Metro news – Page 5
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Metro Report InternationalVancouver’s next generation SkyTrain cars enter service
CANADA: The first of the Mark V automated light metro trainsets which Alstom is supplying for Vancouver’s SkyTrain has entered service on the Expo Line.
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Metro Report International‘Technically challenging’ London Underground signalling upgrade completed
UK: Hitachi Rail has completed what it says is ‘the most technically challenging milestone to date’ under Transport for London’s ongoing Four Lines Modernisation project to upgrade the signalling on London Underground’s Circle, District, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan lines.
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Metro Report InternationalTendering of next København metro operating contract begins
DENMARK: København metro authority Metroselskabet has called tenders for the next contract to operate and maintain the capital’s driverless network.
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Metro Report InternationalChongqing, Nanchang, Guangzhou and Tianshui expand their networks
CHINA: The annual flurry of June metro extensions has seen more than 100 route-km of new infrastructure commissioned in four cities.
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Metro Report InternationalRidership boost expected as Mallorca metro reaches technology park
SPAIN: An extension of Mallorca’s metre-gauge metro Line M1 from Universitat de les Illes Balears to the Parc Bit technology campus opened on July 2.
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Metro Report InternationalSolar plant to power London Underground trains
UK: Transport for London has awarded EDF Renewables UK a 15-year power purchase agreement to provide solar energy to cover part of the London Underground’s electricity needs.
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NewsStadler Signalling opens US base
USA: Stadler Rail has opened an office in Atlanta focused on its signalling and train control activities.
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Metro Report InternationalFirst train for Singapore – Malaysia RTS Link unveiled
ASIA: The first trainset for the future Rapid Transit System Link cross-border metro line has been unveiled by Singapore’s Acting Transport Minister Jeffrey Siow and Malaysia’s Transport Minister Anthony Loke.
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In depthSignalling: Using CBTC as an energy-saving tool on London’s Elizabeth Line
Siemens Mobility has used a section of London’s Elizabeth Line fitted with CBTC to study how its Trainguard MT technology has enabled revenue earning trains to save energy without compromising the customer experience.
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Metro Report InternationalMoskva orders 704 metro cars
RUSSIA: Transmashholding is to supply a new design of metro trainset as part of the capital’s fleet renewal programme.
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Metro Report InternationalCRRC Changchun unveils Belo Horizonte metro trainset
BRAZIL: CRRC Changchun has unveiled the first of 24 four-car metro trainsets it is supplying for Belo Horizonte’s lines 1 and 2.
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Metro Report InternationalHyundai Rotem shows off urban rail vehicles for three cities
SOUTH KOREA: Hyundai Rotem has unveiled light rail, metro and suburban rail cars for Canada, Taiwan and its home market at the RailLog Korea trade show in Busan.
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Metro Report InternationalSevilla metro signalling maintenance contract
SPAIN: Metro de Sevilla has awarded Alstom a contract for the maintenance and upgrading of its signalling systems.
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Metro Report InternationalLondon Underground’s new Piccadilly Line trains delayed until 2026
UK: The air-conditioned trains which Siemens Mobility is supplying for London Underground’s Piccadilly Line are now expected to enter service from the second half of 2026, Transport for London has confirmed.
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Metro Report InternationalDubai Metro Blue Line construction officially launched
UAE: Construction of the Dubai Metro’s Blue Line is launched with the laying of a foundation stone in the presence of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
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Metro Report InternationalRubber-tyred light metro vehicle delivered for Busan’s single-track Yangsan Line
SOUTH KOREA: Woojin Industrial Systems has delivered the first of nine automated guideway transit vehicles for the Yangsan Line in Busan.
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Rail Business UKGlasgow company to overhaul London Underground wagons
UK: Transport for London has awarded Gibson’s Engineering a contract to overhaul 23 wagons. The work at the St Rollox site at Springburn in Glasgow is expected to take two years and generate 40 jobs.
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In depthInterview: Keolis finds its niche in China
A well-established, reliable local partner is key for international operating companies to win tenders in the Chinese market, as Keolis Shanghai CEO Francois Dieu explains to Benjámin Zelki.
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Metro Report InternationalManila metro project stalls amid land dispute
PHILIPPINES: Private partner Philippine Infradev Holdings has sought arbitration following cancellation of the Makati underground metro project in Manila.
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Metro Report InternationalFirst air-conditioned trains to support growing demand on Cairo metro Line 1
EGYPT: Alstom has delivered the first of 55 nine-car trainsets it is supplying for Cairo metro Line 1.