Metro news – Page 154
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Detroit streetcar construction contract awarded
USA: Project promoter M-1 Rail Corp selected Stacy & Witbeck as construction manager and general contractor for the M-1 light rail project in Detroit, it was announced on July 31. The company beat four other bidders. Also known as the Woodward Avenue Streetcar, the 5·3 km line would run ...
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Bratislava orders more Škoda Transportation trams
SLOVAKIA: Bratislava transport authority DPB placed a €36·8m firm order for 15 Škoda Transportation Type 29T trams on July 31. This is an option on a €39m contract for an initial 15 Type 30T cars which was signed on July 18. The Type 29T will be a unidirectional version of ...
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Trams on test in Samara
RUSSIA: The first six of eight BKM-62103 trams being supplied to Samara by Belarusian manufacturer Belkommunmash are now on test in the city. Each tram is required to run for at least 100 km before being accepted for service. The 1 524 mm gauge single-section 40% low-floor cars are expected ...
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Charlotte starts work on Blue Line extension
USA: A groundbreaking ceremony was held on July 18 for the extension of Charlotte’s LYNX Blue Line. The 15 km extension will link Center City with the University of North Carolina campus via North Davidson, adding 11 stops and almost doubling the length of the Blue Line when it opens ...
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KinkiSharyo to open California factory following Los Angeles order
USA: The Los Angeles Metro board approved the exercise of two options to purchase a total of 97 light rail vehicles from KinkiSharyo International on July 25, triggering a contract provision which requires the supplier to establish a factory in LA County. The $396·7m firm order follow from an initial ...
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Buenos Aires buys Metro de Madrid trains
ARGENTINA: Metro de Madrid announced on July 29 that it has sold 73 metro cars to Buenos Aires metro authority SBASE for €28m. The contract includes an additional €4·6m for spare parts and technical assistance. This is the third time that Metro de Madrid has sold cars to Argentina. ...
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Mumbai metro Line 3 approved
INDIA: The government gave the go-ahead for Mumbai metro Line 3 at the end of June. The 33·5 km standard-gauge line running underground between Colaba, Bandra and Santacruz Electronics Export Processing Zone is expected to cost Rs231·36bn, with work to start this year for completion by March 2019. ...
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Athens Line 2 extended south
GREECE: A 5·5 km southern extension of Athens metro Line 2 opened to the public on July 26. The extension from Aghios Dimitrios has four stations at Ilioupoli, Alimos, Argyroupoli and a terminus at Elliniko. Alimos and Argyroupoli feature displays of archaeological finds unearthed during construction. The project cost ...
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Riyadh metro construction contracts awarded
SAUDI ARABIA: Arriyadh Development Authority announced the winners of three turnkey contracts for the construction of a 176 km six-line driverless metro network in Riyadh on July 29. The overall budget for the metro is €16·3bn, making it one of the world's largest public infrastructure projects. Design work is to ...
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Land Transport Authority awards Thomson Line contracts
SINGAPORE: Land Transport Authority has awarded a S$285m contract for the construction of Caldecott metro station and associated tunnels to Samsung C&T Corp. Construction is due to start in August for completion in 2020. The station will be an interchange between the under construction Thomson Line and the Circle Line. ...
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Delhi Metro orders BEML cars
INDIA: Delhi Metro Rail Corp has awarded BEML a Rs7·47bn contract to supply 92 standard gauge metro cars by 2020. These will be put in service on lines 7 and 8 of the metro, which are planned as part of the third phase of the network’s construction. In ...
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Croxley Rail Link approved
UK: The government has granted legal powers for the Croxley Rail Link project to extend London Underground’s Metropolitan Line to Watford Junction. Under the Transport & Works Act Order, the project now has the relevant planning permission, access rights and land transfers that it needs for implementation. The £118m ...
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Light rail study in Masqat
OMAN: A feasibility study for a light rail or metro network in Masqat is to be commissioned shortly, according to local press reports. The Ministry of Transport & Communications and the Supreme Council for Planning are to develop proposals for a line which would provide an interchange ...
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Urban rail news in brief - July 2013
The government of Nigeria's Ogun state has allocated N1bn for construction of a light rail system. Preliminary work has commenced and further feasibility studies are to be undertaken. Brazil's Bahia state has called bids for a R$4bn 30-year PPP contract to operate the 6·6 km Salvador metro, and ...
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London Underground deploys modular sleepers
UK: The Track Partnership collaboration of London Underground and Balfour Beatty Rail has installed its first novel sleeper design on the network in 30 years. Cemex Rail Solutions’ 1502 is preassembled incorporating a Pandrol FE1404 rail fastening. This allows track to be constructed more quickly and cheaply, Balfour Beatty ...
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Bratislava orders Škoda Transportation trams
SLOVAKIA: Škoda Transportation signed a €39m contract to supply 15 Type 30T trams to Bratislava on July 18. The deal includes maintenance support and an option for a further 15 trams, and is being supported by EU funding. Deliveries are scheduled to being in mid-2015. The 32·5 m long ...
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First Grand Paris line to open in 2020
FRANCE: Société du Grand Paris announced on July 15 that its supervisory board had authorised the release of €5·3bn to fund construction of the first phase of the Grand Paris Express project. This covers the southern part of Line 15 from Pont-de-Sèvres to Noisy-Champs under the revised scheme announced by ...
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Delhi regional rail link plans move ahead
INDIA: The national government has approved plans to develop regional express rail links connecting Delhi with three satellite towns in the National Capital Region. Meeting on July 11, the cabinet approved the setting up of the NCR Transport Corp to develop the Rapid Rail Transit System at ...
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Cincinnati Streetcar construction contract signed
USA: The main construction contract for the 5·8 km first phase of the Cincinnati Streetcar project was signed by the city council and the MPD joint venture of Messer, Prus and Delta Railroad on July 15, enabling the council to issue a notice to proceed. Utility relocation works for the ...
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Kyiv metro orders 40 cars
UKRAINE: Kyiv metro has signed a contract with Transmashholding subsidiary Metrowagonmash for eight five-car trainsets, it was announced on July 12. The contract value was not disclosed. The 81-717.5М and 81-714.5М cars will be delivered by the end of the year. The interior will feature fire-resistant materials ...