Metro news – Page 110
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NewsSofia metro Line 3 contract finalised
BULGARIA: The contract to supply rolling stock and signalling for Sofia metro Line 3 came into effect on March 15 with the confirmation of 70% EU funding. Sofia Metropoliten placed the €140m order with a consortium of Siemens and Newag in September. The scope covers 20 three-car trainsets and ...
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NewsMelbourne high capacity train order increased
AUSTRALIA: Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews and Minister for Public Transport Jacinta Allan announced on March 15 that the state government has increased its planned order of High Capacity Metro Trains to 65. Tendering for the supply and maintenance of 37 seven-car 1 600 mm gauge electric multiple-units to operate ...
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NewsKanpur metro approved
INDIA: On March 14 the Uttar Pradesh government approved the detailed project report for the Kanpur metro, prepared by RITES. The cabinet is to forward the report to the central government in order to seek funding from federal sources and foreign institutions. Two standard-gauge lines are proposed. Line 1 ...
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NewsTrains ordered for Busan metro Line 1
SOUTH KOREA: Hyundai Rotem is to supply 40 trainsets to Busan metro Line 1, the company announced on March 14. The 52·8bn won order is intended to replace the ageing fleet that has been in service since 1985-86. To be built in Changwon, the standard-gauge trains will be equipped ...
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NewsGmunden inaugurates Tramlink vehicles
AUSTRIA: Local transport operator Stern & Hafferl inaugurated its first three Tramlink V3 light rail vehicles on March 12. Stern & Hafferl signed a €30m order with Vossloh Rail Vehicles, now Stadler Rail Valencia, for 11 LRVs in January 2014. They are being built in Valencia, with electrical systems ...
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NewsTyne & Wear Metro operating contract to end pending new train deal
UK: Transport authority Nexus announced on March 14 that it had recommended that the North East Combined Authority not take up an option for a two-year extension of DB Regio’s contract to operate Tyne & Wear Metro services. Subject to combined authority approval, train operations and station management on ...
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NewsLausanne – Renens tram route approved
SWITZERLAND: Lausanne public transport operator TL announced on March 10 that the Federal Office of Transport had granted approval for the construction of the first phase of tram route T1 from Lausanne-Flon to Renens-Gare. A public inquiry had been launched in June 2012 to consider plans for the new ...
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NewsSix-month trial of standing on both sides of escalators
UK: Following research which has suggested it could provide a 30% increase in capacity on long escalators, on March 10 London Underground announced that passengers at Holborn station will be asked to stand on both sides of two up escalators for a six month trial period starting from April 18. ...
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NewsChicago orders CSR Sifang America metro cars
USA: The Chicago Transit Board awarded lowest bidder CSR Sifang America JV a contract on March 9 to supply its next generation of metro cars. The base order is for 400 of the 7000 Series cars, with options which could take the total build to 846 vehicles worth US$1·309bn. Chicago ...
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NewsHelsinki metro extension opening date announced
FINLAND: The 14 km western extension of the Helsinki metro from Ruoholahti to Matinkylä adding eight stations is to open on August 15, project promoter Länsimetro Oy announced on March 8. Länsimetro said the seven-year project has cost €1·088bn, which is 28·3% higher than planned. It has employed 1 500 ...
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NewsQingdao opens fuel cell tram route
CHINA: Described as the country’s first domestically-designed tram route, an 8·8 km line with 12 stops in the coastal city of Qingdao was opened for revenue service on March 5. Running from Qianwangtuan to Chengyang Wholesale Market, the 1 435 mm gauge line is the first of three planned routes ...
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NewsGold Line extension reaches Azusa
USA: The 18·3 km Foothill Extension of Los Angeles Metro’s Gold Line light rail route from East Pasadena to Azusa was officially opened on March 5, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Duarte/City of Hope station attended by Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chair Mark Ridley-Thomas, CEO Phillip Washington and ...
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NewsBangkok railway engineering education agreement signed
THAILAND: A memorandum of understanding for the provision of engineering expertise to students and instructors over the next four years has been signed by Bombardier Transportation, Navamindradhiraj University, King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Krungthep Thanakom, Bangkok Mass Transit System and AMR Asia Co. The partners are to collaborate ...
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NewsStadler to supply driverless metro trains to Glasgow
UK: Strathclyde Partnership for Transport announced on March 4 that it had approved the award of a £200m contract to a consortium of Stadler Bussnang and Ansaldo STS to supply a fleet of 17 driverless trains and signalling for the Glasgow Subway. The contract forms part of ...
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NewsContactless ticketing to be tested in Singapore
SINGAPORE: Land Transport Authority announced on March 1 that it will conduct a pilot for account-based contactless fare payment in the fourth quarter of the year. Passengers will be able to use contactless debit or credit cards and will be charged for travel on their card bills. ‘LTA has ...
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NewsPesa to develop metro train
PESA: Polish rolling stock manufacturer Pesa has announced that it is to develop a metro train design with the aid of a 24m złoty grant from the National Centre for Research & Development. The ‘energy-saving metro with a higher level of comfort and safety’ project was awarded a grant for ...
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NewsParis metro hackathon
FRANCE: Alstom and programming school Ecole 42 are organising a ‘connected metro’ hackathon in Paris on March 17-18. Students will have 48 h to develop a vision for how the Paris metro would look in 2030 by creating mobile applications, services, Internet of Things applications and APIs offering ‘connected ...
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NewsKochi metro begins test running
INDIA: The first test run of the Kochi metro took place on February 27, on a 1 km section between Muttom Yard depot and Kalamassery at speeds of up to 10 km/h. Two crew and technical assistants were on board. Project manager Delhi Metro Rail Corp is ...
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NewsAccenture to support Madrid’s Digital Metro Station project
SPAIN: Metro de Madrid has appointed Accenture to support the design of a ‘Digital Metro Station’ model for the control and management of station technology such as security and passenger information systems. The project aims to define an open and scalable architecture to support future expansion and Internet of ...
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NewsMobile ticketing launches in Houston
USA: Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County launched a mobile ticketing app for light rail and buses in Houston on February 29. Developed by GlobeSherpa, part of the RideScout group, the Q-Mobile Ticketing app allows passengers to pay for tickets by debit card, credit card or PayPal. A ticket ...