Global urban transport news – Page 18
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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 InternationalNext Docklands Light Railway operating contract begins
UK: KeolisAmey’s latest contract to operate the Docklands Light Railway automated light metro in east London came into effect on April 1.
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Metro Report InternationalBengaluru metro train order increased
INDIA: Bengaluru operator Bangalore Metro Rail Corp has ordered a further seven six-car metro trainsets from BEML as part of the Phase 2 (Reach 6) network expansion project.
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Metro Report InternationalPotsdam unveils its ‘true European’ tram
GERMANY: Verkehrsbetrieb Potsdam has unveiled its first Stadler Tramlink tram, which Technical Director Uwe Loeschmann said ‘will help shape Potsdam’s cityscape for decades to come’.
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Metro Report InternationalDMRC and Alstom selected for Chennai Metro Phase 2
INDIA: Delhi Metro Rail Corp has been confirmed as low bidder for a 12-year contract to operate and maintain Phase 2 of the Chennai metro network.
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Metro Report InternationalAI project aims to boost tram crossing safety
UK: Cameras are to be installed at foot crossings on several tram networks and the footage analysed by AI tools to identify opportunities for safety improvements.
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Metro Report InternationalDelhi Metro trials urban freight service
INDIA: Express logistics company Blue Dart has started testing the use of the Delhi metro network to transport express parcels as an alternative to the heavily congested roads of the National Capital Region.
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Metro Report InternationalCats and dogs to be permitted on light rail services
CHINA: MTR Corp is to allow cats and dogs to be carried on Hong Kong light rail services during weekends and public holidays for a two-month trial period starting on May 1. Passengers will be required to purchase a HK$99/month Cat/Dog Carrying ...
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NewsSouth Coast Rail commuter services launched
USA: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and operator Keolis Commuter Services have launched passenger services on Phase 1 of the South Coast Rail project, providing Fall River and New Bedford with trains to Boston for the first time in more than 65 years.
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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 InternationalViewpoint: Winning the battle against antisocial behaviour
Keolis UK operates the Nottingham Express Transit network, where an array of enforcement and outreach policies have been used to cut antisocial behaviour on and around trams. Chief Executive Alistair Gordon explains the company’s approach.
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Metro Report InternationalBuenos Aires confirms plan to build long-planned Line F
ARGENTINA: Tenders for construction of the 5 km initial phase of the driverless metro Line F in Buenos Aires are to be called in June. The 5 km first section is to serve six stations, linking Brandsen in the south with Tucumán in the centre, where interchange would be provided to lines B and D. The estimated cost of this section is US$1·1bn, which includes the procurement of 14 trainsets.
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Metro Report InternationalIsrael: NofIt project learns from Karlsruhe
Work is under way on the NofIt interurban light rail line linking Haifa and Nazareth, which will run through complex terrain with gradients of up to 8%. Dan Shenbach, CEO of project promoter TransIsrael, discusses the state of progress with Benjámin Zelki.
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NewsOradea tram-train plan firms up
ROMANIA: Tenders worth €250m are scheduled to be called in the coming weeks covering work to build a 32 km tram-train network around Oradea. Feasibility studies for the project were approved by Bihor county council and Oradea municipality in November 2023. The procurement plans were announced ...
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NewsMomentum builds behind Gdańsk suburban rail expansion
POLAND: A 7·5 km southwestern extension of the SKM suburban service that links Gdańsk with Wejherowo via Gdynia has received environmental permit. Branded as PKM Południe, the extension would run from Gdańsk Śródmieście to Kowale, serving six new stations in the growing southwestern neighbourhoods of Gdańsk. ...
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Metro Report InternationalKončar tram delivered to Osijek
CROATIA: Operator GPP Osijek has taken delivery of the first of 10 low-floor trams ordered from Končar KEV as part of a programme to modernise the city’s network. ‘The Osijek tram is a completely new project for us, we developed it in 18 months, which we ...
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Metro Report InternationalAstana light metro train production underway
KAZAKHSTAN: Production of 19 four-car trainsets for Astana’s future elevated light metro line is underway at the CRRC Tangshan plant in China. The 60 m long 1 520 mm gauge trainsets will have a capacity of more than 600 passengers at 6/m2. They will be equipped ...
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NewsStadler profits hit by ‘environmental disasters’
INTERNATIONAL: Rolling stock and signalling supplier Stadler Rail has cited ‘environmental disasters’ as the main reason behind a fall in its profit margin. The Swiss-headquartered group issued its annual financial results on March 19, reporting a drop in EBIT margin of two percentage points to 3·1%. ...
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NewsAdvanced EMUs refresh the Tobu fleet
JAPAN: Tobu Railway has put its first Series 80000 EMU into revenue service on the Urban Park Line. Kinki Sharyo is supplying 25 Series 80000 trainsets, which are intended to operate as five-car formations. Seven are being built as such, but the other 18 will be supplied as four-car units to be augmented by one vehicle transferred from existing Series 60000 units, which are to be shortened from six to five cars.
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Metro Report InternationalStrasbourg and Le Havre order trams
FRANCE: Alstom has been awarded contracts to supply 27 additional trams to Strasbourg and eight trams for Le Havre’s future Line C, the manufacturer announced on March 19.