Metro news – Page 174
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NewsJohn Holland awarded Sydney light rail extension contract
AUSTRALIA: The New South Wales government has selected John Holland to design and build the 5·6 km Inner West Light Rail extension in Sydney. The A$176m extension from Lilyfield to Dulwich Hill will take over the infrastructure of an existing freight line. The contract announced by state Premier Barry O'Farrell ...
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NewsNew York subway R179 car order signed
USA: Bombardier Transportation announced on June 4 that New York MTA had signed the $599m order for 300 metro cars for the New York subway. The MTA board had selected lowest bidder Bombardier as its preferred supplier on March 28. The R179 series cars are to be built at Bombardier's ...
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NewsSiemens plans Thai manufacturing venture
THAILAND: A joint venture for local passenger vehicle production has been agreed between Siemens and Cho Thavee Dollasien Ltd. The two parties are expected to sign a memorandum of understanding this month paving the way for a 50:50 partnership. Speaking in Bangkok on May 22, Siemens Mobility CEO Hans-Jörg Grundmann ...
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Groundbreaking launches Central Mesa light rail construction
USA: A ceremony on May 30 officially marked the start of construction of the $200m Central Mesa light rail extension of the Valley Metro in Phoenix, Arizona. The Valley Transit Construction joint venture of Kiewit, Mass Electric and Parsons Transportation Group is expected to begin main works shortly under a ...
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NewsBraunschweig orders Solaris trams
GERMANY: Solaris Bus & Coach has been awarded a contract to supply 15 Tramino low-floor trams to Braunschweig, where they will replace 30-year old cars which do not meet modern accessibility requirements. The customised trams for Braunschweiger Verkehrs AG will be unidirectional vehicles around 36 m long, with each of ...
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NewsHo Chi Minh City metro line 1 construction contract signed
VIETNAM: A contract for the construction of the first stage of Ho Chi Minh City metro line 1 was signed on May 16, paving the way for main works to begin in September. The 17·1 km elevated section between Ben Thanh Market and Suoi Tien Park with 11 stations is ...
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NewsJoint venture formed to run Algerian tramways
ALGERIA: A joint venture company to operate and maintain tram lines in Algeria has been formed by the RATP Dev subsidiary of Paris transport operator RATP (49%) and local organisations Entreprise du Métro d'Alger (30%) and Etablissement Public de Transport Urbain et Suburbain d'Alger (21%). The joint venture will operate ...
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NewsPortland light rail expansion funding signed
USA: The Federal Transit Administration has signed the full-funding grant agreement allowing TriMet to proceed with construction of the Portland-Milwaukie light rail project and order a further 18 Siemens light rail vehicles. The $745·2m grant signed on May 22 will cover half of the $1·49bn cost of the 11·3 km ...
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NewsMalaysia - Singapore Rapid Transit study commissioned
ASIA: Malaysia's Land Public Transport Commission and Singapore's Land Transport Authority have awarded AECOM Technology Corp a US$42m contract to undertake engineering studies for the proposed Malaysia - Singapore Rapid Transit System Link. AECOM will undertake an architectural and engineering study for the proposed connection between Singapore and Johor Bahru ...
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NewsGdansk tram extension opens
POLAND: City transport operator ZKM Gdansk opened a 3 km tram extension on May 11, having begun test running on April 26. The extension from Sikorskiego to Lostowice Swietokrzyska adds six stops serving densely populated areas. Local bus routes have been revised to become feeders to the tram services. ...
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NewsBucuresti airport metro line to be tendered this year
ROMANIA: Bucuresti metro operator Metrorex has confirmed that it plans to call tenders for the construction of Line 6 in September this year. The 14 km line will run from 1 Mai station on Line 4 to Henri Coanda International Airport and Otopeni, with 12 stations. Construction is expected ...
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NewsRiyadh metro project prequalification begins
SAUDI ARABIA: Arriyadh Development Authority invited expressions of interest in civil engineering, railway systems and rolling stock contracts for the proposed Riyadh metro on May 15. Responses are to be submitted by June 20. The Saudi cabinet has approved a four-year plan to develop a metro and bus transport network ...
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NewsRotherham tram-tram project funding confirmed
UK: Funding for a £58m tram-train pilot scheme which will use the Supertram light rail network and a freight line to link Sheffield and Rotherham was confirmed by Transport Minister Norman Baker on May 17. The project includes the acquisition of seven tram-train vehicles, a 400 m connection between Supertram ...
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NewsDenver launches I-225 light rail extension
USA: A groundbreaking ceremony was held on May 11 to mark the start of work on a 2·4 km extension of Denver RTD’s I-225 light rail line from Nine Mile to Iliff. Participating in the event were representatives from RTD, Colorado Department of Transportation and SEMA Construction. The light rail ...
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NewsTuas West Extension construction underway
SINGAPORE: Construction of the Tuas West Extension project was officially launched when Minister for Transport Lui Tuck Yew attended a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of the future Tuas Link metro station on May 4. 'Over the next five years, there will be a new section of rail line opening ...
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NewsHigh speed line to Singapore back on agenda
MALAYSIA: Addressing delegates at the second Modern Railways conference in Kuala Lumpur on May 14, Malaysian Transport Minister Kong Cho Ha confirmed that the government was evaluating the potential for a high speed line between the capital and Singapore. ‘We feel it is just a matter of time before ...
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NewsUrban rail news in brief - May 2012
The Hong Kong government is undertaking consultation on a HK$12bn proposal for a 9 km monorail linking Kowloon Bay, Kai Tak and Kwun Tong. Bangalore Metro Rail Corp and Asian Development Bank signed a US$250m loan agreement for Phase II of the Namma Metro on March 27, ADB’s first ...
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NewsAlstom selected to double capacity on Lille metro
FRANCE: Alstom has been named as preferred bidder for a €250m contract to modernise metro Line 1 in Lille and supply a fleet of 27 Metropolis rubber-tyred trains. Alstom says the project will double capacity, increase operational flexibility, cut maintenance costs and reduce energy consumption by 20%. The new trains ...
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NewsAarhus tram-train project gets the go-ahead
DENMARK: Legal powers enabling the construction of Denmark's first modern light rail line in Aarhus were approved by parliament on May 8. The Aarhus Letbane joint venture of the municipality, Ministry of Transport and Midtjylland region can now be formally established as project promoter, and the tendering process launched. ...
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NewsKeolis to operate Hyderabad metro
INDIA: Keolis announced on May 9 that it had been awarded a €300m contract by Larsen & Toubro Metro Rail to operate the driverless elevated metro now under construction in Hyderabad. The contract is for a term of eight years with a three-year extension option. The first 7 km of ...