All Metro articles – Page 184
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NewsFirst Waratah EMU enters service at last
AUSTRALIA: The first Waratah double-deck EMU being supplied for Sydney’s CityRail suburban network by Reliance Rail finally entered revenue service on July 1, around 18 months behind schedule. The inaugural unit was dispatched from Redfern by the Chief Executive of RailCorp Rob Mason, who said he was 'very excited' to ...
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NewsPresident launches construction of Astana light rail line
KAZAKHSTAN: President Nursultan Nazarbayev laid a foundation stone at Nazarbayev University to launch construction of Astana's planned 41·8 km light rail network on July 4. Scheduled to open from 2014, the line will run from the international airport to the Abu Dhabi Plaza development, where it will split into ...
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NewsBART awards Warm Springs Extension contract
USA: The Warm Springs Constructors joint venture was awarded a $299m contract to design and build the 8·6 km Warm Springs Extension of San Francisco's BART network on June 24. This is the second of two major contracts for the $890m project, which is currently running $123m under budget as ...
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NewsWater tram brings a splash of colour
FRANCE: The first tram for the future Line 3 was unveiled in Montpellier on June 28. The 'colourful and original' styling of the 43 m long Alstom Citadis is based on a maritime and water theme designed by Christian Lacroix, complementing the swallow and air theme used on Line 1 ...
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NewsCitywest PPP adds third Luas extension
IRELAND: Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport Leo Varadkar opened the western branch of Dublin’s Luas Red Line to Citywest and Saggart on July 2. Following the Red Line eastern link to Docklands and the Green Line southern extension to Sandyford, it is the third city’s third light rail extension ...
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NewsAngers tram opens
FRANCE: Mayor of Angers Jean-Claude Antonini formally opened the city's light rail line on June 25, presiding over ceremonies in the Place du Ralliement before passengers boarded the first cars shortly after 13.00. Festivities continued throughout the day and into the night along the 12 km Line A from ...
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NewsLA Gold Line Foothill extension bids submitted
USA: Three short-listed consortia seeking a design-build contract for the first phase of the Los Angeles Gold Line Foothill Extension from Pasadena to Azusa have submitted their final proposals on schedule. The Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority’s technical evaluation committees is now reviewing and assessing the submissions. Contract ...
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NewsPhoenix SkyTrain schedule accelerated
USA: The $1·5bn PHX SkyTrain automated peoplemover connecting Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport with the region’s light rail line should be finished more than five years earlier than originally planned. Phoenix city council in mid-June approved completion of Phase 1A by early 2015, just two years after Phase 1, ...
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NewsOntario’s Waterloo region approves light rail line
CANADA: The Waterloo Regional Council on June 15 approved construction of a C$818m light rail line linking Conestoga Mall in Waterloo with Fairview Park Mall in Kitchener. The 19 km line with 18 stops, tentatively set to open in 2017, will run along dedicated lanes on existing streets. Services ...
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NewsMetro tunnel floated underneath Amsterdam Centraal
NETHERLANDS: Construction experts from around the world were in Amsterdam on May 31 to observe the complex operation to float a 20 000 tonne concrete immersed tunnel section for the north–south metro line into place beneath Centraal station. The Noord/Zuidlijn will provide a fixed link from the north bank of ...
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NewsSiemens unveils London Underground concept train
UK: A design concept for a next-generation train for London Underground’s small-profile ‘tube’ lines was unveiled by Siemens during the Railtex exhibition. Building on its successful role in supplying replacement bogies for Central Line and Waterloo & City Line stock, Siemens was asked by LU to develop a ‘concept ...
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NewsAMT electro-diesel arrives in Montréal
CANADA: Montréal commuter rail authority Agence Métropolitaine de Transport took delivery of its first Bombardier-built ALP-45 electro-diesel locomotives on June 9. The first of 20 locos was officially received by AMT President & CEO Joël Gauthier and the Vice-President of Business Development & Communications for Bombardier Transportation North America Ann ...
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NewsBombardier awarded London Underground SSL signalling contract
UK: Transport for London formally announced Bombardier Transportation as the winner of the £354m contract to upgrade signalling on London Underground's Sub-Surface Lines on June 14, following the statutory standstill period required under EU tendering rules. The company had been named preferred bidder on April 12. Bombardier will provide its ...
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NewsNew Orleans streetcar project breaks ground
USA: Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood joined New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu and other officials at a ceremonial groundbreaking for the Loyola Avenue streetcar line on June 7.The 2·4 km tram route with four stops linking Union Passenger Terminal and Canal Street will receive $45m in federal funding. Six bids ...
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NewsBordeaux orders more Citadis trams
FRANCE: Greater Bordeaux authority Communauté Urbaine de Bordeaux has selected Alstom as preferred bidder to supply 26 Citadis trams for Phase III of the city’s network expansion programme. The new vehicles will be 43 m long with capacity for up to 400 passengers. The first unit is due to be ...
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NewsTalbot Avenue station groundbreaking in Boston
USA: Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick joined Mayor of Boston Thomas Menino and a score of elected officials on June 7 to break ground for the $15·9m Talbot Avenue station, which is being built under Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's Fairmount commuter rail rehabilitation project. The $37m renovation of the 14·6 km ...
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NewsLake Oswego streetcar
USA: The Portland and Lake Oswego city councils have voted to move ahead with a $458m streetcar route linking the two communities, which includes a junction with Portland’s existing streetcar network on the South Waterfront. Once initial approvals are received from Multnomah County, Clackamas County, the regional Metro Council and ...
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NewsCarbon credits fund Tallinn tram fleet renewal
ESTONIA: The government intends to spend €45m raised through the sale of surplus carbon credits to purchase up to 16 trams for use in Tallinn. The sale of an undisclosed number of Assigned Amount Units to Spain was approved during a cabinet meeting on May 5. The new vehicles could ...
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NewsDenver commuter rail design
USA: The Federal Transit Administration has granted a Record of Decision to the largely-unfunded 29 km North Metro commuter line in Denver, clearing the way for final design to begin. The route would follow BNSF Railway and former Union Pacific rights-of-way from Denver Union Station to 162nd Avenue in Thornton. ...
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NewsMurcia tram line 1 inaugurated
SPAIN: Tranvía de Murcia launched services on its 17·5 km V-shaped light rail network on May 28.The main route has 24 stops and runs from Estadio Nueva Condomina in the northeast to the University of Murcia campus in the northwest, via the city centre. A branch with four stops connects ...