Metro news – Page 192
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NewsAnsaldo STS wins cab signalling contracts
USA: Ansaldo STS has won two contracts totalling US$18m to supply automatic train control systems to Bombardier and Kawasaki Rail Car for rolling stock being supplied to US operators. The equipment will be based on Ansaldo’s MicroCab technology. The equipment for Bombardier will provide continuous cab signalling for the additional ...
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NewsNSW awards first ETCS contract
AUSTRALIA: On January 25 New South Wales Transport Minister John Robertson announced the first of three contracts for supply and installation of automatic train protection across the Sydney CityRail network. ‘This technology will revolutionise the way our rail network operates’, he predicted. Under the A$65m Stage 1 contract, Alstom is ...
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NewsSystra wins design contract in Panamá City
PANAMÁ: The Línea Uno consortium of Odebrecht and FCC which is building Panamá City metro Line 1 has awarded Systra an 18 month contract to carry out civil engineering design studies for the 13·7 km automated metro. Systra will prepare detailed designs for several parts of the project, including ...
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NewsSpadina subway extension contract awarded to FCC
CANADA: Spanish infrastructure group FCC has been awarded a €304m contract to build a 4·5 km section of the planned 8·6 km northwestern extension of Toronto’s Yonge — University — Spadina subway line. Expected to open in 2015, the extension runs from Downsview to Vaughan Corporate Centre in the regional ...
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NewsBangalore metro trial
INDIA: The first trainset for Bangalore Metro made a trial run on the East-West Line between Baiyappanahalli and Indiranagar on December 27, following successful testing at the depot and electrification of the third rail. Work on the 7 km elevated section from Baiyappanahalli to Cricket Stadium, designated Reach 1, is ...
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NewsUS trains to be equipped with Toshiba traction
USA: Toshiba Corp announced on January 20 that it has been selected to supply equipment for two rolling stock contracts placed recently by major transit agencies in Washington and Chicago.Kawasaki Rail Car has ordered Toshiba motors and traction drive systems, including inverters and gears, and train information equipment for 364 ...
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NewsLFX-300 Ameritram hybrid streetcar unveiled in Charlotte
USA: The prototype LFX-300 100% low-floor hybrid streetcar developed by Kinki Sharyo for the US market was unveiled in Charlotte on January 20. Rainer Hombach, Vice President & General Manager of Kinkisharyo International, announced that the vehicle would be marketed as 'ameriTRAM'. The prototype has completed a series of tests ...
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NewsFlywheel firm launches
USA: Kinetic Traction Systems has been launched to bring together flywheel energy storage developed by Urenco Power Technology and carbon fibre manufacturing experience from Pentadyne Power Corp. Trackside flywheels spinning at up to 36000 rev/min are used to store regenerated braking energy for reuse. The flywheels are rated at 200 ...
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NewsDelhi metro completes Violet Line
INDIA: Delhi Metro Rail Corp opened the final 5 km elevated section of Line 6 between Sarita Vihar and Badarpur at 08.00 on January 14. The completed route, known as the Violet Line, is 20 km long with 16 stations. The Line 6 fleet has been increased from 16 to ...
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NewsRenovated metro trainset delivered in Cairo
EGYPT: The first nine-car trainset to be renovated for Cairo Metro by Alstom was handed over during a ceremony hosted by Transport Minister Alaa Fahmy on January 1.Alstom and its local partner Cairo Metro Organisation was awarded a €19m contract in 2007 to upgrade braking, traction and electrical equipment on ...
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NewsMRT plans get go-ahead in Kuala Lumpur
MALAYSIA: Tenders for the first phase of Kuala Lumpur’s proposed mass rapid transit line from Sungai Buloh to Kajang are due to be issued in April. Work is expected to start in July for completion by 2015.The project to build an MRT network serving the Greater KL/Klang Valley area is ...
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NewsMHI wins Macau automated light metro contract
CHINA: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has been awarded a 4·69bn patacas order by Macau’s Transportation Infrastructure Office (GIT) to supply the rolling stock and railway systems for the first phase of the Special Administrative Region’s automated light metro. The contract, which is expected to be signed in February, ...
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NewsBergen Bybanen extension blasts off
NORWAY: A blast of dynamite at midday on January 7 triggered the official start of work on a NKr1·4bn project to expand Bergen’s Bybanen light rail line. The ceremony was attended by the chairman of Hordaland County Council Torill Selsvold Nyborg, Commissioner Lisbeth Iversen, local politicians and dignitaries. Construction of ...
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NewsFTA awards advanced payments to US rail projects
USA: The Federal Transit Administration has given a total of $182·4m in advanced funding to seven rail projects which are already underway. The money is being awarded ahead of schedule using unallocated funds from FTA’s 2010 New Starts budget. ‘By making these payments now, we’re not only fulfilling the federal ...
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NewsHampton Roads LRT opening postponed
USA: A light rail vehicle was towed through the streets of Norfolk on January 5, marking the start of tests on the overhead power lines for the city’s starter light rail line. However, the opening of Norfolk’s first tram route has now been postponed indefinitely, adding to the 16 ...
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NewsOrange Line makes Porto greener
PORTUGAL: After a period of trial running Line F of the Metro do Porto light rail network entered revenue service on January 2, linking the eastern municipality of Gondomar to Senhora da Hora in 39 min. Services on Line F — designated the Orange Line — operate between 06.00 and ...
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NewsTwo metro lines open in Shenzhen
CHINA: Trial operation of the first sections of Shenzhen metro lines 2 and 3 began on December 28, adding 40 km and almost tripling the size of the network — which was inaugurated in December 2004 when Lines 1 and 4 entered service — to around 70 km with 49 ...
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NewsTainan – Shalun branch opens early
TAIWAN: The 6·5 km Shalun branch linking Tainan with the Taipei – Kaohsiung high speed line station southeast of the city was opened for passenger services on January 2, a month ahead of its expected completion in February. Built by the Ministry of Transport & Communications’ Railway Reconstruction Bureau, the ...
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NewsBeijing metro expands by 100 km
CHINA: Beijing Mass Transit Railway Corp opened five new lines in December, adding more than 100 km to the existing metro network. The first new route to open was Line 15 on December 28. The 20·2 km route runs northeast from Wangjing West, with an interchange to Line 13, to ...
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NewsAirport Rail Link reaches Seoul city centre
SOUTH KOREA: Phase II of the A’REX airport rail link was inaugurated on December 28 by Prime Minister Kim Hwang-Sik, marking the completion of a 10-year privately-financed project to build a 61 km line between Incheon International Airport and Seoul. Revenue services started the next day.The 20·7 km extension runs ...