Global urban transport news – Page 112
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Metro Report InternationalHarlem Subway station storm-proofed
USA: Urbahn Architects and Zafra Minhas Construction have completed a $1·8m flood mitigation and storm resilience programme at New York City Transit’s 155th Street/8th Avenue Subway station in Harlem, served by B and D Local trains. After the extensive flooding and damage caused by storm Sandy ...
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Metro Report InternationalLA Metro approves West Santa Ana light rail line
USA: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority has approved the construction of a light rail line to serve the southeastern part of the county.
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NewsFirst Delhi RRTS trainset under construction
INDIA: The first of the electric multiple-units ordered for the Delhi – Ghaziabad – Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System commuter rail project are being assembled at Alstom’s Savli factory in Gujarat, with delivery and testing planned to begin this year. Propulsion and ...
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Metro Report InternationalJerusalem Purple Line tram route approved
ISRAEL: The Regional Planning Committee has approved the proposed route for the Purple Line tramway in Jerusalem. The 14 km line with 19 stops is intended to form an east-west corridor across the southern part of the city. The first stage would start from an interchange ...
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Metro Report InternationalUrban transport industry news round-up
This week’s round-up of news from the urban transport sector
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Metro Report InternationalPreliminary approval given to Tel Aviv Metro bill
ISRAEL: Draft legislation paving the way for construction of the three proposed metro lines in Tel Aviv was approved by the Knesset’s National Infrastructure Projects Committee on February 15, clearing the way for the bill to go forward for its second and third readings in parliament. ...
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Metro Report InternationalShanghai awards Line 12 fleet maintenance contract
CHINA: Shanghai Metro has awarded Alstom’s local subsidiary Shentong Bombardier (Shanghai) Rail Transit Vehicle Maintenance Co a contract to perform full life-cycle based maintenance on the trains for phases 2 and 3 of the Line 12 extension project. The contract covers 204 Movia metro cars supplied ...
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Metro Report InternationalSliding steps to improve Tyne & Wear Metro accessibility
UK: Tyne & Wear Metro has unveiled the first of the automatic sliding steps that will close the gap between its new Stadler trainsets and platform edges to improve accessibility.
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Metro Report InternationalTransport for London considers government funding proposal
UK:·Transport for London has asked for time to consider a funding deal proposed by the government, Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps said on February 21. ‘We have provided TfL with a deal that both supports London’s transport network and is fair to taxpayers across ...
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Metro Report InternationalMitsubishi Electric awarded New York CBTC contract
USA: New York MTA has awarded Mitsubishi Electric Corp $62·65m contract to supply lineside communications-based train control equipment for the east end of the Subway’s Queens Boulevard Line between Kew Gardens/Union Turnpike and Jamaica/179th Street stations. Announcing the contact on February 20, Mitsubishi Electric said this ...
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Metro Report InternationalSchöneicher-Rüdersdorf Strassenbahn orders low-floor trams
GERMANY: Schöneicher–Rüdersdorf Strassenbahn has awarded Modertrans a contract to supply three low-floor trams for use on Route 87, which connects Berlin-Rahnsdorf S-Bahn station with Woltersdorf, just outside Berlin. The 5·6 km standard gauge line is currently operated using 60-year old Gotha vehicles. The new low-floor trams ...
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Metro Report InternationalWork to begin on Barcelona tram extension
SPAIN: Work on the long-planned link between the isolated Trambesòs and Trambaix light rail networks in Barcelona is expected to begin in the second week of March, following the award of construction contracts for the first half of the route. Following a series of feasibility studies, ...
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Metro Report InternationalRabat-Salé tram network extended
MOROCCO: Two extensions to Line 2 of the Rabat-Salé tram network were opened for revenue service on February 16, more than two years later than originally planned. Line 2 has been extended by 2·4 km southwest from Hôpital Moulay Youssef to Yacoub Al Mansour, adding 4 ...
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Metro Report InternationalPeoplemover expansion contracts awarded
SINGAPORE: Land Transport Authority has awarded contracts for the supply of vehicles and depot expansion works to support an increase in capacity on the Sengkang-Punggol Light Rapid Transit. The rubber-tyred peoplemover links metro stations on the North East Line with growing residential areas. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries ...
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Metro Report InternationalThree shortlisted for Sydney Metro West eastern tunnels
AUSTRALIA: Sydney Metro has shortlisted three consortia for the third of three main construction contracts for the 24 km Sydney Metro West line linking the city centre with Paramatta and Westmead. The Eastern Tunnelling package covers 3·5 km of twin-bore tunnels from the intermediate station site ...
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Metro Report InternationalBrandenburg trials elastomer infills to create cycle-safe tramways
GERMANY: Tram operator Verkehrsbetriebe Brandenburg an der Havel is testing bicycle-safe tram line cover profiles to improve pedestrian and cyclist safety in the city’s old town.
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Rail Business UKLocal ambitions in 2035 rail strategy for northeast England
UK: Further devolution of powers to manage rail services, better transport integration and long-term funding streams are at the core of the North East Rail & Metro Strategy, which sets out the North of Tyne and North East combined authorities’ ambitions for rail and Tyne & ...
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Rail Business UKLight rail ‘authority to work’ system made available
UK: The PERMIT+ authority to work system designed specifically for the light rail sector is now being made available to all UK operators following extensive trials in Edinburgh. Developed by industry body UKTram in partnership with Edinburgh Trams and software company Metrotech, the web portal and ...
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Metro Report InternationalUrban transport industry news round-up
This week’s round-up of news from the urban transport sector
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Metro Report InternationalTransurb launches mixed reality compact driving simulator
BELGIUM: Transurb has launched a compact Nano Simulator for tram driver training which uses mixed reality functionality to replicate the immersive training experience traditionally found in a full-cab simulator. The company has been developing portable simulators for light rail and tram customers for many years, but ...