Kawasaki to build elevated commuter train in Poznan

Specialists from Kawasaki of Japan are visiting Poznan-based rail car manufacturers Cegielski and Fabryka Pojazdow Sznowych to weigh the options of producing elevated trains for the Poznan municipality. The visit follows a letter of intent signed between the city and Kawasaki on June 26. Kawasaki has taken over from Nichimen, the first company to propose building a modern commuter service in Poznan. The planned train, to be called Fudzibana, would run from the airport to downtown Poznan and would have stops every one-two kilometers. The Fudzibana would run every two minutes and have a capacity of 17,000 commuters an hour. At the invitation of Kawasaki, the municipality and HCP S.A. representatives will travel to Japan at the end of the month to try to finalize the contract. (Gazeta Wielkopolska, Aug. 12-13, page 5)