POLAND: City transport operator ZKM Gdansk opened a 3 km tram extension on May 11, having begun test running on April 26.
The extension from Sikorskiego to Lostowice Swietokrzyska adds six stops serving densely populated areas. Local bus routes have been revised to become feeders to the tram services.
Planning is underway for the Tramwaj na Morene project, a 4 km Y-shaped line from Siedlce to Piecki and Migowo. Opening is proposed for 2014, subject to funding being allocated.
POLAND: The project to introduce a local service between Gdansk, Gdansk Airport and Gdynia has received additional funding from the EU's Operational Programme Infrastructure & Environment, meaning the EU will meet 612m zloty of the 914m zloty cost of the works. The project involves a mix of reopenings and new ...
MONACO: The Ministry of Public Works, Environment & Urban Development has invited proposals to develop a large park-and-ride site in France linked to the principality by a underground express metro. The design, construction, financing, operation and maintenance contract would cover a 3 500 space car park ...
PORTUGAL: Metropolitano de Lisboa has awarded Stadler a €134m contract to supply 24 three-car metro trainsets, with an option for up to 12 more. The contract signed on October 30 is the second the operator has awarded to Stadler, after a 2021 order for 14 trainsets ...
