All articles by Metro Report International – Page 150
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Metro Report InternationalMayor opens Moscow metro Line 15
RUSSIA: Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin opened the first section of metro Line 15 on June 3. Also known as the Nekrasovskaya Line, the 5·3 km route runs west from Nekrasovka to Kosino, where interchange is provided with Line 7. There are two intermediate stations, at Lukhmanovskaya and Ulitsa Dmitriyevskogo. ...
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Metro Report InternationalUrban transport news in brief
UKVZ is to supply 15 unidirectional low-floor trams to Magnitogorsk. Separately, NPO Gorizont is to supply 10 bodyshells for rebuilding old vehicles. China’s National Development & Reform Commission has approved the third phase of the Zhengzhou metro network. Due to be built by the end of 2024, the 159·6 ...
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Metro Report InternationalShenzhen tests 5G for smart metro applications
CHINA: As part of a ‘smart metro’ development programme, Shenzhen Metro and Huawei are testing the use of 5G for the rapid transfer of large volumes of data between trains on Line 11 and the control room. The tests aim to transfer the 25 GB of data generated by a ...
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Metro Report InternationalTwo bids for Hurontario light rail project
CANADA: Infrastructure Ontario has received two bids for the contract to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the 18 km Hurontario Light Rail Transit project to the west of Toronto. The proposals were submitted by Mobilinx and Trillium Transit Partners. Mobilinx comprises Astaldi, John Laing, Hitachi, Transdev Amico Concessions, ...
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Metro Report InternationalShenyang metro Line 9 opens
CHINA: The 29 km Shenyang metro Line 9 opened to passengers on May 25. The L-shaped line runs from Nujiang Park to Shenyang Jianzhu University, where there is an interchange with lines 1 and 2. There are 22 underground stations, with one more still to open. In conjunction with Line ...
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Metro Report InternationalChangsha metro Line 4 opens
CHINA: The 33·5 km Changsha metro Line 4 opened on May 26, with 180 000 passenger-journeys made on the first day. Construction of Line 4 began in December 2014, and cost a total of 29·5bn yuan. The route starts at Guanziling in the northwest and runs south to ...
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Metro Report InternationalDublin seeks battery-electric DART fleet
IRELAND: National railway Iarnród Éireann and the National Transport Authority have invited expressions of interest in a 10-year framework agreement covering the supply of between 250 and 600 vehicles for Dublin Area Rapid Transport suburban rail services. Expansion of DART electric services to Maynooth, Drogheda and Hazelhatch forms part of ...
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Metro Report InternationalNagpur Metro tests east-west line
INDIA: Nagpur Metro began test running on the westernmost section of its east-west line on May 30, with a trial run attended by Maharashtra Metro Rail Corp Managing Director Brijesh Dixit. The 5·5 km section from Subhash Nagar to the terminus at Lokmanya Nagar, where the depot is located, will ...
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Metro Report InternationalKrasnodar plans to double size of tram network
RUSSIA: The southwestern city of Krasnodar has opted to develop its legacy tramway to support rapid economic development and combat worsening road congestion. On May 17, the municipality outlined the findings of a regional transport infrastructure plan worth 51·7bn roubles that has been developed by Moscow Higher School of Economics ...
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Metro Report InternationalMotors, coupler tools and on-board IT
VOITH: Electric buses, rail-based rolling stock and on-board IT will be Voith’s main foci at UITP Global Public Transport Summit 2019. The company will display a water-cooled permanent magnet motor from the Voith Electrical Drive System for city buses. Visitors to the stand can also find out about the ...
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Metro Report InternationalRATP picks three manufacturers to supply up to 800 electric buses
FRANCE: RATP has awarded three framework contracts to Alstom, Heuliez Bus and Bolloré for the supply of up to 800 12 m long electric buses. Each of the orders, which are being financed by Île-de-France Mobilités, is worth up to €133m. Deliveries of the firm orders of 150 buses ...
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Metro Report InternationalData tools for the north of England
UK: Transport for the North has awarded two contracts for data tools as part of its Integrated and Smart Travel programme, the regional transport co-ordinating body announced on May 23. Trapeze Group UK is to develop an Open Data Hub that would allow local authorities and transport operators to ...
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Metro Report InternationalRATP and Airbus to explore urban air mobility around Paris
FRANCE: Paris public transport operator RATP Group has signed a partnership with Airbus to explore the feasibility of developing ‘urban air mobility services’ in the Île-de-France region. ‘Beyond mass transport, which remains our core business, it is important for RATP Group to develop its human and technical know-how in ...
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Metro Report InternationalInit to show electromobility tools at UITP 2019
INIT: Karlsruhe-based telematics and ticketing systems company Init will be highlighting its role in electric and multi-modal mobility at the UITP Global Public Transport Summit 2019. As more electric bus fleets enter service around the world, Init has developed a suite of tools to help operators plan their deployment. ...
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Metro Report InternationalBombardier Transportation selected for Cairo monorail contract
EGYPT: Bombardier Transportation has been named preferred bidder for a contract to design a build two monorail lines in Cairo. A 54 km line would connect east Cairo with the New Administrative City, and a 42 km line would link October 6 City with Giza. The contract ...
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Metro Report InternationalDriverless metro line opens in Sydney
AUSTRALIA: The first heavy metro line in Australia officially opened on May 26 with a day of free travel. The driverless Metro North West Line in Sydney runs from Chatswood to Epping over a converted heavy rail line, then continues through a new twin-bore tunnel to ...
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Metro Report InternationalImpact-absorbing tram front meets EU fire safety standards
GERMANY: Hübner has launched what it says is the first impact-absorbing material for tram front ends to meet the latest EU fire safety standard EN45545. The 3P Front End System is made from a flexible polyurethane foam with a cell structure which makes it robust but flexible. It deforms on ...
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Metro Report InternationalMobility planning software for smarter cities
UK: ‘Mobility is changing fast but transport decision-making is slow and expensive, based on poor data’, believes Robin North, co-founder and CEO of planning software company Immense Simulations. The company has just raised US$4·6m to support the development of its ‘simulation as a service’ transport modelling platform in a Series ...
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Metro Report InternationalGoSutton on-demand bus service ready to launch in south London
UK: An on-demand bus service is set to launch in the south London borough of Sutton on May 28. GoSutton is a joint project by Transport for London, the ViaVan joint venture of Mercedes-Benz Vans and on-demand transport technology company Via, and contracted bus operator Go-Ahead. TfL selected Sutton for ...
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Metro Report InternationalVancouver metro fleet renewal approved
CANADA: The oldest SkyTrain cars on Vancouver’s automated metro network are to be replaced under a C$1·47bn upgrading and enhancement package unveiled on May 23. Announced by British Columbia’s Minister of Transportation & Infrastructure Claire Trevena and federal Minister of National Defence Harjit Singh Sajjan, on behalf ...