All Metro articles – Page 203
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NewsGenève chooses the Tango
SWITZERLAND: Genève public transport operator TPG has placed an order worth SFr154m for 32 Stadler Tango trams. The contract includes two options for a further 14 and 10 vehicles.The bi-directional six-section vehicles will be 44 m long and 2 300 mm wide with a capacity of 261 passengers, including 88 ...
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NewsPraha metro extends
CZECH REPUBLIC: A consortium of Metrostav and Hochtief CZ has won a KC18·7bn contract to build a 6 km western extension of Praha metro Line A from Dejvická to Motol, with intermediate stations at Cerveny Vrch, Veleslavín and Petriny. Work should start in March 2010 for comp letion in 2015-16. ...
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NewsFEVE promotes Cartagena tram project
SPAIN: Following FEVE President Angel Villalba's commitment to Parliament last October to convert the metre-gauge line between Cartagena and Los Nietos to a tram route, FEVE issued a €16m tender on December 30 for four vehicles to operate the service. Whilst awaiting their delivery, which will take 18 months, FEVE ...
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NewsMontréal reopens Métro car bidding
CANADA: Société de transport de Montréal and Transport Québec announced on January 22 that the procurement of a new fleet of rubber-tyred Métro cars would be put out to tender again. According to Montréal Mayor Gérald Tremblay, STM will now invite bids for 765 cars with an option for up ...
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NewsLeipzig exercises Flexity tram option
GERMANY: Leipzig transport authority LVB placed a €29m order for a further nine Bombardier Transportation low-floor trams on January 21. Following the delivery of 24 Flexity Classic trams in 2005-07, LVB has now exercised an option for nine more of the five-module, 12-axle vehicles, which are customised to suit LVB's ...
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NewsOlympic Line tram launched
CANADA: Mayor of Vancouver Gregor Robertson launched 60 days of free travel on the 1·8 km Olympic tram line on January 21. The temporary service between Granville Island and the Olympic Village will run every 6 to 10 min between 06.30 and 00.30 for the period around the Olympic and ...
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NewsBangkok awards Purple Line contract
THAILAND: The Mass Rapid Transit Authority announced on January 20 that it had awarded the second construction contract for Bangkok’s 23 km Purple Line, linking Tao Pan near Bang Sue with Bang Yai in the capital’s northwest suburbs. Valued at 13·1bn baht, the contract awarded to Sino-Thai Engineering & Construction ...
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NewsAntwerpen tram order
BELGIUM: Flemish transport operator De Lijn has placed a €32m order for an additional 13 HermeLijn low-floor light rail vehicles, Siemens Mobility announced on January 19. The latest batch of metre-gauge cars will be delivered between October 2011 and April 2012, following from 112 cars of the type supplied ...
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NewsPATH resignalling deal confirmed
USA: Siemens Mobility announced on January 19 that it had won a US$321m order for design, manufacture and installation of communications-based train control on the PATH rail network linking Newark, Jersey City and Manhattan. The award of the contract had been approved by the Port Authority of New York & ...
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NewsPanamá metro project launched
PANAMA: The government has invited prequalification tenders seeking interest in a turnkey contract to build an initial metro line in Panamá City at an estimated cost of US$1bn to US$1·5bn. The bidding process was launched by Minister of Public Works Federico José Suárez and the head of the dedicated Metro ...
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NewsNew York must make every dollar count
USA: Cutting costs and improving customer service are the top priorities for New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority, according to recently-appointed Chairman Jay Walder. On January 15 he issued a report entitled ‘Making Every Dollar Count’, summing up his first 100 days in office which had been spent assessing the business ...
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NewsPresident Chávez opens three stations on Caracas metro
VENEZUELA: President Chávez opened three new stations on Caracas metro Line 3, at Los Jardines, Coche and Mercado, on January 9.The Line 3 extension between El Valle and Rinconada entered service in October 2006 to provide an interchange to the Tuy Medio suburban line at La Rinconada, and remained operational ...
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NewsBoston commuter rail operating contract extended
USA: MBTA has awarded Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Co a two-year extension of its contract to operate and maintain the Boston commuter rail network. MBCR has promised to make further service improvements on the 750 km network. On-time performance is still more than five points below MBTA’s target of 95%. ...
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NewsMore metros open in Guangzhou and Shanghai
CHINA: The end of December has always been a popular time for metro inaugurations in China and December 2009 was no exception. Guangzhou metro Line 5 and a short extension of Line 4 opened for revenue service on December 29, following an official ceremony the previous day, increasing the city’s ...
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NewsCitadis Dualis delivered to Nantes
FRANCE: A Citadis Dualis tram-train left Alstom's Valenciennes site on January 4 destined for Nantes in the Loire region, where it will undergo extensive tests. A shuttle service between Nantes and Clisson is expected to start in September. The tram-train had previously carried out initial test runs on the RFF ...
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NewsGraz's customised tram handed over
AUSTRIA: Stadler Pankow formally handed over the first of 45 Variobahn trams for Graz city transport operator GVB in December. The 27·4 m long and 2 300 mm wide five-section car has a 'bright and friendly interior', with 47 seats plus space for 98 standees and two multi-purpose areas for ...
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NewsDelhi Metro reaches Anand Vihar
INDIA: Following the official inauguration by Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and Union Urban Development Minister Jaipal Reddy on January 6, the 6·3 km elevated section of Delhi Metro from Yamuna Bank to Anand Vihar opened for passenger service at 06.00 the following day.The five-station branch of Line 3 is ...
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NewsMoscow metro Line 3 extended to Mitino
RUSSIA: Mayor of Moscow Yury Luzhkov was among the passengers who rode the first train from Strogino to Mitino on December 26, when three new stations entered service on the Artbatsko-Pokrovskaya line.The northwestern suburb of Mitino has developed rapidly over the last 10 years and is now densely-populated. The 6 ...
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NewsRio de Janeiro metro reaches Ipanema
BRAZIL: President Lula inaugurated a 540 m extension of Rio de Janeiro metro Line 1 from Cantagalo to Ipanema/General Osório on December 21. He then travelled to Maracaña station on Line 2, using a new section of track between São Cristóvão and Central which has been under construction since November ...
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NewsMumbai monorail car delivery begins
INDIA: The first vehicle for the Mumbai Monorail left Scomi Engineering's Kuala Lumpur factory for India on January 2. 'The first monorail car will play a pivotal role in the preliminary systems interface testing, which is critical in ensuring that the monorail system runs smoothly', said Suhaimi Yaacob, Country President ...