All Light Rail articles – Page 61

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    Metro Report International

    Lisboa tram and bus investment plan presented

    2018-01-22T15:32:01Z

    PORTUGAL: Lisboa bus and tram operator Carris has presented its 2018 budget to the municipality. A total investment of more than €57m is planned for this year, including €43·9m to renew the bus fleet. Carris expects to call tenders for the supply of 250 buses. Other planned investments ...

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    Metro Report International

    St Louis unveils north-south LRT plan

    2018-01-19T13:00:00Z

    USA: Proposals for a north-south light rail line in St Louis have been unveiled by the city authorities at a series of community consultation meetings which began on January 16. East-West Gateway Council of Governments, has launched a conceptual design study for the 27·3 km Northside-Southside LRT in partnership with ...

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    Metro Report International

    Wuhan opens Optics Valley light rail network

    2018-01-19T10:25:36Z

    CHINA: A two-line light rail network in Wuhan opened on January 18. The Optics Valley tram network, also known as Guanggu tram, is focused to the Donghu New Technology Development Zone in the southeast of the city. Construction was approved in March 2014 and test running started on December ...

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    Solaris-Stadler consortium signs Kraków tram contract

    2018-01-17T09:09:50Z

    POLAND: MPK Kraków signed a framework contract for the supply of up to 50 trams with a consortium of Solaris Bus & Coach and Stadler Poland on January 16. The base order for 35 trams is worth 314m złoty, with EU co-financing covering 125m złoty. Deliveries of the low-floor ...

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    München unveils metro and tram expansion strategy

    2018-01-16T10:43:32Z

    GERMANY: Long-term plans for the expansion of München’s U-Bahn and tram networks have been outlined by the city government, following an agreement between the SPD and CSU political parties. The €5·5bn package unveiled by Lord Mayor Dieter Reiter and Mayor Josef Schmid on January 11 reflects rising demand for ...

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    Oradea takes delivery of ex-Berlin trams

    2018-01-15T15:54:20Z

    ROMANIA: Oradea has taken delivery of 10 Tatra KT4D trams from Berlin transport operator BVG. The city decided to buy second-hand trams last year after a modernisation project for its old vehicles was put on hold owing to lack of financing. The cost of the ex-Berlin trams is €250 ...

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    Alstom to supply more Citadis trams to Bordeaux

    2018-01-11T16:07:30Z

    FRANCE: Bordeaux Metropole has ordered a further 10 Citadis trams from Alstom, the manufacturer announced on January 11. The contract worth €30m is an option on a framework contract signed in 2011. The 26 trams from the firm order entered service in 2013-14, and a further 15 are currently ...

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    Düsseldorf trams reach ISS Dome

    2018-01-08T11:23:08Z

    GERMANY: Düsseldorf’s tram network was extended by 2 km on January 7, when a northern extension of Line 701 was inaugurated. The new route from Rath S-Bahn station to ISS Dome has three stops. The €30m cost of work was funded entirely by the city.

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    More Vamos light rail vehicles ordered for Bielefeld

    2018-01-08T10:26:43Z

    GERMANY: Bielefeld transport operator moBiel announced on January 4 that it had ordered a further 24 Vamos light rail vehicles from a consortium of Heiterblick and Kiepe Electric. The contract is worth €90m. Leipzig-based Heiterblick will supply bodyshells and bogies, with Düsseldorf-based Kiepe Electric responsible for electrical equipment. Like ...

  • The Yanfang Line is the first driverless metro line in Beijing.
    Metro Report International

    Driverless metro, maglev and tram line open in Beijing

    2018-01-04T11:17:12Z

    CHINA: December 30 saw a significant expansion of the urban rail network in Beijing, with the opening of a driverless metro line, a maglev line and a tram line. An existing metro line was also extended. The 14·4 km Yanfang Line becomes the first driverless metro line in the ...

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    Modertrans to supply more trams to Katowice

    2018-01-03T15:20:00Z

    POLAND: Tramwaje Śląskie has selected Modertrans to supply up to 15 partly low-floor trams for its network centred on Katowice. The base order covers eight unidirectional and two bidirectional single-section 13·5 m long trams. The tender specifies that the vehicles must be at least 20% low-floor, with capacity for ...

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    More LRVs ordered for Vitoria

    2018-01-03T11:36:09Z

    SPAIN: Euskotren has awarded CAF a €14∙5m contract to supply three seven-section LRVs for the Vitoria light rail network, and to extend from five to seven sections three of the 11 Series 500 LRVs it had supplied for the opening of the route in 2008. The seven-section LRVs will be ...

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    Keolis’ Lille operations contract renewed

    2017-12-29T08:00:00Z

    FRANCE: The Métropole Européenne de Lille municipal authority has renewed its contract with Keolis for the operation of the city’s Transpole public transport network, it announced on December 15. The seven-year contract runs from April 1 2018, and covers metro, tram and bus services, as well as ...

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    Mauritius orders Urbos LRVs

    2017-12-27T10:24:50Z

    MAURITIUS: CAF is to supply a fleet of 18 Urbos light rail vehicles to operate the Metro Express light rail line, following the signing of a €100m contract with Larsen & Toubro Ltd on December 26. The Indian firm is responsible for procuring the rolling stock as part of its ...

  • The first phase of the Aarhus Letbane network has opened (Photo: @VisitAarhus).
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    Aarhus opens Denmark’s first modern light rail line

    2017-12-21T11:54:09Z

    DENMARK: The first modern light rail line in Denmark opened on December 21, with the start of services on the initial section of the Aarhus Letbane network. Final approval for the opening had been received the previous evening, following a series of delays, and the ceremony at Hack Kampmanns Plads ...

  • The light rail terminus at Helensvale lies alongside the QR station. (Photo: John Kirk)
    Metro Report International

    Gold Coast light rail Stage 2 inaugurated

    2017-12-18T17:51:37Z

    AUSTRALIA: Revenue services began running on Stage 2 of the Gold Coast light rail line on December 18, following an inauguration ceremony the previous day attended by Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, Transport Minister Mark Bailey and Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate. Free rides were offered to local residents and visitors ...

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    Metro Report International

    Light rail tunnel opens in Stuttgart

    2017-12-18T10:49:36Z

    GERMANY: An extension of the light rail network in Stuttgart was inaugurated on December 9, linking two existing lines with a new tunnel section offering a shorter and more direct route to the northeast. The 1·2 km link between Hallschlag and Wagrainäcker has an intermediate stop at Bottroper Straße. The ...

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    Metro Report International

    First tram arrives in Canberra

    2017-12-15T16:33:00Z

    AUSTRALIA: CAF has delivered the first of 14 trams that it is supplying for the network under construction in Canberra. The five-section vehicle was shipped from Spain in October, arriving in Port Kembla before being transported by road to the capital. CAF is part of the Canberra Metro consortium which ...

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    Metro Report International

    Alstom to supply more trams and charging infrastructure to Nice

    2017-12-15T14:45:04Z

    FRANCE: Alstom announced on December 15 that it had been awarded a firm contract to supply six additional Citadis trams to Métropole Nice Côte d’Azur, along with 22 ground-based SRS static charging zones. The €27m order is an option on a €91m contract signed in October 2015 that covered ...

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    Hardbrücke tram extension opens in Zürich

    2017-12-14T14:00:00Z

    SWITZERLAND: A 700 m extension of the Zürich tram network from Hardplatz to Schiffbau opened on December 8, with one intermediate stop at Hardbrücke. Construction started in May 2015. The cost was met through SFr45·4m from the federal government, SFr76·4m from Canton Zürich and SFr7·8m from the city. SFr28·4m ...