Metro news – Page 186
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NewsMetro projects underway in Changsha, Xi'an, Wuhan and Xiamen
CHINA: Work on the first phase of Changsha metro lines 3 and 4 is expected to get underway by the end of the year. The southwest-northeast Line 3 would be 33·4 km long with 24 stations and Line 4 would run northwest-southeast for 29·1 km with 21 ...
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NewsSanto Domingo puts Line 2 financing in place
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: The national Congress has approved an international financing package covering the railway systems elements for the 11·5 km first phase of Santo Domingo's east-west metro Line 2. Civil works are already underway on the initial stage of Line 2, between Los Alcarrizos and J P Duarte; this will ...
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NewsKøbenhavn councils agree Ring 3 tram project
DENMARK: A framework agreement for the development of a tram line paralleling the busy Ring 3 ring road in western København was signed by the Transport Ministry, capital region and 11 local councils on June 29. Planned for opening in 2020, the 28 km line would run from Lundtofte in ...
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NewsAthens metro line reopens
GREECE: Attiko Metro reopened the underground section of Line 1 between Attiki and Monastiraki on June 7 following completion of track renewal work (MR 3.11 p48). However, the discovery of archaeological remains has halted work on the section between Omonia and Thissio, which is currently limited to single-track operation. As ...
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NewsFirst line opens under £1·4bn Manchester tram expansion
UK: Revenue service on the 2·7 km Metrolink branch from Trafford Bar to St Werburgh’s Road in Chorlton began on July 7.‘It is both an historic occasion and a sign of the exciting future in store for the network, as we continue our £1·4 billion expansion — the single biggest ...
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NewsSun helps to cool burning Phoenix
USA: Push-button operated on-demand cooling has been installed in the seating area of Phoenix Metro's 3rd Street/Washington light rail stop. Developed and funded by NRG Thermal, the system uses solar power to operate overhead cool air blowers linked to the district cooling network. It was launched on July 6, when ...
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NewsEdinburgh votes to save tram project
UK: By a single vote, City of Edinburgh Council resolved to go ahead with completion of a truncated initial phase of the tram project on June 30. The 13·4 km of Line 1 from the airport to St Andrew Square will be completed, however the eastern section to Leith ...
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NewsOlsztyn tramway construction contract
POLAND: Olsztyn city council has awarded Spanish construction company FCC a €62·5m contract to build an 11·5 km tram line with 19 stops in the city. The route comprises a central 7·3 km double-track section running from the main PKP station in the northeast to Osiedle Jaroty in the south, ...
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NewsMilano metro Line 4 turnkey contract awarded
ITALY: A consortium of Impregilo, Astaldi, Ansaldo STS, AnsaldoBreda, Sirti and ATM has been selected for a turnkey contract to build and operate Milano metro Line 4. Line 4 will be 15·2 km long with 21 stations, connecting Linate airport to San Cristoforo with interchanges to Line ...
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NewsLithium-ion wayside energy storage trials at SEPTA
USA: Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority is working with Viridity Energy, Saft and Envitech Energy Inc to test an energy storage system at Letterly substation on the Market-Frankford metro line in Philadelphia. Viridity Energy has selected Saft's Intensium Max20 lithium-ion storage batteries to capture and store excess power produced by Septa ...
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NewsSantiago metro expansion next year
CHILE: Following an announcement by President Sebastián Piñera that construction of Santiago metro lines 3 and 6 would start in 2012, Metro Santiago issued a tender for project management and technical assistance on June 13. Submissions are due by July 28. Line 3 would be 21·2 km long with 18 ...
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NewsFirst Waratah EMU enters service at last
AUSTRALIA: The first Waratah double-deck EMU being supplied for Sydney’s CityRail suburban network by Reliance Rail finally entered revenue service on July 1, around 18 months behind schedule. The inaugural unit was dispatched from Redfern by the Chief Executive of RailCorp Rob Mason, who said he was 'very excited' to ...
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NewsPresident launches construction of Astana light rail line
KAZAKHSTAN: President Nursultan Nazarbayev laid a foundation stone at Nazarbayev University to launch construction of Astana's planned 41·8 km light rail network on July 4. Scheduled to open from 2014, the line will run from the international airport to the Abu Dhabi Plaza development, where it will split into ...
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NewsBART awards Warm Springs Extension contract
USA: The Warm Springs Constructors joint venture was awarded a $299m contract to design and build the 8·6 km Warm Springs Extension of San Francisco's BART network on June 24. This is the second of two major contracts for the $890m project, which is currently running $123m under budget as ...
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NewsWater tram brings a splash of colour
FRANCE: The first tram for the future Line 3 was unveiled in Montpellier on June 28. The 'colourful and original' styling of the 43 m long Alstom Citadis is based on a maritime and water theme designed by Christian Lacroix, complementing the swallow and air theme used on Line 1 ...
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NewsCitywest PPP adds third Luas extension
IRELAND: Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport Leo Varadkar opened the western branch of Dublin’s Luas Red Line to Citywest and Saggart on July 2. Following the Red Line eastern link to Docklands and the Green Line southern extension to Sandyford, it is the third city’s third light rail extension ...
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NewsAngers tram opens
FRANCE: Mayor of Angers Jean-Claude Antonini formally opened the city's light rail line on June 25, presiding over ceremonies in the Place du Ralliement before passengers boarded the first cars shortly after 13.00. Festivities continued throughout the day and into the night along the 12 km Line A from ...
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NewsLA Gold Line Foothill extension bids submitted
USA: Three short-listed consortia seeking a design-build contract for the first phase of the Los Angeles Gold Line Foothill Extension from Pasadena to Azusa have submitted their final proposals on schedule. The Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority’s technical evaluation committees is now reviewing and assessing the submissions. Contract ...
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NewsPhoenix SkyTrain schedule accelerated
USA: The $1·5bn PHX SkyTrain automated peoplemover connecting Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport with the region’s light rail line should be finished more than five years earlier than originally planned. Phoenix city council in mid-June approved completion of Phase 1A by early 2015, just two years after Phase 1, ...
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NewsOntario’s Waterloo region approves light rail line
CANADA: The Waterloo Regional Council on June 15 approved construction of a C$818m light rail line linking Conestoga Mall in Waterloo with Fairview Park Mall in Kitchener. The 19 km line with 18 stops, tentatively set to open in 2017, will run along dedicated lanes on existing streets. Services ...