Metro news – Page 207
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NewsMelbourne tram supplier selected
AUSTRALIA: The government of Victoria has selected Bombardier to supply 50 low-floor trams for Melbourne. The Flexity Melbourne vehicles will be 33 m long with capacity for 210 passengers. The contract also involves a major redevelopment of the East Preston tram depot and maintenance until 2017.According to Industry & Trade ...
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NewsSignalling upgrade plan
SINGAPORE: Land Transport Authority has announced plans to upgrade the signalling on the North-South and East-West lines by May 2011 to achieve 100 sec headways at peak times and increase capacity by 15% to 20%. The existing signalling has been in operation since 1987. Around 120 trains will need ...
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NewsGuangzhou Metro expands as Line 2 splits
CHINA: The metro network in Guangzhou was reconfigured on September 25, when the existing Line 2 between Sanyuanli to Wangshenwei was split into two sections. The north-south route from Sanyuanli to Jiangnanxi remains as Line 2 while the east-west section from Xiaogang to Wanshengwei has been redesignated as Line ...
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NewsSan Diego Trolley upgrade underway
USA: A $600m, five-year renovation programme has begun to modernise the San Diego Trolley Blue Line between the city centre and San Ysidro. The project will be funded by federal and state grants and local sales tax revenue. The improvements include replacing 18·5 km of rail as well as sleepers, ...
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NewsAuckland suburban network expands
NEW ZEALAND: Regular passenger services have resumed on the Onehunga branch in the southern suburbs of Auckland, with the reopening of the branch following a gap of 37 years. The line was officially reopened on September 18 by transport minister Steven Joyce and the Chairman of Auckland Regional Council Michael ...
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NewsALP-45DP electro-diesel locomotive debut
NORTH AMERICA: Attracting interest at the InnoTrans fair in Berlin is the first of 46 electro-diesel locomotives being supplied by Bombardier to New Jersey Transit and Montréal commuter operator AMT. The ALP-45DP is derived from the ALP-46 electric locos already supplied to NJ Transit, and will be used to ...
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NewsThales signs Chinese JV agreement
CHINA: Thales announced on September 22 that it had signed an agreement with Shanghai Electric Corp and SEC subsidiary Shanghai Automation Instrumentation Co to create a signalling joint venture to target the urban rail sector in China. This agreement supersedes Thales’ former arrangement with Alcatel Shanghai Bell and will enable ...
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NewsWestrace licensed for Chinese production
CHINA: Invensys Rail has signed an agreement with Zhuzhou CSR Times Electric Co Ltd (TEG), licensing the CSR subsidiary to manufacture and sell its Westrace electronic interlocking in China. The two companies will also work together to sell ‘broader train control and signalling solutions’ through TEG into the Chinese urban ...
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NewsSão Paulo metro expands
BRAZIL: São Paulo metro operator CMSP has issued a R$24·8m tender covering planning of metro Line 15, with proposals to be submitted by October 1. To be known as the White Line, the 10 km route will run north from Vila Prudente on Line 2 to Tiquatira. The line would ...
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NewsNürnberg DT3-F metro train arrives
GERMANY: VAG Nürnberg's first DT3-F metro train arrived at the operator's depot in Langwasser at the end of August, following tests at the Siemens plant in Wien. The trainset will now undergo commissioning trials, initially on a test track, and later on the U-Bahn network during non-traffic hours. The fleet ...
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NewsTours selects Citadis and APS
FRANCE: Tours transport authority SITCAT has awarded Alstom a €73m contract to supply 21 Citadis trams fitted with APS ground-level power supply to work the city’s tram line now under construction. Enabling works have just started on the €369·1m project, which is due for completion in September 2013. Finance has ...
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NewsUrban transport partnership targets China
CHINA: Alstom Transport, CNR Corp and Shanghai Electric Group have signed a memorandum agreeing to form a strategic partnership for the joint development of mass transit products, Alstom announced on September 13. Collaboration will accelerate the development of traction systems and complete rolling stock, with the long -term goal of ...
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NewsUrban rail news in brief September 2010
The Land Ministry of Urban Development & the Environment intends to award DB subsidiary S-Bahn Hamburg GmbH a contract to operate the city's suburban rail services for 15 years from late 2017, when the current contract expires. The contract requires the operation of 11 million train-km a year on the ...
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NewsMoscow Metro signs 2011 car orders
RUSSIA: Moscow Metro General Manager Dmitri Gaev and Transmash Holding CEO Andrei Andreev signed contracts on September 7 covering the delivery of new rolling stock and refurbishment of existing vehicles during 2011. The signing ceremony was held at UITP's Eurasia conference and ExpoCityTrans exhibition in Moscow, where the prototype ...
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NewsParis orders additional trams for T3
FRANCE: Alstom Transport has received an order to supply Paris transport operator RATP with an additional 25 Citadis trams. To be delivered in 2012 for use on Line T3, they will be 44 m long with space for more than 300 passengers, including 78 seated. The firm contract announced ...
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NewsUrban rail news in brief September 2010
The EIB has signed its first loan agreement with Armenia, under which Yerevan metro will receive €5m towards the renovation of rolling stock, track and power supply components, a maintenance train and water pumps. The project will be co-financed by the EBRD and a grant from the ...
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NewsMissing link opens in Delhi
INDIA: At 13.00 on September 3, Urban Development Minister Jaipal Reddy and Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit flagged off a ceremonial train from Udyog Bhawan station to celebrate the completion of Delhi metro Line 2 between Central Secretariat and Qutub Minar. The line opened to the public at 15.00.This final ...
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NewsLight rail contracts awarded in Minneapolis
USA: The Metropolitan Council approved two contracts for the 18 km Central Corridor light rail project linking Minneapolis and St Paul on August 25. The Council confirmed the Transportation Committee’s recommendation to award Siemens a contract to supply 41 low-floor S70 Avanto light rail vehicles at a maximum cost of ...
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NewsNJ Transit orders more cars from Bombardier
USA: Bombardier Transportation announced on September 1 that it had received a second order for double-deck coaches from commuter operator New Jersey Transit, covering the supply of 100 cars and worth $267m. The contract includes options for up 79 additional vehicles.'We are proud to be a partner with NJ Transit ...
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NewsDelhi metro opens Chhatarpur station
INDIA: An intermediate station at Chhatarpur on the southern section of Delhi metro Line 2 opened on August 26. The station serves visitors to Chhatarpur temple as well as local residents.The HUDA – Qutab Minar section of Line 2 entered service on June 21 but Chhatarpur was delayed as DMRC ...