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Metro Report InternationalContactless payment arrives on Sydney Trains
AUSTRALIA: The open payment ticketing trial in Sydney was expanded on November 27 to include the Sydney Trains network and NSW Train Link services that accept Opal cards. Transport for New South Wales began a contactless ticketing trial on the Manly Ferry service in July 2017 using open payment ...
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NewsTrains return to Churchill
CANADA: The first VIA Rail passenger service for 18 months arrived at Churchill in northern Manitoba on December 4, having left Winnipeg two days earlier. Following the arrival of a freight train on November 25, the occasion marked the reopening of the Hudson Bay Railway, which provides the only land ...
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NewsNSW to study regional high speed rail options
AUSTRALIA: The New South Wales state government has commissioned a study of four preferred corridors for high speed rail services, which it believes could transform travel patterns on regional routes radiating up to 300 km from Sydney. Announcing the study on December 3, NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said ‘we know ...
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NewsVan carriers boost wagon flexibility
EUROPE: Mercitalia’s international rail freight subsidiary TX Logistik is piloting the use of specialist load carriers to transport commercial vehicles on intermodal pocket wagons. Branded as ‘roadrailLink’, the load carrier has been developed by Salzburg-based Vega International Car-Transport & Logistic-Trading (Vegatrans), and manufactured by Kässbohrer Transport Technik. Fitted with adjustable ...
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NewsSeoul metro Line 9 extended
SOUTH KOREA: The third phase of Seoul metro Line 9 opened on December 1, bringing the total length of the route to 40·6 km and 28 stations. The 8·9 km eastern extension from Sports Complex to VHS Medical Centre serves eight stations including two interchanges: Seokchon with Line 8 ...
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NewsDaugavpils tram contract signed
LATVIA: Public transport operator Daugavpils Satiksme and UAB Railvec signed a contract on November 26 for the supply of eight single-section trams. UAB Railvec was selected as preferred bidder in March. The Lithuanian company is partnering with PK Transportnye Systemy, which is likely to supply its Lionet tram. The ...
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Metro Report InternationalGuiyang metro line extended
CHINA: An extension of Guiyang’s only metro line opened on December 1. The 20·2 km extension from Guiyangbei Railway Station to Xiaomeng Industrial Park serves 14 stations. The extension brigs the total length of Line 1 to 33·1 km. The initial section opened in December 2017, and a 2 ...
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Wien – Bratislava upgrading inaugurated
AUSTRIA: The first phase of modernisation work on the Wien – Marchegg – Bratislava route was formally inaugurated on November 30, paving the way for expansion of the Austrian capital’s S-Bahn network with the December 9 timetable change. Double-tracking and electrification of the 3·7 km section between Erzherzog-Karl-Straße and a ...
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Metro Report InternationalOrange County breaks ground on streetcar line
USA: Orange County Transportation Authority held a groundbreaking ceremony for the OC Streetcar line on November 30. The total project cost is estimated at $408m and is being funded through federal and state funding, as well as a local 0·5% sales tax. A $149m Full Funding Grant Agreement with ...
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Metro Report InternationalMinneapolis Southwest LRT breaks ground
USA: A groundbreaking ceremony for the Minneapolis Southwest Light Rail project took place on November 30 at the site of the line’s rolling stock stabling depot in Hopkins. Main construction work is due to take place in 2019-22, ahead of a period of testing in 2022-23. Passenger services are ...
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NewsHopes rise for trans-Korean rail traffic
ASIA: The first train in a decade to cross the border between the two Koreas passed through the Demilitarised Zone on November 30 as negotiations begin to restore international rail traffic between the two countries. Staffed by 28 South Korean specialists, the test train is due to spend 18 days ...
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Metro Report InternationalTest running starts on next phase of Rio tram network
BRAZIL: Test running has started on Route 3 of the VLT Carioca tram network in Rio de Janeiro, ahead of a public opening expected later this month. Route 3 will serve 1·3 km of new alignment along Rua Visconde de Inhauma and Avenida Mal Floriano between the Candelária and ...
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NewsPoroshenko inaugurates airport link in Kyiv
UKRAINE: On November 30, national railway UZ introduced an airport shuttle branded Kyiv Boryspil Express between the city’s Pasazhyrskiy station and its principal airport. The rail link to Boryspil airport has been completed within a budget of 480m hryvna; it required construction of a 4 km branch running south from ...
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NewsNine bids for Almaty light rail project
KAZAKHSTAN: Almaty municipality has received nine bids for the 26-year PPP contract to design, build and operate a light rail line. The bidders are: CMC China National Machinery Import & Export Corp and CRCC16 China Railway 16th Bureau Group Co;China Machinery Engineering Corp, China High Speed Railway Technology Co ...
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NewsWorld rail freight news round-up
NRE has announced details of the eight 1 067 mm gauge low-axleload diesel locomotives that it is to supply to Watco, which has won a seven-year contract to haul grain in Queensland for GrainCorp. The six-axle locos will have new NRE bogies with a 15·75 tonne axleload, a 2 250 ...
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Metro Report InternationalValley Metro launches incident reporting app
USA: Phoenix’s Valley Metro has launched AlertVM, a free safety and security app which passengers can use to discreetly report suspicious activity, vandalism, graffiti, disruptive behavior and maintenance issues to staff, or receive notifications about service delays. ‘We are committed to providing our riders with a safe and reliable light ...
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NewsRail communications platform migrated to Amazon cloud
EUROPE: Rail industry data exchange technology company Hit Rail, which is owned by 12 European railways and used by 50 companies across 21 countries, has completed the migration of its HEROS Infrastructure as a Service communications platform to the Amazon AWS cloud. The migration was supported by consultancy inQdo, which ...
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NewsFNM orders Stadler EMUs for TILO services
EUROPE: An agreement was signed in Milano on November 30 for Stadler to supply nine six-car electric multiple-units which FNM will lease to Trenord for use on TILO cross-border services between Lombardia in Italy and Ticino in Switzerland. FNM called tenders last year, and has placed the €114·4m order in ...
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Metro Report InternationalFTA allocates $281m for five transport projects
USA: A total of $281m in additional Fiscal Year 2018 federal funding for transport projects through the Capital Investment Grants programme was announced by the Federal Transit Administration on November 28. The five projects either have a construction grant agreement or are nearing completion of all statutory and readiness requirements. ...
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NewsAlstom plant equipped to produce an EMU car per day
POLAND: A production line dedicated to the InterCity New Generation electric multiple-units ordered by Dutch national passenger operator NS has been officially inaugurated at Alstom’s Katowice plant. The 6 500 m2 hall has 20 work stations covering stages from pre-fitting to cabling and interior fit-out. Bodyshell welding and erection, painting ...