All Metro articles – Page 138
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NewsŁódź tramway contractor selected
POLAND: Łódź’s road and transport division has selected Mosty Infrastruktura to undertake Phase 2 of the east-west tram line modernisation and expansion project. The 239m złoty contract covers the replacement of 6 km of double track tram line from ul Kilińskiego to the terminating loop at ul Augustów, and ...
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NewsNew York commuter railways introduce mobile ticketing
USA: New York MTA has selected Masabi to provide mobile ticketing for its Metro-North Railroad and Long Island Rail Road commuter rail businesses. Masabi’s JustRide technology, also used on the MBTA commuter network in Boston, allows purchase and validation of tickets, including season tickets, through smartphones. The back-end infrastructure ...
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NewsMainzelbahn construction begins
GERMANY: Construction of the Mainzelbahn tram extension from Mainz Hauptbahnhof West to Lerchenberg was officially launched on May 3. The 9·2 km metre-gauge line with 15 stops is expected to carry 1 million passengers per year when it opens in 2016. Of the €83·6m cost, Stadtwerke Mainz is ...
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NewsMini high speed rail grinder to cut tram noise
GERMANY: Düsseldorf light rail operator Rheinbahn has taken delivery of a Vossloh Rail Services HSG-city mini high speed rail grinder, which it will uses to undertake preventive grinding to extend rail life and reduce noise on its 350 km network. HSG-city is the latest version of Vossloh’s HSG-2 machine, specifically ...
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NewsKonya orders trams for catenary-free operation
TURKEY: Konya has ordered 12 trams capable of catenary-free operation from Škoda Transportation as a follow-on order for the 60 ForCity Classic 28T trams currently being delivered. They are to be delivered next year, and bring the total order value for 72 trams to KC3·4bn. Following certification in January, ...
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NewsUrban rail news in brief - May 2014
Mumbai metro is auctioning naming rights for the 12 stations on the city’s first metro line. A 4·2 km extension of the Alger tram line was opened on April 16, running east from Bordj El Kiffan to Café Chergui with six stops. The Malaysian government has approved ...
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NewsSunRail rises in Orlando
USA: The SunRail commuter rail route serving Orlando was officially opened on April 30, with two weeks of free travel starting the following day. The 50 km first phase from DeBary to Sand Lake Road in Orange County serves 12 stations. Construction began January 2012 and included double-tracking the ...
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NewsKunming opens more metro lines
CHINA: Kunming opened 21 km of metro extensions on April 30. Phase 2 of Line 1 extends the route north from Xiaodongcun to Kunming railway station, adding five stations. The first phase of Line 2 runs north from the main railway station to North Coach Station with 14 stations, although ...
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NewsChangsha metro opens
CHINA: The first metro line in Changsha opened on April 29, making the capital of Hunan province the 19th city in mainland China with a metro. The first phase of Line 2 is 22·3 km long with 19 stations. Starting at Wangchengpo in the west, it runs across the ...
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NewsStadler awarded eBART train contract
USA: San Francisco’s Bay Area Rapid Transit District has awarded sole bidder Stadler Rail a $58m contract to supply eight diesel multiple-units for the East Contra Costa BART extension commuter rail project. Announcing the order on April 25, Stadler said the GTW 2/6 units would be manufactured at its Bussnang ...
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NewsLos Angeles selects Regional Connector contractor
USA: Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority has selected the Regional Connector Constructors joint venture of Traylor Bros and Skanska, with lead designers Hatch Mott MacDonald and URS, as preferred bidder for a $927m design-build contract for the Regional Connector light rail extension. The 3 km underground route would extend ...
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NewsKaohsiung light rail tracklaying begins
TAIWAN: Tracklaying started on the Kaohsiung light rail project on April 24. Construction had begun in June 2013, and test running on the first section is scheduled to begin in September. Revenue services are expected to start in June 2015. The 22·1 km, 36-stop circular route is being built ...
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NewsDalian metro train unveiled
CHINA: CNR Dalian unveiled the first train for Dalian metro Line 2 on April 21. It is part of an order placed by MTR Corp in October 2012 for 20 cars for Line 1 and 18 for Line 2. The six-car Type B trainset is 120 m long, 2 ...
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NewsTehran extends metro Line 3
IRAN: A 12 km extension of Tehran metro Line 3 opened on April 22 between Azadegan in the southwest and Vali-e Asr in the city centre. It was built at a cost of €580m. Four intermediate stations are now open, with five more to open later. Interchange is provided ...
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NewsLED tram energy saving specified
AUSTRIA: Bombardier has upgraded a Flexity tram in Innsbruck with LED external and interior lighting. ‘The lifespan of LED lamps is 100 times longer than conventional lamps’, according to Martin Baltes, Managing Director, of city transport operator IVB. The fleet of 32 Flexity trams ‘could save up to €5 ...
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NewsSingapore awards five metro contracts
SINGAPORE: Land Transport Authority announced on April 21 that it had awarded S$1·15bn worth of contracts covering stations and signalling on the Thomson and Eastern Region lines. Construction of three stations on the Thomson Line is due to begin in the second quarter of 2014 for completion by 2021. ...
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NewsAlger tramway extends east
ALGERIA: Minister of Transport Amar Ghoul opened a 4·2 km extension of the Alger tram line on April 16. The new section runs east from Bordj El Kiffan to Café Chergui with six stops. Seven additional trams have been put into service on the extended line, which operates at 7 ...
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NewsToronto orders 10 more Rockets
CANADA: Toronto Transit Commission has ordered 10 more six-car Rocket metro trainsets from Bombardier Transportation. The C$160m contract is an option on orders in 2006 and 2010 that total 420 cars. These are being built at Bombardier’s Thunder Bay factory, and the first entered service on the Yonge-University Line ...
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NewsEast Side Access fit-out contracts awarded
USA: New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced on April 16 that it has awarded two East Side Access fit-out contracts. Frontier-Kemper Constructors is to build permanent structural concrete lining in the newly excavated tunnels north of Grand Central Terminal between 50th Street/Park Avenue and 63rd Street/Second Avenue. The contractor ...
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NewsBangkok SkyTrain funding approved
THAILAND: The cabinet has approved Ministry of Finance loans to Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand for the construction of three SkyTrain lines in Bangkok. As well as being used to pay off debts and related expenses, the loan includes 10·9bn baht towards construction of the Purple Line from ...