Metro news – Page 129
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NewsBucureşti metro train order delayed
ROMANIA: Bucureşti metro operator Metrorex announced on December 3 that it has postponed selecting a bidder to supply 51 metro trainsets, owing to the ‘complexity of the offers’. The winner was due to be announced on December 1, but will now be announced by March 10. On September 22, ...
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NewsBoston to get Green Line extension funding
USA: The Federal Transit Administration is to provide $996m towards the northern extension of Boston’s Green light rail line from Lechmere to Somerville and Medford. Congress is to review the funding agreement for 30 days before it is officially confirmed. The FTA released a commitment letter on December 2, ...
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NewsBordeaux selects Thales ticketing
FRANCE: Communauté Urbaine de Bordeaux has selected Thales to supply a contactless ticketing system for the city’s public transport network under a 10-year contract. This would provide integrated ticketing for trams, buses and riverboats, as well as park-and-ride sites. Thales is to supply hardware and software that will be ...
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NewsOsijek extends its tramway
CROATIA: A 1·6 km western extension of Osijek’s metre-gauge tram Route 1 opened on November 30. The extension runs along ul Bana Jelačića from the previous Route 1 terminus at the western bypass road into the centre of the suburb of Višnjevac. There are five stops. The construction ...
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NewsUtrecht selects Uithof Line tram contractors
NETHERLANDS: The Executive Board of Greater Utrecht Authority selected contractors on December 1 to supply the infrastructure and rolling stock for the Uithof tram line. Once approved by the full board, the contracts would be signed on December 23 after the usual standstill period. Royal BAM Group has been ...
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NewsHangzhou opens second metro line
CHINA: The second metro line in Hangzhou was opened for trial operation at 09.15 on November 24. Phase 1 of Line 2 runs for 18·3 km from Qianjianglu in the city centre, before crossing the Qiantang River to reach Chaoyang in the southeast, serving 13 underground stations. A limited ...
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NewsSantiago transport investment plans
CHILE: President Michelle Bachelet has announced plans for US$4·2bn in public transport investment, including a new metro line in Santiago. The government has requested a feasibility study from Metro de Santiago for metro Line 7, with a view to construction starting by 2019. Intended to relieve the east-west Line 1, ...
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NewsBombardier wins next Wien tram order
AUSTRIA: On December 1 public transport operator Wiener Linien announced that it had selected Bombardier Transportation for a €562m contract to supply up to 156 low-floor trams, which will replace its high-floor E2 tram-and-trailer sets. Wiener Linien says that it will also be signing a maintenance agreement, under which its ...
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NewsAlstom to equip Guadalajara Line 3
MEXICO: The federal Secretariat of Communications & Transport has awarded Alstom and CPVM, a subsidiary of OHL of Spain, a €380m contract to supply railway systems for Line 3 of the Guadalajara light rail network. Announcing the award on December 1, Alstom said that its share of ...
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NewsPrasarana wins Makkah metro consultancy contract
SAUDI ARABIA: Metro project promoter Makkah Mass Rail Transit Co has selected Kuala Lumpur transport agency Prasarana to provide consultancy services during Phase 1 of the Makkah Public Transport Programme. Phase 1 covers the construction of two metro lines totalling 45·1 km and 22 stations, with commissioning scheduled by 2019. ...
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NewsBeijing signs metro Line 16 letter of intent
CHINA: A letter of intent setting out the planned terms of a PPP concession agreement covering railway systems, rolling stock and operations for the future Beijing metro Line 16 was signed on November 26 by the municipality and the Beijing MTR Corp joint venture of MTR Corp (49%), Beijing Capital ...
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NewsCAF-led consortium wins Toluca line train and signalling contract
MEXICO: The Secretariat of Communications & Transport has selected a CAF-led consortium including Isolux-Corsán, AZVI and Thales to supply rolling stock and electrical and mechanical systems for the 57·7 km Mexico City – Toluca line. The €690m contract is expected to be signed in December. CAF would have a ...
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NewsOakland Airport peoplemover opens
USA: The ‘BART to OAK’ peoplemover linking Oakland International Airport with Coliseum BART station was officially inaugurated with a day of free rides on November 21. Regular passenger services starting the following day. The 5·2 km cable-hauled automated peoplemover runs on a mostly elevated alignment, with some at-grade and ...
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NewsFeature articles in the December 2014 issue of Metro Report International
Articles in the December 2014 issue of Metro Report International. Comment APTA President & CEO Michael Melaniphy stresses the importance of fighting for public transport News Review Round-up of world metro, light rail and tram news City digest Chinese metro and tram developments, French tram openings, Australian light rail, New ...
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NewsFirst Jazz Duo delivered to Gdańsk
POLAND: The first of five Pesa Jazz Duo trams was officially presented to the city of Gdańsk on November 12. It is expected to enter passenger service in December. Operator ZKM Gdańsk signed a contract for five Jazz Duo trams in September 2013, having selected Pesa as preferred bidder ...
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NewsTrial runs start on Paris tram route T8
FRANCE: Trial running without passengers began on tram route T8 in Paris on November 18, ahead of the start of passenger services on December 16. Route T8 runs north from Saint-Denis Porte de Paris to Delaunay-Belleville, where it splits into two branches, terminating at Villetaneuse-Université and Epinay-Orgemont. Interchange ...
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NewsMumbai approves more metro lines
INDIA: Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority approved the construction of two metro lines on November 20. A 32 km line from Wadala in the south to Thane and Kasarvadavali in the north would be designated metro Line 4. there would be 24 underground and six elevated stations. Interchange would ...
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NewsStadler opens Belarusian factory
BELARUS: President Alexander Lukashenko attended the opening of Stadler’s factory in Fanipol on November 20. The factory was built on a greenfield site in the town outside Minsk and will be used for the production of Kiss and Flirt trains, as well as trams, for the CIS market. ...
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NewsBucureşti exercises metro car option
ROMANIA: Bucureşti metro operator Metrorex has exercised an option for CAF to supply eight six-car trainsets. The contract value is €47m, and is financed with European Investment Bank funds. The stainless steel sets would be similar to the 16 that CAF has delivered under a €97m contract awarded in ...
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NewsTaipei opens Songshan metro extension
TAIWAN: An 8·5 km, eight station east-west extension of Taipei metro Line 3 to Songshan was inaugurated on November 15, with Line 3 services no longer running to Tamsui in the north. The opening coincides with additional peak-hour services on the Red and Green lines. Headways on the Green ...