Global urban transport news – Page 113
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Metro Report InternationalJICA agrees ¥253bn Metro Manila Subway loan
PHILIPPINES: The Japan International Cooperation Agency has granted a ¥253·3bn loan to the national government to fund further construction of the initial phase of the MRT9 Metro Manila Subway, the first fully underground heavy metro line in the Philippines.
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NewsNJ Transit orders double-deck EMU cars
USA: The NJ Transit board has approved the purchase of a further 25 Alstom Multilevel III double-deck electric multiple-unit cars as option on a December 2018 contract for an initial 113 vehicles. The cars will replace Arrow III single-deck vehicles. The order is being funded as ...
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NewsCommuter rail operations and maintenance to be brought in-house
USA: Having opted to bring the operation and maintenance of its Sprinter and Coaster commuter rail services in-house from June 26, San Diego’s North County Transit District has awarded Siemens Mobility a Technical Support & Spares Supply Agreement covering its Desiro diesel multiple-units. The deal announced ...
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Metro Report InternationalTokyo Metro extensions approved
JAPAN: The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport & Tourism has given Tokyo Metro the go-ahead to develop two proposed extensions to the capital’s metro network. The first would be an extension of the Yurakucho Line to serve areas at the northern end of Tokyo Bay that ...
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Metro Report InternationalSt Petersburg orders trams with driverless capability
RUSSIA: St Petersburg transport operator Gorelektrotrans has awarded PK TS a 6·9bn rouble contract to supply a total of 57 trams. The order announced on February 8 includes three three-section, 27·5 m long 71-931M Vityaz-M trams with a capacity of 188 passengers, and 54 two-section, 19·4 ...
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Metro Report InternationalEIB backs Wrocław tram fleet renewal
POLAND: Transport operator MPK Wrocław has finalised a 165·9m złoty agreement with the European Investment Bank to help finance the procurement of new trams over the next three years. ‘We are consistently implementing a strategic plan to improve the quality of public transport, which was outlined ...
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Metro Report InternationalEIB releases biggest ever loan for transport in Greece
GREECE: The European Investment Bank and Attiko Metro have signed a €580m loan to finance construction of the first section of Athens metro Line 4. EIB said the 30-year loan is the biggest ever granted for a Greek transport project, and its biggest loan for a ...
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Metro Report InternationalTicketing partnership extends contactless travel options
UK: Better usage insights and the ability to link concessionary fare entitlements to contactless bank cards are to be offered through a partnership between payments processing company Littlepay and ticketing, journey planning and passenger information platform provider UrbanThings. A unique ‘payment token’ will be generated using ...
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Metro Report InternationalPro Football Hall of Fame light rail line study
USA: Stark Area Regional Transit Authority has awarded consultancy WSP USA a contract to undertake studies for a light rail service connecting the centre of Canton, Ohio, with the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and potentially with Belden Village and Akron-Canton Airport. Any future service would ...
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Metro Report InternationalSix prequalify for Haifa – Nazareth tram-train concession
ISRAEL: Project promoter Trans Israel has prequalified six consortia for the Infra 2 PPP concession to finance, design and procure the railway systems and rolling stock for the future Haifa – Nazareth inter-urban light rail line, and to operate the completed route. The six are: ...
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Metro Report InternationalLonger trams ordered for Göteborg
SWEDEN: Alstom has been awarded a €100m order to supply 40 Flexity trams of a lengthened design to Göteborg. Funded by the Västra Götaland region, the order announced on February 9 has been and placed by regional transport authority Västtrafik using an option on a 2016 ...
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Metro Report InternationalTrams to be fitted with head-up displays
EUROPE: Head-up display technology originally developed for cars has been adapted for light rail applications by Continental Engineering Services, which is planning a first deployment later this year. CES said the trend towards larger cab windows with low-set dashboards means that tram ...
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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 InternationalGenova Metro orders more trains
ITALY: Genova’s Azienda Mobilità e Trasporti has ordered 14 trainsets from Hitachi Rail to expand the capacity of the city’s automated light metro line, which is currently being extended at both ends. Ordered at a cost of €70m, the articulated four-car trains will be similar to ...
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Metro Report InternationalMoscow plans driverless tram test
RUSSIA: Driverless trams could be tested in Moscow by the end of this year, according to Deputy Mayor for Transport Maksim Liksutov. The city is currently working with technology company Yandex on a driverless tram project, Liksutov told delegates at a conference on Robots in the ...
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Metro Report InternationalSimulation identifies most effective measures to reduce Covid-19 risk on metro trains
UK: Metro train passengers are at a low risk of being exposed to the coronavirus, but mitigation measures can further lower the risk, according to simulations undertaken by the universities of Leeds and Manchester and the Defence Science & Technology Laboratory. The Transmission of Virus in ...
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Metro Report InternationalTenders called to extend Madrid Line 11 into the city centre
SPAIN: Madrid municipality has called tenders for construction of a 7 km extension of Metro de Madrid’s Line 11 from Plaza Elíptica, where it has an interchange with Line 6, to Conde de Casal, where it would again meet Line 6. There would be four intermediate ...
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Metro Report InternationalTransport for London gets another short-term funding extension
UK: Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has called for ‘good faith’ negotiations on a long-term funding deal for Transport for London after the government agreed a two-week extension of the current funding settlement on the day the previous agreement expired. Funding is now in place from ...
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Metro Report InternationalTorino metro CBTC contract awarded
ITALY: The city of Torino’s infrastructure manager Infra.To has awarded Alstom a €156m turnkey contract to supply its latest generation of communications-based train control and four additional trainsets for the automated rubber-tyred light metro Line 1. The CBTC supporting GoA4 unattended automatic operation will replace the ...
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NewsChinese coaches arrive in Montréal
CANADA: The first two of 44 double-deck coaches which Montréal city region transport agency Exo has ordered from Chinese manufacturer CRRC Tangshan are expected to be delivered during February. They will undergo minor finishing work and inspection at the Pointe-Saint-Charles maintenance depot, followed by an extensive ...