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NewsUrban rail news in brief - August 2015
Stadtverkehr Ulm and Siemens are testing a Combino tram fitted with a prototype collision avoidance system. Three optical sensors cause a warning to be sounded in the if there is a potential obstruction ahead. A topping-out ceremony for Kai Tak station on the Shatin – Central Link in ...
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NewsTramwaje Śląskie to receive first Modertrans tram this month
POLAND: The first Moderus Beta tram that Modertrans is supplying for the network centred on Katowice is undergoing testing, with delivery to Tramwaje Śląskie expected later this month. Modertrans was awarded a 58·3m złoty contract in 2014 to supply 12 trams. The procurement forms part of the second stage ...
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NewsLucknow metro approved
INDIA: The government has approved the first phase of the Lucknow metro, with a planned investment of Rs69·3bn. The project is to be carried out as a joint venture between the central government and the state of Uttar Pradesh, with funding sources expected to include soft loans from bilateral and ...
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NewsMoscow commuter operating contracts awarded
RUSSIA: The Moscow city and regional authorities have awarded two 15-year contracts for the operation of suburban and regional passenger services to the incumbents, following a tender which also attracted a bid from Russian Railways’ Kazan-based commuter train operating subsidiary Sodruzhestvo. Central Suburban Passenger Co will continue to operate nine ...
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NewsIzmir metro train design revealed
TURKEY: Izmir Metropolitan Municipality has revealed the design of the metro cars that it ordered from CNR Corp earlier this year. The 17 five-car sets ordered in March under a TL192m contract will increase the fleet to 182 cars. To be manufactured in China, the first trainset is due ...
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NewsPraha plans driverless metro line
CZECH REPUBLIC: Praha city council has announced plans to build the future metro Line D for operation with three-car driverless trainsets. The 10·6 km line with 10 stations would run south from Náměstí Míruto, splitting into to two branches terminating at Modřany and Depo Písnice. It is intended to ...
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NewsTyne & Wear Metro fleet refurbishment complete
UK: The three-quarter life refurbishment of the Tyne & Wear Metro fleet has been completed five months ahead of schedule. A total of 86 cars have been modernised over five years at a cost of £30m. The work forms part of the broader £389m ‘Metro all change modernisation’ programme. ...
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NewsKuala Lumpur multi-modal ticketing contract awarded
MALAYSIA: Land transport authority SPAD has awarded Australian company Vix Technology a A$27m contract to design, supply and operate a unified multi-modal ticketing system covering Kuala Lumpur and the wider Klang Valley. The cashless payment system is to be rolled out from early 2017, and will enable passengers to pay ...
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NewsThales awarded London Underground Sub-Surface Lines resignalling contract
UK: Transport for London announced on August 3 that it had awarded sole bidder Thales a £760m contract to renew the signalling and train control systems on London Underground's Circle, District, Metropolitan and Hammersmith & City lines. Collectively known as the Sub-Surface Lines, the four large-profile lines form a ...
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NewsConstantine tram extension contract
ALGERIA: Entreprise Metro d’Alger has awarded a three-year contract to extend the Constantine tram line to a consortium of Alstom, Corsan, Corviam and Cosider. Announcing the contract on July 30, Alstom said that its share is worth €80m. The 10 km extension would take the line south from Zouaghi ...
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NewsPanamá City Line 2 E&M contract awarded
PANAMA: A consortium of Alstom, TSO-CIM, Thales and Sofratesa has been awarded a contract to undertake E&M work for the second line of the Panamá City metro. The contract is worth US$128·5m and includes an option for three years of maintenance valued at US$6·8m. Earlier this year Panama ...
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NewsŠkoda unveils its second tram for the Chinese market
CHINA: Škoda Electric and Beijing Subway Rolling Stock Equipment Co unveiled a tram for the Chinese market at the UrTran2015 trade fair in Beijing. The 100% low-floor five-section tram was assembled at BSR’s factory in Beijing. It is equipped with onboard batteries to enable catenary-free operation, making it the ...
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Metro Report InternationalJeddah invites expressions of interest in urban transport projects
SAUDI ARABIA: Public transport project promoter Metro Jeddah Co has invited initial expressions of interest in the civil works contract for the future metro network, prequalification for a separate contract to design and build its planned light rail and tram lines, and the provision of overall project ...
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NewsOttawa urban rail gets federal funding
CANADA: The federal government announced on July 27 that it is to provide up to C$1bn for Stage 2 of the Light Rail Transit project in Ottawa. This represents one-third of the estimated cost. The government’s contribution will come from the new Public Transit Fund, details of which were ...
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NewsSCL trainset nearing completion
CHINA: Hong Kong MTR Corp’s General Manager for the Shatin – Central Link project, T M Lee, has visited Hyundai Rotem’s factory in South Korea to inspect the first of 37 trainsets for the North South Corridor of the SCL, which is due to be delivered in September. The ...
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NewsBarcelona opens suburban extension
SPAIN: Passenger services began today on an extension of the Barcelona suburban network. Catalan regional operator FGC held a ceremony on July 28 to mark the opening of the 4 km extension of route S1 of its 1 435 mm gauge Vallès network. Running from Terrassa-Rambla to Terrassa Nacions ...
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NewsHamburg S-Bahn project costings updated
GERMANY: Infrastructure manager DB Netz has provided detailed cost estimates for the proposed Line S4 Ost extension of the Hamburg S-Bahn network to Bad Oldesloe. The project would require upgrading 36 km of route to separate local traffic from longer distance trains on the busy Hamburg – Lübeck corridor, ...
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NewsBogestra selects Stadler trams
GERMANY: Bochum-Gelsenkirchen tram operator Bogestra has selected Stadler to supply 42 Variobahn low-floor trams. The contract is expected to be signed shortly, and includes an option for eight more vehicles. The first eight vehicles are to be delivered in the second half of 2016 and are intended to replace ...
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NewsNew York CBTC contracts approved
USA: New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority has approved two contracts for the installation of communications-based train control on the Queens Boulevard Line of the New York Subway. The two 67-month contracts are for Siemens Industry Inc ($156·2m) and Thales Transport & Security ($49·6m), currently the only two suppliers qualified ...
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NewsLuxembourg tram operation assistance contract
LUXEMBOURG: Project promoter Luxtram has awarded a consortium of Transdev, Transamo and Nantes public transport operator Semitan a three-year contract for operation assistance of the future light rail line in the city of Luxembourg. The first section, between Pont Rouge and Luxexpo, is planned to open in September 2017, ...