All Light Rail articles – Page 65

  • Siemens said MTS was its largest US light rail vehicle customer, having ordered a total of 244 LRVs as well as power and automation equipment.
    Metro Report International

    Siemens awarded San Diego light rail contract

    2017-09-25T15:28:11Z

    USA: The Mid-Coast Transit Constructors joint venture of Stacy & Witbeck, Herzog and Skanska has awarded Siemens a contract to supply power and automation systems for San Diego Metropolitan Transportation System’s 17 km Mid-Coast Corridor light rail extension. The contract announced on September 25 includes the provision of overhead electrification ...

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    Next Antalya light rail line approved

    2017-09-22T15:27:05Z

    TURKEY: The next phase of Antalya’s Antray light rail network has been approved by Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım. The 12 km route would run from Varsak Sakarya Bulvarı in the north of the city to Eğitim Araştırma Hastanesi in the south via the university. Interchange with the existing east-west ...

  • A groundbreaking ceremony for an extension of Line U5 in Frankfurt took place on September 21.
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    Work begins on Frankfurt light rail extension

    2017-09-22T15:01:55Z

    GERMANY: A groundbreaking ceremony for an extension of Frankfurt’s light rail network took place on September 21. The 2·7 km western extension of Line U5 from the city centre to Europaviertel is estimated to cost €281·4m excluding VAT, with the Land of Hessen providing €31m. It is planned to ...

  • Edinburgh city council has approved the outline business case for extending the city’s tram line from York Place to Leith and Newhaven.
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    Tendering to begin for Edinburgh tram extension

    2017-09-21T15:40:20Z

    UK: Edinburgh city council approved the outline business case for extending the city’s tram line from York Place to Leith and Newhaven on September 21. Tendering will now begin to find a potential contractor, before a final decision is taken in late 2018 whether to proceed. The 4·6 km ...

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    Toulouse signs high speed rail grinding contract

    2017-09-21T15:22:28Z

    FRANCE: Toulouse tram operator Tisséo has signed a three-year framework agreement to deploy Vossloh’s HSG-City high speed grinder for preventive maintenance on the city’s 34 route-km network. The agreement includes two options each for a further one year. The contract follows a trial of the HSG-City over eight ...

  • Services on Granada's light rail line began on September 21.
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    Granada light rail line opens

    2017-09-21T11:13:48Z

    SPAIN: Services on the light rail line in Granada opened to passengers at midday on September 21. The 15⋅9 km route runs from Albolote in the north to Armilla in the south. Thre are 26 stops, of which three are on a 3 km underground section in the city ...

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    RATP Dev retains Casablanca tram operating contract

    2017-09-20T14:40:13Z

    MOROCCO: RATP Dev announced on September 18 that it had been awarded a 12-year contract to operate and maintain the Casablanca tram network. The value of the contract, which starts on December 13, was not disclosed. Through its local subsidiary Casa Tram, RATP Dev has been responsible for operating line ...

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    Metro Report International

    Bielefeld light rail stops modified for new vehicles

    2017-09-19T12:30:00Z

    GERMANY: Work began on September 18 to enable Vamos light rail vehicles to run to the end of Line 3 in Bielefeld. Five stops at the southeastern end of the route, between Sieker-Mitte and Stieghorst Zentrum, are to have their platforms lengthened from 7 m to 12 m. This ...

  • The entry of Sheffield's first Citylink tram-train vehicles into passenger service on September 14 was attended by Transport Minister Paul Maynard. (Photos: Tony Miles)
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    Sheffield tram-train enters service

    2017-09-15T09:18:52Z

    UK: The first of seven Class 399 Citylink vehicles being supplied for the Sheffield – Rotherham tram train project was launched into passenger service with a special run between Nunnery depot and Meadowhall on September 14. Invited guests included Transport Minister Paul Maynard and the CEO of Stadler Rail Valencia ...

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    CRRC Changchun signs Tel Aviv fleet maintenance contract

    2017-09-13T13:47:00Z

    ISRAEL: A 16-year contract for CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles to maintain the fleet of vehicles that it is supplying for the Tel Aviv light metro Red Line was signed on September 12, by NTA Chief Executive Officer Yehuda Bar-On and CRRC Changchun Vice President Zhou Chuanhe. The signing took place ...

  • The Victorian government has awarded incumbent Keolis Downer the next contract to operate the Yarra Trams network in Melbourne.
    Metro Report International

    Keolis Downer retains contract to operate world's largest tram network

    2017-09-12T09:50:45Z

    AUSTRALIA: The Victorian government has awarded incumbent Keolis Downer the next contract to operate the Yarra Trams network in Melbourne. The contract announced on September 12 runs for seven years from November 30 2017 and covers the operation of around 5 000 services a day on the world's largest ...

  • RZD International and Lung Lo Construction Corp are to explore the feasibility of building a light rail line in Ho Chi Minh City.
    Metro Report International

    Ho Chi Minh City light rail memorandum signed

    2017-09-12T06:00:00Z

    VIETNAM: Russian Railways’ engineering business RZD International and local company Lung Lo Construction Corp plan to establish a joint working group to explore the feasibility of building a proposed Tân Tạo – Linh Đông light rail line in Ho Chi Minh City. This follows the signing on September 8 ...

  • The Moscow tram network has been extended from Lesnaya to the Belorusskaya railway and metro stations at Tverskaya Zastava square.
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    Moscow tramway extension opens

    2017-09-11T15:06:35Z

    RUSSIA: A relatively short but important extension of the Moscow tram network from Lesnaya to the Belorusskaya railway and metro stations at Tverskaya Zastava square opened on September 9, as part of celebrations to mark the city’s 870th anniversary. This is the first tram extension in the central area of ...

  • Siemens is lengthening eight Combino trams for Potsdam. The first arrived in the city on September 7.
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    Potsdam receives lengthened tram

    2017-09-08T14:38:47Z

    GERMANY: The first of eight Combino trams that Siemens is lengthening for ViP Verkehrsbetrieb Potsdam returned to the city on September 7. Work started earlier this year on a €50m project to lengthen eight of the five-section trams to 42 m. Siemens is producing two intermediate sections, 3 m ...

  • Testing has started on Stage 2 of the Gold Coast light rail line.
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    Testing begins on Gold Coast light rail Stage 2

    2017-09-08T11:01:04Z

    AUSTRALIA: Testing on Stage 2 of the Gold Coast light rail line commenced on the night of September 7-8. The northern extension will run alongside Smith Street Motorway from Gold Coast University Hospital to Helensvale, where interchange would be provided with Queensland Rail services. The 7·3 km route would ...

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    Metro Report International

    Thales wins Ankeng light rail signalling contract

    2017-09-06T11:01:55Z

    TAIWAN: China Steel Corp has awarded Thales a contract to supply signalling for the Ankeng light rail project in New Taipei City. Being developed by the New Taipei City Department of Rapid Transit Systems, the 7·5 km route with nine stops will run on a mix of elevated and ...

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    London trams could become cashless

    2017-09-05T14:26:02Z

    UK: Transport for London has started a public consultation on proposals to remove ticket machines from tram stops, thereby making tram travel cashless. The consultation is open until October 29. As ticket machines at tram stops have reached the end of their useful life, TfL says that it is ...

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    Funds allocated for expo tram line in Budapest

    2017-09-05T12:53:49Z

    HUNGARY: The government has allocated HF4bn for the construction of a 2 km tram line to serve the Hungexpo exhibition centre in Budapest. The planned route would link the complex with Pillangó utca station on metro Line M2, following the route of bus line 100 along Albertirsai út. Plans ...

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    Birmingham tram extension receives government funding

    2017-09-01T10:51:36Z

    UK: The Department for Transport announced on September 1 that it is to provide £59·8m towards the construction of the Edgbaston extension of the Midland Metro tram route in Birmingham. The package means that the £149m project is now fully funded. Preliminary work started in the summer on the ...

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    Trams reach Tallinn airport

    2017-09-01T10:29:34Z

    ESTONIA: Revenue service began on an extension of the Tallinn tram network to the airport on September 1, following an official inauguration ceremony two days earlier attended by Acting Mayor Taavi Aas and Estonia’s Rail Baltica project co-ordinator Kristjan Kaunissaare. The 700 m southern extension of Route 4 includes ...