| 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 |
| Revenue |
2008:[1] Whole group : 241.3 Million € |
| Owner(s) | shareholders:[1] RATP (Parisian Transit Authority): 36 % SNCF (French National Railway): 36 % Banks: 28 % |
| Employees | 2008:[1] Systra S.A. : 1202 Whole group : 2499 |
| 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.
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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[2].
A selection of key studies in the history of SYSTRA:
SYSTRA is made up of the following divisions:
SYSTRA also has numerous subsidiaries, making up the SYSTRA Group.
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 freight, passenger and urban transport rail sectors.
SYSTRA Conseil’s activities include:
The Engineering Division is made up of 3 departments: Civil Engineering, Transportation Systems and equipment, and Project Management.
Each of the four sales divisions (France, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Africa-Americas-Middle East) is responsible for a large geographic area, including the activities of the Group’s subsidiaries.
Additional departments include : Financial and Legal Division, Human Resources, Quality Assurance, and Communication and Marketing.
| Region | Subsidiaries | City | State | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | Systra S.A. - Group Headquarters | Paris | France | www.systra.com |
| Systra S.A. | Lyon | |||
| Sotec Ingénierie | Toulouse | |||
| Project offices at | Brest, Bordeaux, Le Havre, Marseille, ... | |||
| Europe | MVA Consultancy | Woking - Surrey | United Kingdom | www.mvaconsultancy.com |
| Systra UK, | ||||
| Systra Sotecni | Rome | Italy | ||
| Systra Ingeneria | Madrid | Spain | ||
| Systra S.A. Oddział w Polsce | Varsovie | Poland | www.systra.pl | |
| Systra Branch Latvia | Riga | Latvia | ||
| Systra S.A. Franta Sucursala Bucuresti, | Bucarest | Romania | ||
| Africa and the Middle-East |
Systra Marocco | Rabat | Morocco | |
| Systra Egypt | Cairo | Egypt | ||
| Systra Dubai | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | ||
| North America | Canarail | Montréal | Canada | www.canarail.com |
| Systra Consulting, | Little Falls, New Jersey | United States | www.systraconsulting.com | |
| Systracade | Santiago | Chile | ||
| Mexistra | Mexico City | Mexico | ||
| Asia | MVA Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | www.mvasia.com |
| Systra Philippines Inc | Pasig City | Philippines | www.systraphil.com | |
| Systra Taïwan Branch | Taipei | Taiwan | ||
| Systra Asia Pacific Ltd | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | ||
| Systra Shanghai Consulting Co | Shanghai | China | www.systra.com.cn | |
| Systra MVA Consulting | New Delhi | India | ||
| Systra Korea Branch | Séoul | South Korea | ||
| Systra Philippines Branch | Quezon City | Philippines |
Below a selection of SYSTRA projects throughout the world.
The U-shaped viaduct was developed by SYSTRA as an economical structure combining all the components of an elevated rail system as a practical solution for both installation and maintenance. SYSTRA has taken out an international patent to protect the U-shaped viaduct.[4]
The design is intended to provide: 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 as well as 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.[4]
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.