Metro news
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NewsDenver RTD launches Masabi Tap-n-Ride open payment systems
USA: Denver Regional Transportation District has launched open payments across its entire rail and bus network using Masabi’s Justride platform.
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Rail Business UKFirstGroup wins next London Overground operating contract
UK: Transport for London has selected FirstGroup for the next concession to operate London Overground inner-suburban passenger services.
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NewsTIC Trens takes over São Paulo suburban Line 7 as reconstruction work begins
BRAZIL: TIC Trens has taken over the operation and maintenance of São Paulo’s suburban rail Line 7-Ruby from state-owned operator CPTM.
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NewsSantiago – Melipilla signalling contract awarded as civil works start
CHILE: Construction has begun on the 61 km Santiago – Melipilla suburban rail project, and a contract has been let to deliver ETCS Level 2 train control along the route.
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NewsMelbourne Metro Tunnel opens with a celebration and free travel
AUSTRALIA: Limited revenue services started through Melbourne’s 9 km Metro Tunnel with a ceremony on November 30, attended by Premier of the Sate of Victoria Jacinta Allan and state Minister for Transport Infrastructure Gabrielle Williams.
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In depthAustralia: Untangling Sydney’s complex suburban network
Sydney Trains is managing a long-term fleet renewal programme while deploying ETCS and reshaping its network to complement the expansion of the city’s metro. Chief Executive Matt Longland outlines to Benjámin Zelki how these competing priorities are being delivered.
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NewsConnecticut commuter train coach mock-up on show
USA: Connecticut Department of Transportation has unveiled a mock-up of coaches to be supplied by Alstom for CTrail commuter rail services.
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NewsAlstom to support Luanda Blue Line commuter rail study
ANGOLA: The Ministry of Transport and Alstom have signed a memorandum of understanding to assess the commercial, technical and strategic viability of the proposed Luanda Blue Line commuter rail project.
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NewsFirst of 201 Alstom suburban EMUs on test in Spain
SPAIN: The first two of 201 Coradia high-capacity commuter trains that Alstom is supplying for RENFE are now being tested on the national network.
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NewsCAF awarded São Paulo suburban train maintenance contract
BRAZIL: Future operating concessionaire Trivia Trens has awarded CAF a contract for the maintenance of 107 electric multiple-units operating on São Paulo suburban lines 11-Coral, 12-Saphire and 13-Jade.
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NewsDescend into the underworld at Napoli Line 7 station
ITALY: An ‘art station’ designed by Indian-born British artist Anish Kapoor to provide a visual metaphor for the descent into the underworld is the architectural highlight of Napoli’s recently opened Line 7.
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In depthAustralia: Melbourne’s Suburban Loop reaches lift-off
Melbourne’s Suburban Rail Loop is ultimately expected to add 90 km of 1 435 mm gauge automated rail service to the city’s rail mix, but project promoter SRLA is currently focusing on delivering the first 26 km section. Benjámin Zelki reports.
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Rail Business UKInterview: ‘We are waking Merseyrail up’
As its 25-year agreement to run electric suburban services around Liverpool nears its end, Merseyrail has become a model for how local control of rail operations can bring tangible benefits to the community, as its Managing Director Neil Grabham explains to Nick Kingsley.
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In depthAustralia: Melbourne’s Metro Tunnel poised to reshape city connectivity
The opening of Melbourne’s cross-city tunnel for revenue operation paves the way for a network-wide timetable change in February, which will reshape the Sunbury – Cranbourne/Pakenham axis and release capacity for additional services on other suburban lines. Benjámin Zelki investigates.
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NewsNovel Škoda train design ordered for standalone Stockholm commuter railway
SWEDEN: Local authority Region Stockholm has awarded Škoda Group a contract to supply rolling stock to a new design for the Saltsjöbanan suburban railway.
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NewsBattery problems delay Dublin DART rolling stock introduction
IRELAND: Iarnród Éireann has confirmed that battery problems on the bi-mode multiple-units being manufactured by Alstom as part of the DART+ investment programme will delay the introduction of the suburban trains around Dublin.
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NewsSilver Line launched to improve connectivity north of Dallas
USA: Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s Silver Line has been launched with a series of celebratory events.
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NewsFour tracks between Voltri and Sampierdarena marks progress on Genova Node
ITALY: Revenue services have started running on the additional pair of tracks that have been built to augment the existing formation between Voltri and Sampierdarena stations in Genova.
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Rail Business UKTfL highlights national supply chain as production of 10 Elizabeth Line trains gets underway
UK: The production of the first of 10 additional electric multiple-units ordered to increase capacity on London’s Elizabeth Line is underway at Alstom’s Derby factory.
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NewsSiemens Mobility to equip São Paulo suburban lines with ATO over ETCS
BRAZIL: Concessionaire Trivia Trens has awarded Siemens Mobility a contract to supply a digital signaling system featuring ATO over ETCS Level 2 for São Paulo suburban lines 11, 12 and 13.