All Metro articles – Page 219
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NewsEIB funds for Sofia Line 2
BULGARIA: The European Investment Bank has announced a €105m loan to the city of Sofia to co-finance the construction of metro extensions totalling 12·8 km and the acquisition of an additional 15 trainsets. As part of the city's development master plan metro Line 1 is to be extended a ...
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NewsExtension deferred
USA: Citing the world economic crisis, Utah Transit Authority is to postpone the opening of its FrontRunner South commuter rail extension from Salt Lake City to Provo from mid-2012 to early 2013. UTA will accelerate construction of two TRAX light rail lines; the Salt Lake City International Airport extension ...
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News'Little Bang' work underway
UK: Work has begun to extend Greater Manchester's Metrolink network under the ‘Little Bang' programme. Bridge inspections have begun along the railway from Manchester Victoria to Oldham and Rochdale and utility surveys and diversions are in progress along the new route to Droylsden. Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority Chair Councillor ...
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NewsBybanen signalling contract
NORWAY: The city of Bergen has awarded Thales a contract to supply signalling, communications and security equipment for the initial 9·8 km section of its Bybanen Light Rail project. Thales will implement the contract in partnership with YIT, a Scandinavian company responsible for the telecommunications infrastructure and on-site commissioning, ...
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NewsSeven tram suppliers seek out a market
POLAND: Thanks to EU grants and other funding, the number of trams on order for Polish cities is rising fast as operators replace ageing fleets. Up to 350 cars could be ordered by 2012, reports Stefan von Mach.
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NewsCounting the kilos
CHILE: Metro de Santiago is to install three additional Railweight APC4000 automatic passenger-counting systems alongside seven already fitted. The equipment works by weighing and identifying individual carriages to calculate the number of passengers on board. An initial survey was carried out to calculate a passenger’s average weight, and this is ...
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NewsUrban rail news in brief - November 2008
Praha city council approved the extension of metro Line A to Ruzyne Airport on September 18. Construction of the 13 km route from Dejvicka to Ruzyne, which will have nine stations, is due to begin next year and be completed by 2018, at a cost of KC20bn. Metro Transportation Solutions, ...
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NewsHyundai Rotem signs Marmaray train contract
TURKEY: Hyundai Rotem announced on November 11 that it had signed a €580m contract to supply the rolling stock for the Marmaray cross-Bosporus tunnel project in Istanbul. The Korean firm saw off competition from shortlisted bidders Alstom, CAF and a consortium of Bombardier, Siemens and Nurol for the 440-vehicle ...
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NewsAfrica's megacity needs an urban rail backbone
LAGOS: After many years of talk and aborted proposals, plans for a diesel light rail network are finally taking shape in Nigeria's largest city.
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NewsAlger's first metro train arrives
ALGERIA: Last month Minister of Transport Amar Tou officially took delivery of the first CAF trainset which will serve Alger metro Line 1 once it starts operation in late summer 2009. The six-car train can accommodate 1 290 passengers. Delivery of the remaining 13 sets will start in December 2008. ...
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NewsVitoria plans pre-Christmas opening
SPAIN: The Eusko Tran light rail line in Vitoria, capital of Alava in northern Spain, is due to enter commercial service before Christmas this year. The first of 10 trams being built by CAF arrived in Vitoria on September 29 to undergo type testing in the depot at Landaberde. Series ...
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NewsNew York orders 382 subway cars
USA: New York MTA has ordered a further 382 R160 metro cars from the ALSKAW joint venture of Alstom and Kawasaki. The $784m order announced on November 10 is a second option on a July 2002 contract for 660 cars worth $961·6m, which was followed with a $1·12bn option for ...
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NewsLTA awards Downtown Line contracts
SINGAPORE: The Land Transport Authority has awarded three major contracts totalling more than S$1bn covering the supply of signalling, communications systems and rolling stock for the 40 km Downtown Line automated metro, which is now under construction. Linking the north-western and eastern parts of the island to the Central Business ...
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NewsWarszawa signs 15 year operating contract
POLAND: The city of Warszawa's suburban rail subsidiary SKM has signed a 15-year operating contract with transport authority Zarzad Transpotru Miejskiego. Running from 2010 to 2024, it covers the operation of 154 million train-km on one existing and two new routes, and is worth an estimated 2·6bn zloty. SKM ...
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Chennai funding agreed
INDIA: Work was due to start last month on the first phase of the Chennai metro, following the confirmation of an initial loan of Rs49·9bn by the Japanese government on October 22. JBIC has agreed to lend Rs8bn towards the Rs111bn cost of Phase 1, comprising two lines totalling ...
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Shanghai Line 11 contracts
CHINA: A consortium comprising Alcatel Shanghai Bell, Thales Rail Signalling Solutions and Shanghai Automation Instrumentation Co has signed two contracts worth €50m with Shanghai Shentong Group Co. Alcatel Shanghai Bell will provide an integrated communications package on a turnkey basis, including project management, network integration and maintenance, whilst Thales will ...
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NewsMetrolinx unveils 'The Big Move'
CANADA: Toronto regional transport authority Metrolinx has published a draft version of ‘The Big Move', its C$50bn long-range transport plan (RG 5.08 p277), but admits that the required funding sources are still unidentified. One potential revenue stream that had been unofficially discussed - road tolls and congestion pricing - ...
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NewsRevenue services begin on Orange Line
TAIWAN: Revenue services on Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corp's 14·4 km Orange Line began on September 22, following eight days of free rides after the inauguration ceremony on September 14. During October the MRT Bureau will submit proposals to the Ministry of Transport & Communications for extensions to the Red and ...
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NewsCrotram on tour
EUROPE: The Crotram partnership of TZV Gredelj and Koncar expects to begin demonstrating a Zagreb TMK 2200 tram in Sofia shortly, having determined that the metre-gauge car will require minimal adaptation for use on the Bulgarian city's 1 009 mm gauge lines. Trials in Helsinki earlier this year found ...
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Salt Lake City airport link underway
USA: A ceremony in Salt Lake City on October 22 marked the start of construction on the $300m Airport TRAX light rail line. The 9·7 km five-stop branch will diverge from the main north-south line at Arena, heading west to Terminal One. It is expected to carry 14 000 daily ...