All articles by Metro Report International – Page 177
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Metro Report InternationalSmallest tramway gets longer
GERMANY: What claims to be Germany’s smallest tramway grew by 440 m to reach a total of 2·9 km on December 1, with the opening of a one-stop extension from Vogelwiese to Salztor in Naumburg. The extension returns trams to a further section of what was once a circular route ...
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Metro Report InternationalSound Transit orders Tacoma Link extension LRVs
USA: Terms have been agreed for Brookville Equipment Corp to supply Seattle’s Sound Transit with five Liberty light rail vehicles for $26·5m plus tax, the manufacturer announced on December 4. The LRVs are required as part of the project to build a 3·9 km extension of the 2·6 km Tacoma ...
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Metro Report InternationalLos Angeles light rail extension groundbreaking
USA: The Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority held a groundbreaking ceremony on December 2 for the next phase of the light rail route. The 19·8 km eastern extension from APU/Citrus College in Glendora to Montclair will add six stops. Main construction work is due to begin in 2020, with ...
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Metro Report InternationalHitachi Rail Italy metro train enters service in Miami
USA: The first trainset supplied by Hitachi Rail Italy entered service with Miami Metrorail on November 30, marking the first new rolling stock on the network since it opened to passengers in 1984. Miami-Dade Transit placed a $300m order with AnsaldoBreda in November 2012, before the Italian manufacturer was ...
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Metro Report InternationalNext-generation New York Subway car mock-up on display
USA: New York MTA has put a mock-up of a future R211 metro car on public display at 34 St-Hudson Yards station. To be displayed until December 6, the mock-up is being used to gather customer feedback on the proposed design. In July 2016 New York Governor Andrew Cuomo ...
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Metro Report InternationalChinese urban rail vehicle supplier set up
CHINA: China Railway Group subsidiary China Railway Hi-Tech Industry Corp and Changzhou Tiansheng New Materials have announced their intent to establish a joint venture for the production of urban transport vehicles. China Railway New Rail Transit Vehicle Co is to have its main production facility in Changzhou National Hi-tech ...
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Metro Report InternationalKøbenhavn metro extension contractors selected
DENMARK: København metro authority Metroselskabet announced on November 27 that it had selected contractors to build and fit out the southern section of Line M4. The TUNN3L joint venture of Hochtief Infrastructure and Vinci Construction Grands Projets is to build 4·5 km of twin tunnels and five stations. A ...
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Metro Report InternationalFirst Siemens LRV in service in San Francisco
USA: The first of 219 Siemens S200 light rail vehicles for San Francisco’s Muni network has entered revenue service, the manufacturer announced on November 20. San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency signed a $648m contract in September 2014 covering a firm order for 175 LRVs with options for up to ...
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Metro Report InternationalMore trams and trolleybuses ordered for Budapest
HUNGARY: Budapest Municipality announced on November 20 that it was exercising options to purchase a further 26 CAF trams and 60 Solaris-Škoda trolleybuses. CAF is to supply a further 21 five-section and five nine-section trams for HF17·6bn. The order has been placed under framework contract signed in March 2014 with ...
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Metro Report InternationalParramatta light rail shortlists announced
AUSTRALIA: New South Wales Minister for Transport & Infrastructure Andrew Constance announced shortlisted bidders to build and operate Stage 1 of the Parramatta light rail project on November 22. Two bidders have been shortlisted for the civil works contract: John Holland, and a joint venture of CPB ...
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Metro Report InternationalCubic to provide Rhein-Sieg ticketing app
GERMANY: Following a competitive tender, Köln transport authority KVG has awarded Cubic Transportation Systems a contract to provide a mobile and online ticket purchase and passenger account management service covering operators in the Rhein-Sieg region. Cubic said the deal was worth €920 000 over five years plus an estimated €600 ...
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Metro Report InternationalBoston Green Line light rail extension contract awarded
USA: The award of a design and build contract for Boston’s Green Line light rail extension was approved by Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority on November 20. The winning bidder was the GLX Constructors joint venture led by Flour and including Balfour Beatty Infrastructure, Herzog Contracting Group and The Middlesex Corp. ...
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Metro Report InternationalMBTA’s CharlieCard to be replaced under PPP contract
USA: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has selected Cubic Transportation Systems and John Laing as preferred bidder for a PPP contract to design, supply and operate a multimodal fare payment system. This will include account-based ticketing with mobile and contactless bank card options, as well as dedicated fare media for those ...
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Metro Report InternationalWork starts on Istanbul driverless metro extension
TURKEY: Work has started on the second phase of Istanbul metro Line M7. The western section of the driverless line will run from Mahmutbey to Esenyurt, serving 10 stations. A consortium of Akyol, Astur and IC İçtaş was awarded the construction contract for the 18·5 km route on July ...
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Metro Report InternationalCubic touches in to extended London ticketing contract
UK: Transport for London has awarded Cubic Transport Systems a three-year extension to its revenue collection services contract, which covers the operation and maintenance of the multi-modal Oyster smart card and contactless ticketing systems. The deal announced on November 16 is worth US$185m, and means that Cubic will now manage ...
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Metro Report InternationalPutin approves Moscow RER
RUSSIA: President Vladimir Putin approved the first phase of an RER-style network planned for Moscow on November 15. Earlier this month Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced plans to create links between the existing radial rail routes into the city. At least five such RER routes are to be developed at ...
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Metro Report InternationalHannover transport operator signs IT development agreement
GERMANY: Hannover city transport operator Üstra and IVU Traffic Technologies have signed a co-operation agreement aimed at developing and testing software for public transport operators. IVU product developers would work on site with Üstra’s IT department to identify early needs and develop products. IVU says that working closely with ...
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Metro Report InternationalAlstom wins Singapore signalling contract
SINGAPORE: Land Transport Authority has awarded Alstom a contract to supply signalling for the Circle Line 6 project. Alstom would supply its Urbalis CBTC signalling for the three-station extension of the Circle Line, which is due to be completed in 2025. The 4 km section between HarbourFront and Marina ...
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Metro Report InternationalCRRC metro cars on their way to Boston
USA: The first four CRRC metro cars for Boston’s Orange Line are on their way to the USA from the company’s factory in Changchun, having arrived at the port of Shanghai on November 14. In 2014 CRRC MA won a $430·2m contract to supply 152 cars for the Orange ...
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Metro Report InternationalHaCon takes majority stake in Bytemark
USA: HaCon has become the majority shareholder of ticketing technology company Bytemark, having held a stake for two years. HaCon CEO Michael Frankenberg said this would provide New York-based Bytemark with ‘the leeway a start-up needs to get ideas off the ground.’ Announcing the deal on November 14, HaCon said ...