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In December 2008, the Chinese subsidiary of Veolia Transport - RATP Asia signed a partnership agreement with Nanjing Zhongbei for the creation of a joint venture to operate transportation systems in six Chinese cities for a period of 30 years.
Veolia Transport - RATP Asia will hold 49% of a joint-venture company that will group together the transportation activities of Nanjing Zhongbei.

The six transportation systems covered by the agreement total 2,000 buses, have 6,500 employees and carry 360 million riders per year. The routes are located in the Nanjing suburbs of Luhe and Pukou, and in Ma'anshan, Huainan, Huaibei and Anqing, cities in Anhui Province with populations ranging from 0.5 million to 1.5 million. Jiangsu and Anhui Provinces are both located in the Yangtze valley near Shanghai, in booming eastern China.

Veolia Transport - RATP Asia will manage the joint venture and bring its expertise, methods and experience in the operation and management of transportation systems and maintenance. It will help modernize the transportation offer and adapt it to people's needs. Based in Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing Zhongbei is a company specializing in public transportation and real estate development. It has been listed on the Shenzhen stock exchange since 1996 and its main shareholder is the City of Nanjing.

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For Veolia Transport - RATP Asia, this joint venture is a first step into the public transportation market in China.

As 45% of Chinese now live in urban areas and mobility increases by 10% per year, public transportation has become a priority for the population and for the government.

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