Metro news – Page 140
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NewsWaterloo ION light rail PPP contract signed
CANADA: The Region of Waterloo and the GrandLinq consortium of Keolis, Plenary Group, Meridiam, Kiewit and Aecon have achieved financial close on the 33-year public-private partnership contract to design, build, finance, operate and maintain Stage 1 of the ION light rail project. GrandLinq was selected as preferred bidder in ...
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NewsCNR Changchun unveils prototype suburban train
CHINA: CNR Changchun Railway Vehicles has rolled out a prototype electric multiple-unit branded 'Rapidtransit'. Described by the manufacturer as an 'inner-city rapid rail vehicle’, it is intended for use on services linking major cities with their expanding suburbs, satellite towns and airports. Announcing the roll-out of the trainset on April ...
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NewsFree metro travel spreads the peak load
SINGAPORE: Land Transport Authority is to extend its free pre-peak metro travel scheme by one year to June 23 2015. Passengers who end their journey at 18 central metro stations before 07.45 on weekdays get free travel, while those exiting between 07.45 and 08.00 get a discount. About 7% of ...
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NewsSétif starts to build tramway
ALGERIA: Construction of the Sétif tramway started on May 8. The line is being built by a consortium of Yapi Merkezi and Alstom under a 38bn dinar contract awarded in late 2013. Work is scheduled to take 40 months. The 22·4 km east-west line will link Sétif University with ...
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NewsSão Paulo selects monorail communications
BRAZIL: Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo has selected Thales and T’Trans to supply telecommunications for São Paulo metro Line 17. The work, to be completed in 22 months, includes a master clock, passenger information systems, CCTV, and transmission and telephony subsystems. Thales is also supply SelTrac CBTC ...
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NewsPoznań opens new tram depot
POLAND: MPK Poznań inaugurated the first new tram depot in the city for 30 years on May 11. The 17 ha site at Franowo in the southeast of the city has room for 100 trams of 35 m in length, with provision for expansion to house 150 trams including 20 ...
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NewsAecom awarded Jeddah public transport contract
SAUDI ARABIA: Jeddah Metro Co has awarded Aecom Technology Corp an 18-month contract worth US$28m to provide consultancy services to support the preliminary planning and design phase of the Jeddah Public Transport Project. Last year the Council of Ministers approved a 45bn riyal transport plan for the city — ...
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NewsCairo metro Line 3 extension opens
EGYPT: The second phase of Cairo metro Line 3 was inaugurated by Interim President Adly Mansour on May 7, accompanied by Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab and Transport Minister Ibrahim el-Demiri. The 7·7 km eastern extension links Abbasiya and Al Ahram in Heliopolis, with three intermediate stations. Construction started in ...
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NewsNewcastle port concession to fund light rail project
AUSTRALIA: The construction of a planned 2·6 km light rail line in Newcastle, New South Wales, is to be partially funded using the proceeds of the state government leasing the Port of Newcastle to a private investor. At the end of April the Port of Newcastle Investments consortium of Hastings ...
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NewsŁódź tramway contractor selected
POLAND: Łódź’s road and transport division has selected Mosty Infrastruktura to undertake Phase 2 of the east-west tram line modernisation and expansion project. The 239m złoty contract covers the replacement of 6 km of double track tram line from ul Kilińskiego to the terminating loop at ul Augustów, and ...
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NewsNew York commuter railways introduce mobile ticketing
USA: New York MTA has selected Masabi to provide mobile ticketing for its Metro-North Railroad and Long Island Rail Road commuter rail businesses. Masabi’s JustRide technology, also used on the MBTA commuter network in Boston, allows purchase and validation of tickets, including season tickets, through smartphones. The back-end infrastructure ...
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NewsMainzelbahn construction begins
GERMANY: Construction of the Mainzelbahn tram extension from Mainz Hauptbahnhof West to Lerchenberg was officially launched on May 3. The 9·2 km metre-gauge line with 15 stops is expected to carry 1 million passengers per year when it opens in 2016. Of the €83·6m cost, Stadtwerke Mainz is ...
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NewsMini high speed rail grinder to cut tram noise
GERMANY: Düsseldorf light rail operator Rheinbahn has taken delivery of a Vossloh Rail Services HSG-city mini high speed rail grinder, which it will uses to undertake preventive grinding to extend rail life and reduce noise on its 350 km network. HSG-city is the latest version of Vossloh’s HSG-2 machine, specifically ...
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NewsKonya orders trams for catenary-free operation
TURKEY: Konya has ordered 12 trams capable of catenary-free operation from Škoda Transportation as a follow-on order for the 60 ForCity Classic 28T trams currently being delivered. They are to be delivered next year, and bring the total order value for 72 trams to KC3·4bn. Following certification in January, ...
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NewsUrban rail news in brief - May 2014
Mumbai metro is auctioning naming rights for the 12 stations on the city’s first metro line. A 4·2 km extension of the Alger tram line was opened on April 16, running east from Bordj El Kiffan to Café Chergui with six stops. The Malaysian government has approved ...
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NewsSunRail rises in Orlando
USA: The SunRail commuter rail route serving Orlando was officially opened on April 30, with two weeks of free travel starting the following day. The 50 km first phase from DeBary to Sand Lake Road in Orange County serves 12 stations. Construction began January 2012 and included double-tracking the ...
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NewsKunming opens more metro lines
CHINA: Kunming opened 21 km of metro extensions on April 30. Phase 2 of Line 1 extends the route north from Xiaodongcun to Kunming railway station, adding five stations. The first phase of Line 2 runs north from the main railway station to North Coach Station with 14 stations, although ...
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NewsChangsha metro opens
CHINA: The first metro line in Changsha opened on April 29, making the capital of Hunan province the 19th city in mainland China with a metro. The first phase of Line 2 is 22·3 km long with 19 stations. Starting at Wangchengpo in the west, it runs across the ...
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NewsStadler awarded eBART train contract
USA: San Francisco’s Bay Area Rapid Transit District has awarded sole bidder Stadler Rail a $58m contract to supply eight diesel multiple-units for the East Contra Costa BART extension commuter rail project. Announcing the order on April 25, Stadler said the GTW 2/6 units would be manufactured at its Bussnang ...
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NewsLos Angeles selects Regional Connector contractor
USA: Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority has selected the Regional Connector Constructors joint venture of Traylor Bros and Skanska, with lead designers Hatch Mott MacDonald and URS, as preferred bidder for a $927m design-build contract for the Regional Connector light rail extension. The 3 km underground route would extend ...