All Metro articles – Page 181
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NewsSão Paulo metro Line 5 signalling contract awarded
BRAZIL: Bombardier Transportation announced it had won a €70m turnkey contract to supply CBTC equipment for São Paulo metro Line 5 on September 21. Teams in Brazil, Spain and the USA will design, install and commission Cityflo 650 on the 8·4 km existing section of the line and the ...
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NewsReview of UK light rail costs published
UK: A Department for Transport report into the high costs of light rail projects in the UK was published on September 20. 'Green Light for Light Rail' was commissioned by Transport Minister Norman Baker with the aim of identifying the key cost drivers and what can be done to make ...
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NewsUrban rail news in brief
Preliminary designs have been approved for the 16·7 km second phase of Wuhan metro Line 4 with two elevated and 11 underground stations between Huangjinkou, Hanyang and Wuchang railway station. Opening is planned for December 2014 at cost of 104bn yuan. CSR Zhuzhou has won a 400m yuan order to ...
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NewsScottish Government takes over troubled tram project
UK: The Scottish Government's Transport Scotland agency is to provide experienced project managers to fill senior roles in a new governance structure for the Edinburgh tram project, which has been mired in political and contractual disputes and cost overruns. Transport Scotland announced on September 14 that Ministers 'will ...
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NewsUrban rail news in brief
The German Land of Schleswig-Holstein has agreed to fund a €2·5m study into extending Hamburg S-Bahn services to Ahrensburg as the first stage of a €350m plan for a route S4 to Bad Oldesloe. Work could begin in 2018. The Federal Transit Administration has released a $103bn Full Funding ...
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NewsPresident announces Panamá metro Line 2 tender
PANAMA: President Ricardo Martinelli has announced the start of tendering for Panamá City metro Line 2 saying 'we are going to transform the former transport chaos in Panamá into a safe, reliable system for all citizens'. The president was speaking during a visit to Herrenknecht's tunnel boring machine plant in ...
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NewsSustainable tram depot collects sunlight and rainwater
NETHERLANDS: Sustainability is central to the design of the Beverwaard tram depot which Rotterdam operator RET inaugurated with an open day for local residents on August 15. Solar panels contribute to the depot's electrical power needs, while low-energy lighting and glass walls make the maximum use of natural light. Heat ...
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NewsBusan-Gimhae Light Rail Transit opens
SOUTH KOREA: The Busan-Gimhae Light Rail Transit driverless metro opened to passengers on September 9, with free travel before the formal opening ceremony on September 16. Starting at Sasang station in Busan, the 23·5 km line runs entirely on viaduct via Gimhae International Airport to Kaya University in Gimhae, with ...
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NewsDubai metro Green Line opens
UAE: On September 9 the Dubai metro's Green Line was officially opened by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, with passenger services scheduled to start the following day. The 23 km Green Line runs from a park and ride ...
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NewsNew Orleans streetcar expansion drive
USA: New Orleans Regional Transit Authority has selected Parsons Brinckerhoff to provide construction management services for a three-phase expansion of the city’s streetcar network. Last year RTA was awarded a $45m grant from the federal Department of Transportation’s TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) programme to fund construction of a ...
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NewsDelhi orders more Movia metro cars
INDIA: Delhi Metro Rail Corp has placed a €84m order for a further 76 metro cars for delivery from the third quarter of 2012, Bombardier Transportation announced on September 5. The contract is a follow-on to orders for 114 vehicles announced in mid-2010, and brings DMRC's total order to ...
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NewsLusail light rail contracts awarded
QATAR: Civil works contracts have been awarded for construction of a light rail network to serve the new city of Lusail which is being developed on a 37 km2 waterfront site 15 km north of Doha. Lusail is expected to accommodate 200 000 residents, with an equivalent number of daily ...
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NewsEdmonton awards light rail design contract
CANADA: The City of Edmonton has appointed AECOM to undertake preliminary engineering design for the proposed but unfunded Southeast light rail line from the city centre to Mill Woods, and the West Line to Lewis Estates. The US$35·5m contract announced on September 1 covers a total of 27 route-km of ...
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NewsDocklands Light Railway opens to Stratford International
UK: A 5 km extension of London's Docklands Light Railway driverless light metro from Canning Town to Stratford International opened on August 31. The route is intended to meet the growing demand for public transport in Lower Lea Valley area of east London, and also provide access to 2012 ...
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NewsImperio progress
ROMANIA: The first Imperio tram produced by Astra Vagoane was unveiled outside Arad city hall on August 25. The low-floor tram has been developed in collaboration with Siemens, which supplied the electrical equipment. At the unveiling, the mayor of Arad said he hoped the city's metre-gauge network would be an ...
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NewsCrossrail rolling stock contract delayed pending procurement review
UK: The timescale for procurement of around 60 electric multiple-units for London's Crossrail project has been extended, promoter Crossrail Ltd announced on August 30. This should align deliveries with the tunnel construction timetable and allow the conclusions of a government review of public procurement to be taken into account ...
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NewsSBS Transit selected to operate Downtown Line
SINGAPORE: Land Transport Authority has selected SBS Transit to operate the 42 km Downtown metro line which is scheduled to open in three stages in 2013, 2015 and 2017. This is the first contract to be awarded under a revised financing framework which LTA adopted in 2010. The contract announced ...
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NewsHong Kong to get driverless trains
CHINA: CNR Changchun has announced a HK$1·4bn contract to supply driverless metro trains for Hong Kong MTR's future West Island and South Island lines. The manufacturer said these Type A sets would be the first fully automated heavy metro trains in China, and would use 'independently developed' technology.
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NewsIzmir metro is CSR's stepping stone to Europe
TURKEY: The Mayor of Izmir was in China on August 10 for the unveiling of a light metro trainset which manufacturer CSR Zhuzhou said is 'the crown of Chinese urban rail products', and proof that the company's scientific and technological innovation meets world standards. Imzir Metro placed a 350m yuan ...
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NewsProgress with metro and tram shared track project
NORWAY: Oslo T-Bane Line 6 services were extended by 2 km from Jar to Bekkestua via a relocated Ringstabekk station on August 15, completing the latest stage of an ongoing project to rebuild the Kolsåsbanen light rail route for shared running by metro trains and trams. Reopening of the next ...