Pteris Global says it has been awarded an $18 million contract to design and supply a Baggage Handling System and Container Handling System for Taoyuan International Airport City Access MRT System, Taiwan.

Pteris Global says this is the first downtown train station baggage check-in project that the company has successfully secured.

Taoyuan International Airport City Access MRT System is an initiative by the Taiwan’s Ministry of Transportation and Communications to connect Taoyuan International Airport with its surrounding transportation hubs by tying the local transportation web with the international airport. The station system consists of 22 stations, of which 15 are elevated and seven are underground, with two maintenance depots.

The system will provide a Downtown Baggage Check-in service at Taipei’s Main Station for airline passengers.

Pteris Global will design, supply, manufacture, installation and commissioning of the full suite of system for both baggage handling and container handling, which shall be installed at Taipei’s Main Station located at the City Center and Taoyuan International Airport Terminal 2 Station.

The project is scheduled for completion and handover in 2016.