All Metro articles – Page 118
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NewsLine E extension civil works near completion
ARGENTINA: Visiting the extension of Buenos Aires metro Line E from Bolívar to Retiro on May 26, Minister of the Interior & Transport Florencio Randazzo announced that the project would be handed over to the city government ‘in the next few days’. Once civil works had been completed by ...
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NewsHamilton light rail funding announced
CANADA: Ontario’s Premier Kathleen Wynne announced up to C$1bn of provincial funding to cover the entire capital cost of the Hamilton light rail project on May 26. Procurement is expected to begin in 2017, for construction to start in 2019. The planned light rail line would run from McMaster University, ...
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NewsFeature articles in the June 2015 issue of Metro Report International
Articles in the June 2015 issue of Metro Report International. Comment ATM CEO & Chairman Bruno Rota gears up to host the UITP World Congress and Expo Milano 2015 News Review Round-up of world metro, light rail and tram news City digest Doha projects move ahead, Jakarta plans light rail, ...
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NewsFree pre-peak metro travel to continue
SINGAPORE: Land Transport Authority has announced the extension of its scheme offering free ‘pre-peak’ travel on the metro network by another year, to June 30 2016. Passengers who end their journey at 18 designated stations in the city area before 07.45 on weekdays travel free of charge, while those ...
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NewsUlm orders first metre-gauge Avenios
GERMANY: Stadwerke Ulm Verkehr and Siemens signed a contract for the supply of 12 Avenio M trams on May 22. The order is worth €32m and includes an option for six additional vehicles. The metre-gauge trams will be manufactured at the Siemens plant in Wien, with bogies from Graz ...
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NewsBucureşti plans metro investment
ROMANIA: Bucureşti metro operator Metrorex has announced that it is to spend 1·74bn lei on infrastructure investment in 2015, as part of preparations for the Euro 2020 football championships. Bucureşti will host up to four matches during the tournament. UEFA made the city’s participation conditional on infrastructure investment and ...
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NewsHouston opens two light rail lines
USA: Houston celebrated the opening of two light rail lines on May 23 with music, fireworks and free travel. The Green and Purple lines add 13·4 route-km to the network, connecting with the 20·5 km north-south Red Line. The Green Line, also known as the East End Line, ...
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NewsPavlodar tram financing signed
KAZAKHSTAN: The European Bank for Reconstruction & Development has signed a loan agreement worth €10m with Pavlodar Tramways to support infrastructure modernisation and the procurement of 25 new trams. The national government is proving a grant worth €3·71m, and further support is coming from the regional government. The 86 ...
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NewsLuxembourg selects tram supplier
LUXEMBOURG: Project promoter LuxTram has selected CAF to supply a fleet of 21 trams for the line under development in the city of Luxembourg for €83m. The trams would have a capacity of 450 passengers and would be equipped for catenary-free operation, which is envisaged between Pont Rouge and ...
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Metro Report InternationalRiyadh metro operations prequalification
SAUDI ARABIA: Arriyadh Development Authority has invited interested parties to prequalify for operation of the metro, with a deadline of June 1. Work is progressing on the six-line network. The Governor of Riyadh Prince Faisal bin Bandar officially activated the first tunnel boring machine for the ...
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NewsPhase 2 opens in Valencia
VENEZUELA: The first section of second phase of the light metro network in Valencia was officially opened by President Nicolás Maduro on April 29, running for 630 m from Cedeño to Rafael Urdaneta and Francisco de Miranda. Having cost US$1·6bn to build, the extension is expected to be used by ...
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NewsPanamá City Line 2 preferred bidder selected
PANAMA: Panama Metro has selected the Línea 2 consortium of FCC and Odebrecht as preferred bidder for the construction of Panamá City metro Line 2. The US$1·86bn contract is due to be signed on May 22 following a standstill period. The scope includes engineering design, civil works, auxiliary facilities, ...
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Metro Report InternationalPrasarana to operate Makkah’s pilgrim metro
SAUDI ARABIA: The Municipal & Rural Affairs Ministry has awarded Kuala Lumpur transport agency Prasarana a three-year contract to operate and maintain the Al Mashaaer Al Mugaddasah metro line in Makkah, which is only operated during the Hajj period. The contract starts from this year. Announcing the ...
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NewsAlgerian tram plant inaugurated
ALGERIA: The CITAL joint venture of Alstom, Entreprise du métro d’Alger and Ferrovial officially inaugurated its tram assembly and maintenance plant in Annaba on May 12. The joint venture was created in 2011 to assemble and maintain Alstom Citadis trams for Algerian cities. The 46 000 m2 site currently ...
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NewsFirst Cuenca tram on its way
ECUADOR: The first Citadis tram for Cuenca has left Alstom’s La Rochelle factory in France. It is scheduled to sail from the port of Antwerpen on May 17 and is expected to arrive in Cuenca by the end of June. In 2013 the city of Cuenca signed a US$142·6m ...
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NewsConsumer price index linked bond to fund London Underground extension
UK: ‘The UK’s first consumer price index linked sterling bond’ has been agreed to part-fund construction of a 3·3 km branch of London Underground’s Northern Line to Battersea, the Greater London Authority and Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking announced on May 11. Specialist pensions insurer Rothesay Life is the sole lender ...
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NewsPrequalification begins for Doha metro operator
QATAR: Qatar Rail launched the pre-qualification process for operation of the future Doha metro and Lusail tramway at an Industry Awareness Day on May 7. Around 600 companies attended, including 55 in the session on prequalification. The event was intended to encourage the private sector to participate in rail ...
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NewsWrocław to build new tram line
POLAND: Wrocław Mayor Rafał Dutkiewicz announced on May 5 that a tram line will be built to the Nowy Dwór housing estate in the west of the city. Previous plans had envisaged bus rapid transit to link the estate to the city centre, but according to the city authority, ...
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NewsAstana light rail framework agreement signed
KAZAKHSTAN: The city of Astana signed a framework agreement for the construction of the first phase of the capital’s light rail project on May 7. Project authority Astana LRT LLP signed the agreement with a consortium of China Railway International Group and Beijing State-Owned Assets Management Co. The ...
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NewsNext generation of Docklands Light Railway trains planned
UK: Transport for London’s Docklands Light Railway Ltd subsidiary has issued a periodic indicative notice to begin industry consultation on a possible new generation of rolling stock for the automated light metro. The aim of the New Train would be to reduce journey times, improve passenger ambience and reduce whole-life ...