Global urban transport news – Page 9
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Metro Report InternationalOlsztyn tramway extension opens
POLAND: Revenue services have started on a 6 km tramway extension in Olsztyn, taking the city’s network to 17 km. The extension branches off the existing network at the junction of al Piłsudskiego and ul Kościuszko in order to the Pieczewo residential area in the southeast ...
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Metro Report InternationalGovernment cancels Auckland Light Rail project
NEW ZEALAND: The government has officially cancelled the Auckland light rail project. Work had been suspended after the National-led coalition came to power last year. On January 14 Prime Minister Christopher Luxon described the light rail scheme as ‘wasteful and unfit for purpose’, while Transport Minister ...
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Metro Report InternationalCross-straits metro viaduct span links Singapore and Malaysia
ASIA: Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong met his Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim in the middle of the Straits of Johor on January 11 to mark symbolically the completion of the international span for the marine viaduct which will carry the RTS Link metro line ...
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Metro Report InternationalManchester Metrolink operating contract extended
UK: The contract for KeolisAmey Metrolink Ltd to operate and maintain Greater Manchester’s Metrolink light rail network has been extended until July 2027. The KAM joint venture has been running the 103 km Metrolink network since July 2017, having been awarded a seven-year contract with provision ...
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Metro Report InternationalUrbanloop personal rapid transit testing begins
FRANCE: Testing of Urbanloop personal rapid transit pods has begun on 2 km track in a park at St-Quentin-en-Yvelines in the suburbs of Paris. The line is to be operated by Keolis, connecting a car park to a 2024 Olympic Games fan zone. The rubber-tyred vehicles ...
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Metro Report InternationalPraha tram order confirmed
CZECH REPUBLIC: Praha transport operator DPP has formally awarded Škoda Group an KC16·6bn eight-year framework contract covering the supply of up to 200 ForCity Plus Praha 52T trams, with a firm order for an initial 40. Škoda was named preferred bidder in November. Stadler had also ...
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Rail Business UKSouth Western Railway’s Class 701 Arterio EMU carries passengers at last
UK: A revenue passenger service was operated by one of South Western Railway’s Alstom Class 701 electric multiple-units for the first time on January 9. The 750 V DC third-rail EMU is scheduled to operate one return passenger service a day on the London Waterloo – ...
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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 InternationalPeru’s first underground metro line opens
PERU: The first section of Lima metro Line 2 has been opened by President Dina Boluarte and Minister of Transport & Communications Raúl Pérez Reyes. Phase 1a, which opened on December 21, runs 5 km entirely underground from Evitamiento to Mercado Santa Anita with five stations. ...
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Metro Report InternationalEglinton Crosstown West Extension contracts awarded
CANADA: Greater Toronto & Hamilton Area transport agency Metrolinx has appointed infrastructure consultancy AECOM as its delivery partner for the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension light rail project, and has awarded Aecon Infrastructure Management a contract to design and build an elevated section of the route. The ...
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Metro Report InternationalThales to modernise Singapore metro depot signalling
SINGAPORE: Land Transport Authority has awarded Thales a contract to supply digital interlockings for the modernisation of Bishan and Ulu Pandan depots on the North-South and East-West metro lines. Requirements including undertaking the work without impacting 24x7 operations at the depots. The contract builds on work ...
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NewsMelbourne Suburban Rail Loop tunnelling contract awarded
AUSTRALIA: The government of Victoria has awarded the Suburban Connect consortium of Acciona, CPB Contractors and Ghella the first major tunnelling contract for the Melbourne Suburban Rail Loop East project. The A$3·6bn Tunnels South contract covers the construction of the 16 km Cheltenham to Glen Waverley ...
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Metro Report InternationalChicago Transit Authority seeks to help small companies win business
USA: Chicago Transit Authority has opened applications for its nine-week Small Business Educational Series, which aims to help local small and disadvantaged businesses participate in its contracts. Industry leaders will teach participants how to procure business opportunities, manage projects, protect against risk, run payroll correctly, create ...
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Metro Report InternationalCareer opportunities at Nexus
UK: Tyne & Wear transport body and metro operator Nexus has announced a range of jobs, apprenticeships and degree apprenticeships which are now open for applications. ‘Apprenticeships are vital for the long-term future of Nexus’, said Head of Learning Heather Blevins on December 28. ‘We are ...
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Metro Report InternationalOdesa tram deliveries begin
UKRAINE: Odesa municipal transport operator Odesmiskelektrotrans has begun dynamic testing of the first of 13 K1T306 trams being supplied by a consortium led by Tatra-Yug. The order was placed in December 2022, with the manufacturer saying it was the first tram contract ...
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Metro Report International‘Truly unique’ history-inspired tramway to be built in Saudi Arabia
SAUDI ARABIA: The Royal Commission for AlUla has awarded Alstom a €500m contract to supply a ‘truly unique’ tramway inspired by heritage including the historic Hedjaz Railway. Alstom said the 22·4 km line would be the world’s longest catenary-free tramway, and will ‘encapsulate richness, history and ...
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Metro Report InternationalRoma tram framework contract awarded
ITALY: Roma transport operator ATAC has awarded CAF a framework contract for the supply of up to 121 trams. Hitachi Rail, Stadler and Škoda Group had also bid. CAF was named as preferred bidder on September 29, and the contract has now been finalised following government ...
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Metro Report InternationalNottingham tram concessionaire completes refinancing
UK: Tramlink Nottingham Ltd has completed a financial restructuring following a two-year renegotiation with its lenders. The Nottingham Express Transit tram concessionaire said this was necessary to avoid further and ongoing breaches of banking covenants, and puts the concession in a stable position ’following significant market ...
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Metro Report InternationalWork starts on next phase of Gwangju orbital metro line
SOUTH KOREA: A groundbreaking ceremony has been held for the 20 km 18-station second phase of the circular Gwangju metro Line 2. Attendees at the ceremony held at the Children’s Transportation Park on December 13 included Mayor of the city Kang Ki-jeong. The 41·8 km Line ...
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Metro Report InternationalPassenger Transport Driver apprenticeship programme now includes trams
UK: The Passenger Transport Driver apprenticeship programme has been expanded to cover the light rail sector. This follows work by industry body UKTram and the Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education to ensure the course meets the requirements of light rail operators. ‘In an ideal world, ...