All articles by Metro Report International – Page 161
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Metro Report InternationalMinneapolis Southwest LRT civils contract awarded
USA: The Twin Cities Metropolitan Council awarded the civil works contract for the Southwest LRT light rail line on November 15 to a joint venture of Lunda and C.S. McCrossan. Bids were invited last year, and the joint venture beat one other bidder with its offer of $799·5m. The ...
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Metro Report InternationalAutonomous vehicle research centre to be set up in Singapore
SINGAPORE: Continental and EasyMile have signed a memorandum of understanding to form a research and development team based in Singapore to work on autonomous vehicles. The team’s work would focus on developing perception and deep learning technology, with the eventual aim of testing an autonomous vehicle in the city. ...
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Metro Report InternationalSecond München S-Bahn crossing contract awarded
GERMANY: DB Netz has awarded the first contract for main construction works for the second S-Bahn city crossing in München, the infrastructure manager announced on November 15. The €189m Overground West package, covering the section from Laim to Donnersberger Brücke, has been awarded to a consortium of Ed Züblin, ...
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Metro Report InternationalSantiago metro extension electrification contract awarded
CHILE: Metro de Santiago has awarded Colas Rail a €20m contract for the electrification of a southern extension of Santiago metro Line 2. The scope of work covers the 5·1 km underground extension and enlarged depot. The work is to take three years and Colas will provide five years ...
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Metro Report InternationalMobile ticketing is coming to Madrid
SPAIN: Bus operator EMT Madrid plans to launch a 12-month mobile ticketing pilot on its Airport Express bus route from the first quarter of 2019. The ticketing app will be based on Masabi’s Justride software platform and will use Mastercard payment technology. Santander will act as the acquiring bank ...
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Metro Report InternationalAdditional Azur trains ordered for Montréal
CANADA: Montréal metro operator STM has ordered a further 17 nine-car trainsets from a consortium of Bombardier Transportation and Alstom, the suppliers announced on November 12. Bombardier’s share of the €300m contract is €188m and Alstom’s share is €112m. The order is a follow-on from a contract for 52 ...
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Metro Report InternationalEl Paso Streetcar inaugurated
USA: The El Paso Streetcar opened to passengers on November 9 with a weekend of free travel. The 7·7 km route is arranged in a single-track figure of eight serving 27 stops. The Uptown Loop service runs around both loops in one direction, whereas the Downtown Loop service only ...
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Metro Report InternationalManila metro Line 3 upgrade financing agreed
PHILIPPINES: The government signed a loan agreement with Japan International Cooperation Agency on November 8 for the metro Line 3 rehabilitation project. The 40-year, ¥38·1bn loan will fund the overhaul of infrastructure and rolling stock on Line 3 with the aim of returning it to its design capacity, as ...
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Metro Report InternationalPowerful LED lights to illuminate Elizabeth Line stations
UK: Office lighting specialist Future Designs has designed and supplied three types of bespoke lighting units to illuminate the passenger areas of stations on the underground section of London’s future Elizabeth Line. The lighting concept for the station concourse, escalator and platform areas aims to emphasise the spatial envelope rather ...
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Metro Report InternationalAustralian automated transport inquiry begins
AUSTRALIA: The Infrastructure, Transport & Cities Committee of the House of Representatives has commenced an inquiry into automated mass transit. Submissions are open until December 7. The inquiry focuses on developments in automation and new energy sources such as electricity and hydrogen. ‘International experience of automated metro systems ...
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Metro Report InternationalBattery buses ordered for San Diego
USA: San Diego Metropolitan Transit System has awarded New Flyer of America a contract to supply six battery buses. The 12 m long Xcelsior Charge vehicles expected to arrive in 2019 will be equipped with CCTV and air-conditioning. The 480 kW batteries will be charged overnight at the ...
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Metro Report InternationalMilwaukee welcomes The Hop
USA: The first phase of The Hop tram network in Milwaukee was inaugurated on November 2. Travel on the 3·4 route-km route linking Burns Commons and Clybourne Street is free for a year as part of a sponsorship deal with Potawatomi Hotel & Casino. Kiewit Infrastructure acted as ...
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Metro Report InternationalBombardier tests Eglinton Crosstown LRV
CANADA: Bombardier Transportation has presented the first Flexity light rail vehicle for the Eglinton Crosstown line in Toronto. Testing is taking place at Bombardier’s Kingston facility. Greater Toronto & Hamilton Area transport authority Metrolinx ordered 182 LRVs from Bombardier in 2010 for routes including Eglinton Crosstown. Metrolinx later ...
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Metro Report InternationalMelbourne High Capacity Metro Trains on test
AUSTRALIA: Testing has started of the High Capacity Metro Trains that Evolution Rail is supplying to operate Melbourne’s suburban network. The Evolution Rail consortium of Plenary, CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles and Downer Group has a PPP contract to supply 65 electric multiple-units for use on the 1 600 mm ...
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Metro Report InternationalGold Coast LRT Stage 3A funding pledged
AUSTRALIA: The federal government has agreed to contribute A$112m towards the next phase of the Gold Coast light rail project in South East Queensland, Minister for Cities, Urban Infrastructure & Population Alan Tudge announced on November 5. Provisionally costed at A$670m, the 6·4 km Stage 3A extension from Broadbeach South ...
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Metro Report InternationalLionet tram on test in Perm
RUSSIA: A PK Transportnye Systemy Lionet tram has started a period of passenger-carrying tests on a part of Route 11 in Perm. The single-section Lionet was displayed at the InnoTrans 2018 trade fair in Berlin during September. The municipality plans to renew its fleet by 2023, and the ...
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Metro Report InternationalGraz selects ZF condition monitoring system
AUSTRIA: Following a successful pilot project, municipal transport operator Graz Linien has decided to equip its tram network with track and wheel condition monitoring and digital fleet management technology from ZF. Sensors on the trams will provide early warning of potential track defects, while the ZF Smart Typeplate will enable ...
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Metro Report InternationalPalermo suburban line reopens following modernisation
ITALY: The Passante suburban railway in Palermo has reopened after a three-year closure for modernisation. The project includes double-tracking the line between Palermo Centrale and Punta Raisi, adding 12 stations, eliminating 22 level crossings, and building a new underground section between Palermo and Capaci. So far only the ...
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Metro Report InternationalChangchun adds light rail line
CHINA: The third line of Changchun’s light rail network opened on October 30. Line 8 runs north from the northern terminus of metro Line 1 at North Ring Road to Guangtong Road. Services on the elevated 13·3 km route with 12 stops run every 10 min from 06.00 to 21.00, ...
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Metro Report InternationalExpanded PATH station opens at Harrison
USA: An expanded metro station opened at Harrison, New Jersey, on October 30, serving the Newark branch of the PATH metro network which links Lower Manhattan with destinations across the Hudson River. Harrison station serves a growing development zone just across the Passaic River from Newark city centre; this includes ...