All Light Rail articles – Page 42

  • pl-elblag modertrans tram delivery 2
    Metro Report International

    Modertrans tests Elbląg tram in Łódź

    2019-11-06T11:24:00Z

    POLAND: The first Moderus Beta tram that Modertrans is supplying to Elbląg has arrived in Łódź for testing on that city’s network. In 2017 Modertrans was the sole bidder in a tender to supply four trams to the northern Polish city. Deliveries of the single-section ...

  • Rio_de_Janeiro_03
    Metro Report International

    Rio de Janeiro tram network completed

    2019-10-28T14:50:00Z

    The first phase of the tramway opened in 2016. BRAZIL: The final section of the VLT Carioca tram network in Rio de Janeiro was inaugurated on October 26, with passenger services beginning at noon. The opening of 1·3 km of new alignment adds a third route to ...

  • pk-lahore tram mou signing 1
    Metro Report International

    Lahore tramway MoU signed

    2019-10-28T10:57:00Z

    PAKISTAN: The Punjab Transport Department has signed a memorandum of understanding with Tong Hao Railway Vehicles Corp for the development of a tramway in Lahore. The department’s Lahore Transport Co would act as project promoter for the proposed PPP scheme that would see a route built along ...

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    Metro Report International

    Hurontario light rail contract awarded

    2019-10-24T13:01:00Z

    CANADA: Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx have awarded Mobilinx Hurontario General Partnership a C$4·6bn contract to develop the Hurontario light rail project to the west of Toronto. Mobilinx was selected as preferred bidder last month for the design-build-finance-operate-maintain PPP concession. This includes 30 years of operations and maintenance ...

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    Metro Report International

    Avignon tramway inaugurated

    2019-10-21T10:22:00Z

    FRANCE: The initial section of the Avignon tramway was inaugurated on October 19 with a day of free travel. The 5·2 km route T1 runs east from Saint-Roch Université des Métiers to Gare Centre, then south along Avenue Saint-Ruf and Avenue de Tarascon, before turning east again ...

  • ba-sarajevo tram
    Metro Report International

    Sarajevo transport funding approved

    2019-10-18T10:10:00Z

    BOSNIA: The Sarajevo Canton government approved €69·5m of transport funding for the capital on October 17. The largest project by value is the purchase of 20 trams, which has been allocated €41m. A further €23·5m is being put towards a 6·4 km tramway extension from the current ...

  • DSC_0862_Metro Express, Mauritius - CAF Urbos 100-3 LRV no 104 departs Richelieu Depot for Rose Hill with PM Pravind Jugnauth, VIPs & media, 3 Oct 2019_photo Stephen Spark
    Metro Report International

    Mauritius Metro Express inaugurated

    2019-10-17T12:21:39.820Z

    Photo: Stephen Spark MAURITIUS: The first phase of the Metro Express light rail project was officially inaugurated by Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth at a ceremony on October 3. The 13 km north-south route serves nine stops between Immigration Square in Port Louis and Rose Hill. The ...

  • tn_ru-st-petersburg chizhik tram Vladimir Waldin
    Metro Report International

    Second St Petersburg PPP tram concession signed

    2019-10-15T10:18:00Z

    Photo: Vladimir Waldin The Chizhik tram route is currently the only tram route in St Petersburg developed under a PPP concession. RUSSIA: The St Petersburg city government signed a PPP concession for the construction of a tram route on October 11. The 30-year design-build-operate concession with the ...

  • de-astrid-autonomous-tram-depot-siemens
    Metro Report International

    Automated tram depot project launched in Potsdam

    2019-10-08T14:28:00Z

    GERMANY: Research into the development of a fully-automated tram depot is to be undertaken in Potsdam by a consortium led by Siemens Mobility. The three-year AStriD (Autonomous Tram in Depot) project is being funded by the federal Ministry for Transport & Digital Infrastructure’s mFUND research initiative. It ...

  • München Siemens Avenio
    In depth

    Tram orders falling but still strong

    Worldwide tram and light rail vehicle orders have fallen for the second year in a row, but volumes are still high.

  • Tampere_010
    In depth

    Tampere prepares for its first tramway

    Tampere is developing its first ever tram network, with some innovative methods being used to keep the public informed of construction progress.

  • tn us-oklahoma city streetcar inauguration 2 mark gibbs
    Metro Report International

    Oklahoma City: Setting a streetcar example

    Despite several setbacks, the Oklahoma City Streetcar opened on time and on budget. Its success could have lessons for other projects.

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    In depth

    Birmingham: All systems grow

    Development of the West Midlands tram network is being underpinned by innovative management and procurement models, allied to wider changes in the provision of public transport.

  • de-augsburg stadler tramlink impression
    Metro Report International

    Stadler wins Augsburg tram order

    2019-10-02T06:30:00Z

    GERMANY: Stadtwerke Augsburg has awarded Stadler a €57m contract to supply 11 low-floor trams. The contract announced on October 1 includes options for 16 more vehicles, as well as 16 years of maintenance. Stadler says that this is its first tram maintenance contract in Germany. Stadtwerke Augsburg ...

  • de-chemnitz skoda trams
    Metro Report International

    Škoda trams enter service in Chemnitz

    2019-09-27T10:49:00Z

    GERMANY: The first ForCity Classic trams that Škoda Transportation is supplying to Chemnitz entered passenger service on September 25. Chemnitz transport operator CVAG and Škoda signed a €35m contract in June 2016 for the supply of 14 bidirectional fully low-floor vehicles, marking Škoda’s first tram order for ...

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    Metro Report International

    Atlanta consults on draft Regional Transit Plan

    2019-09-27T09:11:00Z

    USA: Commuter rail, metro and light rail projects form the centrepiece of proposals to improve public transport in the 13-county greater Atlanta metropolitan region. Established last year, the Atlanta-Region Transit Link Authority has been mandated to develop a ‘seamless’ regional transport network, bringing together and augmenting the ...

  • us-minneapolis-swlrt-louisiana-avenue-bridge
    Metro Report International

    Minneapolis Southwest LRT systems contract awarded

    2019-09-20T08:49:00Z

    USA: Railway systems for the Southwest LRT extension of the Green Line light rail route in Minneapolis are to be supplied by a joint venture of Aldridge and Parsons under a $194·4m contract awarded by the Metropolitan Council on September 18. The deal covers the supply and ...

  • it-torino hitachi tram impression
    Metro Report International

    Hitachi to supply trams to Torino

    2019-09-18T12:47:00Z

    ITALY: Torino transport operator GTT has selected Hitachi Rail SpA as preferred bidder for a contract to supply 30 trams. Hitachi beat four other bidders to win the €63·4m contract, which is expected to be signed by the start of October. The value includes €1·1m for spare ...

  • MPK Kraków is purchasing 15 more Tramino Kraków trams.
    Metro Report International

    Stadler sole bidder for Kraków tram contract

    2019-09-18T11:01:00Z

    POLAND: MPK Kraków announced on September 17 that it had received one bid for a contract to supply up to 60 low-floor trams. The sole bidder was a consortium of Stadler Polska and Stadler Środa, whose bid of 619·3m złoty was above MPK’s estimate of 554·7m złoty. ...

  • ua-odyssey max 4 Alexander Velmozhko
    Metro Report International

    First Odyssey-Max tram unveiled

    2019-09-18T10:56:00Z

    Photo: Alexander Velmozhko UKRAINE: Odesa tram operator Odesmiskelektrotrans presented a three-section version of an Odyssey-branded tram on September 17. Branded Odyssey-Max, the 30 m long unidirectional vehicle comprises three sections, of which the central section has a low floor. It has capacity for 250 passengers including 62 ...