Metro news – Page 202
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NewsEMUs arrive in Izmir
TURKEY: CAF has delivered the first two of 22 three-car air-conditioned EMUs which will work the reconstructed suburban lines from Izmir to Menderes and Aliaga - an 80 km network with 32 stations. The €123m order was placed by Izban, a joint venture of state railway TCDD and Izmir Metropolitan ...
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NewsEntertainment by tram
AUSTRALIA: A 2·8 km western extension of Adelaide's Glenelg tram route from City West to the Entertainment Centre at Hindmarsh opened on March 22. The route is worked by 11 Bombardier Flexity Classic low-floor trams and six recently-acquired Alstom Citadis 302 five-section trams originally built for Madrid's Metro Ligero network. ...
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NewsFirst tram arrives in Edinburgh
UK: On April 27 City of Edinburgh Council Leader Jenny Dawe received a key to the first of 27 low-floor CAF trams that will eventually work the light rail network being developed in the Scottish capital.The seven-module bi-directional tram was transported by road across Europe to Edinburgh in three sections, ...
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NewsBergen Bybanen gets the green light
NORWAY: The first phase of the 9·8 km Bybanen light rail project between Bergen town centre and Nesttun is due to be opened by Queen Sonja on June 22. The government has given its go-ahead for plans to extend the line to Rådal, and the project will now be reviewed ...
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NewsHung Hom station design revealed
CHINA: Atkins has released its preliminary designs for the new station to be built at Hung Hom as part of the Shatin – Central Link project. When SCL is completed in 2019, Hung Hom will become a key interchange to East Rail and West Rail services on MTR’s north-south and ...
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NewsEast London Line reopens
UK: The East London Line was formally inaugurated by Mayor of London Boris Johnson at Dalston Junction station on April 27. Accompanied by Transport Commissioner Peter Hendy, and Managing Director of London Rail Ian Brown, the Mayor travelled to Dalston Junction by train from Shoreditch High Street.Johnson praised Transport for ...
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NewsEdmonton South LRT Extension opens
CANADA: The second and final phase of Edmonton's South LRT Extension opened on April 24, with celebrations at the two new stations and free rides until 18.00. Revenue service began the following day.The first phase of the South LRT Extension opened in April 2009, extending the Edmonton Transit System light ...
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NewsGurgaon metro turnkey contract awarded
INDIA: Rapid MetroRail Gurgaon Ltd has awarded Siemens Mobility a turnkey contract to build a 6·1 km metro line with six stations. The elevated route will link the business and residential district of Gurgaon to Delhi’s metro network at Sikanderpur on Line 2. Siemens is due to hand over the ...
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NewsA Cable Liner with a view
ITALY: Travellers arriving in Venezia by car, bus or cruise ship can now enjoy panoramic views of the city as they travel by cable-hauled shuttle to the main transport hub at Piazzale Roma.An 870 m long automated peoplemover installed by Doppelmayr and Siemens connects the port, car park and other ...
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NewsRiga receives its first ForCity
LATVIA: A Skoda 15T ForCity 100% low-floor articulated tram made its first trial run in Riga on April 15. The three-section unidirectional car, which arrived in the city on March 30, is 31·4 m long and 2 500 mm wide with 60 seats and space for 260 standees. The tram ...
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NewsBarcelona’s driverless metro extended to Badalona
SPAIN: On April 18 the President of the Generalitat de Catalunya José Montilla inaugurated a 3·4 km section of the new automated metro Line 10 between Gorg and Bon Pastor, with intermediate stations at La Salut and Llefià. Services on the initial 4 km section of Line 9 from Can ...
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NewsSingapore Circle Line extended
SINGAPORE: On April 16 Transport Minister Raymond Lim inaugurated phase two of the Circle Line from Bartley to Dhoby Ghaut by cutting a ribbon at the award-winning Bras Basah station before taking the first train ride. Speaking at the ceremony, he acknowledged that ‘the journey towards the opening of this ...
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NewsUrban rail news in brief - April 2010
Construction of Calgary’s 8·4 km six-station West LRT project started in March. The C$1·2bn light rail extension from the city centre terminus on 7th Avenue and 10th Street to 73rd Street SW is being built by SNC Lavalin Graham Infrastructure. Revenue service is due to start on December 10 2012. ...
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NewsShanghai metro continues to expand
CHINA: The departure of the first train at 09.00 on April 10 marked the start of trial operation on Shanghai metro Line 10, exactly 15 years after the inauguration of the initial 16·5 km section of Line 1. Construction of the 29·6 km line between Xinjiangwancheng and Hangzhong Road has ...
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NewsTram projects planned in northern France
FRANCE: A consortium comprising Systra, Inexia, Eccta, Ilex and Urbanica has been appointed to manage two tram projects in northern France. The contract was awarded by the Artois-Gohelle local transport authority, which is responsible for public transport in an area comprising 115 towns and villages with a total population of ...
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NewsSydney finds Pearl in London Oyster
TICKETING: The Pearl consortium has been selected as preferred bidder to roll out a A$1·2bn smart card ticketing system in Sydney, New South Wales Minister for Transport & Roads David Campbell announced on April 11. Cubic Transportation Systems, Downer EDI and Commonwealth Bank comprise Pearl, and will deliver a system ...
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NewsMetro Line 2 tunnelling starts in Sofia
BULGARIA: Tunnelling for Sofia metro Line 2 started on April 6, when an 85 m long tunnel boring machine was launched in the presence of Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova, Sofia Metropolitan director Stoyan Bratoev and other government officials. Fandakova named the TBM after the city.The €15m ...
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NewsToronto funding falls foul of recession
CANADA: Toronto’s ambitious and expensive Transit City light rail expansion programme look set to be scaled back drastically as the result of budget cuts by the Ontario provincial government. Regional transport agency Metrolinx was notified on March 25 that C$4bn promised for Transit City would be delayed by at least ...
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NewsCAF to supply trams for Granada
SPAIN: The CAF-Santana joint venture has been selected to supply 13 low-floor trams with energy storage for Granada’s initial 15·9 km light rail route. The €43·9m contract specifies delivery within 26 months and includes maintenance; there is an option for a further four vehicles. Bids were also submitted by Siemens ...