Metro news – Page 123
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NewsScheidt & Bachmann and Octopus announce ticketing partnership
CHINA: Fare collection technology supplier Scheidt & Bachmann and the Octopus Applications Ltd commercialisation subsidiary of the company which runs Hong Kong’s smart card system have formed a global partnership to offer ticketing services. The partners plan to offer systems enabling passengers to use a range of contactless fare media ...
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NewsOrlando SunRail receives funding to expand
USA: The Federal Transit Administration announced on September 28 that it is to provide a $93·4m Full Funding Grant Agreement for the extension of the SunRail commuter rail line by 27·7 km from Sand Lake Road in southern Orlando to Kissimmee and Poincana. The funds from FTA’s Capital Investment ...
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NewsHamburg consults on metro expansion
GERMANY: The Hamburg Department of Economics, Transport & Innovation announced on September 29 that the city is launching a consultation on planned metro expansion projects. The Hamburg Senate intends to allocate €72m of federal funding to complete studies and planning, in addition to the €2·4m already approved. A ...
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NewsInekon to supply Oklahoma City Streetcars
USA: Oklahoma City council formally approved a $22m contract on September 29 for Inekon to supply five trams for the Oklahoma Streetcar project, with an option for eight more. The city council authorised negotiations with Inekon in January. Before the contract is finalised, Inekon must submit proof of required ...
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NewsSofia orders Inspiro metro trainsets
BULGARIA: Sofia Metropoliten signed a contract with a Siemens-Newag consortium on September 28 for the supply of 20 three-car trainsets for the future metro Line 3. Delivery is due to take place within 36 months and the contract includes an option for 10 more trains. The trains will be ...
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NewsKonya opens tram extension
TURKEY: The first section of catenary-free tram line in Konya opened on September 29, with free travel available until October 31. The 4·4 km Route 2 leaves the southern end of the north-south Route 1 at Alaaddin and runs east to Adliye, with six stops. A 1·8 km ...
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NewsKyiv to test Pesa Foxtrot tram
UKRAINE: Kyiv is to take delivery of a Pesa Foxtrot tram at the start of October for three months of testing. This follows the signing in June of a memorandum by Pesa and Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko for the supply of trams and the possible opening of a factory ...
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NewsNingbo opens second metro line
CHINA: Ningbo Rail Transit Line 2 opened for trial operation on September 26. The first phase is 28·4 km long with 18 underground and four elevated stations. Starting at Lishe International Airport in the southwest, the route runs northeast to the long-distance coach terminal, Ningbo Railway Station and Gulou, ...
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NewsOrange County awards streetcar design contract
USA: California’s Orange County Transportation Authority has selected HNTB Corp to design the OC Streetcar project, which is intended to provide easy ‘last mile’ connections from Metrolink trains and buses to employment, retail and recreational areas. The line would run 6·6 km from Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center through ...
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NewsFirst Kansas City Streetcar on test
USA: The first tram for the Kansas City Streetcar project has started dynamic testing at CAF’s test track in Elmira, New York. It is due to be delivered to Kansas City on October 29. Testing is then due to be carried out by the rail activation workgroup comprising the ...
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NewsAlstom to supply Panamá City Line 2 trains
PANAMA: Alstom Transport announced on September 24 that it is to supply 21 five-car Metropolis trainsets to operate Panamá City metro Line 2. A consortium led by Alstom and including TSO-CIM, Thales and Sofratesa was awarded the contract to undertake E&M work in July. The contract is worth US$128·5m ...
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NewsNorthern extension of Tehran metro Line 3 opens
IRAN: An 18 km extension of Tehran metro Line 3 opened by President Hassan Rouhani and Mayor Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on September 22, bringing the southwest-northeast route to 37 km. The new section runs northeast from Shahid Beheshti, where interchange is provided with Line 1, to Ghaem. Of the ...
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NewsSingapore orders more North-South and East-West rolling stock
SINGAPORE: Land Transport Authority has awarded a consortium of Kawasaki Heavy Industries and CSR Qingdao Sifang a S$136·8m contract to supply a further 12 six–car Type C151B metro trainsets to increase capacity on the North–South and East–West lines. The latest contract announced on September 22 takes the total order to ...
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NewsCubic to modernise BART fare collection equipment
USA: San Francisco's Bay Area Rapid Transit District has awarded Cubic Transportation Systems a $12·6m contract to update its revenue management systems. The state-of-good-repair project covers ticket vending and top-up machines, ticket gates and parking validator devices. As well as extending the life of the equipment, the project will ...
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NewsAddis Ababa light rail opens
ETHIOPIA: The first light rail line in Addis Ababa was opened for revenue service on September 20, following several months of test running. Hundreds of residents queued for hours ahead of the opening to sample the new service. Designed to relieve growing road congestion as the city’s population passes 5 ...
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NewsVinnytsia presents modernised tram
UKRAINE: Vinnytsia tram operator VTTU has unveiled a KT4SU tram which it has modernised at a cost of €160 000. New features include streamlined cabs and interior LED lightning. According to VTTU, the modernised tram will reduce energy consumption up to 40%. VTTU purchased 80 KT4SU trams from ...
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NewsIași completes tram line modernisation
ROMANIA: The latest section of the Iași tram network to be modernised reopened on September 1. Trams on the 10 km east-west route between Pasaj Nicolina and Tătărași Sud can now run at up to 35 km/h, up from 25 km/h previously. The upgrade work cost €10m. On October ...
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NewsBeijing to start metro expansion work
CHINA: Construction is due to start this month on five metro expansion projects in Beijing, including three new lines. The east-west Line 3 would connect Dongcheng with Chaoyang on a 22 km alignment with 14 stations. The 29·6 km Line 12 would follow an east-west route to the ...
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NewsFTA announces TOD grants
USA: The Federal Transit Administration announced grants totalling $19·5m from its Transit-Oriented Development Planning Pilot Program on September 14. The funding will go towards detailed planning in 17 metropolitan areas. ‘Transit-oriented development is critical to the success of new projects and to the economy of the local communities they ...
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NewsMünchen orders more Avenio trams
GERMANY: München utility body SWM has selected Siemens as preferred bidder to supply 22 low-floor trams. The €70m contract is to be signed following a 10-day standstill period. Starting in mid-2017, Siemens is to deliver nine two-section, nine three-section and four four-section Avenio trams. Operator MVG envisages that on ...