All articles by Metro Report International – Page 193
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Metro Report InternationalSecond metro line opens in Harbin
CHINA: The first section of Harbin metro Line 3 opened on January 26. The 5·3 km route runs from Yidaeryuan on Line 1 to Changxianglu via Harbin West railway station, serving five stations. Construction of the underground southwestern section started in 2014 as the first phase of ...
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Metro Report InternationalTalking JIVE about fuel cells
EUROPE: Two research projects worth €125m and aimed at bringing down costs of hydrogen fuel cell buses were officially launched on January 25. The Joint Initiative Hydrogen Vehicles Across Europe (JIVE) project will double the number of fuel cell buses operating in Europe by deploying 144 vehicles in 10 ...
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Metro Report InternationalFirst Guadalajara Line 3 train presented in Mexico
MEXICO: The first train for the future Line 3 of the Guadalajara metro was presented to the Secretariat of Communications & Transport on January 24. It had started its journey from Alstom’s factory in Barcelona in October. Alstom is supplying 18 three-car Metropolis trainsets under a contract ...
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Metro Report InternationalPuebla tram-train inaugurated
MEXICO: Ceremonies were held on January 23 to launch a tram-train service in the city of Puebla, approximately 100 km southeast of Mexico City. The inauguration celebrations were attended by President Enrique Peña Nieto, Puebla state Governor Rafael Moreno Valle and Secretary of Communications & Transportation Gerardo Ruiz Esparza. Apart ...
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Metro Report InternationalAnsaldo STS to supply Perth Airport rail link signalling
AUSTRALIA: Ansaldo STS has been awarded a A$44m contract to supply signalling and telecoms for the Forrestfield-Airport Link in Perth. Civil works on the A$1·96bn project began in November. Due to be completed in September 2020, the 8 km extension to the city’s 1 067 mm gauge suburban network ...
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Metro Report InternationalNew York Subway sucks
USA: New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority has started testing a prototype track vacuum cleaner from Neu Railways as part of its Track Sweep initiative to reduce the amount of litter on metro tracks. A second prototype unit is due to be deployed within the next two weeks. Tests are ...
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Metro Report InternationalBogotá transport funding announced
COLOMBIA: The government has approved 15bn pesos for urban transport projects serving Bogotá, including metro and suburban routes. The investment package aims to double the number of passengers served by public transport in the Bogotá region. The metro is to receive 12·82bn pesos. Mayor Enrique Peñalosa said that tenders ...
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Metro Report InternationalSalvador metro makes progress
BRAZIL: Test running on the next phase of the Salvador metro started on January 20 with the departure at 08.30 of a train from Rodoviária to Pituaçu on Line 2. Revenue services on this 6·2 km section with four stations are due to begin in July. The initial 2·2 ...
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Metro Report InternationalFTA approves Minneapolis Blue Line extension
USA: The Federal Transit Administration has approved the start of engineering work for the Blue Line light rail extension serving northwest Minneapolis, the Twin Cities Metropolitan Council announced on January 19. Coming just a month after the approval of the Southwest LRT Green Line extension, the decision will allow the ...
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Metro Report InternationalTelecoms company sponsors metro train refurbishment
ARMENIA: A refurbished trainset entered passenger service on the Yerevan metro on January 19. Refurbishment of the two-car Type 81-717 trainset was sponsored by mobile telecoms provider Ucom. The train was presented to the metro operator on December 28, when an agreement with Ucom was signed to provide 4G ...
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Metro Report InternationalMidland Metro tram sent for catenary-free conversion
UK: One of Midland Metro’s Urbos trams has been returned to CAF’s factory at Zaragoza in Spain where it is to be retrofitted with two lithium ion cells to enable to it to operate over short distances without catenary. The Midland Metro would be the first modern commercial tramway in ...
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Metro Report InternationalFirst Toluca line train arrives in Mexico
MEXICO: The first of 30 electric multiple-units being built for the Mexico City – Toluca suburban line arrived in the Port of Veracruz on January 19. CAF is supplying 30 five-car electric multiple-units as part of a consortium including Isolux-Corsán, AZVI and Thales. In late 2014 the Secretariat of ...
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Metro Report InternationalLondon Underground Northern Line extension tunnelling to start in March
UK: Mayor of London Sadiq Khan announced on January 20 that tunnelling on London Underground’s Northern Line extension to Battersea is to begin in March. Two tunnel boring machines supplied by NFM Technologies have been unveiled at Battersea and are undergoing final tests. They were shipped from NFM’s factory ...
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Metro Report InternationalMasabi launches mid-market m-ticketing app
TICKETING: Mobile ticketing supplier Masabi has launched a product aimed at small and medium-sized transport agencies and private operators. JustRide Express would be available on a one-year contract for a fixed monthly fee with no upfront costs. Masabi says that the custom-branded mobile ticketing app can be deployed in ...
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Metro Report InternationalAlstom moves into smart mobility
MOBILITY: Alstom is investing €14m to buy a minority stake in EasyMile, a start-up that has developed an electric driverless shuttle. The two companies have also signed a commercial partnership agreement. Headquartered in Toulouse, EasyMile develops software for autonomous vehicles and other smart mobility technology. Described as shared driverless ...
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Metro Report InternationalSolar power to be allocated to Melbourne trams
AUSTRALIA: The government of Victoria is to call tenders in the first half of 2017 for the construction of solar power farms, with part of the output to be bought to power the Melbourne tram network. Work to build solar farms with a generating capacity of 75 MW is ...
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Metro Report InternationalKaohsiung tram signalling contract awarded
TAIWAN: China Steel Corp has awarded a contract for Thales to supply signalling for the extension of the Kaohsiung light rail line, the supplier announced on January 19. The 4½ year contract includes the supply of interlockings, traffic light priority systems and automatic vehicle location detection. Trial operations started ...
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Metro Report InternationalNanjing metro Line 4 opens
CHINA: The first phase of Nanjing metro Line 4 opened on January 18, becoming the city’s seventh metro line. Construction had started in December 2011. The 33·8 km east-west route links Xianlinhu with Longjiang. There are 18 stations, including interchanges with metro lines 1, 2 and 3. ...
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Metro Report InternationalEdmonton light rail trackwork contract awarded
CANADA: London Trackwork has been awarded a contract to supply trackwork including turnouts and crossovers for the first phase of the Valley Line light rail project in Edmonton. The work is expected to take 1½ to 2 years to complete. Work on the 13·1 km first phase began in ...
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Metro Report InternationalLos Angeles Purple Line Extension Section 2 contractor selected
USA: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority is to recommend to the board the award of a contract to build the Section 2 of the Purple Line extension. A joint venture of Tutor Perini and O&G has been selected to build the second phase of the metro extension to Century ...