All articles by Metro Report International – Page 82
-
Metro Report InternationalMalta metro study proposes three-line network
MALTA: Transport Malta has published a feasibility study and a strategic business case for the development of a 35 km underground driverless light metro network serving the principal urban area around Valetta. The studies for a mass rapid transit network were undertaken by Arup under a ...
-
Metro Report InternationalThales awarded Dubai metro signalling contract
UAE: Dubai metro operating contractor Keolis-MHI JV has appointed Thales to provide corrective maintenance, on-demand enhancements, repairs and spare parts for the signalling and communication systems. Thales’ management system is intended to optimise energy consumption and improve the overall connectivity, efficiency and performance of the metro ...
-
Metro Report InternationalU-Bahn maintenance fleet ordered
GERMANY: München municipal utility company SWM has awarded Robel Bahnbaumaschinen a contract to supply six multifunctional maintenance vehicles for the U-Bahn network by mid-2024. Ingo Wortmann, Chairman of operator MVG, said increased service frequencies and new lines are needed to support modal shift in the city, ...
-
Metro Report InternationalStuttgart rack railway tram and bicycle wagon delivered
GERMANY: The first of first of three light rail vehicles and bicycle carrying trailers for the 2·2 km metre-gauge Riggenbach rack line which climbs 200 m up a valley in Stuttgart has been delivered to operator Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen. These are the fifth generation of cars for ...
-
Metro Report InternationalDriverless pod technology planned for Shildon and Kampala
UK: UrbanMass has announced plans for a demonstration installation of its Floc concept for driverless electric pods which would use existing roads to collect passengers on-demand, and then ‘flock’ together as trains on dedicated elevated tracks. A demonstration system is planned to open at the National ...
-
Metro Report InternationalPorto unveils CRRC LRV design
PORTUGAL: Metro do Porto has unveiled the design of the 18 Class CT light rail vehicles it has ordered from CRRC Tangshan. The styling has been developed jointly by the manufacturer and external consultants, supported by a multidisciplinary team from the operator. ‘We wanted to keep ...
-
Metro Report InternationalUrban transport industry news round-up
This week’s round-up of news from the urban transport sector
-
Metro Report InternationalAlstom awarded Grand Paris Express Line 18 rolling stock and automation contract
FRANCE: Alstom has been awarded a contract to supply rolling stock and automation systems for the future Grand Paris Express driverless metro Line 18. The €230m contract announced on October 11 includes automation, data transmission and supervisory equipment and systems integration, with a firm order for ...
-
Metro Report InternationalLisboa metro and tram extensions funded
PORTUGAL: The national government, municipality and operator Metropolitano de Lisboa have signed the contracts to fund the southwestern extension of the metro Red Line from São Sebastião to Alcântara, as well as the planned Odivelas/Loures light rail corridor.
-
Metro Report InternationalDriverless train demonstrated on the Hamburg S-Bahn
GERMANY: Deutsche Bahn and Siemens Mobility unveiled the first S-Bahn train in Hamburg equipped for automatic train operation at the city’s Dammtor station on October 11.
-
Metro Report International‘War of signs’ breaks out on metro network
TURKEY: Ever since the first sections of the Istanbul metro opened for revenue service almost three decades ago, station entrances across the municipally-operated network have been marked clearly by an easily-identifiably logo — a capital letter M, merged with an arrow pointing downwards to the station ...
-
Metro Report InternationalGalveston Trolley reopens
USA: The Galveston Island Trolley in Texas has reopened, having been suspended since the infrastructure and heritage-style cars were damaged by Hurricane Ike in September 2008. The 11 km line with 22 stops opened in 1988 and is operated by Island Transit using four diesel-electric cars ...
-
Metro Report InternationalBe’er Sheva light rail planning underway
ISRAEL: The Ministry of Transport & Road Safety’s Infrastructure Planning & Development Administration has held its first meeting to oversee the development of a light rail line in the city of Be’er Sheva. The 25 km line would serve the North/University and Central railway stations, Ben ...
-
Metro Report InternationalHamburg’s U5 Ost metro plans approved
GERMANY: Hamburg’s municipal economic development authority BWI has approved plans for the first section of the future automated metro line U5. Approval enables contracts to be awarded for preparatory works, starting with tree felling and checking the route for unexploded ordnance. ‘We are very pleased with ...
-
Metro Report InternationalIDOM awarded Manila MRT-4 design contract
PHILIPPINES: The Department of Transportation has awarded Spanish consultancy IDOM a 1·4bn pesos contract for detailed design of the MRT Line 4 light rail corridor in the Manila area. The planned 15·6 km line will run from Quezon City to Taytay, with 11 stations serving the ...
-
Metro Report InternationalPlatform edge gates ordered for Marseille metro automation programme
FRANCE: A €60m contract for the supply of platform edge gates as part of the conversion of Marseille’s two-line rubber-tyred metro to driverless operation has been awarded to Wabtec subsidiary Faiveley Transport, Eiffage Génie Civil Méditerranée and Eiffage Energie Systems Mediterranee. The 62 platforms at the ...
-
Metro Report InternationalDresden unveils its wider trams
GERMANY: Dresden transport operator DVB and Alstom have unveiled the first NGT DX DD Flexity tram, with 2 500 people visiting Gorbitz depot over the weekend of October 2-3 to take a look at the vehicle. Built to Dresden’s unusual 1 450 mm gauge, with a ...
-
Metro Report InternationalUrban transport industry news round-up
This week’s round-up of news from the urban transport sector
-
Metro Report InternationalMersin announces construction schedule for city’s first metro line
TURKEY: Mersin municipality has announced that construction of the 13·4 km Mezitli – 3 Ocak underground metro line will start on January 3 2022, the 100th anniversary of the French evacuation of the city, and is scheduled to take 48 months. The TL3·379bn electrical and mechanical ...
-
Metro Report InternationalParis tram framework contract awarded
FRANCE: Paris transport authority Île-de-France Mobilités and operator RATP have selected Alstom for a framework contract to supply up to 120 trams worth €310m. There will be a firm order for 37 to replace the current Route T1 fleet which entered service from 1992. The 83 ...