All Light Rail articles – Page 50

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    Astra sole bidder in Galaţi tram tender

    2018-12-17T10:19:30Z

    ROMANIA: Astra Vagoane Călători has emerged as the sole bidder for a contract to supply eight low-floor trams to Galaţi with options for 10 more. Astra put in a bid of 119·7m lei for all 18 trams, and the option would be exercised if the municipality receives sufficient EU ...

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    Nice Airport tram link inaugurated

    2018-12-17T09:52:39Z

    FRANCE: Trams began serving Nice Côte d’Azur Airport on December 15 with the inauguration of an extension of Line 2. The 1·7 km branch running south from Pôle Intermodal has two stops, serving both airport terminals. The initial 7 km section of Line 2 between Magnan and Cadam ...

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    Metro Report International

    Oklahoma City Streetcar inaugurated

    2018-12-14T16:45:20Z

    USA: The Oklahoma City Streetcar was inaugurated on December 14 at a ceremony in Leadership Square attended by officials including Mayor David Holt. Travel is free until January 5. ‘Our streetcar will be an important economic development tool for our entire city, accommodating visitors and residents alike’, said Holt. ...

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    Alstom delivers Avignon’s first Citadis Compact tram

    2018-12-14T09:57:38Z

    FRANCE: Alstom delivered the first of 14 trams that it is supplying to Avignon on November 29. The journey from Alstom’s La Rochelle factory took three days. The three-section Citadis X05 Compact is 24 m long and 2 400 mm wide with capacity for 140 passengers. The tram is ...

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    Metro Report International

    Hudson-Bergen light rail extension progresses

    2018-12-13T11:32:24Z

    USA: New Jersey transport agency NJ Transit has awarded a design and preliminary engineering contract worth $160·2m to WSP USA to develop the Route 440 extension of the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail network. The 1·1 km extension would take the existing Jersey City branch of HBLR from West Side Avenue ...

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    Flexity tram enters passenger service in Wien

    2018-12-10T11:45:02Z

    AUSTRIA: The first Flexity Wien tram entered revenue service on December 6 on Route 67. Bombardier Transportation is delivering 119 trams from its factory in the city until 2025 under a €431m contract signed in 2015 that includes 24 years of maintenance support under the manufacturer’s FlexCare programme. There ...

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    Second tram line opens in Ulm

    2018-12-10T11:08:12Z

    GERMANY: The second tram line in Ulm was officially inaugurated on December 8 with a day of free travel. Line 2 links Science City in the northwest to Kuhberg in the southwest via a section that is shared with Line 1 between Theater and Ehinger Tor. A total of ...

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    Škoda presents Chemnitz tram

    2018-12-06T11:25:47Z

    GERMANY: Škoda Transportation has officially presented the first of 14 trams that it is supplying to Chemnitz transport operator CVAG. CVAG and Škoda signed a €35m contract in 2016 for the supply of the bidirectional ForCity Classic trams. The first is expected to enter passenger service early next year, ...

  • Keolis already operates light rail services in Aarhus.
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    Keolis to operate Odense tram line

    2018-12-05T11:00:00Z

    DENMARK: Odense Letbane has selected Keolis as preferred bidder to operate and maintain the light rail line due to open in the city in 2020. The 15-year contract to be signed by the Keolis Odense Letbane subsidiary is expected to generate cumulative revenue of €230m. The 14·5 km ...

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    Daugavpils tram contract signed

    2018-12-04T10:00:00Z

    LATVIA: Public transport operator Daugavpils Satiksme and UAB Railvec signed a contract on November 26 for the supply of eight single-section trams. UAB Railvec was selected as preferred bidder in March. The Lithuanian company is partnering with PK Transportnye Systemy, which is likely to supply its Lionet tram. The ...

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    Metro Report International

    Orange County breaks ground on streetcar line

    2018-12-03T15:36:36Z

    USA: Orange County Transportation Authority held a groundbreaking ceremony for the OC Streetcar line on November 30. The total project cost is estimated at $408m and is being funded through federal and state funding, as well as a local 0·5% sales tax. A $149m Full Funding Grant Agreement with ...

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    Metro Report International

    Minneapolis Southwest LRT breaks ground

    2018-12-03T14:53:20Z

    USA: A groundbreaking ceremony for the Minneapolis Southwest Light Rail project took place on November 30 at the site of the line’s rolling stock stabling depot in Hopkins. Main construction work is due to take place in 2019-22, ahead of a period of testing in 2022-23. Passenger services are ...

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    Metro Report International

    Test running starts on next phase of Rio tram network

    2018-12-03T14:42:19Z

    BRAZIL: Test running has started on Route 3 of the VLT Carioca tram network in Rio de Janeiro, ahead of a public opening expected later this month. Route 3 will serve 1·3 km of new alignment along Rua Visconde de Inhauma and Avenida Mal Floriano between the Candelária and ...

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    Nine bids for Almaty light rail project

    2018-12-03T13:44:10Z

    KAZAKHSTAN: Almaty municipality has received nine bids for the 26-year PPP contract to design, build and operate a light rail line. The bidders are: CMC China National Machinery Import & Export Corp and CRCC16 China Railway 16th Bureau Group Co;China Machinery Engineering Corp, China High Speed Railway Technology Co ...

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    Metro Report International

    Valley Metro launches incident reporting app

    2018-12-03T06:00:00Z

    USA: Phoenix’s Valley Metro has launched AlertVM, a free safety and security app which passengers can use to discreetly report suspicious activity, vandalism, graffiti, disruptive behavior and maintenance issues to staff, or receive notifications about service delays. ‘We are committed to providing our riders with a safe and reliable light ...

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    Metro Report International

    FTA allocates $281m for five transport projects

    2018-11-30T13:25:18Z

    USA: A total of $281m in additional Fiscal Year 2018 federal funding for transport projects through the Capital Investment Grants programme was announced by the Federal Transit Administration on November 28. The five projects either have a construction grant agreement or are nearing completion of all statutory and readiness requirements. ...

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    Metro Report International

    Palermo approves four tram projects

    2018-11-30T10:00:00Z

    ITALY: Palermo city council has approved changes to its public works plan to include the construction of four tramway extensions. A: an extension of the existing Line 1 from the Palermo Centrale station to the stadium; B: an extension from the Notarbartolo terminus of lines 2, 3 and 4 to ...

  • The Land of Hessen has agreed to provide Darmstadt transport operator HEAG Mobilo with €12·3m towards the €19·6m cost of extending the tramway to Technischen Universität Darmstadt's Lichtwiese campus.
    Metro Report International

    Darmstadt tram extension funding

    2018-11-29T12:06:18Z

    GERMANY: The Land of Hessen has agreed to provide Darmstadt transport operator HEAG Mobilo with €12·3m towards the €19·6m cost of extending the tramway to Technischen Universität Darmstadt's Lichtwiese campus, Economics, Energy & Transport Minister Tarek Al-Wazir confirmed on November 28 The 1·1 km double track extension would run from ...

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    Metro Report International

    Metrotenerife supports Cuenca tram project

    2018-11-28T12:09:25Z

    ECUADOR: Pre-operation technical assistance services for the tramway now under construction in Cuenca are being provided by Tenerife tramway operator Metrotenerife, which is aiming to expand its consultancy activities around the world. As well as providing monitoring and technical assistance during the pre-operation phase, Metrotenerife will provide further support for ...

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    Metro Report International

    Guadalajara LRT Line 1 extended

    2018-11-28T06:00:00Z

    MEXICO: A 1 km, one-station extension of Guadalajara light rail Line 1 from Periférico Norte to Auditorio opened November 23, taking the line to 16·6 km with 20 stations. The former terminus at Periférico Norte has been rebuilt underground beneath a road junction, and all the stations ...