Metro news – Page 4
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Metro Report InternationalChinese firm begins Alger metro fit-out
ALGERIA: Work is underway to complete the airport extension of Alger Line 1, in what China Railway Construction Corp says is the first metro project in Algeria to have a Chinese company as general contractor.
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Metro Report InternationalToronto to order metro trains through single-source contract to support Canadian jobs
CANADA: Toronto Transit Commission has cancelled a competitive tender for the supply of metro trainsets in favour of a single-source contract with Alstom.
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NewsTamil Nadu commuter rail and metro studies commissioned
INDIA: Chennai Metro Rail Ltd has commissioned feasibility studies for three commuter lines and detailed project reports into two proposed metro extensions.
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Metro Report InternationalHawaiian blessing launches construction of Honolulu metro third phase
USA: A traditional Hawaiian blessing officially marked the start of construction of the next section of the Honolulu Skyline automated light metro.
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Metro Report InternationalToronto metro Yonge North extension tunnelling contract awarded
CANADA: The government of Ontario and transport authority Metrolinx have awarded North End Connectors the tunnelling contract for the Toronto metro’s Yonge North Subway Extension project.
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Metro Report InternationalModi inaugurates Bengaluru’s Yellow Line driverless metro
INDIA: Revenue operations have begun on Bengaluru’s first driverless metro line, after a formal inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Metro Report InternationalNew Taipei metro extension to Taoyuan approved
TAIWAN: The government has approved a 4 km extension of the Sanying (Light Blue) line metro in New Taipei.
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In depthNew Taipei: Urban rail supports low-density growth
New Taipei Metro Corp manages three urban rail lines with four more under construction in the municipality surrounding Taipei. NTMC President Kuo-Chi Wu explains to Benjámin Zelki how the urban rail network has developed, and how it plans to grow in the medium term.
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Metro Report InternationalUlaanbaatar tram study approved by ministry
MONGOLIA: A feasibility study for the development of a two-line tramway in Ulaanbaatar has been approved by committees of the Ministry of Roads & Transport.
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Metro Report International‘Unique challenge’ in Singapore metro airport extension contract
SINGAPORE: The Land Transport Authority has awarded an Alstom-led consortium a contract to supply CBTC signalling, communication systems and platform screen doors for the Thomson-East Coast Line extension project.
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Metro Report InternationalAlstom wins contract to renew pioneering automated metro line
FRANCE: As part of an ongoing renewal of the city’s metro network, Lyon’s Line D is to be resignalled and re-equipped under a €300m agreement announced by Alstom.
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Metro Report InternationalFirst three Dalian trains finally enter service in Manila
PHILIPPINES: The first three of 16 three-car light rail vehicles built by CRRC Dalian have entered revenue service on Manila’s MRT3 metro line a decade after they were ordered.
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Metro Report InternationalHong Kong Northern Link to be delivered in full by 2034
CHINA: Hong Kong’s government and MTR Corp have signed an agreement covering the phased construction of the Northern Link project, with completion targeted for 2034.
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Metro Report InternationalFirst São Paulo metro Line 6 trainset delivered
BRAZIL: Alstom has delivered the first of 22 six-car trainsets it is supplying for São Paulo Metro Line 6 (Orange).
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Metro Report InternationalHong Kong transport operator launches lost property delivery service
CHINA: Hong Kong transport operator MTR Corp has launched a lost property delivery service in partnership with SF Express (Hong Kong) Ltd, removing the need for people to travel to the lost property office to retrieve their items.
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Metro Report InternationalCRRC to supply Tbilisi metro trains
GEORGIA: The city of Tbilisi has selected GT group, representing Chinese rolling stock manufacture manufacturer CRRC, for a contract to supply 111 cars to replace the ageing metro fleet.
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Metro Report InternationalKøbenhavn metro changes pronunciation of English announcements
DENMARK: English-language announcements on the København metro have switched to using Danish pronunciations for station names.
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Metro Report InternationalMonaco metro to be a showcase for relieving urban congestion
MONACO: The principality has appointed Systra to provide technical assistance to support the development of a express metro line to provide a cross-border link from France.
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Metro Report InternationalPyongyang metro stations remodelled
NORTH KOREA: Several stations on the Pyongyang metro have been renovated as part of a programme to ’add beauty to the capital’, according to officials.
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Metro Report InternationalDublin metro procurement to begin this year
IRELAND: Details of the Metrolink project to build a high-capacity driverless metro line in Dublin are to be presented to potential contractors by Transport Infrastructure Ireland.