All Metro articles – Page 128
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NewsFirst phase of Roma Line C opens
ITALY: The first section of metro Line C in Roma opened on November 9. This links Parco di Centocelle with Monte Compatri-Pantano to the east of the city, making it the first metro line to reach beyond the city boundary. The alignment partly follows a section of the former 950 ...
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NewsIstanbul opens M1 metro extension
TURKEY: Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu attended the opening of Istanbul metro’s latest extension on November 9. The southeastern extension of light metro line M1 from Aksaray to Yenikapı is 700 m long. Interchange is provided at Yenikapı with metro line M2 and Marmaray suburban services. Services from Yenikapı ...
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NewsDhaka metro tenders in January
BANGLADESH: Tenders are to be invited in January for eight work packages on Dhaka Metro Line 6, Transport Minister Obaidul Quader announced on November 5. The minister said he hoped that the contracts could be signed in time for construction to get underway in 2016, which would see the first ...
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NewsTampere holds tram industry day
FINLAND: The city of Tampere is holding a Tramway Industry Day on November 17 to inform potential suppliers about a planned two-route standard gauge tram network. The city expects to decide on the procurement model by the end of 2014, with contractors selected next year. Tampere has a population ...
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NewsFasTracks commuter train delivery begins
USA: The first four 25 kV AC commuter cars for Denver’s FasTracks programme left Hyundai Rotem’s assembly plant in Philadelphia on October 31. The steel bodyshells were manufactured in South Korea before being shipped to Philadelphia for final assembly. Denver Regional Transportation District has ordered 66 cars to enter ...
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NewsDetroit selects Inekon trams
USA: Project promoter M-1 Rail Corp announced on November 3 that it has formally selected Inekon Group of the Czech Republic to supply six 100% low-floor trams for the M-1 line in Detroit. The final contract value is expected around $30m. The 22 m long bidirectional vehicles would use ...
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NewsManchester Airport light rail line opens
UK: The first passenger service on Manchester Metrolink’s latest extension departed from Manchester Airport at 05.49 on November 3, more than a year ahead of schedule. The 14·5 km Airport Line with 15 stops leaves the existing East Didsbury branch at St Werburgh’s Road and uses a mix of ...
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NewsLos Angeles ticketing upgrade
USA: Cubic Transportation Systems is to upgrade Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s TAP fare collection system under a $9m contract. The changes will enable the system to support new payment applications and increase security. The original system was supplied by Cubic in 2002 and is being upgraded to ...
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NewsPrototype tram presented to Bydgoszcz
POLAND: Pesa presented a pre-series prototype Swing tram for Bydgoszcz on October 30, six months ahead of the original schedule. The Tramwaj Fordon subsidiary of Bydgoszcz city council ordered 12 Swing for 109m złoty earlier this year for use on the 9·5 km Fordon extension. The prototype will ...
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NewsNational Express pulls out of Berlin S-Bahn competition
GERMANY: National Express has confirmed that it has withdrawn from the competition for a contract to operate the Berlin S-Bahn’s ‘Ring & Branches’ service group. This leaves incumbent Deutsche Bahn as the only remaining candidate. While transport authority VBB had declined to name the prequalified bidders for the contract, DB ...
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NewsKlang Valley Line 2 contractor selected
MALAYSIA: Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit appointed Gamuda and MMC Corp to form a joint venture to build Klang Valley MRT Line 2 on October 28. The 56 km line would run from Sungai Buloh to Putrajaya via Serdang. At Sungai Buloh there would be a depot shared with ...
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NewsSuzhou tramway opens
CHINA: Suzhou’s first tram line opened on October 26, just over two years since construction began, with 12 500 passengers carried on the first day. Non-passenger carrying test running started on June 28. Between October 12 and 21, 50 000 tickets were provided for local residents to ensure realistic ...
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Metro Report InternationalRiyadh metro Orange Line train design revealed
SAUDI ARABIA: Bombardier Transportation has presented the final designs for its Riyadh Metro Line 3 trains to Prince Turki Bin Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Riyadh and Chairman of project promoter the ArRiyadh Development Authority. Bombardier is to supply 47 two-car driverless trainsets for Line 3 (Orange) as a member ...
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NewsChengdu Line 2 extended
CHINA: Trial operation began on October 26 on a southeastern extension of Chengdu metro Line 2 from Chengdu Institute of Public Administration to Longquanyi. After coming out of the tunnel, the line runs along an elevated alignment with three stations. After Jiepai, the line enters another tunnel, with three ...
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NewsFour Parramatta light rail routes shortlisted
AUSTRALIA: New South Wales Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian and Parramatta MP Geoff Lee announced the shortlist for the Parramatta light rail route in western Sydney on October 27. The NSW government announced 10 corridors in June, and has now shortlisted four of these for detailed engineering, transport planning ...
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NewsKochi places metro car order
INDIA: Kochi metro project manager Delhi Metro Rail Corp has awarded Alstom an €85m contract to supply 25 three-car Metropolis trainsets to Kochi Metro Rail Limited, with an option to supply an additional 25 trainsets. The first trainsets are due to be delivered in early 2016 from ...
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NewsWashington announces streetcar shortlist
USA: The District of Columbia Department of Transportation has shortlisted three consortia for an estimated $800m contract to construct further tram lines and operate an ‘Integrated Premium Transit’ network of trams and buses in Washington. The shortlisted bidders are: DC Transit Partners (Clark Construction, Shirley Contracting, Herzog Transit ...
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NewsKuala Lumpur orders CSR Zhuzhou metro trainsets
MALAYSIA: Greater Kuala Lumpur transport agency Prasarana signed a firm contract for CSR Zhuzhou to supply 30 more six-car metro trainsets for the Ampang Line on October 21. Scheduled to be delivered between May and July 2015, these 30 trainsets worth 1·13bn yuan are in addition to 20 which ...
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NewsSydney CBD & South East light rail preferred bidder named
AUSTRALIA: The New South Wales government named the Connecting Sydney consortium as preferred bidder for a PPP contract to build and operate Sydney’s CBD & South East Light Rail line on October 23. The consortium comprises Transdev Sydney, Alstom Transport Australia, Acciona Infrastructure Australia and Capella Capital. The SydneyConnect consortium ...
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NewsChina Northern wins Boston metro car order
USA: Massachusetts Department of Transportation board voted to award the CNR MA joint venture of China CNR Corp and CNR Changchun Railway Vehicles a $430·2m contract to supply 284 metro cars for Boston’s Red and Orange lines on October 22. An option for 58 cars would take the value to ...