All Railway Gazette International articles in July 2019 – Page 113
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Osaka-shi Kotsu Kyoku
First line opened 1933. Network now comprises 8 lines with 103 stations plus peoplemover. See Osaka network map. The metro provides dense coverage in Osaka city centre through a grid of lines, some extending through-running to suburban routes. Osaka Metro LineNamekmstationsopenedlast ext.power systemnotes 103 stations on ...
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Szegedi Közlekedési Tarsasag (SZKT)
First line opened 1884, electrified 1908; 4 operating routes serving 51 stops. See Szeged network map. The network comprises five radial routes, with a branch serving the secondary station at Rókus. On November 29 2021 this was connected onto the MÁV-Start mainline to Hódmezövásárhely via a new 0·8 km link, ...
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Miskolc Városi Közlekedési (MVK Zrt)
First line opened 1897; two lines serving 25 stops. Line 1 forms the main west–east route from Felsö-Majláth to the main railway station. A short one-way loop is served by line 2. Felsö-Majláth to Diósgyör was opened in January 2012. AddressSzondi Gy ut 13527 MiskolcHungaryPhone+36 46 514900Fax+36 46 514912Emailmail@mvkzrt.huWebsitewww.mvkzrt.hu ...
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Südwestdeutsche Landesverkehrs-GmbH (SWEG)
SWEG operates several routes in Baden-Württemberg: Achern – Ottenhöfen (10 km, Schwarzwald) Biberach – Oberharmersbach (11 km, Schwarzwald) Riegel – Endingen – Breisach am Rhein (Kaiserstuhlbahn, 40 km) Bad Krozigen – Untermünstertal (Münstertalbahn, 13 km) Bühl – Schwarzach – Söllingen (freight only, 15 km) It also operates the ...
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Ministry of Public Works & Transport, Laos
The Ministry is responsible for construction of the country’s first railway, opened in 2008. In November 2010 plans for a through China - Thailand main line were announced, with groundbreaking for the 414 km line in 2015. The line opened on December 3 2021, initally with freight service only due ...
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Odense Letbane
Opened 2022, single light rail line serving 26 stops. See Odense network map. Construction of the first phase began in 2015. This connects Tarup in the northwest to Hjallelese station in the south via Odense Banegård Central and Syddansk Universitet (14·7 km, 26 stops). In December 2018 Keolis was a ...
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SIA Liepajas Tramvajs
Opened 1899; single tram route serving 18 stops. The north-south line connects Brīvības iela and the station in the north to Tukuma iela in the southern Ezerkrasts district, with the line extended southeast to Mirdzas Ķempes iela in May 2013. The last of a fleet of 14 LRVs from Končar ...
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Towanda-Monroeton Shippers’ Lifeline (TMSS)
Links Towanda and Monroeton, in northern Pennsylvania, carrying mainly timber, grain and fertiliser. In early 2010 it sold 2 km of route to the Reading, Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad, which also operates the route remaining in TMSS ownership. At Towanda there is interchange with Norfolk Southern (the former Lehigh ...
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Toyama Light Rail Toyamakō Line
This company was formed to take over operation of the former JR West Toyamakō Line in 2006. The branch north to Iwasehama has been realigned in Toyama, with a street-running approach to the north side of the main station. A tunnel opened on March 21 2020 extends the line south ...
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Macau Light Rail Transit (MLRT)
Opened 2019, China’s 39th metro. Three lines serving 14 stations. See Macau & Zhuhai network map. Work on this automated rubber-tyred light metro from Border Gate to Barra, then via the Sai Van bridge to Taipa, Cotai and the airport began in 2011. The Taipa Island section from Taipa ferry ...