All Metro articles – Page 90
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Metro Report InternationalTelecoms company sponsors metro train refurbishment
ARMENIA: A refurbished trainset entered passenger service on the Yerevan metro on January 19. Refurbishment of the two-car Type 81-717 trainset was sponsored by mobile telecoms provider Ucom. The train was presented to the metro operator on December 28, when an agreement with Ucom was signed to provide 4G ...
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Metro Report InternationalLondon Underground Northern Line extension tunnelling to start in March
UK: Mayor of London Sadiq Khan announced on January 20 that tunnelling on London Underground’s Northern Line extension to Battersea is to begin in March. Two tunnel boring machines supplied by NFM Technologies have been unveiled at Battersea and are undergoing final tests. They were shipped from NFM’s factory ...
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NewsAssam approves Guwahati metro
INDIA: The Assam state government approved the Guwahati metro project on January 18. To be implemented by the Guwahati Metro Rail Corp special purpose vehicle, the metro network for Assam’s largest city is planned to have four lines totalling 203 route-km. The first of four phases would connect ...
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NewsHyundai Rotem unveils prototype Seoul Line 5 metro car
SOUTH KOREA: Hyundai Rotem presented a prototype of its latest metro car at its Changwon factory on January 18. In December 2015 Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corp — which operates metro lines 5, 6, 7 and 8 — awarded Hyundai Rotem a contract to supply 32 metro cars for ...
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Metro Report InternationalNanjing metro Line 4 opens
CHINA: The first phase of Nanjing metro Line 4 opened on January 18, becoming the city’s seventh metro line. Construction had started in December 2011. The 33·8 km east-west route links Xianlinhu with Longjiang. There are 18 stations, including interchanges with metro lines 1, 2 and 3. ...
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Metro Report InternationalLos Angeles Purple Line Extension Section 2 contractor selected
USA: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority is to recommend to the board the award of a contract to build the Section 2 of the Purple Line extension. A joint venture of Tutor Perini and O&G has been selected to build the second phase of the metro extension to Century ...
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Metro Report InternationalHanoi metro Line 3 railway systems contract signed
VIETNAM: Hanoi Metropolitan Railway Management Board signed the railway systems contract for Hanoi metro Line 3 on January 17. The €265m contract has been awarded to a consortium of Alstom, Colas Rail and Thales. The consortium is led by Alstom, whose share of the contract is €190m. Alstom will ...
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NewsSt Petersburg Metro takes delivery of battery locos
RUSSIA: St Petersburg Metro has taken delivery of two twin-section battery locomotives produced by Transmashholding’s Oktyabrsky Electric Railway Car Repair Plant. The locomotives are intended to haul service trains when the traction power is turned off. The onboard batteries and asynchronous traction drive will allow for operation throughout a ...
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NewsDelhi metro Phase IV approved
INDIA: The Delhi city government has approved the next phase of the Delhi metro. Once the central government gives its approval, work can begin on Phase IV, which envisages a total of 103 route-km being added to the network, along with 72 stations. Three new lines would be built ...
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Metro Report InternationalFirst Shanghai peoplemover train delivered
CHINA: The first trainset for the automated peoplemover that will form the southern section of Shanghai metro Line 8 was delivered to the city on January 12. In June 2015 by Shanghai Shentong Metro Group Co signed a turnkey contract with a 50:50 joint venture of Bombardier Transportation and ...
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Metro Report InternationalZhengzhou metro network exceeds 100 km
CHINA: The Zhengzhou metro network grew by nearly 60 km with the opening of a new line and two extensions to an existing route on January 12. The so-called Suburban Line runs from the southern Line 2 terminus at Nansihuan to Xinzheng International Airport. Serving 14 stations, ...
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NewsUijeongbu light metro operator files for bankruptcy
SOUTH KOREA: Uijeongbu LRT Co filed for bankruptcy at the Seoul Central District Court on January 11. The operator of the light metro line in the city of 500 000 inhabitants 20 km north of Seoul had debts of more than 240bn won at the end of 2016. When ...
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NewsHibiya Line to get longer trains
JAPAN: Tokyo Metro has started trial running with the first of 42 seven-car Series 13000 trainsets, which are expected to enter service on the capital’s Hibiya Line later this year. The 1 067 mm gauge aluminium-bodied trainsets are being built Kinki Sharyo in Osaka, and the first train was delivered ...
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Metro Report InternationalNew York Subway CBTC enabling works contract awarded
USA: New York Metropolitan Transit Authority has awarded RailWorks Corp subsidiary LK Comstock & Co a $223·3m contract for enabling works on the Queens Boulevard Subway Line resignalling. Siemens Industry Inc and Thales Transport & Security are supplying CBTC for the QBL West Phase 1 under two 67-month contracts ...
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Metro Report InternationalChicago Red Line modernisation project receives federal funds
USA: The Chicago Transit Authority and the Federal Transit Administration have signed a $1bn Full Funding Grant Agreement towards the $2·1bn first phase of the modernisation of the Red and Purple metro lines. The agreement announced on January 9 adds to the $191m in federal funding for this project that ...
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Metro Report InternationalTokyo Metro puts ‘translation megaphones’ into service
JAPAN: Tokyo Metro staff at Meiji Jingumae station have started using megaphones that play messages in English, Chinese and Korean. The station on the Chiyoda and Fukutoshin lines is close to several tourist attractions. The Megaphone Translator, developed by Panasonic, plays back pre-recorded phrases automatically following a phrase in ...
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Metro Report InternationalFuzhou metro expands
CHINA: The second section of the Fuzhou metro opened for regular passenger service on January 6, following the start of passenger-carrying trials on December 25. Running north from Sanchajie to Xiangfeng, the 15·1 km section has 12 stations, including an interchange with the future Line 2 at Nanmendou. ...
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Metro Report InternationalIran develops domestic metro supply industry
IRAN: Significant steps have been taken towards establishing a domestic urban rail supply chain, Tehran Urban & Suburban Railway Operation Co’s Chief Executive Dr Ahmadi Bafandeh told the inaugural conference of the Iranian metro supply industry. The event held in the capital during December attracted representatives from ...
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NewsAnkara metro Line M4 opens
TURKEY: Line M4 of the Ankara metro network entered passenger service at 14.00 on January 5. The 9·2 km route from Gazino to Atatürk Kültür Merkezi has nine stations. Construction began in 2004 and test running started in August 2016. A further 1·4 km section running south ...
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Metro Report InternationalLos Angeles metro extension secures more federal funding
USA: The Department of Transportation announced on January 4 that it is to provide $1·6bn in federal grants and loans to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, to be used towards the $2·5bn Westside Purple Line Extension Section 2 project. The funds will be provided over 12 years. ...