Metro news – Page 111
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NewsSeoul starts work on Sillim Line
SOUTH KOREA: Construction of the Sillim Line in southwest Seoul started on October 18. The underground metro line is due to be built in 60 months, with revenue service expected to start in 2021. The 7·8 km line would run south from Yeouido to Seoul National University. It will ...
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NewsManchester Metrolink operations shortlist announced
UK: Transport for Greater Manchester announced on October 16 that it had shortlisted four bidders for the contract to operate and maintain the Metrolink tram network from 2017. The shortlisted bidders are incumbent RATP Dev, KeolisAmey, National Express Group and Transdev. TfGM expects to issue an invitation to ...
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NewsFirst Izmir tram nearing completion
TURKEY: Mayor Aziz Kocaoğlu visited Eurotem’s factory in Adapazari to inspect the first tram for Izmir on October 14. The tram is nearing completion and is scheduled to be delivered along with two others in December. In August 2014 the Eurotem joint venture of South Korea’s Hyundai Rotem and ...
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NewsRanchi plans monorail
INDIA: The Jharkhand government has backed plans for two monorail lines in the state capital Ranchi following a feasibility study undertaken by Infrastructure Development Finance Company which found that a monorail would be preferable to an elevated or underground metro. IDFC is to submit a detailed project report by December. ...
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NewsUlm breaks ground on second tram route
GERMANY: The official groundbreaking for the second tram route in Ulm took place on October 15, at the site of the future turning loop on Egginger Weg in Kuhberg, the southern terminus of the line. The 10·5 km line will link the science district in the north of the ...
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NewsIsfahan metro opens
IRAN: The first metro line in Isfahan opened on October 15. The first phase of Line 1 runs for 11 km from Qods in the northwest to Shohada via Kaveh long-distance bus terminal. There are 10 stations. Construction started in 2001 but was subject to delays. The ...
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NewsWashington metro seat refurbishment contract awarded
USA: Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has awarded First State Manufacturing a five-year contract to refurbish the seats on its fleet of more than 1 100 metro cars. Delaware-based company First State supplies public transport and military aircraft seating and carpets, as well as covers for lorries and missiles. ...
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NewsMelbourne switches on underground 3G coverage
AUSTRALIA: Victoria Minister for Public Transport Jacinta Allan announced on October 15 that 3G mobile coverage had gone live in the City Loop tunnels under the centre of Melbourne. Victoria rail asset owner VicTrack has undertaken the work in co-operation with telecoms operators Optus, Telstra and Vodafone Hutchison Australia. ...
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NewsNew York MTA agrees capital funding
USA: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and MTA Chairman Tom Prendergast announced on October 10 that they had reached agreement on the remaining funding for the MTA Capital Program. The $26·1bn five-year capital expenditure plan forms the largest ever investment in MTA ...
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NewsStation beacons on test in Boston
USA: Digital media company Intersection is using Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority stations in Boston to test secure closed networks of Gimbal Bluetooth Smart beacons which can trigger location-specific content on apps installed on passengers’ mobile devices. The aim is to test how passengers use wayfinding and other information, whether ...
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NewsInit acquires Webus
FRANCE: Init has acquired LC Consultant, which supplies Webus rostering and dispatching software to a mainly French customer base, including the tram operator in Marseille. The LC Consultant team will remain in Saint-Cloud near Paris and will report to Initi’s Initperdis subsidiary based in Hamburg.
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NewsCasablanca orders 50 more Citadis trams
MOROCCO: Casa Transports has awarded Alstom a €100m contract to supply 50 Citadis trams, power supplies and signalling for Line 2 of the Casablanca tramway. Alstom supplied the initial fleet of 74 Citadis trams for the 31 km Line 1 which opened in 2012. Construction of the 22 km ...
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NewsMTR plans musical instrument registration scheme
CHINA: Plans for a registration scheme which would allow large musical instruments to be carried on the Hong Kong metro network have been announced by MTR Corp. Current rules say that items of luggage must not exceed 1 300 mm along any one side, a limit which was brought in ...
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NewsDenver orders Siemens LRVs
USA: Denver Regional Transportation District has awarded Siemens a $110m contract to supply 29 SD 160 light rail vehicles. The LRVs are to be built at Siemens’ factory in Sacramento and are due to be delivered in early 2018. The latest order would bring RTD’s fleet of LRVs to ...
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NewsMumbai starts work on two metro lines
INDIA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stones for two metro lines in Mumbai on October 11. The northern section of Line 2 would run 18·5 km south from Dahisar to DN Nagar with 17 stations. The estimated cost is Rs49·9bn and ridership is expected to be 407 ...
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NewsIzmit orders Durmazlar trams
TURKEY: Kocaeli municipality signed a €19·7m contract with Durmazlar on October 5 for the supply of 12 trams for the Akçaray line in Izmit. The trams will be 32 m long, 2 650 mm wide and 3·3 m high, with capacity for 300 passengers. They will have a maximum ...
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NewsNice selects Alstom trams for Line 2
FRANCE: Métropole Nice Côte D’Azur has selected Alstom Transport to supply 19 trams for the second tram route in Nice. The €91m contract announced on October 12 includes 12 years of maintenance and options for up to 18 more trams. As the surface sections of the route will have ...
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NewsGold Coast light rail Stage 2 secures federal funding
AUSTRALIA: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced on October 11 that the federal government will provide A$95m for the construction of Gold Coast light rail Stage 2. Turnbull’s predecessor Tony Abbott refused to provide federal funding for urban rail projects, but was replaced as Prime Minister on September 15. All ...
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NewsDART awards fare collection system contract
USA: Dallas Area Rapid Transit has awarded Vix Technology a $30m contract to implement and manage a new fare collection system. Vix Technologies will supply its Easy & Open product, an account-based, payment industry standards-compliant fare collection platform designed for scalability and ease of integration with other systems. Passengers will ...
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NewsHerzog Transit Services signs Kansas City Streetcar operating contract
USA: Herzog Transit Services has signed an operations and maintenance agreement with KC Streetcar Authority and the City of Kansas City, Missouri. The fixed-price agreement covers operations and maintenance for the first five years of passenger service on the Kansas City Streetcar, which is due to start in 2016. ...