All Railway Gazette International articles in July 2019 – Page 33
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Chemins de fer Syriens (CFS)
First railway opened 1902. Syrian Railways administers all standard-gauge lines, the narrow-gauge network centred on Damascus being operated by the Hedjaz–Syrian Railway. This railway’s operational state as a result of the ongoing civil war is not known. AddressPO Box 182AleppoSyriaPhone+963 21 221 3900Fax+963 21 222 8480Emailcfs@cfssyria.org Network data ...
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Chandigarh Metro Rail Corporation
In 2012 Delhi Metro Rail Corp submitted plans for a metro serving Chandigarh in eastern Punjab state. A first phase envisages a north-south Red line from Capitol to Aerocity (16 km) and an east-west Blue line from Sector 21 to Mullanpur (22 km) with a total of 30 stations. Start ...
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Changchun Rail Transit Corp (CRT)
Opened 2011, China’s 14th heavy metro; light rail opened 2002. Network now comprises three metro lines serving 60 stations, plus three light rail/light metro routes serving 57 further stations, and a tramway serving 24 stops. See Changchun network map. Changchun’s first route to open was in October 2002 when light ...
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Changsha Metro Group (CSM)
Opened 2014. China’s 21st metro. Six-line network serving 140 stations. See Changsha network map. Work on Lines 1 and 2 began in 2011. The first phase of west-east Line 2 opened on April 29 2014 from Wangchengpo to Guangda (22 km, 19 stations); a western extension to West Meixi Lake ...
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Changzhou Metro
Opened 2019, China’s 37th metro. Two metro lines serving 43 stations. See Changzhou network map Work on north-south Line 1 from Senlin Gongyuan and Nanxiashu (34·2 km, 29 stations) began in October 2014 with the line opening on September 21 2019. The line serves the central railway station and Changzhou ...
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Europorte Channel
Europorte Channel (formerly Europorte 2) is the rail freight service operator owned by Eurotunnel. AddressTerminal FranceBâtiment C6BP 6962 904 Coquelles CEDEXFrancePhone+33 3 21 00 60 00Fax+33 3 21 00 40 16Emailinfo@europorte.comWebsitewww.europorte.com Traffic Freight tonnes1·4 millionInformation year2013 Network data Gauge1435 mmRolling stock16 Electric locomotives
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Chartered Institution of Railway Operators (CIRO)
Established in 2000, the Institution exists to develop and promote the safe, reliable and efficient operation of the railways. The institution was granted its royal charter on October 1 2021. Address2/F Enterprise Park West, Beacon BuildingWeston RdStafford ST18 0BFUKPhone+44 3333 440523Emailinfo@railwayoperators.co.ukWebsitewww.ciro.org
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Chelyabinsk Metro
Single metro line under construction. Work on an initial 4·5 km three-station segment of Line 1 began in 1993; in 2007 construction began on additional segments (total 8·2 km, 5 stations) extending from Prospekt Pobedy east across the river Miass to Traktorozavodskaya. Opening is not expected until 2025 or later. ...
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Chemin de fer de la Mure
This former coal hauling railway linking SNCF at St Georges de Commiers with La Mure, opened in 1886 and closed in 1988, has been converted for tourist operation and is now run by CFTA. AddressLa Gare38450 St Georges de CommiersFranceFax+33 4 76 73 57 36Websitewww.trainlamure.com Traffic Passenger journeys0·08 ...
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Chemin de Fer de la Rhune
Operated by CFTA, this Strub rack line links the St Ignace Pass to the summit of La Rhune (height 900 m). AddressGare du Col de St-Ignace64310 SareFrancePhone+33 5 59 54 20 26Fax+33 5 59 47 50 76Emailtrain.rhune@wanadoo.frWebsitewww.rhune.com Company size Employees17 Network data Gauge1000 mmLength4 kmElectrification4 km ...
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Compagnie du Chemin de fer Lausanne-Echallens-Bercher SA (LEB)
Opened in 1873 and electrified in 1936, this local railway links Lausanne Flon with Echallens and Bercher with 20 stations. In September 2021 a 1·7 km extension of the existing 1 km city centre tunnel as far as Union-Prilly was opened, replacing the single-track street-running section through Montétan station which ...
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Compagnie du Chemin de fer Nyon-St-Cergue-Morez SA (NStCM)
Opened in 1916, this light railway was extended into France reaching Morez in France in 1921, but closed beyond the border at La Cure to Morez in 1958. The remaining section runs from Nyon up the steep side of the Jura mountains to St Cergue and La Cure, serving 18 ...
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City-Bahn Chemnitz GmbH
This subsidiary of Chemnitz public transport operator CVAG (60%) and Autobus Sachsen (40%). City-Bahn runs four lines from Chemnitz over mainline infrastructure managed by a combination of Regio Infra Service Sachsen GmbH (established 2001, owned by CVAG and RP-Eisenbahn GmbH) and DB Netz: southwest to Stollberg (Line C11: 6·8 ...
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Chemnitzer Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft (CVAG)
First line opened 1893. Tramway has five routes serving 64 stops. An extension south from Stadlerplatz to Technopark opened on December 10 2017 (1·5 km, 3 stops) served by new Line 3, as well as three north tram-train routes. Subsidiary company City-Bahn Chemnitz runs several local lines taken over from ...
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MRTS, Chennai Metropolitan Transport Project (Railways)
Single elevated urban railway opened 1995, serving 18 stations. See Chennai network map. Phase I of this partially elevated urban railway opened on November 1 1995 from Chennai Beach to Chepauk, extended to Thirumayilai in October 1997. The line was extended further south to Thiruvanmiyur in January 2004, and on ...