Metro news – Page 159
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NewsDenver West Rail Line opens
USA: The West Rail Line in Denver opened on April 26, eight months ahead of schedule. Passengers were offered free travel on the line on that day, and on the entire Regional Transportation District light rail network the following day. The 19·5 km line runs from Auraria West to ...
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NewsSiemens rolls out first C2 München metro train
GERMANY: The first of 21 C2 metro trainsets for München was rolled out at Siemens’ factory in Wien on April 26. It is to undergo trials at the Wegberg-Wildenrath test centre before delivery. ‘The planned start of the test runs marks an important milestone on the way to on-time ...
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NewsFrench operators sign Chinese urban rail agreements
CHINA: Two urban rail operating partnerships were agreed on April 26 during a state visit by French President François Hollande to China. SNCF subsidiary Keolis and Shanghai Shentong Metro Group have formed a strategic alliance to 'respond jointly to tenders for operating contracts covering metros, tram networks and regional rail ...
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NewsEverLine automated light metro opens
SOUTH KOREA: Passenger services on the EverLine light metro in Yongin started on April 26. The mostly elevated 18·5 km automated line links the Everland amusement park with the Seoul metro network. Yongin Rapid Transit Co won the public-private partnership concession in July 2004. The consortium comprises Bombardier, Daelim ...
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NewsFirst tram on its way to the Gold Coast
AUSTRALIA: The first of 14 Bombardier Flexity 2 trams for the Gold Coast light rail line has left the factory in Bautzen. Custom features of the 45 m long, seven-section vehicles include racks for surfboards. Bombardier is part of the GoldlinQ consortium which the Queensland government selected in May ...
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NewsNanjing to get catenary-free trams
CHINA: CSR Nanjing Puzhen Rolling Stock Co has won an order to supply 15 catenary-free trams for Nanjing. They will be the first to use Bombardier’s Primove traction batteries. The trams will be built in Nanjing under a 10-year technology licence agreement signed in 2012 that allows CSR Puzhen ...
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NewsSingapore to offer free metro travel to reduce overcrowding
SINGAPORE: Passengers exiting 16 central metro stations before 07.45 will get the rail section of their journey free of charge under a one-year trial which Land Transport Authority is to launch on June 24. Passengers exiting between 07.45 and 08.00 will be given a discount of up to S$0·50. To ...
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NewsGera launches tram network upgrade
GERMANY: Work on the second phase of a project to modernise and extend the metre-gauge tram network in Gera was formally launched with a groundbreaking ceremony on April 12. There are four elements to the programme. The Tinzer Straße - Bieblach-Ost route is to be upgraded to ...
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NewsDelhi metro extension signalling contract awarded
INDIA: Delhi Metro Rail Corp has awarded Bombardier Transportation a €35m contract to supply Cityflo 350 signalling and train control technology for extensions to lines 5 (Green) and 6 (Violet) which will add 35 km and 23 stations to the network in 2016. Line 5 will be extended 11·2 km ...
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NewsFour shortlisted for Docklands Light Railway franchise
UK: Transport for London announced on April 17 that had shortlisted four bidders for a franchise to operate the Docklands Light Railway from September 14 2014. Invitations to tender were expected to be issued ‘within the next few weeks’ to Stagecoach Rail Projects Ltd, a joint venture of Keolis ...
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Metro Report InternationalKing Saud University plans campus metro
SAUDI ARABIA: Egis Rail is undertaking studies for a proposed automated light metro to serve the King Saud University campus in Riyadh. Construction could start within two years. The university said the proposed metro would provide staff, students and visitors with a 'high-quality, frequent service', reducing the need for road ...
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NewsBombardier signs Orlando SunRail contract
USA: Florida Department of Transportation announced on April 15 that it had signed a $195m contract with Bombardier Transportation for operations and maintenance services for the SunRail commuter rail route in Orlando. The 10-year contract covers operations, dispatching, fleet and track maintenance, customer service, station platform and facility maintenance, ...
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NewsSalt Lake City light rail reaches airport
USA: Utah Transit Authority celebrated the opening of an extension of the TRAX light rail network to Salt Lake City Airport with entertainment and free trips from 10.00 to 22.00 on April 13. Revenue services began the following day. ‘We need to grow our mass transit in order to ...
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NewsDoha metro Red Line contractors selected
QATAR: Qatar Rail has selected contractors for the Red Line North construction phase of the Doha metro. One contract is for the construction of an underground section of the Red Line; the other is for building Msheireb and Education City stations. The consortium selected for Red Line North includes ...
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NewsUrban rail news in brief - April 2013
Asian Development Bank and the European Investment Bank signed a memorandum of understanding with Ho Chi Minh City officials on March 13 to provide €200m towards the US$857m cost of building the 17 km first phase of metro Line 5. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin has announced plans to call ...
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NewsChildren's ticket gates
CHINA: Hong Kong's MTR Corp has installed two custom-designed 'child-friendly' ticket gates at its Disneyland Resort station. The gates are 100 mm lower than standard, and decorated with characters from the Toy Story films. 'For obvious reasons, Disneyland Resort Station serves more child passengers than other MTR stations,' said Operations ...
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NewsTopping-out ceremony for first West Island Line station
CHINA: Hong Kong's MTR Corp held a topping-out ceremony for Kennedy Town station on April 10, the first of three stations being built as part of the West Island Line project. 'This is a really exciting moment in the construction of the West Island Line', said MTR Corp CEO Jay ...
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NewsFGC to host Getaway trials
SPAIN: Under the European Union-funded Getaway project to improve the safety of public spaces, Catalan regional operator FGC is to hold four emergency evacuation exercises at Sant Cugat station in the suburbs of Barcelona. With the participation of researchers from the University of Greenwich in the UK, the first two ...
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NewsPhoenix airport peoplemover crosses above taxiway
USA: The first phase of the PHX Sky Train automated peoplemover at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in Arizona was opened by Mayor of Phoenix Greg Stanton on April 8. The 2·7 km double-track elevated guideway crosses an active taxiway at a height of 30 m, providing sufficient clearance for ...
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NewsUrban rail news in brief - April 2013
Construction of the western extension of Paris RER Line E is expected to begin in 2014 for opening in 2020, following the award of a contract in February. An 8 km tunnel between Haussmann-Saint-Lazare and Nanterre-la-Folie, with three new stations, will carry trains through La Defense to join RFF's existing ...