All Light Rail articles – Page 77

  • The trams were previously in service in Toshkent.
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    Samarkand receives trams

    2016-10-25T13:22:00Z

    UZBEKISTAN: Preliminary works for the construction of a tram line in Samarkand began on October 16 with the removal of grassed median strips on some roads. The 8 km first phase of the route would connect the city’s main railway station with Sat-Tepo and is due to enter service ...

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    Public inquiry for Line 3 extension in Saint-Etienne

    2016-10-25T05:00:00Z

    FRANCE: A public inquiry is being held from October 17 to November 21 in order to consider plans to extend Line 3 of the 1 000 mm gauge tram network in Saint-Etienne. Developed following initial public consultation that took place between June 2015 and May 2016, the route would run ...

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    Granada light rail operator selected

    2016-10-24T14:21:00Z

    SPAIN: The Andalucía regional government has selected the Avanza Metro de Granada joint venture as preferred bidder for the contract to operate the city’s 15⋅9 km light rail route. As well as Spanish public transport operator Avanza, the joint venture comprises Tuzsa, operator of the bus and light rail networks ...

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    Metro Report International

    Dallas Blue Line extension opens

    2016-10-24T12:44:00Z

    USA: A 5 km southern extension of Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s Blue Line light rail route opened on October 24. It runs between Ledbetter and the University of North Texas at Dallas, with an intermediate stop at Camp Wisdom. ‘Southern Dallas is our city’s greatest opportunity for growth’, said ...

  • Three consortia have submitted bids to prequalify for a revised design-build-finance-maintain concession to build the planned 12·5 km tram route in Liège.
    Metro Report International

    Liège tram prequalification restarts

    2016-10-21T08:00:00Z

    BELGIUM: Three consortia have submitted bids to prequalify for a revised design-build-finance-maintain concession to build the planned 12·5 km tram route in Liège. The three proposals opened on October 12 were submitted by: Alstom with BAM PPP PGGM;CAF, Colas and DIF; Škoda Transportation with Vinci, CFE and Meridam. Société Régionale ...

  • Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx have issued a request for qualifications seeking parties interested in a contract to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the Hurontario Light Rail Transit project.
    Metro Report International

    Hurontario light rail request for qualifications issued

    2016-10-19T09:58:00Z

    CANADA: Infrastructure Ontario and Greater Toronto transport agency Metrolinx have issued a request for qualifications seeking parties interested in a contract to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the planned Hurontario Light Rail Transit project. The 20 km line to the west of Toronto would run from Port Credit GO ...

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    Metro Report International

    T4 extension gets underway in Paris

    2016-10-19T08:41:00Z

    FRANCE: Ceremonies were held to the east of Paris on October 18 to mark the start of work on the 6·5 km tram-train route T4 extension to Clichy-sous-Bois and Montfermeil. Participating in the event were Valérie Pécresse, President of the Ile-de-France region, and Minister of Cities, Youth & Sport Patrick ...

  • A balloon release marked the official start of construction on the Gilbert Road Extension of the Valley Metro network in the city of Mesa, Arizona on October 15.
    Metro Report International

    Valley Metro extension groundbreaking

    2016-10-19T05:00:00Z

    USA: A balloon release marked the official start of construction on the Gilbert Road Extension of the Valley Metro network in the city of Mesa, Arizona on October 15. A 5 km extension from Phoenix to central Mesa opened in August 2015. The latest project will extend this route 3 ...

  • he New South Wales government has appointed Arup as its infrastructure technical adviser for the Parramatta Light Rail project.
    Metro Report International

    Parramatta Light Rail infrastructure adviser appointed

    2016-10-18T05:00:00Z

    AUSTRALIA: The New South Wales government has appointed Arup as its infrastructure technical adviser for the Parramatta Light Rail project in western Sydney. Arup said it would provide support across all technical disciplines and urban design aspirations for the corridor. Intended to support a predicted westwards shift in Sydney’s centre ...

  • Göteborgs Spårvägar has awarded Bombardier and Vossloh Kiepe a contract to supply 40 Flexity trams.
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    Göteborg orders Flexity trams

    2016-10-11T12:09:00Z

    SWEDEN: A consortium of Bombardier Transportation and electrical equipment supplier Vossloh Kiepe has been formally awarded a contract to supply 40 Flexity trams to Göteborg by mid-2021. The new trams are designated Type M33. The €140m firm order announced on October 11 includes 30 Type A unidirectional ...

  • Jerusalem's planned Green Line light rail route would intersect the existing Red Line.
    Metro Report International

    Jerusalem light rail Green Line approved

    2016-07-05T15:07:00Z

    ISRAEL: Tenders are to be called ‘soon’ for the construction of two more light rail lines in Jerusalem, following the municipality’s approval at the end of June of the alignment of the proposed Green Line and the start of the approvals process for the Blue Line. The 19·6 km alignment ...

  • CAF has been awarded a contract to supply 26 five-section light rail vehicles for the Purple Line project in the Maryland suburbs of Washington DC.
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    CAF awarded Maryland Purple Line LRV contract

    2016-06-28T12:22:00Z

    USA: CAF has been awarded a contract to supply 26 five-section light rail vehicles for the Purple Line project in the Maryland suburbs of Washington DC. The contract announced by CAF on June 28 is to be managed by its CAF USA subsidiary, which will manufacture the ...

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    Maryland Purple Line receives TIFIA loan

    2016-06-20T13:51:00Z

    USA: Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced on June 15 that the Purple Line light rail project in the northern suburbs of Washington DC is to receive an $874·6m Transportation Infrastructure Finance & Innovation Act loan. Financial close has now been achieved on the PPP contract for the ...

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    Maryland Purple Line PPP contractor selected

    2016-03-03T11:22:00Z

    USA: Maryland Department of Transportation has selected the Purple Line Transit Partners consortium of Meridiam (70%), Fluor Enterprises (15%) and Star America (15%) as preferred bidder for the 25·7 km Purple Line light rail line serving the northern suburbs of Washington DC. The PPP contract for ...

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    Metro Report International

    Diesel tram-trains for Puebla

    2015-12-02T14:56:00Z

    MEXICO: Vossloh Rail Vehicles has delivered what it says are the first tram-trains in the Americas, two diesel vehicles ordered last year by the government of the state of Puebla. The new vehicles have been acquired as part of an 800m pesos project to introduce a tourist service over the ...

  • The proposed airport rail link would use the existing Hedjaz Jordan Railway corridor.
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    Amman airport rail link pre-feasibility study

    2015-06-09T05:00:00Z

    JORDAN: The Ministry of Transport is developing plans for a light rail link between central Amman and Queen Alia International Airport. The proposed line would run for around 35 km on the existing Hedjaz Jordan Railway corridor between Amman station in the Al Mahatta district of the ...

  • Among those attending the official opening at York Place were Lord Provost Donald Wilson and Councillor Lesley Hinds.
    Metro Report International

    Edinburgh tramway opens

    2014-05-30T10:15:00Z

    UK: The Edinburgh tramway was officially opened on May 30, ahead of the start of regular passenger services the following day. ‘The tram project has been hugely challenging for the people of Edinburgh but now there seems to be a growing positivity in the city about ...

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    Light rail study in Masqat

    2013-07-25T05:00:00Z

    OMAN: A feasibility study for a light rail or metro network in Masqat is to be commissioned shortly, according to local press reports. The Ministry of Transport & Communications and the Supreme Council for Planning are to develop proposals for a line which would provide an interchange ...

  • The Red Line opened in 2011 with a fleet of 46 Alstom Citadis 302 trams.
    Metro Report International

    Funding approved for Jerusalem light rail extension

    2013-06-28T13:07:00Z

    ISRAEL: On June 26 the Jerusalem Regional Planning Committee approved a 1·1bn shekel allocation from the Transportation Ministry’s budget to extend the city’s light rail line from Mount Herzl to Hadassah Ein Kerem Medical Centre. Total spending on the project is expected to be 4bn shekels. Preparatory work has ...

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    Chemistry tram on tour

    2012-09-16T04:00:00Z

    POLAND: To celebrate the International Year of Chemistry, Warszawa Trams has been operating a special Chemical Tram, which has been roaming the city’s network making presentations to school children. Staff on the open wagon towed by a decorated works vehicle conducted a range of spectacular experiments, demonstrating ...