All Light Rail articles – Page 9
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Metro Report InternationalPraha tram order confirmed
CZECH REPUBLIC: Praha transport operator DPP has formally awarded Škoda Group an KC16·6bn eight-year framework contract covering the supply of up to 200 ForCity Plus Praha 52T trams, with a firm order for an initial 40. Škoda was named preferred bidder in November. Stadler had also ...
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Metro Report InternationalEglinton Crosstown West Extension contracts awarded
CANADA: Greater Toronto & Hamilton Area transport agency Metrolinx has appointed infrastructure consultancy AECOM as its delivery partner for the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension light rail project, and has awarded Aecon Infrastructure Management a contract to design and build an elevated section of the route. The ...
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Metro Report InternationalOdesa tram deliveries begin
UKRAINE: Odesa municipal transport operator Odesmiskelektrotrans has begun dynamic testing of the first of 13 K1T306 trams being supplied by a consortium led by Tatra-Yug. The order was placed in December 2022, with the manufacturer saying it was the first tram contract ...
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Metro Report International‘Truly unique’ history-inspired tramway to be built in Saudi Arabia
SAUDI ARABIA: The Royal Commission for AlUla has awarded Alstom a €500m contract to supply a ‘truly unique’ tramway inspired by heritage including the historic Hedjaz Railway. Alstom said the 22·4 km line would be the world’s longest catenary-free tramway, and will ‘encapsulate richness, history and ...
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Metro Report InternationalNottingham tram concessionaire completes refinancing
UK: Tramlink Nottingham Ltd has completed a financial restructuring following a two-year renegotiation with its lenders. The Nottingham Express Transit tram concessionaire said this was necessary to avoid further and ongoing breaches of banking covenants, and puts the concession in a stable position ’following significant market ...
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Metro Report InternationalPassenger Transport Driver apprenticeship programme now includes trams
UK: The Passenger Transport Driver apprenticeship programme has been expanded to cover the light rail sector. This follows work by industry body UKTram and the Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education to ensure the course meets the requirements of light rail operators. ‘In an ideal world, ...
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Metro Report InternationalThree-line LRT network proposed in Johor Bahru
MALAYSIA: Preliminary studies for the development of a 30 km three-line mass transit network in Johor Bahru have been submitted to the Johor state government by Iskandar Regional Development Authority and Johor Public Transport Corp.
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Metro Report InternationalAlstom to renew Lille tram fleet
FRANCE: Métropole Européenne de Lille has awarded Alstom a contract to supply replacement trams for inter-urban routes R and T, also known as ‘the Mongy’, which link Lille with Roubaix and Tourcoing. The order announced by the manufacturer on December 20 covers an initial 24 Citadis ...
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Metro Report InternationalTel Aviv Green Line project reaches financial close
ISREAL: Financial close has been reached on the contract to design, build, finance and maintain the Tel Aviv light rail Green Line, project promoter NTA Metropolitan Mass Transit Systems and the TLV Metropolitan Tramway consortium announced on December 17. The European Investment Bank has agreed a ...
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Metro Report InternationalContract let to build Bologna’s second modern light rail line
ITALY: Bologna municipality has awarded a consortium of CMB (lead contractor), Alstom Ferroviaria, Amplia and Alstom Transport a contract to build and commission the 6·9 km first section of the Green Line tramway and to supply rolling stock. Of the €272·2m package, €173m covers the civil ...
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Metro Report InternationalCanberra tramway extension contract signed
AUSTRALIA: The major works contract for Canberra Light Rail Stage 2A has been signed with tramway PPP concessionaire Canberra Metro, the Australian Capital Territory announced on December 7. Stage 2A will extend the line 1·7 km from Alinga Street along London Circuit West, adding three new ...
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Metro Report InternationalGera orders TINA trams
GERMANY: Gera transport operator GVB has awarded Stadler a contract to supply six TINA trams in 2026, with options for a further three. The contract signed on December 11 is worth €38m, with the city of Gera providing €7·2m, the Land of Thüringen €17·1m and co-financing ...
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Metro Report InternationalTram-train T12 opens to the south of Paris
FRANCE: Ile-de-France tram-train line T12 opened on December 9, on a 20 km orbital route between Massy-Palaiseau RER station and Évry-Courcouronnes RER station to the south of Paris. The 10 km from Massy-Palaiseau to Epinay-sur-Orge shares tracks with long-distance and freight trains, and has a maximum ...
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Metro Report InternationalSão Paulo light rail plan to be studied
BRAZIL: São Paulo municipality is working on a plan to build two circular light rail lines totalling 12 km in the centre of the city. Brazil’s Minister of Cities Jader Barbalho Filho announced at the COP28 UN Climate Summit in Dubai on December 1 that, following ...
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Rail Business UKTramway crossing accident investigation prompts safety guidance
UK: The Light Rail Safety & Standards Board has developed a comprehensive guide to road safety audits in response to an investigation into a collision on the Manchester Metrolink light rail network.
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Metro Report InternationalSt Louis light rail vehicle order approved
USA: The St Louis city region’s Bi-State Development Agency has approved a $390·4m order for Siemens Mobility to supply up to 55 light rail vehicles. Siemens was the sole bidder for the agency’s tender. The firm order would be for 24 LRVs at a cost of ...
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Metro Report InternationalSiemens working on €1·3bn light rail scheme in Luanda
ANGOLA: Siemens Mobility has confirmed to Metro Report International that it is working with the Ministry of Transport on a light rail scheme in Luanda. The supplier said on November 30 that ‘the Presidential Dispatch 53/23, published on March 22 2023, is part of the procedure ...
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Rail Business UKEast West Rail and West Yorkshire mass transit mentioned in Autumn Statement
UK: The government said in its Autumn Statement that it is continuing to progress with the East West Rail scheme linking Oxford and Cambridge and is to provide £2·5bn for a West Yorkshire mass transit network.
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Metro Report InternationalRostock tram extension plans to be developed
GERMANY: The city of Rostock has selected a western alignment as its preferred option for a proposed tramway extension from Zoo to Reutershagen. An eastern variant was also under consideration before the decision on November 15. Reutershagen has around 18 000 ...
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Metro Report InternationalQuébec City transport options to be reassessed as tram scheme falters
CANADA: The government of Québec has asked infrastructure investment specialist CPDQ Infra to investigate options to develop transport links for the city of Québec after procurement of a planned tram line collapsed in early November. The city had been developing plans for a 19·3 km ...