

[edit] Organization of SYSTRA

SYSTRA is made up of the following divisions:

• Engineering
• Consulting
• Four sales divisions, each dedicated to a large geographical region
• Support functions (human resources department, etc.)

SYSTRA also has numerous subsidiaries, making up the SYSTRA Group.

[edit] SYSTRA Conseil

The division SYSTRA Conseil was created March 1, 2009. Its staff of 80 engineers, architects, rail operation experts, economists and cartographers is largely drawn from the former Transport Planning Department and the GSM-R Department, which were disbanded with the creation of SYSTRA Conseil.

SYSTRA Conseil offers services in transportation planning, project management and oversight and operating assistance for the rail (freight and passengers) and urban transport sectors.

SYSTRA Conseil’s activities include:

• Transportation plans and strategic studies at different scales (city, regional, national) and for different modes (passenger or freight rail, public transport, bicycles, pedestrians, etc.)

For example: Urban Transport Plans, National Transport Master Plans, Regional Railway Plans, etc.

• Studies of institutional and financial structures necessary for the construction and operation of a large-scale transport project, funding scheme studies, studies for tariff setting

• Alignment conception and urban design for metros, tramways, bus rapid transit, bicycles, pedestrians, …

• Conception of transport hubs and stations

• Studies focused on safety, accessibility and social integration

For example: Transport Accessibility Master Plans, elimination of at-grade crossings, improvement of intersections, study of social effects of transport projects

• Optimisation of existing infrastructure and services

For example: Restructuring of bus lines, time phasing of timetables, capacity studies for rail lines and nodes, studies regarding line upgrades

• Studies for the creation of new interurban services

• Studies for the installation of new technological features – ERTMS, ticketing, passenger information systems

• Evaluations of the impact of policies and projects

For example: economic analyses, carbon footprint analyses, environmental assessments, sustainable development assessments

• Consultation with stakeholders and the greater public

• Consulting services for decision makers
• Project management and oversight
• Training sessions for universities, public authorities and transportation authorities

[edit] Engineering Division

The Engineering Division is made up of 3 departments:

• Civil Engineering
• Transportation Systems and Equipment
• Project Management

[edit] Sales Divisions

Each of the four sales divisions is responsible for a large geographic area, including the activities of the Group’s subsidiaries:

• France
• Europe
• Asia Pacific (APA)
• Africa – Americas – Middle East (AMA)

[edit] Support Functions

• Financial and Legal Division
• Human Resources
• Quality Assurance
• Communication and Marketing

[edit] SYSTRA’s Subsidiaries

World area	Subsidiaries	City	State	Website
In France	Systra S.A. - Group Headquarters	Paris	France	http://www.systra.com
	Systra S.A.	Lyon	France	http://www.systra.com
	Sotec Ingénierie	Toulouse	France	http://www.systra.com
	Project offices at	Brest, Bordeaux, Le Havre, Marseille, ...	France	http://www.systra.com
In Europe	MVA Consultancy	Woking - Surrey	United Kingdom	http://www.mvaconsultancy.com
	Systra UK,	Woking - Surrey	United Kingdom
	Systra Sotecni	Rome	Italy
	Systra Ingeneria	Madrid	Spain
	Systra S.A. Oddział w Polsce	Varsovie	Poland	http://www.systra.pl
	Systra Branch Latvia	Riga	Latvia
	Systra S.A. Franta Sucursala Bucuresti,	Bucarest	Romania
In Africa and the Middle-East	Systra Marocco	Rabat	Morocco
	Systra Egypt	Cairo	Egypt
	Systra Dubai	Dubai	United Arab Emirates
In North America	Canarail	Montréal	Canada	http://www.canarail.com
	Systra Consulting,	Little Falls - New Jersey	United States	http://www.systraconsulting.com
	Systracade	Santiago	Chile
	Mexistra	Mexico City	Mexico
In Asia	MVA Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	http://www.mvaasia.com
	Systra Philippines Inc	Pasing City	Philippines	http://www.systraphil.com
	Systra Taïwan Branch	Taipei	Taiwan
	Systra Asia Pacific Ltd	Hong Kong	Hong Kong
	Systra Shanghai Consulting Co	Shanghai	China	http://www.systra.com.cn
	Systra MVA Consulting	New Delhi	India
	Systra Korea Branch	Séoul	South Korea
	Systra Philippines Branch	Quezon City	Philippines

[edit] Major SYSTRA Projects

Below a selection of SYSTRA projects throughout the world. This list is not exhaustive.

• 2007 - 2009: Urban Transport Plan for the Guadeloupe centre agglomeration

• 2008 - 2009: High Speed Rail Development Programme for Great Britain

• 2007 - 2013: Conception and supervision of the construction of the first subway line in Hanoi (Vietnam)

• 2006 - 2009/2010: Supervision, within a larger consortium, of the construction of the two first automatic subway lines in Dubai (United Arab Emirates)

• 2007 - 2009: Technical assistance for the Jerusalem light rail system

• 2006 - 2010: Complete construction of the eastern line of the Algers light rail system

• 2007 - 2009: Consulting services for the Macedonion Railway

• 2006 - present: Project management and oversight for the future California high-speed rail system ^[2]

[edit] Figures^[3]

Personnel	2008
Systra S.A.	1202
Group	2499
Turnover	2008
Systra S.A.	125.7 M€
Group	241.3 M€

[edit] Distribution of Ownership^[4]

• RATP (Parisian Transit Authority): 36 %

• SNCF (French National Railway): 36 %

• Banks: 28 %

[edit] Products

[edit] U-shaped viaducts^[5]

The U-shaped viaduct is the brainchild of a multidisciplinary team of experts from SYSTRA whose aim was to come up with an economical structure combining all the components of the system to provide a practical solution for both installation and maintenance. SYSTRA has taken out an international patent to protect the U-shaped viaduct.

The advantages of the U-shaped viaduct are the following:

• Reduction of visual impact in the urban environment
• Integrated sound protection
• Integrated components that keep the train on the viaduct in the case of a derailment
• Rapid construction
• Cost reduction

The U-shaped viaduct was used for the construction of the automatic subway systems in Taipei (Taiwan) and Dubai (UAE), as well as for line 2 of the Canton (China) subway, line 3 of the Delhi (India) subway and lines 4 and 5 of the Santiago (Chile) subway.

[edit] Management System

A quality management system was put into place in 1993, and SYSTRA has been certified since 1998. The management system has followed the evolution of the ISO 9901:2000 standard and guarantees the optimization not only of the organization and the procedures of the company, but also the optimization of the services provided to clients.

[edit] Awards

On October 2, 2008, Daniel Dutoit received the Grand prix national de l’ingénierie - French national engineering award, for the conception and the project management of the Dubai subway.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Systra web site (in French)
• Systra web site (in English)
• Systra web site (English subset)