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KONE Corporation, press release, March 18, 2013

KONE has won an order for 143 KONE MonoSpace ® elevators to be installed at
stations in the third phase of the Delhi Metro network extension in Northern
India. The contract follows previous orders for 395 elevators and 75 escalators
in the first two phases of the expansion of the Delhi Metro.

The new order includes 70 stainless steel elevators with glass doors and a
further 73 elevators with stainless steel doors. Braille buttons and a voice
announcement system are included to improve accessibility for all passengers
while elevator mirrors ease accessibility for wheelchair users. The vandal-proof
elevators also feature additional door photo-sensors, fire-rated glass and fire
retardant low smoke cables to maximize passenger safety.

"We have a long-standing relationship with the Delhi Metro   Rail Corporation and
we understand the passenger requirements in the public transport sector. This
has helped us provide the best possible solutions for the Delhi Metro, and we
are delighted to continue our involvement in this, the third phase of the
project," said Neeraj Sharma, Managing Director for KONE India.

KONE has been involved in the Delhi Metro extension project from the start, and
the third phase is currently under Indian government construction. Once
completed, the network will be some 330 kilometers long.

The Delhi Metro, which aims to cover the whole of India's second-most populous
metropolis by 2021, has operated since 2002, bringing relief to the city's
congested transport network. To address the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation's
environmental considerations, the ordered machine-room-less KONE elevators
include ecologically sound features such as energy-saving regenerative drives,
LED lighting and low energy consuming motors.

The order was booked in the fourth quarter of 2012.

For further information, please contact:
Anne Korkiakoski, EVP, Marketing & Communications, KONE Corporation, tel.
+358 204 75 4775

Previous press releases on KONE's infrastructure orders are available at
www.kone.com/press including:

February 26, 2013 KONE wins order for Copenhagen Metro extension
February 28, 2013 KONE wins contract to modernize Washington, D.C. Metro
escalators

About KONE
KONE is one of the global leaders in the elevator and escalator industry. The
company has been committed to understanding the needs of its customers for the
past century, providing industry-leading elevators, escalators and automatic
building doors as well as innovative solutions for modernization and
maintenance. The company's objective is to offer the best People Flow®
experience by developing and delivering solutions that enable people to move
smoothly, safely, comfortably and without waiting in buildings in an
increasingly urbanizing environment. In 2012, KONE had annual net sales of EUR
6.3 billion and around 40,000 employees. KONE class B shares are listed on the
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd in Finland.

www.kone.com




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