Metro news – Page 130
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NewsDetroit tram order agreed
USA: Detroit light rail project promoter M-1 Rail announced on June 8 that it had agreed terms with Brookville Equipment Corp for a $32m order to supply six of Liberty Modern Streetcars for the future Woodward Avenue line. The trams will use lithium-ion batteries for catenary-free operation on around ...
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NewsWork starts on Manila metro extension
PHILIPPINES: A groundbreaking ceremony at Santolan station in Manila on June 9 launched construction of the 2·27bn peso Light Rail Transit Line 2 East Extension Project. Contractor DM Consunji Inc is to build the 4·2 km elevated metro from the current terminus at Santolan to Masinag in Antipolo City, ...
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NewsBuild a tramway in 30 months
ALSTOM: The construction time for a new light rail or tram line could be reduced to just 30 months according to Alstom Transport, which launched its Attractis package at the UITP World Congress and Expo in Milano on June 8. Bringing together experience gained in the construction of 16 light ...
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NewsAmman airport rail link pre-feasibility study
JORDAN: The Ministry of Transport is developing plans for a light rail link between central Amman and Queen Alia International Airport. The proposed line would run for around 35 km on the existing Hedjaz Jordan Railway corridor between Amman station in the Al Mahatta district of the ...
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NewsMumbai Metro passes 100 million in a year
INDIA: Mumbai Metro Line 1 has carried 100 million passengers in its first year of revenue service, operating concessionaires RATP Dev and Transdev announced on June 4. Opened on June 8 2014, the 11·4 km east-west line is run jointly by the two French companies on behalf of the Reliance-led ...
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NewsSpanish urban rail infrastructure concessions sold
SPAIN: Allianz Capital Partners and Bastion Infrastructure Group have bought construction firm Comsa Emte’s stakes in three urban rail infrastructure concessions for an undisclosed price. Two of the concessions are for the management of infrastructure on Barcelona metro Line 9. The third covers the operation and maintenance of light rail ...
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NewsWien places firm order for 119 trams
AUSTRIA: Wien transport authority Wiener Linien has formally awarded Bombardier Transportation a €431m contract to supply 119 Flexity trams with an option for 37 more, the manufacturer announced on June 4. Bombardier had been named preferred bidder on December 1. The firm contract includes 24 years of maintenance support under ...
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NewsPink city’s first metro line opens
INDIA: Chief Minister of Rajasthan Vasundhara Raje flagged off the inaugural train to open the first phase of the Jaipur metro on June 3. Public services began at 14.00. Trains will initially operate every 10 to 15 min from 06.45 to 21.00, with off-peak fares to be charged all ...
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NewsDB to be directly awarded Berlin S-Bahn operating contracts
GERMANY: The Länder of Berlin and Brandenburg have announced their intention to award the incumbent S-Bahn Berlin GmbH subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn two ‘transitional’ contracts to continue to operate the Berlin S-Bahn network’s North-South and Stadtbahn service groups until planned competitively-tendered contracts are awarded. This follows the direct award ...
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NewsWien announces driverless U-Bahn plan
AUSTRIA: The future Wien metro Line U5 will have driverless operation, city transport company Wiener Linien announced on June 2. Managing Director Günter Steinbauer said U5 would provide a good opportunity to test fully automatic operation. This is expected to permit shorter headways and better service regulation and fault response. ...
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NewsDe Lijn orders more Albatros trams
BELGIUM: Flemish public transport operator De Lijn has placed a €97m firm order for a further 40 Bombardier Flexity 2 low-floor trams to replace older vehicles in Gent and Antwerpen. The contract announced by Bombardier on June 2 is an option on a September 2012 deal and takes De Lijn's ...
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NewsMarseille opens tram route T3
FRANCE: Jugglers, acrobats and musicians led the celebrations on Rue de Rome to mark the opening of Marseille’s third tram route on May 30. Local traders were offered 7 000 tickets for distribution to their customers, to highlight how the new tram service can facilitate car-free shopping, The northern end ...
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NewsAarhus unveils ‘timeless and comfortable’ tram designs
DENMARK: Aarhus light rail project promoter Aarhus Letbane revealed the final designs of Denmark’s first modern light rail vehicles on June 1. The design brief aimed to create an easily-recognisable identity ‘with clear references to the Scandinavian design tradition of stylish minimalism and high functionality.’ The ‘timeless and comfortable ...
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NewsChinese metro PPP fund established
CHINA: A fund to invest in Chinese metro infrastructure project public-private partnerships was launched by Greenland Group, China Construction Bank and other partners on May 26. The China Urban Rail Transportation PPP Fund plans to invest a total of 100bn yuan in metro design, build, finance and management PPP concessions ...
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NewsUrban rail news in brief
The first Kyiv metro Line 1 cars arrived at KVSZ’s workshops for modernisation last month. KVSZ is modernising 50 Line 1 cars in conjunction with Itochu, J-TREC, Mitsubishi Electric, Fuji Electric and Knorr-Bremse; this is the second phase of modernisation following the completion of phase 1 in 2014. ...
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NewsTel Aviv Red Line contractor selected
ISRAEL: Project authority NTA has selected a Chinese-Israeli joint venture to undertake civil works for the Red Line of the Tel Aviv light metro. The joint venture comprises the China Railway Tunnel Group subsidiary of China Railway Group (51%) and the Solel Boneh Infrastructure subsidiary of Shikun & Binui Group ...
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NewsLine E extension civil works near completion
ARGENTINA: Visiting the extension of Buenos Aires metro Line E from Bolívar to Retiro on May 26, Minister of the Interior & Transport Florencio Randazzo announced that the project would be handed over to the city government ‘in the next few days’. Once civil works had been completed by ...
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NewsHamilton light rail funding announced
CANADA: Ontario’s Premier Kathleen Wynne announced up to C$1bn of provincial funding to cover the entire capital cost of the Hamilton light rail project on May 26. Procurement is expected to begin in 2017, for construction to start in 2019. The planned light rail line would run from McMaster University, ...
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NewsFeature articles in the June 2015 issue of Metro Report International
Articles in the June 2015 issue of Metro Report International. Comment ATM CEO & Chairman Bruno Rota gears up to host the UITP World Congress and Expo Milano 2015 News Review Round-up of world metro, light rail and tram news City digest Doha projects move ahead, Jakarta plans light rail, ...
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NewsFree pre-peak metro travel to continue
SINGAPORE: Land Transport Authority has announced the extension of its scheme offering free ‘pre-peak’ travel on the metro network by another year, to June 30 2016. Passengers who end their journey at 18 designated stations in the city area before 07.45 on weekdays travel free of charge, while those ...