Global urban transport news – Page 250
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NewsSt Petersburg metro train order placed
RUSSIA: The Vagonmaš joint venture of Škoda Transportation and Kirovsky Zavod is to supply seven six-car trainsets for the St Petersburg metro. Vagonmaš’ 4bn rouble bid came in cheaper than that of Transmashholding subsidiary Oktyabrsky Electric Car Repair Plant. The first four trainsets are to be delivered in ...
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NewsBishkek trolleybus order placed
KYRGYZSTAN: Bishkek Trolleybus Co has ordered a total of 52 trolleybuses from two suppliers. Russian manufacturer Trolza is to supply 37 vehicles and Belarusian company Belkommunmash is to supply 15. The 12 m long vehicles are being ordered under a €5m contract that is being funded partly through the ...
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NewsCAF awarded Manila rolling stock contract
PHILIPPINES: The Department of Transportation has awarded Mitsubishi Corp and manufacturing partner CAF a €225m contract to supply 30 trainsets for Manila metro Line 1. Announcing the order on November 20, CAF said this was its first contract in the Philippines. Deliveries are scheduled for 2020-22. The bidirectional trainsets powered ...
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NewsNine-section tram arrives in Dublin
IRELAND: The first of seven nine-section Citadis trams has arrived in Dublin from Alstom’s La Rochelle factory. The vehicle was shipped to the port of Rosslare, from where it was transported by road to Luas’ Sandyford Depot on November 16. Transport Infrastructure Ireland placed a €36·5m order for the ...
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NewsItalian urban rail agreement signed
ITALY: National railway FS Group signed a co-operation agreement with investment bank CDP on November 15 to develop urban rail networks in the country. The two parties will co-operate in identifying and promoting construction of new lines as well as extensions to existing networks, and will also look at ...
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NewsFour shortlisted for Docklands Light Railway train order
UK: Invitations to negotiate for a contract to supply 43 trainsets for the Docklands Light Railway driverless light metro were issued to four prequalified bidders by Transport for London on November 17. The prequalified bidders are: Alstom Transport UK; Bombardier Transportation; CAF; a consortium of Siemens, Stadler Bussnang and ...
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Metro Report InternationalWork starts on Istanbul driverless metro extension
TURKEY: Work has started on the second phase of Istanbul metro Line M7. The western section of the driverless line will run from Mahmutbey to Esenyurt, serving 10 stations. A consortium of Akyol, Astur and IC İçtaş was awarded the construction contract for the 18·5 km route on July ...
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Metro Report InternationalCubic touches in to extended London ticketing contract
UK: Transport for London has awarded Cubic Transport Systems a three-year extension to its revenue collection services contract, which covers the operation and maintenance of the multi-modal Oyster smart card and contactless ticketing systems. The deal announced on November 16 is worth US$185m, and means that Cubic will now manage ...
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Metro Report InternationalPutin approves Moscow RER
RUSSIA: President Vladimir Putin approved the first phase of an RER-style network planned for Moscow on November 15. Earlier this month Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced plans to create links between the existing radial rail routes into the city. At least five such RER routes are to be developed at ...
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Metro Report InternationalHannover transport operator signs IT development agreement
GERMANY: Hannover city transport operator Üstra and IVU Traffic Technologies have signed a co-operation agreement aimed at developing and testing software for public transport operators. IVU product developers would work on site with Üstra’s IT department to identify early needs and develop products. IVU says that working closely with ...
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NewsSixth Oslo metro line approved
NORWAY: Oslo city council approved plans for the city’s sixth metro line on November 13. Planned to open in 2024, the 8·2 km line with six stations would run from Majorstuen on the existing network to Fornebusenter to the west of the city centre, where the depot would be ...
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Metro Report InternationalAlstom wins Singapore signalling contract
SINGAPORE: Land Transport Authority has awarded Alstom a contract to supply signalling for the Circle Line 6 project. Alstom would supply its Urbalis CBTC signalling for the three-station extension of the Circle Line, which is due to be completed in 2025. The 4 km section between HarbourFront and Marina ...
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Metro Report InternationalCRRC metro cars on their way to Boston
USA: The first four CRRC metro cars for Boston’s Orange Line are on their way to the USA from the company’s factory in Changchun, having arrived at the port of Shanghai on November 14. In 2014 CRRC MA won a $430·2m contract to supply 152 cars for the Orange ...
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Metro Report InternationalHaCon takes majority stake in Bytemark
USA: HaCon has become the majority shareholder of ticketing technology company Bytemark, having held a stake for two years. HaCon CEO Michael Frankenberg said this would provide New York-based Bytemark with ‘the leeway a start-up needs to get ideas off the ground.’ Announcing the deal on November 14, HaCon said ...
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NewsWork begins on Budapest tram extension
HUNGARY: Work has started on a 1·7 km extension of Budapest tram Route 1. The western extension from Etele út/Fehérvári út to Kelenföld railway station will include two intermediate stations. Interchange with metro line M4 will be provided at Bikás Park and Kelenföld. The HF8·6bn project is 98·5% financed ...
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NewsTurkish rolling stock local content requirement published
TURKEY: Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım published a notice on November 7 stipulating that all urban rail vehicles for Turkey must have at least 51% local content. This requirement covers metro trains, trams, light rail vehicles, funiculars and monorails, as well as cable cars. Last year the Ministry of Transport, ...
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Metro Report InternationalRER proposal in Moscow transport investment plans
RUSSIA: Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin has announced that the city plans to spend 550bn roubles per year on transport projects in 2018-20. Planned projects include the development of an RER-style network by providing links between the existing radial rail routes into the city. Some existing lines would be upgraded, ...
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NewsNovocherkassk presents UTM trams
RUSSIA: The city of Novocherkassk has officially unveiled the first two of five trams that Uraltransmash is supplying under a contract signed earlier this year. Sole bidder Elektrotransport won the 81·5m rouble contract and selected UTM to supply its Type 71-407. The 16 m long single-section trams will augment ...
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Metro Report InternationalHelsinki orbital light rail contractor chosen
FINLAND: Helsinki transport operator HKL and the City of Espoo have selected a consortium of YIT and VR Track as construction contractor for the Raide-Jokeri orbital light rail line. The contract is expected to be signed by the end of November. The project costs and timescale will be finalised ...
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NewsRussia One tram abandoned
RUSSIA: The Russia One tram will not go into series production, Rostec’s Director for Special Commissions Vasily Brovko said on November 8. The Russia One or R1 design was developed by the Uraltransmash tram manufacturing subsidiary of defence and rolling stock supplier Uralvagonzavod, in partnership with design agency OKB ...