GERMANY: Construction of the Mainzelbahn tram extension from Mainz Hauptbahnhof West to Lerchenberg was officially launched on May 3.
The 9·2 km metre-gauge line with 15 stops is expected to carry 1 million passengers per year when it opens in 2016.
Of the €83·6m cost, Stadtwerke Mainz is to contribute €31m, with €44m coming from the federal government and €9m from the Land of Rhineland-Pfalz.
GERMANY: Stadtwerke Mainz has approved the construction of the 9·2 km Mainzelbahn tram extension from Hauptbahnhof West to Lerchenberg. The metre-gauge line would have 15 stops.
GERMANY: Mainz transport operator MVG has placed a €20m order with Stadler for nine metre-gauge Variobahn trams. They will be delivered from 2012, and an option is available for a further six vehicles.
THAILAND: A 4·3 km four-station extension of Bangkok BTS SkyTrain’s Sukhumvit (Green) Line north from Kasetsart University to Royal Forest Department and Wat Phra Sri Mahathat opened on June 5. Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-o-Cha presided over the opening ceremony and rode ...
