All Railway Gazette International articles in July 2019 – Page 114
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Newcastle Light Rail
Single light rail line opened 2019 serving 6 stops. Construction of a light rail link between Wickham and Pacific Park began in 2017 as replacement for a section of heavy rail into central Newcastle, which was closed at the end of 2014 as part of city centre redevelopment plans. The ...
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Oran Light Rail
Opened 2013. Single route serving 32 stops. Work on Line 1 began in December 2008, with the route opening on May 1, 2013, running from Es Senia in the south via the city centre and station, then east to Sidi Maarouf bus station. Operation and maintenance is by the Setram ...
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Palembang Light Rail Transit
Single elevated light metro line opened 2018, serving 13 stations. Linking Sultan Mahmud Badarudin II International Airport in the northwest with Jakabaring Sport City / DJKA to the southeast, this line was opened on August 1 2018 in time for the Asian Games. The train fleet was supplied by PT ...
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Santos Light Rail
Opened 2015; single route with 15 stops. The VLT RMBS consortium began full service on this west-east route acrosss the Ilha de São Vicente from Barreiros to Porto on January 31 2017 (11 km, 14 stops). Test running began in May 2015 and a limited public service on January 31 ...
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Sagami Railway (Sotetsu line)
Operates an intensive commuter service on its 24·6 km Yokohama − Yamato − Ebina Sotetsu main line, opened 1926-41, and on the 11·3 km Sotetsu Izumino branch opened 1976, extended to Izumo Chuo in 1990 and to Shonandai in 1999. It also owns the 2·2 km Atsugi freight line, which ...
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Teco Line Streetcar System (Tampa)
Opened 2002, single line with 11 stops. This heritage tramway runs from Whiting in central Tampa northeast to Centennial Park in Ybor City, the final 0·5 km to Whiting having opened in December 2010. The line is owned by the City of Tampa, but is operated and maintained by Hillsborough ...
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Purple Line Transit Partners (PLTP)
Light rail route under construction in northern Washington DC (25·7 km, 21 stops). See Washington DC network map. On March 2 2016 Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) granted PLTP a concession to build, operate and maintain the line from Bethesda in the northwest to New Carrollton in the east, interchanging with ...
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SMS Rail Lines (SLRS)
Short line operator established in 1994 providing transloading services at several locations in New Jersey and New York states. Serves the Pureland industrial park at Bridgeport (NJ) and provides switching service for Valero Refining. Penn Jersey serves the Penn Warner industrial park at Morrisville (NJ), while the Albany Division serves ...
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Sun Link Streetcar (Tucson)
Upgraded and extended former historic trolley route opened 2012, serving 18 stops. Work began in 2012 on a 6·2 km cross-city link from a loop at Avenida del Convento in Menlo Park northeast to Helen St in the North University district. The line opened on July 25 2014; operations are ...