All Light Rail articles – Page 64
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Metro Report InternationalRio de Janeiro tram extension opens
BRAZIL: A 1·9 km extension of the VLT Carioca tram network in Rio de Janeiro opened on October 21 between Gamboa/Pereira Reis junction and Saara. The extension includes a 350 m tunnel and takes Line 2 to 9·7 km with 12 stops. A two-stop extension is planned from Praia ...
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NewsKeolis to take over tram and bus operations in Besançon
FRANCE: Greater Besançon municipality has awarded Keolis a seven-year contract to operate the city’s Ginko network of trams and buses. The contract running from January 1 2018 is expected to generate total revenue of €248·5m. Keolis Besançon Mobilités will take over from Transdev, which currently operates the networks with ...
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Metro Report InternationalSan Diego MTS keeps playing the naming rights game
USA: San Diego Metropolitan Transit System announced a naming rights deal for the Green Line on October 19. The 38 km route with 27 stops will be known as the Sycuan Green Line as part of the deal with Sycuan Casino. MTS says that the agreement would generate up ...
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Metro Report InternationalLine 2 tram depot work begins in Ulm
GERMANY: A groundbreaking ceremony for a new tram depot in Ulm took place on October 18. The 184 m long, 17 m wide building with four tracks is being built to help accommodate a fleet that is being enlarged as a second tram line nears completion. Siemens is supplying ...
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Metro Report InternationalNashville transport plan unveiled
USA: Nashville Mayor Megan Barry announced a transport plan on October 17 that would include construction of a light rail network in the city. Let’s Move Nashville: Metro’s Transportation Solution will be put to a ballot in May 2018. If approved, the $5·2bn scheme would be funded from sources ...
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Metro Report InternationalParramatta light rail Stage 2 plans announced
AUSTRALIA: The New South Wales government announced its preferred route for the second phase of the Parramatta light rail project on October 18. The 9 km preferred route would extend the network to Sydney Olympic Park, diverging from Stage 1 near Rydalmere and running north of the Parramatta River ...
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NewsOlomouc orders EVO1 trams
CZECH REPUBLIC: Operator DP Olomouc signed a KC212·6m contract on October 4 for the supply of eight EVO1 trams. Krnovské Opravny a Strojírny will supply its single-section low-floor EVO1 model, produced under the Alliance TW Team that also includes Pragoimex and VKV Praha. Three of the unidirectional vehicles ...
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NewsMoscow – Troitsk tram line approved
RUSSIA: Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin approved a tram line linking the city’s metro network to the satellite town of Troitsk on October 12. The 17·8 km route would link the town of 40 000, which lies 37 km southwest of the centre of Moscow, with Prokshino metro station, which ...
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NewsTampere tram order finalised
FINLAND: Škoda Transportation subsidiary Transtech announced details of its tram order for Tampere on October 16. The firm order for 19 ForCity Smart Artic trams is worth €104m, and the framework contract includes options for up to 46 more vehicles, which would be delivered in three tranches. ...
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NewsŠkoda to supply trams to Sofia
BULGARIA: Škoda Transportation has won a contract to supply 13 trams to Sofia, the manufacturer announced on October 13. Škoda’s first tram order from Bulgaria is worth KC610m, which includes spare parts and staff training. The operator is financing the purchase through EU funds. Škoda will supply its ...
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NewsFirst Flexity Wien tram nearing completion
AUSTRIA: The first of 119 Flexity trams that Bombardier Transportation is building for to Wiener Linien is nearing completion at the manufacturer’s plant in the capital. The Wien transport operator awarded Bombardier a framework contract in 2015 covering up to 156 trams. The €431m base order for 119 trams ...
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NewsBochum tram extension opens
GERMANY: An extension of the Bochum tram network opened on October 7. Construction of the 2·6 km route between Unterstrasse and Langendreer S-Bahn station in eastern Bochum began in September 2012, and includes five stops and a new traction substation. This is the first phase of a ...
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NewsVolgograd agrees tram leasing deal
RUSSIA: Volgograd municipality has agreed a leasing deal for 20 vehicles to operate on its fast tram line. UKVZ will supply two batches of 10 Type 71-623-03 trams, with deliveries to be completed by the end of March 2018. The 543·3m rouble deal with Sberbank Leasing runs until December ...
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NewsModerus Gamma on test in Gdańsk
POLAND: A Moderus Gamma tram started test running on the network in Gdańsk on October 4, initially on route 9. Modertrans unveiled its first fully low-floor tram in November. The vehicle is 32 m long, 2 400 mm wide and 3 650 mm high, with capacity for 244 passengers ...
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Metro Report InternationalKeolis awarded Caen operating contract covering bus to tram conversion
FRANCE: The city of Caen has awarded incumbent Keolis a new public service contract covering the operation of its urban transport network under the Twisto brand.Keolis has managed the network since 2002. The next contract runs for six years from January 1 2018, and is expected to generate turnover of ...
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Metro Report InternationalAlstom to supply Tel Aviv Red Line signalling
ISRAEL: Alstom has been selected as preferred bidder for a US$110m contract to supply signalling, control and automation systems for the 23 km Tel Aviv light metro Red Line, project promoter NTA announced on October 1 .Ansaldo STS had also submitted a bid.‘I congratulate Alstom on joining ...
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NewsPraha tramway expansion plans approved
CZECH REPUBLIC: Praha city council has approved ambitious plans to expand the capital’s tram network with up to 30 new lines or extensions. The aim is to reduce dependency on cars and fossil fuel buses. The programme approved on September 5 is to be implemented in three stages. The first ...
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Metro Report InternationalCAF wins Seattle streetcar contract
USA: Seattle Department of Transport has awarded CAF a contract to supply 10 three-section 100% low-floor Urbos trams. Announced on October 2, the contract is worth in excess of $50m including spare parts, tools and testing equipment. SDOT has an option for up to 10 more vehicles. The bi-directional cars ...
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NewsStuttgart to order more light rail and rack railway vehicles
GERMANY: The board of Stuttgart transport operator Stuttgarter Strassenbahnen has agreed to exercise an option for 20 more S-DT8.12 light rail vehicles, valued at around €80m. SSB placed an initial order for 20 LRVs from Stadler Pankow in early 2010, the first of which entered service in late 2013. ...
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Metro Report InternationalGorzów Wielkopolski tram network expansion and fleet replacement
POLAND: On October 1 services on the entire tram network in Gorzów Wielkopolski will be suspended for around a year for modernisation and extension, ahead of entry into service of an entire new fleet. Under a 225m złoty project, the city is modernising track on 11 route-km of its ...