All Railway Gazette International articles in July 2019 – Page 96
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St Croix Valley Railroad (SCXY)
This former BN line runs south from Hinckley (MN) to Pine City, Harris and North Branch. Main traffic flows are agricultural products and sand. There is interchange with BNSF at Hinckley. AddressPO Box 620Hinckley, MN 56507-0620USAPhone+1 320 384 0437Fax+1 320 384 0438 Network data Gauge1435 mmLength55·7 kmRolling stock2 ...
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Tranvía de Cuenca
Opened 2020, single tram route serving 27 stops. Test running began in 2016, but opening was delayed from the expected May 2017. A limited service began carrying passengers on May 25 2020, ahead of full service in June. The line runs northeast from Río Tarqui across the city centre to ...
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VLT Cuiabá
Plans for a 22·2 km two-line tramway are under review, following cancellation of the turnkey contract with VLT Cuiabá consortium (which comprised CAF Brasil, CR Almeida and Santa Bárbara). It was due to open for the 2014 FIFA World Cup but construction has stalled. The original plan was for Line ...
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Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Demiryollari Genel Müdürlügü (TCDD)
As a result of legislation passed in May 2013, TCDD’s railway operations were separated out on June 17 2016 as TCDD Taşımacılık, leaving maintenance and development of infrastructure with TCDD. Turkey’s first line opened 1856. The State gradually acquired the railway companies which had built lines in Asiatic Turkey up ...
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MPK w Czestochowie Sp zoo
North-south “Y”-shaped route serving 34 stops, opened 1959. A branch looping southwards from Estakada to Stadion Raków opened on September 3 2012 (4·5 km, 12 stops). Addressul Aleja Niepodleglosci 3042-216 CzestochowaPolandPhone+48 34 377 9100Fax+48 34 377 9109Emailsekretariat@mpk.czest.plWebsitewww.mpk.czest.pl Network data Gauge1435 mmLength15 kmElectrification15 km - 600 V DCRolling stock51 ...
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Métropole d’Aix-Marseille-Provence
Established January 1 2016, this urban region authority was created to improve co-ordination of development across 92 communes of the greater Marseilles region, taking on transport-related planning functions from Régie des Transports de Marseille (RTM). AddressLe Pharo 58, boulevard Charles-Livon13007 MarseilleFrancePhone+33 4 91 99 99 00Emailcontact@ampmetropole.frWebsiteampmetropole.fr
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JSC Daugavpils satiksme
First line opened 1946; network comprises three lines serving 35 stops. Core north-south route with three branches; trams use trolley poles for power supply from the overhead, but conversion to pantograph pick-up is planned. The northeast end of Line 3 was realigned from Brāļu kapi to Stropu Ezers on February ...
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Réseau de transport métropolitain - Exo (Montréal)
From 1 June 2017 the former Agence Métropolitaine de Transport merged with CIT and MRC (the former transport authorities for the north and south shores), to bring together all commuter rail and bus operations within Greater Montréal, and provide assisted mobility services; a single brand name ‘Exo’ was adopted. Montreal ...
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Serveis Ferroviaris de Mallorca
First line opened 1874. All lines had been closed by 1981 apart from Palma–Inca, but the Inca – Sa Pobla section (17 km) was reopened in 2001 and Inca – Manacor (20 km) in 2003. Also operates the Metro de Palma de Mallorca. The main line from Palma to Enllaç ...
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Syndicat des Entrepreneurs de Travaux de Voies Ferrées de France (SETVF)
Syndicate of French Rail Infrastructure Contractors
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TMR Transports de Martigny et Regions SA (TMR)
Formed by merger of the Martigny – Châtelard (MC) and Martigny – Orsières (MO) railways in 2001. See Switzerland country map. TMR operates the standard gauge Martigny – Sembrancher – Le Châble “Saint-Bernard Express” with Sembrancher – Orsières connecting branch shuttle, and also the metre gauge Martigny – Le Châtelard ...
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Tours Métropole Val de Loire
Opened 2013. Single tram line serving 29 stops. Work on Line A began in early 2011, and the north-south route from Vaucanson north of the Loire to Lycée Jean Monet in the southwest opened on August 31 2013. Proposals to expand the system are in planning. An extension of Line ...
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Transports de la région Morges-Bière-Cossonay SA
Links the SBB station at Morges on Lac Léman (Lake Geneva) with Bière and L’Isle in the Jura foothills. AddressAvenue de Riond Bosson 31110 MorgesSwitzerlandPhone+41 21 811 4343Fax+41 21 811 4344Emailinfo@mbc.chWebsitewww.mbc.ch Traffic Passenger journeys:0.75 millionPassenger-km:7.99 millionFreight Tonnes:0.039 millionTonne-km:0.6 millionInformation year:2011 Company size No. of employees:45 ...
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Société des Transports de Tunis (Transtu)
First light rail line opened 1985; network comprises 6 routes. See Tunis network map. Construction began in 1981 with Line 1 opening to Ben Arous in 1985. Line 2 opened in 1989, with lines 3 and 4 following in 1990, and Line 5 in 1992. Line 6 (7 km) was ...