All Metro articles – Page 96
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NewsLondon Underground track renewals contract extended
UK: London Underground has extended its Track Partnership alliance with Balfour Beatty for further two years to March 2018 in a deal worth £170m. Track Partnership undertakes turnout and ballasted track installation and renewals across the London Underground network, as well as associated drainage, signalling, traction power and conductor rail ...
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NewsDoha metro tunnel breakthrough
QATAR: Qatar Rail celebrated the completion of tunnelling on the Red Line North section of the metro when a TBM broke through between Legtaifiya and Qatar University stations on March 21. Boring of the 11·3 km tunnel started on July 19 2014 and used four earth pressure balance TBMs. ...
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NewsBrookville takes Oklahoma City Streetcar contract
USA: The Oklahoma City council approved a $24·9m contract on March 22 under which Brookville Equipment Corp is to supply five low-floor streetcars. The city council had previously approved a $22m contract with Inekon last September, but this was not finalised, as the supplier could not provide the required ...
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NewsLos Angeles County MTA publishes 40-year capital plan
USA: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority published a draft expenditure plan on March 18 outlining capital projects for the next 40 years. These would be funded with revenues generated through a tax increase that could be put to a vote in November. Following public feedback, Metro’s board of ...
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NewsBozankaya delivers its first tram to Kayseri
TURKEY: Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality took delivery of the first of 30 trams from Bozankaya on March 23. It will now undergo a month of testing on the standard gauge network. Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality placed a €42m order in August 2014 for 30 trams that will augment its existing fleet ...
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NewsTest running begins on Changsha metro Line 1
CHINA: Regular test runs on Changsha metro Line 1 started on March 21, following the first through run of a train on the route on January 20. The mostly underground Line 1 is expected to open to passengers at the end of June. The 23·6 km north-south route has ...
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NewsFurther Xi’an metro plans approved
CHINA: The National Development & Reform Commission has approved plans for the further development of the Xi’an metro. One new line and further phases of two more are among the projects approved, in addition to revised plans for Phase 2 of Line 5 and Phase 2 of ...
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NewsSan Diego MTS approves capital funds
USA: San Diego Metropolitan Transit System approved $108m for its capital improvement programme for the 2017 financial year on March 17. Among the projects included in the funding is the purchase of eight low-floor light rail vehicles, which has been allocated $31m. Construction of new stop to serve San ...
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NewsNingbo metro Line 1 extended
CHINA: March 19 saw the start of trial operation on Phase 2 of Ningbo metro Line 1. The 25·3 km extension runs east from Donghuan Nanlu to Xiapu. Qiuga station is underground, while the other eight are elevated. The 20·9 km first phase of Line 1 opened on May ...
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NewsStacked depots in Singapore
SINGAPORE: Land Transport Authority has awarded GS Engineering & Construction Corp a S$2bn civil works contract for the East Coast Integrated Depot, which LTA says will be the first in the world to integrate three train maintenance depots and one bus depot in a single site. The 36 ha ...
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NewsUniversity Link opens in Seattle
USA: The University Link extension of Seattle’s light rail line opened on March 19, six months ahead of schedule. The 5·1 km underground extension runs north from Westlake to the University of Washington. An intermediate stop at Capitol Hill provides interchange with the First Hill streetcar line. Journey time ...
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NewsNorthwest Extension opens in Phoenix
USA: The first phase of Valley Metro’s Northwest Extension opened on March 19 with a day of free travel across the Phoenix light rail network. The 5·2 km extension runs north along 19th Avenue from Montebello Avenue to Dunlap Avenue, with intermediate stops at Glendale Avenue and Northern Avenue. ...
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NewsParis metro hackathon prizes awarded
FRANCE: Alstom and programming school Ecole 42 have announced the winners of the hackathon that was held in Paris on March 17-18 with the aim of developing apps for connected metros. The prizes were handed out by Alstom CEO Henri Poupart-Lafarge and Ecole 42 Principal Xavier Niel. The aim ...
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NewsGold Coast light rail Stage 2 contractor selected
AUSTRALIA: Concessionaire GoldLinQ has selected CIMIC subsidiary CPB Contractors as preferred bidder to design and build the second phase of Gold Coast light rail. Contract signing is expected in mid-April. Construction is due to begin in April and end in late 2017, with passenger services expected to commence in 2018. ...
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NewsAll-digital track geometry car delivered
CHINA: Ensco Rail has supplied Shanghai Metro with an all-digital measuring car which can provide track geometry, rail profile, corrugation and axle acceleration data. Ensco Rail said the digital sensors are the result of a significant R&D investment. They are smaller than previous designs, with computerised self-calibration, fewer parts and ...
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NewsHitachi Rail USA opens assembly plant in Miami
USA: The Hitachi Rail USA subsidiary of Hitachi Rail Italy inaugurated its first US assembly plant on March 16, after six months of construction. The 1·3 ha plant in the Medley district of northwest Miami is to assemble 136 metro cars for Miami-Dade Transit’s Metrorail network. Assembly is due ...
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NewsHoek van Holland metro conversion contract awarded
NETHERLANDS: VolkerRail and Mobilis have been awarded a €72m contract to convert the 24 km railway between Schiedam Centrum and Hoek van Holland to metro operation. The work is to be complete by February 2018 and will require a five-month blockade of passenger traffic. The scope includes the modernisation ...
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NewsCRRC to supply Noida metro trains
INDIA: Project promoter Delhi Metro Rail Corp and CRRC Nanjing signed a memorandum of understanding for the supply of 19 four-car trainsets for the Noida metro on March 17. The trainsets would be delivered by May 2017 at a cost of Rs8bn. They are intended to meet the metro’s ...
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NewsTehran metro serving Mehrabad Airport
IRAN: The Tehran metro started running to Mehrabad Airport on March 15, when a branch of Line 4 opened with a station serving Terminals 1 & 2 and one serving Terminals 4 & 6. The 2·8 km branch runs southwest from a new station at Bimeh, between Meydan-e Azadi ...
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NewsArriva wins London Overground concession
UK: Transport for London named Arriva Rail London Ltd as preferred bidder for the next London Overground inner-suburban passenger operating concession on March 18, with formal award subject to the 10-day regulatory standstill period. The £1·5bn agreement will run for 7½ years from November 13 2016, with an option for ...