All Light Rail articles – Page 65

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    Moscow – Troitsk tram line approved

    2017-10-17T08:48:19Z

    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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    Tampere tram order finalised

    2017-10-16T15:17:00Z

    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. ...

  • Škoda Transportation is to supply 13 ForCity Classic trams to Sofia.
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    Škoda to supply trams to Sofia

    2017-10-16T11:11:11Z

    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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    First Flexity Wien tram nearing completion

    2017-10-11T14:19:26Z

    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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    Bochum tram extension opens

    2017-10-10T14:51:00Z

    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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    Volgograd agrees tram leasing deal

    2017-10-06T09:19:09Z

    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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    Moderus Gamma on test in Gdańsk

    2017-10-06T08:26:54Z

    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 ...

  • Caen municipality plans to replace its guided bus network with a conventional steel wheel tramway.
    Metro Report International

    Keolis awarded Caen operating contract covering bus to tram conversion

    2017-10-04T08:21:25Z

    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 International

    Alstom to supply Tel Aviv Red Line signalling

    2017-10-02T16:07:00Z

    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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    Praha tramway expansion plans approved

    2017-10-02T15:38:37Z

    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 ...

  • CAF has already supplied similar Urbos streetcars for Cincinnati and Kansas City from its Elmira plant in New York state.
    Metro Report International

    CAF wins Seattle streetcar contract

    2017-10-02T15:25:42Z

    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 ...

  • Stuttgarter Strassenbahnen is exercising a second option on its order for Stadler Tango LRVs.
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    Stuttgart to order more light rail and rack railway vehicles

    2017-09-28T15:12:03Z

    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 International

    Gorzów Wielkopolski tram network expansion and fleet replacement

    2017-09-28T09:58:33Z

    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 ...

  • 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.
    Metro Report International

    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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    Metro Report International

    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 ...