Metro news – Page 112
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NewsFunding approved for Paris projects
FRANCE: Meeting on October 7, the board of Ile-de-France transport authority STIF unanimously approved a framework agreement to fund the extension of Paris metro Line 11 by 6 km from its current terminus at Mairie des Lilas to the RER Line E station at Rosny-Bois-Perrier. Costing a total of €1⋅3bn, ...
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NewsKuwait metro and rail procurement to begin next year
KUWAIT: Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects says that it has appointed new advisers for the planned Kuwait City metro and expects to start procurement in the first quarter of 2016. Plans for a metro were first announced in 2006. Expressions of interest were invited in 2012, but the project ...
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NewsMinneapolis seeks more LRVs
USA: Twin Cities regional authority Metropolitan Council has invited expressions of interest for the supply of up to 77 new light rail vehicles to operate the expanding network in Minneapolis and St Paul. Proposals are due by December 18 for an initial order of 27 cars with options for ...
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NewsYerevan metro to receive upgrade loans
ARMENIA: The European Bank for Reconstruction & Development and the European Investment Bank are to provide loans of €7m each for the third metro rehabilitation project in Yerevan. A further €7m is to be sought from another international donor. The project would involve refurbishment of the depot, substations, power ...
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NewsMarseille metro to become driverless
FRANCE: Marseille Provence Metropole approved plans to convert its two-line metro to driverless operation on September 25. As the current fleet dating from the opening of the two lines in 1977 and 1984 is coming to the end of its service life, a decision was taken to replace the ...
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NewsPanamá City metro Line 2 breaks ground
PANAMA: President Juan Carlos Varela and Metro de Panama Director Roberto Roy officially launched construction of the second metro line in the capital on October 5. The timetable for construction is 44 months. The line is being built by the Línea 2 consortium of Odebrecht and FCC. A consortium ...
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NewsUrumqi metro orders trains
CHINA: Urumqi Urban Rail Group Co has signed a contract with CRRC subsidiary Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Co for the supply of 27 six-car trainsets for the city’s first metro line. The Type A trainsets would have four motor and two trailer cars, and a maximum design speed of 80 ...
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NewsDublin revives Metro North plans
IRELAND: Plans for a partly-underground high-capacity light rail line from central Dublin to the airport and northern suburbs are to be revived, the government said when announcing a €3·6bn seven-year public transport spending programme for 2016-22 on September 29. The line would run 16·5 km from St Stephen’s Green in ...
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NewsSamsun orders Durmazlar trams
TURKEY: Samsun Metropolitan Municipality announced on October 1 that it had awarded Durmazlar a €12·3m contract to supply eight trams. These are required to augment the current fleet of 21 for the opening of the 14 km extension of the route from Gar to Tekkeköy to the southeast of the ...
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NewsBursa begins LRV testing
TURKEY: The first two vehicles for the T2 extension of the Bursaray light metro network in Bursa are now on test. Bursa Metropolitan Municipality has ordered 12 Silkworm light rail vehicles from Durmazlar as part of the extension project, following an order for 60 LRVs placed at the start ...
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NewsLucknow metro chooses Alstom trains and signalling
INDIA: Lucknow Metro Rail Corp has awarded Alstom a €150m contract to provide rolling stock and signalling for the future line. Announcing the contract on October 5, Alstom said it would supply 20 four-car Metropolis trainsets from its Sri City factory in Andhra Pradesh. The trains will be air-conditioned ...
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NewsLondon Underground energy recovery trial proves successful
UK: Transport for London has announced that the ‘world first’ installation of Alstom's Harmonic & Energy Saving Optimiser inverting substation energy recovery technology on a metro line has proved successful. As well as feeding energy regenerated by braking trains back into the traction power supply, HESOP can return power ...
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NewsScheidt & Bachmann and Octopus announce ticketing partnership
CHINA: Fare collection technology supplier Scheidt & Bachmann and the Octopus Applications Ltd commercialisation subsidiary of the company which runs Hong Kong’s smart card system have formed a global partnership to offer ticketing services. The partners plan to offer systems enabling passengers to use a range of contactless fare media ...
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NewsOrlando SunRail receives funding to expand
USA: The Federal Transit Administration announced on September 28 that it is to provide a $93·4m Full Funding Grant Agreement for the extension of the SunRail commuter rail line by 27·7 km from Sand Lake Road in southern Orlando to Kissimmee and Poincana. The funds from FTA’s Capital Investment ...
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NewsHamburg consults on metro expansion
GERMANY: The Hamburg Department of Economics, Transport & Innovation announced on September 29 that the city is launching a consultation on planned metro expansion projects. The Hamburg Senate intends to allocate €72m of federal funding to complete studies and planning, in addition to the €2·4m already approved. A ...
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NewsInekon to supply Oklahoma City Streetcars
USA: Oklahoma City council formally approved a $22m contract on September 29 for Inekon to supply five trams for the Oklahoma Streetcar project, with an option for eight more. The city council authorised negotiations with Inekon in January. Before the contract is finalised, Inekon must submit proof of required ...
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NewsSofia orders Inspiro metro trainsets
BULGARIA: Sofia Metropoliten signed a contract with a Siemens-Newag consortium on September 28 for the supply of 20 three-car trainsets for the future metro Line 3. Delivery is due to take place within 36 months and the contract includes an option for 10 more trains. The trains will be ...
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NewsKonya opens tram extension
TURKEY: The first section of catenary-free tram line in Konya opened on September 29, with free travel available until October 31. The 4·4 km Route 2 leaves the southern end of the north-south Route 1 at Alaaddin and runs east to Adliye, with six stops. A 1·8 km ...
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NewsKyiv to test Pesa Foxtrot tram
UKRAINE: Kyiv is to take delivery of a Pesa Foxtrot tram at the start of October for three months of testing. This follows the signing in June of a memorandum by Pesa and Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko for the supply of trams and the possible opening of a factory ...
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NewsNingbo opens second metro line
CHINA: Ningbo Rail Transit Line 2 opened for trial operation on September 26. The first phase is 28·4 km long with 18 underground and four elevated stations. Starting at Lishe International Airport in the southwest, the route runs northeast to the long-distance coach terminal, Ningbo Railway Station and Gulou, ...