All Light Rail articles – Page 48

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    Colombo light rail loan agreement signed

    2019-03-12T08:00:00Z

    SRI LANKA: The government signed a loan agreement with Japan International Cooperation Agency on March 11 for a planned light rail project in Colombo. The 40-year ¥30·04bn loan has a 12-year grace period, and specifies the use of Japanese technology, including rolling stock and electromechanical equipment. The 15·7 ...

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    Metro Report International

    Ottawa O-Train expansion approved

    2019-03-07T15:30:10Z

    CANADA: Meeting on March 6, the Ottawa City Council formally approved the award of contracts for the O-Train Stage 2 expansion project, which will add 44 km and 24 stations to the capital’s light rail network by 2025. Now expected to cost C$4·6bn, the Stage 2 package is to be ...

  • Max Doors Solutions has installed four sets of Jewers Doors’ Swift-SEW doors at the Canberra light rail depot.
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    Tram depot doors ready for opening

    2019-03-06T12:09:17Z

    AUSTRALIA: Max Doors Solutions has installed four sets of Jewers Doors’ Swift-SEW bifolding doors at the maintenance depot on the 12 km Canberra light rail line which is expected to open this year. Sydney-based architect Architectus selected Jewers to supply the doors, which were manufactured in the UK. They ...

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    Metro Report International

    Accessibility and sustainability at the heart of Berlin transport plan

    2019-03-01T17:01:18Z

    GERMANY: The Senate of the Land of Berlin on February 26 issued a 2019-23 transport plan, with accessibility and emissions reduction key components. As well as the bus, tram, U-Bahn and ferry networks operated by municipal company BVG, the plan also addresses multimodal transport investment and integration with the regional ...

  • Testing on an extension of the Athens tram network  to Piraeus began on February 7.
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    Trams on test in Piraeus

    2019-02-19T14:54:07Z

    GREECE: Testing on an extension of the Athens tram network to Piraeus began on February 7. The 5·4 km single-track loop runs through the centre of Piraeus to the port. Starting at Neo Faliro station on metro Line 1, it runs to Akti Posidonos, before returning to terminate at ...

  • The initial section of the tram line in Busan would be 1·9 km long.
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    Busan to gain tram line

    2019-02-18T12:04:00Z

    SOUTH KOREA: A street-running catenary-free light rail line is to be built in Busan, which the government has selected ahead of four other cities for the demonstration project. The Oryukdo Line would run on a north-south route in the city’s southeastern Yongho-dong district. The first section would cover 1·9 ...

  • The light rail line in Newcastle opened to passengers on February 18.
    Metro Report International

    Newcastle light rail line opens

    2019-02-18T10:16:26Z

    AUSTRALIA: Regular passenger services on the Newcastle light rail line began at 05.05 on February 18, marking the first tram service in the city since the first-generation network closed in 1950. The 2·7 km route serves six stops between Pacific Park in the east and Wickham in the west, ...

  • The tram line would serve the city's railway station at Bassengué. (Photo: Mboupda Talla Roger, CC BY-SA 3.0)
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    Douala tram project poised to launch

    2019-02-15T14:08:29Z

    CAMEROON: Construction work on a ‘pilot’ 18 km tram route in the rapidly expanding port city of Douala is expected to start during the first half of this year. This follows signature of an agreement announced on January 30 between the government and a consortium led by Iristone Consulting of ...

  • PK Transportnye Systemy is working with Cognitive Technologies to develop a prototype autonomous tram.
    Metro Report International

    Autonomous tram under development in Russia

    2019-02-13T08:29:46Z

    RUSSIA: Tram builder PK Transportnye Systemy is working with Cognitive Technologies to develop a prototype autonomous tram. A Vityaz-M vehicle is being fitted with 10 to 20 video cameras and up to 10 radar sensors, in addition to Cognitive’s Low Level Data Fusion technology, which processes the raw data. ...

  • Firenze tram Route T2 was inaugurated on February 11.
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    Firenze tram route T2 inaugurated

    2019-02-12T13:54:00Z

    ITALY: Firenze tram Route T2 was inaugurated at noon on February 11, ahead of the entry into passenger service at 14.30. Travel on the route is free for two weeks. The opening ceremony was attended by President Sergio Mattarella, Minister of Transport & Infrastructure Danilo Toninelli, Mayor Dario Nardella, Toscana ...

  • Tatra-Yug is supplying 15 trams to Alexandria.
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    Tatra-Yug delivers tram to Alexandria

    2019-02-12T10:16:26Z

    EGYPT: The first of 15 high-floor trams that Tatra-Yug is supplying to Alexandria Passenger Transportation Authority began test running on February 10, having arrived in Alexandria four days earlier. The tram is expected to enter revenue service on the 32 route-km standard gauge network in late February. It is ...

  • A little over half of the tram fleet in Warszawa is currently low-floor (Photo: Ryszard Piech)
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    Hyundai Rotem selected for Warszawa tram contract

    2019-02-11T09:54:03Z

    POLAND: Tramwaje Warszawskie has selected Hyundai Rotem as preferred bidder to supply up to 213 low-floor trams, the operator announced on February 8. Rotem’s bid of 1·852bn złoty excluding VAT beat those of Pesa, which offered a price exceeding TW’s budget, and that by a consortium of Stadler and ...

  • Construction of the Almaty light rail line is planned to start this year.
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    Four shortlisted for Almaty light rail PPP

    2019-02-07T14:54:57Z

    KAZAKHSTAN: Almaty municipality has shortlisted four bidders for the 26-year PPP contract to design, build and operate a light rail line in the city. The shortlisted bidders are: Itochu, Makyol and CAF;China Machinery Engineering Corp, China High Speed Railway Technology Co and China Railway 22th Bureau Group Co;Alstom, Marubeni, ...

  • Manchester is one of the UK cities with a tram network.
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    UK government seeks views on developing light rail technology

    2019-02-07T12:13:01Z

    UK: The government issued a call for evidence to inform the future development of light rail and related transport on February 7. Light Rail Minister Jesse Norman said that the ‘wide-ranging call for evidence seeks new ideas and new support for the next generation of light rail’. In addition ...

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    Metro Report International

    Stadler lowest bidder for Milano tram renewal

    2019-02-06T16:22:00Z

    ITALY: Stadler Rail Valencia has been announced as low bidder for a contract to supply a new generation of 1 445 mm gauge trams to Milano public transport operator ATM. Formal contract award is expected to follow legal scrutiny of the tenders. Bids were opened on February ...

  • Testing on the next light rail line in Antalya began on January 25.
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    Testing starts on next Antalya light rail line

    2019-02-06T15:12:13Z

    TURKEY: Testing on the next light rail line in Antalya began on January 25, after the completion of the route’s first stage four days earlier. The 11 km first phase has been built in 1½ years at a cost of TL700m. It will run from Varsak in the north ...

  • Siemens had previously supplied two batches of light rail vehicles to Houston.
    Metro Report International

    Siemens to supply more light rail vehicles to Houston

    2019-02-06T09:05:19Z

    USA: Houston Metro has awarded Siemens Mobility a contract to supply 14 S70 low-floor light rail vehicles. The LRVs will be built to an updated design with wider gangways for better passenger flow. To meet Buy America requirements, they will be assembled at Siemens Mobility’s plant in Sacramento, California. ...

  • The Cuenca tramway is due to open to passengers in March.
    Metro Report International

    Cuenca tramway to open next month

    2019-02-05T15:00:31Z

    ECUADOR: The Cuenca tramway is currently in the final acceptance phase and is scheduled to begin revenue service in the first half of March. Test running has been underway since 2015, but completion has been delayed by a series of funding and contractual problems. In 2017 the ACTN consortium ...

  • ITSO on mobile has gone live for public use on the West Midlands Metro tram line.
    Metro Report International

    ITSO on Mobile launched

    2019-02-05T14:52:33Z

    UK: ITSO on mobile has gone live for public use on the West Midlands Metro tram line, bringing the UK’s transport smart card standard to mobile devices using Google Pay for the first time. Android smartphone users can now use Google Pay to buy tickets on the Swift on ...

  • The Liège tram project is due to be completed in 2022.
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    Liège tram loan agreed

    2019-02-04T11:05:25Z

    BELGIUM: The Tram’Ardent consortium, which is developing the Liège tram project, signed a €200m loan agreement with the European Investment Bank on January 31. The 30-year loan covers just under half of the total project cost and is guaranteed under the European Fund for Strategic Investments. ‘I am ...