Metro news – Page 171
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NewsOlympic crowds smash London Underground records
UK: Swelled by crowds travelling to and from Olympic Games venues across the capital, ridership on the London Underground network reached a new record of 4·5 million passenger-journeys on August 7, according to Transport for London. This was the fourth time in a week that the record had been broken. ...
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NewsBids in for Santos light rail vehicles
BRAZIL: Public transport operator EMTU is expecting to award in September a contract worth up to R$284·3m to supply 22 vehicles for the first phase of the SIM light rail network in Santos. Four bids have been received from Alstom Brazil/Alstom Transport, CAF, Pesa and the Tremvia Santos consortium of ...
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NewsGenève tram trial assesses supercapacitor performance
SWITZERLAND: Genève tram operator TPG is testing a prototype supercapacitor energy storage unit which allows braking energy to be recovered, and enables a tram to run for short distances without an external power supply. The 1 tonne supercapacitor unit has been installed on the roof of one of a batch ...
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NewsDe Lijn orders Flexity 2 trams for Antwerpen and Gent
BELGIUM: Bombardier has been selected to supply 48 new Flexity 2 low-floor trams for De Lijn services in Antwerpen and Gent under a €128·6m order announced by Flemish Minister for Transport & Public Works Hilde Crevits on August 6. The largest single tram procurement placed by the regional government, the ...
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NewsDnipropetrovs'k metro extension project awarded funding
UKRAINE: Funding has been agreed for a 4 km extension of the Dnipropetrovs'k metro into the city centre, and plans are being developed to introduce multi-modal smart ticketing and undertake institutional reforms. The European Bank for Reconstruction & Development approved a €152m sovereign loan for the extension on July 24. ...
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NewsDublin's Broombridge tram line approved
IRELAND: The national planning authority granted a railway order on August 3 giving powers to build a €370m tram line through central Dublin to Broombridge. Opening of the latest addition to the Luas light rail network is planned for 2017. Designated Line BXD, the 5·6 km route will start at ...
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NewsSão Paulo suburban fleet expansion continues
BRAZIL: Tenders are to be called for the supply of 65 eight-car EMUs to São Paulo suburban operator CPTM, which the São Paulo state government says will be the largest single rolling stock contract that it has ever awarded. Approval for the contract to be tendered was announced on August ...
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NewsUrban rail news in brief - August 2012
Aéroports de Paris has opened a 300 m extension of the LISA peoplemover at Charles-de-Gaulle airport to terminal S4. Siemens supplied railway systems and eight two-car VAL 208NG trains. The city of Würzburg is to directly award its transport subsidy WVV a contract operate its five tram and 20 bus ...
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NewsFour consortia prequalify for Riyadh metro contract
SAUDI ARABIA: Four international consortia have prequalified for a contract to build a metro network in Riyadh, the High Commission for the Development of Arriyadh announced on August 1. Bids were submitted by a total of 38 consortia. The shortlisted groups now have four months to submit their financial and ...
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NewsCSR Zhuzhou awarded Ankara metro train contract
TURKEY: Following a final review of bids, CSR Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive has been confirmed as the winner of a contract to supply 342 metro cars to Ankara. Announcing the 2·5bn yuan contract on August 1, the Chinese company said it would set a precedent which could help it to ...
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NewsSupercapacitor energy storage for South Island Line
CHINA: Sojitz and Meidensha have won a ¥25bn contract to supply two 2 MW Capapost regenerated energy storage units for Hong Kong’s South Island Line metro project. The installation of the supercapacitor technology is expected to reduce traction power consumption by 10% on the 7·1 km five-station line, which ...
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NewsHonolulu metro track and electrification contracts awarded
USA: Electrification and track supply subcontracts have been awarded for the $5·2bn Honolulu driverless metro project, a 32 km elevated line between East Kapolei and Ala Moana Center which is scheduled to open in phases from 2015 to 2019. On August 1 Siemens Infrastructure & Cities announced it had won ...
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NewsFirst phase of the Dallas Orange Line opens
USA: The first phase of the $1·3bn DART light rail Orange Line in Dallas opened to passengers on July 30, following an inaugural train on July 27. The initial section runs for 8·6 km from Bachman on the Green Line to Irving Convention Center, with intermediate stops at the ...
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NewsMiami International Airport metro extension opens
USA: Miami-Dade Transit's Orange Line was launched on July 28, extending Metrorail metro services to Miami International Airport. The groundbreaking for the AirportLink Metrorail Extension was held in May 2009. The 3·8 km elevated branch starts at Earlington Heights station on the existing Green Line, and terminates at Miami Intermodal ...
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NewsQatar Foundation awards €100m Doha tram contract
QATAR: Siemens Rail Systems has been awarded a turnkey contract valued at more than €100m for the development of a 11·5 km catenary-free tramway in Doha for opening in late 2015. The contract announced on July 30 has been awarded by the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science & Community Development, ...
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NewsPhoenix West light rail extension route approved
USA: The Maricopa Association of Governments approved the route for the proposed Phoenix West light rail extension on July 25. Environmental assessment and preliminary design work can now begin, with opening envisaged by 2023. The 18 km route starts at the existing Metro light rail line in central Phoenix, running ...
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NewsCancún tram-train feasibility study commissioned
MEXICO: Spanish metre-gauge operator FEVE is to undertake feasibility studies for a new tram-train network serving Caribbean resorts between Cancún and Tulum. FEVE is to study a route linking Cancún with Cozumel, Solidaridad, Benito Juárez, Isla Mujeres and Tulum, serving an area containing some of the most important tourist destinations ...
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NewsLisboa airport metro extension opens
PORTUGAL: A 3·3 km extension of the Lisboa metro's Red Line from Oriente to the international airport opened on July 17. The extension adds new stations at Moscavide, Encarnação and Aeroporto. Predicted ridership is 400 000 passengers/year, with the route serving the Moscavide and Olivais residential areas as well ...
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NewsSiemens ships Bangkok metro cars
THAILAND: Siemens has begun shipping 35 additional metro cars ordered by Bangkok SkyTrain operator BTS to lengthen its existing trainsets from three to four cars to ease overcrowding. The first batch of four cars is scheduled to arrive at Laem Chabang Port from Germany on August 20. Following testing and ...
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NewsHangzhou Metro Line 1 PPP contract signed
CHINA: The National Development & Reform Commission has approved a public-private partnership contract covering the supply of electrical and mechanical systems and the operation of Hangzhou Metro Line 1. The first of eight planned metro lines in the city is under construction for opening later this year, with 31 stations ...