All Metro Report International articles – Page 143
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Metro Report InternationalIndian metro bogie test facility inaugurated
INDIA: BEML has inaugurated a bogie and traction motor testing facility at its metro car manufacturing plant at the BEML Bangalore Complex. The company said the indigenously- developed facility was ‘one of its kind’ in India, and would help it to improve metro train reliability and ride ...
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Metro Report InternationalAutomated tram depot project launched in Potsdam
GERMANY: Research into the development of a fully-automated tram depot is to be undertaken in Potsdam by a consortium led by Siemens Mobility. The three-year AStriD (Autonomous Tram in Depot) project is being funded by the federal Ministry for Transport & Digital Infrastructure’s mFUND research initiative. It ...
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Metro Report InternationalSolaris awarded Bilbao electric bus contract
SPAIN: Operator ALSA has awarded CAF-owned company Solaris a contract to supply two Urbino 12 electric buses and two charging stations for use in Bilbao. Deliveries are scheduled for later this year. The buses will have 26 seats and a total capacity of least 75 passengers, with ...
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Metro Report InternationalMore sustainable metro trains to ‘reflect the identity of Barcelona’
Barcelona metro car order SPAIN: Contracts for the replacement of the Barcelona metro’s oldest trains were finalised on October 7, with financing put in place and Alstom formally awarded a €268m contract to supply 42 five-car Metropolis trainsets. The renewal programme is being partly financed ...
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Metro Report InternationalCAF wins West Midlands Metro battery tram order
UK: The West Midlands Combined Authority has selected CAF to supply 21 additional battery-equipped trams for the West Midlands Metro light rail line from late 2021, with an option for 29 more. The £83·5m contract was announced on October 7 following a competitive ...
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Metro Report InternationalDelhi Metro opens Grey Line 9
INDIA: Line 9 of the Delhi Metro network opened for revenue service on October 4, following a formal inauguration by Delhi’s Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and national Minister of State for Housing & Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri. Designated the Grey Line, ...
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Metro Report InternationalMixed success in São Paulo
The São Paulo urban rail network is expanding as the city’s suburbs grow rapidly. But some projects are stuck, and solutions need to be found to deal with overcrowding. Benjámin Zelki reports.
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Metro Report InternationalBYD wins its first German electric bus order
GERMANY: Bochum-Gelsenkirchen transport operator Bogestra and Herne transport operator HCR have placed a joint order for electric buses with BYD in what the manufacturer says is its first electric bus contract in Germany. BYD is to supply 20 buses for Bogestra and two for HCR from mid-2020. ...
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Metro Report InternationalSt Petersburg metro Line 5 extended south
RUSSIA: A southern extension of St Petersburg metro Line 5 was inaugurated on October 3, adding three stations to the line. The 6·4 km extension from Mezhdunarodnaya to Shushary has been built at a cost of 34bn roubles. Most of the extension runs in double-track cut-and-cover tunnels, with twin bore ...
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Metro Report InternationalOkinawa Urban Monorail extended
Photo: Kazumiki Miura JAPAN: An extension of the Okinawa Urban Monorail serving Naha was inaugurated on September 29, with regular passenger services beginning on October 1. The 4·2 km northeastern extension from Shuri to Tedako-Uranishi adds four stations and brings the line, also known as Yui Rail, ...
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Metro Report InternationalOklahoma City: Setting a streetcar example
Despite several setbacks, the Oklahoma City Streetcar opened on time and on budget. Its success could have lessons for other projects.
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Metro Report InternationalPrivate sector drives Brazilian urban rail revival
The private sector is expected to play a crucial role in meeting Brazil’s urban rail needs.
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Metro Report InternationalUrban transport news in brief
Khmelnitsky has taken delivery of the first of 10 trolleybuses that it ordered from Bogdan Motors The 100m hryvnia order includes five vehicles with traction batteries to enable up to 20 km of off-wire operation. Krasnodar transport operator KTTU has taken delivery of the first of 12 ...
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Metro Report InternationalStadler wins Augsburg tram order
GERMANY: Stadtwerke Augsburg has awarded Stadler a €57m contract to supply 11 low-floor trams. The contract announced on October 1 includes options for 16 more vehicles, as well as 16 years of maintenance. Stadler says that this is its first tram maintenance contract in Germany. Stadtwerke Augsburg ...
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Metro Report InternationalFurther delay to Singapore – Johor Bahru metro
ASIA: The RTS Link international metro scheme that would link Singapore with Malaysia has been put on hold for a further month. In May the two countries announced that development work had been put on hold until September 30 at Malaysia’s request, and Malaysia has now requested ...
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Metro Report InternationalMore Chinese metros expand
CHINA: Several cities expanded their metro networks on September 28 as multiple extensions were inaugurated across the country. Ningbo Line 3 was extended south by 5·6 km from Gaotang Bridge to Minghui Road, adding three stations. Most of the route is elevated, with 780 m underground. A ...
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Metro Report InternationalRotterdam metro reaches Hoek van Holland
Photo: Kees Torn RET has purchased 22 HSG3 trainsets to operate the extended metro lines. NETHERLANDS: September 30 saw the start of revenue services on the Schiedam Niewland – Hoek van Holland line following conversion of the former railway line to metro operation. The line reopened for ...
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Metro Report InternationalXi’an urban rail network expands
CHINA: The Xi’an Airport Intercity Line opened to passengers at 12.30 on September 29. The 29·3 km route connects Beikezhan with Airport West, which serves terminals 1, 2 and 3. Most of the route is elevated, with a total of 8·5 km at both ends of the ...
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Metro Report InternationalKøbenhavn inaugurates Cityringen M3
DENMARK: The capital’s third automated metro line M3 was formally inaugurated by Queen Margrethe on September 29, with a formal ceremony at Radhusetplads and public celebrations at Kongens Nytorv, followed by free rides for the rest of the day. Branded as Cityringen, the 15·5 km orbital Line ...