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Metro Report InternationalBologna issues tram tender to support emerging network
ITALY: Bologna municipality has called tenders worth €246m for a framework contract covering the supply of up to 60 trams. They are intended for use on the Red Line, which is under construction, and the Green Line, for which civil works contracts are now in place. ...
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Metro Report InternationalContract let to build Bologna’s second modern light rail line
ITALY: Bologna municipality has awarded a consortium of CMB (lead contractor), Alstom Ferroviaria, Amplia and Alstom Transport a contract to build and commission the 6·9 km first section of the Green Line tramway and to supply rolling stock. Of the €272·2m package, €173m covers the civil ...
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Metro Report InternationalBologna starts construction of its first modern tram line
ITALY: Construction work has started for the 16·5 km Red Line tram route in Bologna, with events marking the occasion held at the site of the future depot in Borgo Panigale and the northern terminus at Michelino-Fiera. The first of four routes in a planned 57 ...
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Metro Report InternationalBologna tram plan approved
ITALY: The city of Bologna has begun the process of calling tenders for the design and construction of the 15 km Red Line tramway, which is planned as the first route of a proposed four-line network totalling 57 km. The municipality approved the Red Line project ...
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Metro Report InternationalMarconi Express monorail opens in Bologna
ITALY: A 5∙1 km monorail linking Bologna’s Marconi Airport with the city’s main line station opened for revenue service on November 18.
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Bologna Monorail & Tramway
Single monorail route opened 2020 with 3 stops. Tramway under construction. The Marconi Express monorail peoplemover runs from Centrale station northwest to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport and was opened on November 18 2020 (5·1 km, 3 stops). On March 7 2019 Bologna’s mayor announced plans for a four-line tram network. ...
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NewsFour tram lines planned for Bologna
ITALY: Bologna Mayor Virginio Merola announced on March 7 that the city plans to build a four-line tram network. A request for central government funding has been made and a response is expected later in the year. The first line, designated as the Red Line, would serve ...
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NewsWork starts on Bologna airport monorail
ITALY: Construction of the Marconi Express monorail linking Bologna Centrale main line station with Marconi Airport began on October 31. Works are due be completed in 36 months, with passenger services expected to begin in 2019. The 5 km route will be built at up to 7·6 m above ground ...