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| KONE to improve access to six busy London Underground stations  KONE, a leader in the elevator and escalator industry, has won an order to fully replace fifteen elevators and modernize a further four elevators at six busy London Underground stations. This order comes as part of the Tube improvement plan.The customized KONE MiniSpace(TM) elevators equipped with KONE EcoDisc hoisting machines will carry up to 50 persons at a time from the street level to the station platform. For example at Bank station, KONE's new elevators will carry over 4,000 people per hour, meeting the demands of smooth People Flow at peak times. All the elevators will be fitted with the KONE E-Link(TM) remote monitoring system to ensure high availability of the equipment. The first elevator upgrade will begin at the Gloucester Road station in 2014, with the final elevators to be installed at Lambeth North in 2017. The contract will also include the preventive maintenance of the equipment until 2034, and modernisation packages when the need for upgrades arise. KONE's dedicated team currently maintains 150 escalators and 45 elevators, which accounts for a third of the London Underground's equipment base. The order was booked in the fourth quarter of 2013. write your comments about the article :: © 2014 Construction News :: home page |