All Metro articles – Page 172
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NewsRiyadh metro project prequalification begins
SAUDI ARABIA: Arriyadh Development Authority invited expressions of interest in civil engineering, railway systems and rolling stock contracts for the proposed Riyadh metro on May 15. Responses are to be submitted by June 20. The Saudi cabinet has approved a four-year plan to develop a metro and bus transport network ...
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NewsRotherham tram-tram project funding confirmed
UK: Funding for a £58m tram-train pilot scheme which will use the Supertram light rail network and a freight line to link Sheffield and Rotherham was confirmed by Transport Minister Norman Baker on May 17. The project includes the acquisition of seven tram-train vehicles, a 400 m connection between Supertram ...
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NewsDenver launches I-225 light rail extension
USA: A groundbreaking ceremony was held on May 11 to mark the start of work on a 2·4 km extension of Denver RTD’s I-225 light rail line from Nine Mile to Iliff. Participating in the event were representatives from RTD, Colorado Department of Transportation and SEMA Construction. The light rail ...
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NewsTuas West Extension construction underway
SINGAPORE: Construction of the Tuas West Extension project was officially launched when Minister for Transport Lui Tuck Yew attended a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of the future Tuas Link metro station on May 4. 'Over the next five years, there will be a new section of rail line opening ...
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NewsHigh speed line to Singapore back on agenda
MALAYSIA: Addressing delegates at the second Modern Railways conference in Kuala Lumpur on May 14, Malaysian Transport Minister Kong Cho Ha confirmed that the government was evaluating the potential for a high speed line between the capital and Singapore. ‘We feel it is just a matter of time before ...
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NewsUrban rail news in brief - May 2012
The Hong Kong government is undertaking consultation on a HK$12bn proposal for a 9 km monorail linking Kowloon Bay, Kai Tak and Kwun Tong. Bangalore Metro Rail Corp and Asian Development Bank signed a US$250m loan agreement for Phase II of the Namma Metro on March 27, ADB’s first ...
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NewsAlstom selected to double capacity on Lille metro
FRANCE: Alstom has been named as preferred bidder for a €250m contract to modernise metro Line 1 in Lille and supply a fleet of 27 Metropolis rubber-tyred trains. Alstom says the project will double capacity, increase operational flexibility, cut maintenance costs and reduce energy consumption by 20%. The new trains ...
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NewsAarhus tram-train project gets the go-ahead
DENMARK: Legal powers enabling the construction of Denmark's first modern light rail line in Aarhus were approved by parliament on May 8. The Aarhus Letbane joint venture of the municipality, Ministry of Transport and Midtjylland region can now be formally established as project promoter, and the tendering process launched. ...
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NewsKeolis to operate Hyderabad metro
INDIA: Keolis announced on May 9 that it had been awarded a €300m contract by Larsen & Toubro Metro Rail to operate the driverless elevated metro now under construction in Hyderabad. The contract is for a term of eight years with a three-year extension option. The first 7 km of ...
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NewsPesa to establish tram assembly plant in Kazakhstan
KAZAKHSTAN: Polish rolling stock manufacturer Pesa Bydgoszcz signed a letter of intent to establish a tram assembly facility in Pavlodar when a delegation from the city's development agency visited its twin town of Bydgoszcz during April. An initial two low-floor trams based on Pesa's Twist family adapted to 1 524 ...
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NewsSuzhou metro Line 1 opens
CHINA: The first metro line in Suzhou opened on April 28, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and simultaneous departures from the Zhongnan Jie and Mudu termini at 11.18. Suzhou Rail Transit Co's Line 1 runs 25·7 km from east to west with 24 stations. Systra undertook planning work, Siemens and Nanjing ...
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NewsTfL seeks expressions of interest in Crossrail operating concession
UK: Transport for London has placed a notice in the Official Journal of the European Union seeking expressions of interest in the concession to operate future Crossrail services. The concessionaire would start by taking over existing Shenfield - London Liverpool Street services which are expected to be separated from the ...
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NewsL station is 'perfect example of transit-oriented development'
USA: Chicago Transit Authority opened its first new L metro station for 18 years on April 30. Located on an existing section of the Yellow Line, Oakton-Skokie station is adjacent to the Illinois Science and Technology Park, home to 20 pharmaceutical, healthcare, biotechnology and nanotechnology firms employing 1 400 ...
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NewsLos Angeles to order up to 235 light rail vehicles
USA: The board of Los Angeles transport agency Metro approved the award of a $299m contract for KinkiSharyo International to supply 78 light rail vehicles on April 30. Four options for a further 28, 39, 21 and 69 LRVs could take the total order to 235 cars worth $890m. The ...
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NewsDesign engineer appointed for Bybanen Stage 3
NORWAY: Local authority light rail promoter Bybanen Utbygging has appointed Mott MacDonald to prepare detailed designs and procurement documentation and undertake stakeholder management for the €220m third phase of the Bergen light rail line. The role includes civil, systems and environmental design, architecture, landscape, noise and vibration, traction power substations ...
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Metro Report InternationalMoscow Metro train production begins
RUSSIA: In April Transmashholding’s metro rolling stock manufacturing subsidiary Metrowagonmash began series production of 632 Type 81-760/761 cars ordered by Moscow Metro for delivery by the end of 2013. The cars will be equipped with air-conditioning, and onboard CCTV able to transmit images to the control centre. ...
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NewsPPP-funded tram extension opens
BELGIUM: Flemish Minister of Public Works Hilde Crevits inaugurated Antwerpen’s first PPP-financed tram extension on April 14, driving the first of 13 new Hermelijn trams being supplied by Siemens and Bombardier which will bring the fleet to 125 cars. Built at a cost of €48m, the 4 km of new ...
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NewsSofia metro opens Tsarigradsko Shose extension
BULGARIA: A 2·1 km extension of the Sofia metro from Mladost 1 to Mladost 3 and Tsarigradsko Shose was inaugurated by Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy on April 25. The extension has been built by the Metro Mladost Union joint venture, ...
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NewsBrazilian monorail joint venture formed
BRAZIL: Monorail rolling stock manufacturing joint venture Quark Fabriçacão de Equipamentos Ferroviarios e Serviços de Engenharia has been formed by Malaysian firm Scomi Engineering (40%), local engineering partner Montagens e Projetos Especiais (55%) and marketing and business development specialist Brasell Gestão Empresarial (5%). The joint venture will supply Scomi SUTRA ...
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NewsLA Expo Line starts revenue service
USA: Revenue service on the first phase of Los Angeles’ Expo Line light rail route starts at 05.00 on April 30, following an official inauguration on April 27 and a weekend of free rides and public celebrations. Under construction since 2006, the 13·8 km first phase diverges from the existing ...