Metro news – Page 103
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NewsCanberra light rail contractor chosen
AUSTRALIA: Australian Capital Territory Chief Minister Andrew Barr and Minister for Capital Metro Simon Corbell announced on February 1 that the Canberra Metro consortium has been selected to build and operate the first stage of the planned light rail network. The consortium comprises Pacific Partnerships, CPB Contractors, ...
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NewsAlstom signs Iranian mainline and urban transport agreement
IRAN: A memorandum of understanding for co-operation in the mainline and urban transport sectors was signed by Alstom and Iran’s Industrial Development & Renovation Organization in Paris on January 27. Alstom said the aim was to initiate discussions for industrial co-operation with IDRO, including the possible formation of a ...
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NewsHuai’an tram line opens
CHINA: Services on the first tram line in Huai’an commenced on December 28, following the start of passenger-carrying tests on December 19. The 20·3 km northwest-southeast route runs from Huai’an Gymnasium to South Gate with 23 stops. Construction started in February 2014 and cost 3·65bn yuan. Services are ...
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NewsTracklaying begins on Samsun tram extension
TURKEY: Tracklaying on the southeastern extension of the Samsun tram line started on January 27. The 14 km section from Gar to Tekkeköy is due to open on October 10. The extension will nearly double the current 15 km route between Üniversite and Gar. The fleet of 21 trams ...
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NewsCBTC over LTE test successful
CHINA: Telecoms company ZTE announced on January 25 that it had completed a laboratory test of communication-based train control over LTE. Ansaldo STS supplied CBTC signalling and ZTE provided LTE equipment and devices for the test, which covered scenarios such as static condition, handover, failover, and load with static ...
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NewsHefei metro starts test running
CHINA: Testing started on the first metro line in Hefei on January 20. Initial tests are being carried out on a 1·4 km section of Line 1 at up to 80 km/h using 45 staff. Nine parameters are being tested while trains are moving and a further 27 while static. ...
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NewsLund tram tendering begins
SWEDEN: The city of Lund has begun the tendering process for a design-build contract for the city’s first tram line, following city council approval on December 17. Due to open in 2019, the 5·5 km route would connect Lund Central station and the science village with nine stops. Trams ...
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NewsNewcastle light rail expressions of interest
AUSTRALIA: Transport for New South Wales announced on January 21 that it is seeking expressions of interest in the fixed infrastructure contract to build the proposed light rail line in Newcastle. The interest period is expected to close on February 12, with a shortlist to be invited to tender ...
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NewsTesting starts on Nanning metro
CHINA: Passenger-carrying tests started on the first section of metro Line 1 in Nanning on January 20. This followed a week of test without passengers at up to 60 km/h. Revenue services are due to begin on June 28 on the 10·4 km section between Nanning East railway station ...
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NewsFirst Hill Line opens in Seattle
USA: A soft launch for Seattle’s second tram line was held on January 23. The 4·2 km First Hill Line connects Capitol Hill with Pioneer Square, serving 10 stops. Services are operated with seven bidirectional three-section Inekon trams ordered for $30m. These are equipped with lithium-ion batteries produced by ...
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NewsHyundai Rotem to supply Manila Line 7 cars
PHILIPPINES: Hyundai Rotem is to supply rolling stock, signalling, communications and power supplies for metro line MRT7 in Manila, the company announced on January 22. Under the 530bn won contract from project developer Universal LRT Corp, Hyundai Rotem is to supply 36 three-car trainsets by the second half of ...
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NewsStrasbourg starts testing on Line A extension
FRANCE: Test running on an extension of tram Line A in Strasbourg commenced on January 14. Passenger services on the 1·7 km extension south to Illkirch-Graffenstaden are expected to start in the spring. Meanwhile, work continues on the 3·9 km eastern extension of Line D to Kehl in Germany. ...
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NewsAlger metro extension contracts awarded
ALGERIA: Two contracts have been awarded for the next extensions of the Alger metro. A consortium of Colas Rail and Kou G C is to undertake the work. Colas Rail will be responsible for trackwork, power supplies, ventilation and smoke extraction, and the ticketing system. It will also act as ...
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NewsAhmedabad breaks ground on second metro line
INDIA: Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel laid the foundation stone for the second metro line in Ahmedabad on January 17. The 17·2 km north-south Line 2 will connect Motera Stadium in the north with APMC in the south via an elevated alignment with 15 stations. The depot would be ...
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NewsSiemens to electrify more Lima metro lines
PERU: Ansaldo STS has awarded Siemens a contract to electrify Lima metro Line 2 and the first phase of Line 4. Siemens is to install six 60 kV/20 kV feeder stations, two 20 kV cable distribution rings, 37 station supplies and 21 1·5 kV DC rectifier substations, as well ...
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NewsQuito metro breaks ground
ECUADOR: Mayor Mauricio Rodas launched the construction of the first metro line in Quito on January 19 with a ceremony at the future southern terminus at Quitumbe. The 22 km north-south Line 1 will connect El Labrador and Quitumbe with 15 stations. The end-to-end journey time is expected to ...
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NewsFirst tram simulator in Latin America
BRAZIL: The Technical University of Madrid’s Railway Technology Research Centre CITEF has installed what it says is the first light rail driving simulator in Latin America.The simulator is being used to support driver training on the VLT Carioca light rail network in Rio de Janeiro; it consists of two student ...
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NewsMoscow metro expands further
RUSSIA: Moscow metro’s Line 1 was extended further south with the opening of a 2·5 km section from Troparyevo to Rumyantsevo on January 18. Tunnelling on the one-station extension began in July 2013. Like Troparyevo, Rumyantsevo station is 12 m underground, and will remain as the southern terminus of ...
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NewsTrójmiasto EMUs nearing completion
POLAND: The two electric multiple-units that Newag is supplying to Gdańsk-Gdynia-Sopot suburban operator SKM w Trójmieście are nearing completion at the manufacturer’s factory in Nowy Sącz. The first is expected to arrive in the Trójmiasto conurbation around February 20, with the second due around 10 days later, and both are ...
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NewsNew Tube for London invitations to tender issued
UK: Transport for London invited Alstom, Bombardier, CAF, Hitachi and Siemens to tender for a contract to supply 250 new trainsets for the London Underground on January 18. The procurement forms part of the New Tube for London programme to modernise rolling stock, infrastructure and signalling on the small-profile Piccadilly, ...