Metro news – Page 202
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NewsHudson-Bergen extension opens in New Jersey
USA: A 1·6 km extension of the Hudson-Bergen light rail line south from the former terminus at 22nd Street to a new stop at Eighth Street in Bayonne opened on January 31. The ribbon-cutting was attended by US Senator Robert Menendez, Bayonne Mayor Mark Smith and New Jersey Transit Executive ...
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NewsLondon Tramlink seeks bids for additional trams
UK: Transport for London subsidiary Tramtrack Croydon Ltd is seeking bids for the lease of 10 new or second-hand trams to increase capacity on the light rail network in south London from the end of summer 2011. A new service is planned to run between Therapia Lane and Elmers End ...
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NewsCitadis remains popular in Paris
FRANCE: Alstom announced on January 28 that it has won a contract to supply up to 70 Citadis low-floor trams to operate on tram lines T7 and T8 in Paris. The purchase is being funded jointly by RATP and STIF.The five-module vehicles will be 32 m long and 2 400 ...
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NewsAtlanta upgrades its metro controls
USA: Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority has awarded Alstom a $117m contract to overhaul and modernise the aging train control and safety systems installed on the city’s metro network.The work will be funded from MARTA’s capital budget and is expected to take five years. The contract also includes two five-year ...
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NewsMetrolinx approves electrification plan
CANADA: On January 26 the Metrolinx Board of Directors approved staff recommendations to move forward with a phased implementation of plans to electrify GO Transit’s Lakeshore and Georgetown routes and the future rail link to Pearson International Airport. A detailed study prepared by the regional transport authority found that electrification ...
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News€32·4bn to fund Grand Paris automated metro
FRANCE: Minister for Cities Maurice Leroy and President of Ile-de-France Jean-Paul Huchon announced on January 26 that they had reached ‘an historic agreement’ about the future development of public transport in Greater Paris. Between 2010 and 2025 no less than €32·4bn will be invested to build an automated metro around ...
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NewsRBS places NExT EMU contract
SWITZERLAND: Regionalverkehr Bern-Solothurn announced on January 24 that it had exercised its option to buy a further eight NExT low-floor EMUs from Stadler, at a cost of around SFr64m. The first six trainsets have been operating express services on the metre-gauge line between Solothurn and Bern since 2009. This has ...
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NewsAnsaldo STS wins cab signalling contracts
USA: Ansaldo STS has won two contracts totalling US$18m to supply automatic train control systems to Bombardier and Kawasaki Rail Car for rolling stock being supplied to US operators. The equipment will be based on Ansaldo’s MicroCab technology. The equipment for Bombardier will provide continuous cab signalling for the additional ...
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NewsNSW awards first ETCS contract
AUSTRALIA: On January 25 New South Wales Transport Minister John Robertson announced the first of three contracts for supply and installation of automatic train protection across the Sydney CityRail network. ‘This technology will revolutionise the way our rail network operates’, he predicted. Under the A$65m Stage 1 contract, Alstom is ...
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NewsSystra wins design contract in Panamá City
PANAMÁ: The Línea Uno consortium of Odebrecht and FCC which is building Panamá City metro Line 1 has awarded Systra an 18 month contract to carry out civil engineering design studies for the 13·7 km automated metro. Systra will prepare detailed designs for several parts of the project, including ...
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NewsSpadina subway extension contract awarded to FCC
CANADA: Spanish infrastructure group FCC has been awarded a €304m contract to build a 4·5 km section of the planned 8·6 km northwestern extension of Toronto’s Yonge — University — Spadina subway line. Expected to open in 2015, the extension runs from Downsview to Vaughan Corporate Centre in the regional ...
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NewsBangalore metro trial
INDIA: The first trainset for Bangalore Metro made a trial run on the East-West Line between Baiyappanahalli and Indiranagar on December 27, following successful testing at the depot and electrification of the third rail. Work on the 7 km elevated section from Baiyappanahalli to Cricket Stadium, designated Reach 1, is ...
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NewsUS trains to be equipped with Toshiba traction
USA: Toshiba Corp announced on January 20 that it has been selected to supply equipment for two rolling stock contracts placed recently by major transit agencies in Washington and Chicago.Kawasaki Rail Car has ordered Toshiba motors and traction drive systems, including inverters and gears, and train information equipment for 364 ...
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NewsLFX-300 Ameritram hybrid streetcar unveiled in Charlotte
USA: The prototype LFX-300 100% low-floor hybrid streetcar developed by Kinki Sharyo for the US market was unveiled in Charlotte on January 20. Rainer Hombach, Vice President & General Manager of Kinkisharyo International, announced that the vehicle would be marketed as 'ameriTRAM'. The prototype has completed a series of tests ...
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NewsFlywheel firm launches
USA: Kinetic Traction Systems has been launched to bring together flywheel energy storage developed by Urenco Power Technology and carbon fibre manufacturing experience from Pentadyne Power Corp. Trackside flywheels spinning at up to 36000 rev/min are used to store regenerated braking energy for reuse. The flywheels are rated at 200 ...
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NewsDelhi metro completes Violet Line
INDIA: Delhi Metro Rail Corp opened the final 5 km elevated section of Line 6 between Sarita Vihar and Badarpur at 08.00 on January 14. The completed route, known as the Violet Line, is 20 km long with 16 stations. The Line 6 fleet has been increased from 16 to ...
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NewsRenovated metro trainset delivered in Cairo
EGYPT: The first nine-car trainset to be renovated for Cairo Metro by Alstom was handed over during a ceremony hosted by Transport Minister Alaa Fahmy on January 1.Alstom and its local partner Cairo Metro Organisation was awarded a €19m contract in 2007 to upgrade braking, traction and electrical equipment on ...
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NewsMRT plans get go-ahead in Kuala Lumpur
MALAYSIA: Tenders for the first phase of Kuala Lumpur’s proposed mass rapid transit line from Sungai Buloh to Kajang are due to be issued in April. Work is expected to start in July for completion by 2015.The project to build an MRT network serving the Greater KL/Klang Valley area is ...
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NewsMHI wins Macau automated light metro contract
CHINA: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has been awarded a 4·69bn patacas order by Macau’s Transportation Infrastructure Office (GIT) to supply the rolling stock and railway systems for the first phase of the Special Administrative Region’s automated light metro. The contract, which is expected to be signed in February, ...
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NewsBergen Bybanen extension blasts off
NORWAY: A blast of dynamite at midday on January 7 triggered the official start of work on a NKr1·4bn project to expand Bergen’s Bybanen light rail line. The ceremony was attended by the chairman of Hordaland County Council Torill Selsvold Nyborg, Commissioner Lisbeth Iversen, local politicians and dignitaries. Construction of ...