All Metro articles – Page 124
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NewsOttawa Citadis Spirit light rail vehicle mock-up unveiled
CANADA: A full-sized mock-up of the 34 Alstom Citadis Spirit light rail vehicles ordered for the Confederation Line project in Ottawa is on public display at the Aberdeen Pavilion at Lansdowne Park between January 30 and the end of March. Confederation Line design, build, finance and maintain consortium Rideau Transit ...
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NewsNew Orleans breaks ground on Rampart Street line
USA: A groundbreaking ceremony for the North Rampart Street/St Claude Avenue Streetcar Project in New Orleans took place on January 28. The 2·6 km on-street route will connect the French Quarter and Treme to the Canal Street and Loyola Avenue lines, with six stops. The project includes a cycle ...
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NewsEIB agrees £480m loan for London Underground extension
UK: On January 29 the European Investment Bank announced that it had agreed a £480m loan to finance 50% of the cost of the building a 3·3 km branch of London Underground’s Northern Line to Nine Elms and Battersea. The long-term loan is to be repaid using a combination ...
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NewsEU funding for five Polish public transport projects
POLAND: The European Commission has approved €293m from the Cohesion Fund for five public transport projects in four Polish cities. The projects are being financed under the Polish Infrastructure & Environment operational programme, and aim to modernise public transport in a sustainable way to improve comfort and give shorter journey ...
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NewsTest running on transit bridge
USA: Test running of light rail vehicles has started over the Tilikum Crossing over the Willamette River in Portland. Operator TriMet says that the 524 m cable-stayed bridge is the longest car-free transit bridge in the US. It will be used by buses, cyclists and pedestrians in addition to ...
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NewsFour consortia prequalify for Tampere tramway contract
FINLAND: Four consortia have prequalifed to bid for a contract to build the planned 23·5 km two-line light rail network in Tampere, the city council announced on January 19. The consortia were scored out of a total of 160 points: Lemminkainen, Ramboll, Alstom, Insinöörit Suunnittelu (137·75/160 ...
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NewsHelsinki metro extension contracts
FINLAND: Project promoter Länsimetro Oy has awarded further civils contracts for the second phase of Helsinki’s western metro extension to Espoo. Access tunnel excavation contracts have been awarded to Destia (€13m) and Kalliorakennus-Yhtiöt (€7·9m) and run until late 2015. Consulting Group Sigma — which comprises Finnmap Infra, Kalliosuunnittelu ...
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NewsSão Paulo Line 6 CBTC contract
BRAZIL: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has awarded Nippon Signal a contract for the supply of signalling for São Paulo metro Line 6. Nippon Signal is to supply its SPARCS communications-based train control for driverless operation, including ATS, interlockings and ATP. Last year PPP concessionaire Move São Paulo awarded Mitsubishi ...
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NewsRio metro selects Tetra radio supplier
BRAZIL: Communications project leader ENG has selected Kapsch CarrierCom to implement a Tetra digital radio network for Rio de Janeiro metro Line 4. Kapsch is to provide four base stations, 140 handheld portable radios and 30 in-train cab radios for the fleet of 15 six-car trainsets, which CNR Changchun ...
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NewsHong Kong awards CBTC contract
CHINA: MTR Corp has awarded a consortium led by Thales and including Alstom a €330m contract for signalling upgrades on seven metro lines. The contract covers the installation of communications-based train control on the Tsuen Wan, Island, Kwun Tong, Tseung Kwan O, Tung Chung and Disneyland Resort lines, as ...
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NewsHelsinki metro automation called off
FINLAND: On January 19 Helsinki city council backed a December 18 decision by the board of city transport operator HKL to terminate the metro automation contracts signed with Siemens in 2008-09. HKL said negotiations with the supplier had failed to agree a way that the troubled project could be completed ...
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NewsMetro do Porto operating contract award
PORTUGAL: Transports Ciutat Comtal has been selected to operate and maintain Porto’s light metro and bus networks for 10 years, subject to final approval by the government. A concession held by Prometro SA ended on December 31 2014. TCC is a joint venture of the privately-owned Barcelona tram operator ...
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NewsKochi metro contracts awarded
INDIA: Kochi metro project manager Delhi Metro Rail Corp has awarded Alstom the electrification, signalling and telecoms contracts for the Kochi metro. The €34m signalling and telecoms contract includes Alstom’s Urbalis 400 CBTC signalling, as well as radio, CCTV, passenger information displays and a passenger announcement system. ...
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NewsJinan metro work to begin this year
CHINA: The National Development & Reform Commission has announced that construction of the Jinan metro is to begin this year. The US$7bn first phase includes three lines totalling 81 km. A 26 km line with nine stations would serve the west of the city and cost US$2bn to build. ...
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NewsCrossrail 2 consultants appointed
UK: Transport for London has appointed four consultancy teams to develop plans for Crossrail 2 and help to make the case for funding. Each team would be responsible for a specific area. These are: Engineering and technical: Arcadis Hyder, Weston Williamson, Vinci Construction, Interfleet, First Class Partnerships, Dr Sauer ...
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NewsSeattle gets TIFIA loan
USA: The Federal Transit Authority announced on January 16 that it is to provide a $1·33bn Transportation Infrastructure Finance & Innovation Act loan to Seattle transport authority Sound Transit. The loan will contribute to the construction of the 23 km East Link light rail extension, which is also receiving ...
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NewsDüsseldorf signalling upgrade
GERMANY: Düsseldorf light rail operator Rheinbahn has commissioned Siemens to upgrade the signalling on the 11 km Stadtbahn tunnel in the city centre. Siemens is to provide Trainguard ZUB 222 train protection for semi-automated operation; this will monitor the vehicle’s speed continuously during driver operation. Controlguide Vicos operations control ...
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NewsNanjing metro Line 5 MoU signed
CHINA: Nanjing city authorities signed a memorandum of understanding with property developer Greenland Group on January 14 for the financing of metro Line 5. The developer is to invest 31·3bn yuan in the metro project, in return for the rights to construction and associated property development along ...
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NewsFreiburg breaks ground on tram extension
GERMANY: A groundbreaking ceremony took place on January 15 for the Rotteckring tram extension in Freiburg. The 1·9 km extension is to branch off the existing Route 2 at Siegesdenkmal and run south to Kronenstraße, with five stops. The first phase, to Stadttheater, is due to open in 2017, ...
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Metro Report InternationalIndra wins €266m Riyadh metro ticketing contract
SAUDI ARABIA: ArRiyadh Development Authority has awarded Indra a €266m contract to provide fare collection and access control systems for Riyadh’s future network of six metro lines and 1 000 buses. Indra beat nine other bids for the contract, which was signed on January 5. It includes a 54-month implementation ...