All Light Rail articles – Page 67

  • Pesa has submitted the best offer to supply trams to Kraków.
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    More Pesa trams ordered for Kraków

    2017-08-10T08:00:00Z

    POLAND: Pesa has submitted the best offer to supply trams to Kraków, operator MPK Kraków announced on August 8. Pesa beat bids from Newag, Škoda and a consortium of Stadler and Solaris. Pesa put in a bid of 299·2m złoty for the base order of 35 trams. The contract ...

  • Basel tram operator BVB opened the first phase of an extension into France on July 31.
    Metro Report International

    Basel tram network extended to French border

    2017-08-09T14:54:49Z

    SWITZERLAND: Basel tram operator BVB opened the first phase of an extension into France on July 31. The 500 m extension of Route 3 from its previous northwestern terminus of Burgfelden Grenze to Burgfelderhof brings it to the border. Burgfelden Grenze stop closed on July 14, with buses replacing ...

  • Acceptance testing of the first six Metelitsa trams for the fast tram route being developed in St Petersburg started on August 1.
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    Stadler rolls out first vehicles for St Petersburg fast tram route

    2017-08-08T14:16:09Z

    RUSSIA: Stadler Minsk, Transportnaya Koncessionnaya Kompanya and LSR Group started acceptance testing of the first six Metelitsa trams for the fast tram route being developed in St Petersburg on August 1. The TKK consortium of Lider Group and LSR Group is developing the fast tram project in the Krasnogvardeisky ...

  • CRRC Qingdao Sifang rolled out a tram equipped with automatic train control on July 28.
    Metro Report International

    CRRC rolls out tram equipped with automatic train control

    2017-08-08T13:42:47Z

    CHINA: CRRC Qingdao Sifang rolled out a tram equipped with automatic train control on July 28. It is expected to enter passenger service in Foshan next year. The 100% low-floor vehicle is 35·2 m long and 2 650 mm wide, with capacity for 380 passengers. Maximum speed is 70 ...

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    Metro Report International

    Agreement signed for second tram line in Bergamo

    2017-08-07T11:06:00Z

    ITALY: A memorandum of understanding was signed between the province of Bergamo, tram operator TEB and several municipalities on July 27 for the construction of a second tram line in Bergamo. T2 would branch off the existing T1 at San Fermo, with services sharing the three ...

  • A contract has been signed for construction of a light rail line in Mauritius.
    Metro Report International

    Mauritius light rail contract signed

    2017-08-04T09:10:56Z

    MAURITIUS: The government signed a Rs18·8bn contract with Larsen & Toubro on July 31 for the construction of the Metro Express light rail line, which would link Port Louis with Curepipe. L&T is responsible for civil works, electrification, signalling, the fare collection system and the passenger information system. It ...

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    Kramatorsk tram network closes

    2017-08-02T09:08:13Z

    UKRAINE: Trams ceased running in Kramatorsk on August 1 with the closure of the last remaining route. The city intends to buy three buses to serve the 14·6 km route, with fares kept the same. The main reason given for the closure was the high cost of fleet replacement. ...

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    Metro Report International

    First CBD & South East tram delivered to Sydney

    2017-08-01T14:10:16Z

    AUSTRALIA: Transport for New South Wales took delivery of first of 60 Citadis X05 trams that Alstom is supplying to operate on the CBD & South East Light Rail line in Sydney on August 1. The ALTRAC Light Rail consortium has a A$2·1bn PPP contract to build, operate and ...

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    Pesa sole bidder in Częstochowa tram tender

    2017-08-01T13:03:15Z

    POLAND: Pesa was the sole bidder in a tender to supply up to 15 trams to Częstochowa. Pesa bid 89·9m złoty for the base order of 10 trams, deliveries of which are due to be completed in 2020. MPK Częstochowa currently has seven 2010N trams from Pesa’s Twist family ...

  • Revenue services have started on the first tram line in Wuhan.
    Metro Report International

    First tram line opens in Wuhan

    2017-08-01T10:24:19Z

    CHINA: Wuhan’s first tram line began trial passenger operations on July 28. T1 serves 23 stops on a 16·9 km alignment in the southwest of the city between Deshenggang and Chelun Square, which is near the southern terminus of metro Line 3. Services initially run between 07.00 and 19.00 ...

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    Cosenza tramway contract signed

    2017-07-31T09:29:02Z

    ITALY: A €98m contract for the design and construction of a 9·4 km tram line in Cosenza has been signed by the Calabria regional authority and a consortium led by construction company CMC. The Metrotramvia di Cosenza would run from Piazza della Riforma to the University of Calabria campus ...

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    More City Star trams to be delivered to Rostov-na-Donu

    2017-07-31T09:00:41Z

    RUSSIA: PK Transportnye Systemy was the sole bidder for a contract to supply a further 13 trams to Rostov-na-Donu. Its offer of City Star vehicles is worth 426·4m roubles and the order will be financed by Rostov Oblast. PK TS has already delivered 16 single-section low-floor City Star trams ...

  • CAF is to supply a further eight trams to Stockholm.
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    Stockholm orders more CAF trams

    2017-07-27T14:42:45Z

    SWEDEN: Stockholm transport authority Storstockholms Lokaltrafik has exercised an option for a further eight trams from CAF. In late 2010 CAF won a firm order to supply 15 trams from its Urbos family to Stockholm. SL subsequently ordered seven more, and all 22 are now in service. The ...

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    Helsinki trams on test in Mannheim

    2017-07-26T08:09:38Z

    GERMANY: Rhein-Neckar transport authority RNV took delivery of two Variotram trams from Helsinki transport operator HKL on July 19. These are being tested on the networks in Mannheim, Heidelberg and Ludwigshafen to assess their suitability for the region. RNV will test the 100% low-floor trams until the end of ...

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    Metro Report International

    Portland welcomes contactless ticketing

    2017-07-25T15:35:37Z

    USA: An account-based smart card and contactless bank card fare collection system went into operation in the Portland-Vancouver metropolitan area on July 17. The Hop Fastpass is valid on bus, light rail and commuter rail services operated by TriMet, C-TRAN and Portland Streetcar. In 2014 Init signed a contract ...

  • The Sidi Bel Abbès tramway is the fourth to open in Algeria.
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    Sidi Bel Abbès tramway inaugurated

    2017-07-25T14:23:08Z

    ALGERIA: The fourth tramway in Algeria opened on July 25, when the 14·3 km route in Sidi Bel Abbès was inaugurated by Minister of Transport & Public Works Abdelghani Zaalane. Yapı Merkezi acted as construction contractor. The Cital joint venture of Alstom (49%), Ferrovial (41%) and Entreprise du Métro ...

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    Metro Report International

    Dancing lion tram design unveiled

    2017-07-25T12:59:57Z

    CHINA: Industrial design agency Italdesign has revealed its design for CRRC Guangzhou’s first tram. The first tram for Guangzhou is due to be presented in the autumn. Italdesign says that the external styling of the 70% low-floor vehicle has been influenced by Guangzhou’s dancing lion. The handrails are inspired ...

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    Modertrans offers best bid in Wrocław tram tender

    2017-07-24T10:27:38Z

    POLAND: Modertrans submitted the cheapest bid to supply 40 trams to Wrocław, transport authority MPK Wrocław announced on July 21. Modertrans’ offer of 176·2m złoty for the 27% low-floor Moderus Beta compares with a bid of 324·4 złoty from Pesa, which is offering its 100% low-floor Twist model. ...

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    Essen and Mülheim transport operators to merge

    2017-07-20T15:18:33Z

    GERMANY: Essen and Mülheim transport authorities EVAG and MVG, along with their joint undertaking Via, are to become unified in Ruhrbahn GmbH. The new transport comapny will start operating from September 1 and will have its headquarters in Essen. ‘With around 2 500 staff and covering an area with ...

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    Tramino XL enters service in Leipzig

    2017-07-20T11:28:47Z

    GERMANY: The first Tramino XL tram entered service on Route 4 in Leipzig on July 13. Operator Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe will start seeking suggestions from the public for names for the new fleet in the autumn. In February 2015 LVB selected Solaris to supply five trams for €7·7m, with options ...