Metro news – Page 16
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Metro Report InternationalFoshan opens metro Line 3
CHINA: Foshan metro Line 3 was opened for revenue service on December 28.
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Metro Report InternationalReconstruction of Toronto’s Bloor-Yonge metro station funded
CANADA: Funding has been finalised for a major expansion of TTC’s Bloor-Yonge station, the busiest on the Toronto metro network. The scheme is valued at C$1·5bn, which is to be funded via a three-way split between the city, provincial and federal governments. The expansion work is aimed ...
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Metro Report InternationalParklife consortium picked to operate Sydney airport metro
AUSTRALIA: Project promoter Sydney Metro has let the third and final major works package for the Western Sydney Airport metro programme, covering Stations, Systems, Trains, Operations & Maintenance.
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In depthAustralia: Bankstown Line conversion takes shape
Work is forging ahead to convert a 13 km section of the Sydney Trains suburban network to form part of the city’s automated metro. Nick Kingsley asked Sydney Metro Project Director Hugh Lawson to explain.
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Metro Report InternationalCRRC trainset enters service on Hong Kong’s Kwun Tong Line
CHINA: The first of 93 eight-car metro trains being built by CRRC Qingdao Sifang for Hong Kong MTR’s network has entered service on the Kwun Tong Line. Described at the time as the largest single investment in rolling stock by MTR Corp, the Q trains were ...
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Metro Report InternationalTwo metro extensions open in one day in Nagpur
INDIA: A 5·4 km northeastern extension of Nagpur’s Orange Line and an 8·9 km eastern extension of the Aqua Line were inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 11. The extension of the Orange Line links Kasturchand Park with Automotive Square. There are four stations ...
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Metro Report InternationalParis metro Line 13 to be fully automated
FRANCE: Paris transport authority Ile-de-France-Mobilités and operator RATP have given the go-ahead for the automation of metro Line 13. This will be the fourth fully automated line in Paris, after lines 14, 1 and 4, and first with steel-wheel rather than rubber-tyred trains. The 24 route-km line ...
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Metro Report InternationalGrand Paris Express telecoms contract awarded
FRANCE: Société du Grand Paris has selected Nokia to deploy 5G-ready IP/MPLS multiservice, mobile core and radio access network for the automated Grand Paris Express network. The contract announced on December 8 covers lines 15, 16, 17 and 18, which are currently under construction, as well as ...
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Metro Report InternationalReplacement trams and Underground trains in Transport for London draft business plan
UK: Transport for London has published its draft business plan for the period from April 2023 until April 2026. This covers the scheduled delivery of new Siemens Mobility Piccadilly Line and CAF Docklands Light Railway trains, and completion of the Four Lines Modernisation programme on London ...
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Metro Report InternationalLondon Underground trains to be modified to address cracking
UK: Tenders have been called for the modification of the 63 seven-car Type 96TS trainsets used on London Underground’s Jubilee Line to provide a long-term solution to fatigue cracking. Fractures were found on the longitudinal beams of underframes in 2019, and a large number of the ...
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Metro Report InternationalMetro extension opens in Espoo
FINLAND: A 7 km extension of the Helsinki metro network west from Matinkylä to Kivenlahti within the neighbouring city of Espoo opened on December 3. Espoo Mayor Jukka Mäkelä and Helsinki Mayor Juhana Vartiainen arrived at the opening ceremony at Espoonlahti station via the new extension. ...
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Metro Report InternationalTbilisi cancels order for Russian metro trains
GEORGIA: The city of Tbilisi has cancelled an order for TMH’s Metrowagonmash subsidiary to supply 11 four-car metro trains. The European Bank for Reconstruction & Development is unable to finance the previously announced order because of international sanctions imposed following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Mayor ...
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Metro Report InternationalTwo metro lines open in one day in Shenzhen
CHINA: The 40·5 km long metro Line 12 and a 6·1 km branch of the existing Line 6 have opened in Shenzhen.
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Metro Report InternationalHangzhou to add more metro lines
CHINA: The National Development & Reform Commission has approved the fourth phase of the Hangzhou metro, which envisages construction of another 153 route-km and the addition of 89 stations. The first section to be built under the plans would be a 26 km northwest-southwest Line 12 ...
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Metro Report InternationalSpeeding up tunnel cleaning on the Helsinki metro
FINLAND: A wall-washing wagon has been produced which can cover 2 km of Helsinki metro tunnel during a single night shift. The metro’s tunnels, including the walls, ceilings, rails, equipment housings, fire doors and escape routes, are washed once a year. The process usually takes around ...
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Metro Report InternationalLondon Underground seeks passenger feedback on gap-bridging device
UK: Trials are underway with a bridging device designed to improve accessibility at step-free London Underground stations where there remains a small gap between the platform and train carriage. Designed to provide additional support, comfort and reassurance to passengers, the device is the same width as ...
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Metro Report InternationalFifth metro line opens in Milano
ITALY: The initial 5·7 km eastern section of metro Line M4 in Milano opened between Linate Airport and Dateo on November 26. The opening ceremony for the city’s fifth metro line was held at 12.30 by Giuseppe Sala, Mayor of Milano and Deputy Prime Minister of ...
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Metro Report InternationalLondon Underground accessibility priorities
UK: Transport for London has published the results of a consultation on public priorities for step-free access, which it will use to help understand which stations would be good candidates for future work, subject to securing funding. The consultation attracted more than 5 500 responses. Findings ...
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Metro Report InternationalStadler unveils Berlin’s JK small-profile U-Bahn cars
GERMANY: The first small-profile Type JK metro trainset for the Berlin U-Bahn network has been unveiled at Stadler’s Velten plant northwest of the capital. Operator BVG finalised a €3bn framework contract with Stadler in March 2020 for the supply of up to 1 500 vehicles, with ...
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Rail Business UKTyne & Wear Metro extension business case developed
UK: Transport North East has published the first stage of a business case for the proposed Washington Metro Loop extension of the Tyne & Wear Metro. The loop would start from the existing Pelaw station and make use of the disused railway alignment of the former ...