All articles by Metro Report International – Page 191
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Metro Report InternationalTransdev signs driverless car agreement with Renault-Nissan
INTERNATIONAL: Transdev and the Renault-Nissan Alliance signed a research agreement on February 27 to jointly develop a mobility services system for self-driving road vehicles. The transport operator and vehicle manufacturer will explore the development of ‘mobility services’ using fleets of electric driverless road vehicles for traditional public transport and ...
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Metro Report InternationalSmart card testing simulator to be launched
SMART CARD: Later this year Austrian company Arsenal Testhouse is to launch a software-based simulator which will enable the functionality of smart cards and other payment systems to be tested to see whether a new product would be likely to pass formal validation against technical standards. While full verification would ...
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Metro Report InternationalSecond City Crossing opens in Manchester
UK: The final phase of Manchester Metrolink’s Second City Crossing opened on February 26. The new route runs from a rebuilt St Peter’s Square stop along Cross Street to Exchange Square and Victoria. Transport for Greater Manchester said that the opening of the Second City Crossing was the final ...
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Metro Report InternationalDenver inaugurates tangential R Line
USA: Denver RTD’s light rail R Line was officially inaugurated on February 24 with a ceremony at Iliff station, where the City of Aurora operates a 600-space multi-storey park and ride facility. Following the opening, free travel was provided for the rest of the day, with trains running every 15 ...
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Metro Report InternationalBoston Green Line extension shortlist
USA: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has shortlisted three bidders for the design-build contract to extend Boston’s Green Line. The shortlisted bidders are: GLX Constructors: Fluor Enterprises, The Middlesex Corp, Herzog Contracting Corp, Balfour Beatty Infrastructure. Green Line Partners: The Lane Construction Corp, Salini Impregilo, Judlau Contracting, LM Heavy ...
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Metro Report InternationalTransport for London renews contactless payment processing contract
UK: Transport for London has renewed Barclaycard’s contract to provide transaction processing services for contactless payment. The merchant acquirer contract runs for seven years, with an option for a further three years. Contactless payments was rolled out across TfL services in September 2014, and now accounts for 39% of ...
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Metro Report InternationalJakarta metro tunnelling completed
INDONESIA: President Joko Widodo attended a ceremony on February 23 to mark the completion of tunnelling on the Jakarta metro. Boring of the 6 km underground section started in September 2015. Japan Tunnel Systems Corp supplied four 6·7 m diameter earth pressure balance TBMs. The underground section is ...
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Metro Report InternationalDelhi Metro stations go cashless
INDIA: An initial 10 Delhi Metro stations went over to fully cashless payment on January 1, as part of the government’s vision to transform India into a cashless economy. Token and smart card purchase and top-up is now done through the Paytm mobile app using a QR code displayed at ...
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Metro Report InternationalVinci awarded Paris Line 15 contract
FRANCE: A joint venture led by Vinci Construction Grands Projets has been awarded a €926m contract to undertake civil works on an 8 km section of Line 15 South of the Grand Paris Express network, running between Fort d’Issy Vanves Clamart and Villejuif Louis-Aragon. Two TBMs will be deployed to ...
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Metro Report InternationalMilwaukee Streetcar operator sought
USA: The City of Milwaukee has issued a request for proposals for the operation and maintenance contract for the future downtown streetcar line. The deadline for submissions is April 4, with the selection of a preferred bidder expected on April 18. The contract would cover 15 to 18 months ...
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Metro Report InternationalTel Aviv Red Line tunnelling begins
ISRAEL: Transport Minister Israel Katz attended a ceremony on February 19 to mark the start of tunnel boring on the Red Line in Tel Aviv, which included the launch of TBM Golda, named after former prime minister Golda Meir. The TBM made by CREG is the first of eight that ...
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Metro Report InternationalParramatta light rail project scope revised
AUSTRALIA: New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian and NSW Transport & Infrastructure Minister Andrew Constance announced the preferred route for the revised Parramatta light rail project on February 17. The first phase is now expected to link Westmead with Carlingford via central Parramatta and Camellia, replacing the ...
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Metro Report InternationalFirst Waterloo LRV leaves Bombardier factory
CANADA: The first light rail vehicle for the ION light rail project in the Region of Waterloo left Bombardier’s Thunder Bay plant on February 15. Delivery is expected to take 10 to 12 days. The project promoter aims to unveil the vehicle to the public in April at an ...
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Metro Report InternationalSecond phase of Rio de Janeiro tramway opens
BRAZIL: The second phase of the VLT Carioca tramway in Rio de Janeiro opened for trial operation on February 6. Revenue service was meant to begin a week later, but has been postponed. The initial section of Line 2 links Praça XV (Barcas) in the east with Saara, serving ...
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Metro Report InternationalPrototype snow-clearing tram on test in Moscow
RUSSIA: Moscow tram operator Mosgortrans began testing a prototype maintenance vehicle designed to clear snow from tram tracks on February 13. Testing is to continue for one year. The 10·5 m long bidirectional vehicle, branded Rost, has been supplied by Tikhoretsk-based TMZV. It is equipped with a rotating brush ...
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Metro Report InternationalNew tram and bus washing plant inaugurated in Kraków
POLAND: City transport authority MPK Kraków officially inaugurated a new tram and bus washing plant at its Nowa Huta depot on February 8. This replaces a washing plant commissioned in the 1980s, which was unheated and could therefore not operate all year round. The new plant is heated and ...
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Metro Report InternationalBangkok Orange Line construction contract awarded
THAILAND: Mass Rapid Transit Authority signed a 79·2bn baht contract for construction of the first section of the Orange Line on February 9. Work is due to begin in June, with opening of the metro line due in 2023. A joint venture of CH Karnchang, Sino-Thai Engineering & Construction, ...
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Metro Report InternationalIstanbul metro Line M7 breaks through
TURKEY: Istanbul Mayor Kadir Topbaş attended a ceremony on February 9 to mark the completion of tunnelling on the Mecidiyeköy – Tekstilkent section of metro Line M7. Construction of the 24·5 km Line M7 started in 2014, and opening is due in late 2018. The east-west route from Kabataş ...
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Metro Report InternationalLTE-R improves Busan metro communications
SOUTH KOREA: Pilot operation of what supplier SK Telecom says is the first deployment of LTE-R communications began on Busan metro Line 1 on February 9, with full operation planned to go live in April. In August 2015 operator Busan Transportation Corp awarded SK Telecom a contract to provide LTE-R ...
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Metro Report InternationalOklahoma City Streetcar breaks ground
USA: Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett attended a groundbreaking ceremony for the city’s streetcar project on February 7. A joint venture of Herzog and Stacy & Witbeck is building the line, with ADG, Jacobs Engineering, Aecom and SOJ providing consultancy services. Opening is scheduled for December 2018. The ...