Metro news – Page 219
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NewsMetro de Madrid trials PSDs
SPAIN: Overnight trials of platform screen doors commenced on four stations of Madrid metro Line 12 in November, which will last until early 2010. The PSDs will then be used during normal passenger service for two months before being dismantled and the platforms made good. Westinghouse Platform Screen Doors, Faiveley, ...
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NewsParis opens T2 extension
FRANCE: The 2·3 km extension of Paris tram route T2 to Porte de Versailles was officially opened on November 21. Following the ceremonies, public services began at 14.00, with free travel provided for the rest of the weekend. Amongst the guests joining RATP President Pierre Mongin and Mayor ...
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NewsSiemens to supply Caracas Cabeltren electronics
VENEZUELA: Siemens Industry Solutions has won an order to supply Doppelmayr Cable Car with drive, power and control equipment for the 2·3 km Cabletren Bolivariano cable-hauled shuttle being built to link two Caracas metro stations. Due to open at the end of 2011, the automated peoplemover will link Petare ...
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NewsCasablanca chooses Citadis trams
MOROCCO: Casablanca tramway development company Casa Transports has selected Alstom Citadis trams for the 29 km Y-shaped network which is due to open in December 2012. The agreement announced on November 17 is worth €120m and covers the supply of 74 trams and 15 years of maintenance. Options for ...
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NewsMinneapolis commuter rail and LRT extension open
USA: Northstar commuter rail services between Big Lake and Target Field in downtown Minneapolis were launched on November 14, with celebrations at the six stations. Free rides were offered, with most of the tickets distributed by lottery. Revenue operations on the 64 km route began on November 16, with ...
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NewsAl Sufouh tram styling suits Dubai scene
UAE: Design is a key element of many projects in Dubai, not least the Al Sufouh tramway for which a mock-up car has been unveiled. The diamond-shaped front ends of the 11 Alstom Citadis 402 trams for Phase I will be dark in colour, providing a contrast to the ...
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NewsCrowds flock to ride extended Gold Line
USA: An estimated 75 000 people got free rides on November 15 during the opening celebration for a 9·7 km extension of the Gold Line from Union Station to East Los Angeles. The public launch followed a formal opening ceremony for the East Side extension on the previous day. No ...
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NewsDelhi Metro reaches Noida
INDIA: The 13·1 km 10-station branch of Delhi Metro Line 3 from Yamuna Bank to Noida City Centre was inaugurated on November 12, and entered commercial service at 06.00 the following day. Two ceremonies were held to mark the occasion, which extends the metro beyond Delhi’s borders for the first ...
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NewsDaxing Line signalling contract awarded
CHINA: Beijing MTR Corp has awarded a consortium of Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell, Beijing Hua-Tie Information Technology Development Co and Thales a turnkey contract to provide signalling for the Daxing Line. Scheduled to open on December 28 2010, the 11-station line will extend the recently-opened Beijing metro Line 4 south ...
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NewsClosing the gap on Berlin U5
GERMANY: The board of Berlin transport operator BVG has given the go-ahead for the construction of a 2·2 km underground extension of metro Line U5 between Alexanderplatz and Brandenburger Tor. Opening in 2017, this will integrate the recently-opened 1·5 km U55 shuttle between Brandenburger Tor and Hauptbahnhof into Line U5. ...
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NewsDowntown Line train mock-up goes on display
SINGAPORE: A mock-up of Bombardier’s proposed Downtown Line metro train design has gone on display at the Land Transport Authority’s office in Hampshire Road.The mock-up is part of LTA’s design approval process, allowing the authority to evaluate the styling and interior finish. The trains will have a new seat designs ...
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NewsBeograd to buy 30 CAF trams
SERBIA: The city of Beograd signed a €70m contract for 30 CAF Urbos trams on November 3. The purchase will be financed using city funds and a €20m loan from the European Investment Bank. The 100% low-floor unidirectional trams will have five sections, supported on two motor bogies and a ...
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NewsLos Angeles Metro deal falls through
USA: Los Angeles MTA is to seek new bids for the supply of 100 light rail vehicles, after rejecting the terms of AnsaldoBreda's offer to supply them at a cost of US$300m as an option on an existing order for 50 cars.AnsaldoBreda's proposal had been provisionally accepted by the Metro ...
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NewsLine 4 metro cars heading to São Paulo
BRAZIL: Hyundai Rotem has begun shipping 14 six-car driverless metro trains ordered in 2007 for use on São Paulo's Line 4, which is expected to open next year. Since entering the Brazilian rail market in 2003, the South Korean firm has also won orders to supply 24 metro cars ...
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NewsKuala Lumpur extension plans unveiled
MALAYSIA: Kuala Lumpur transport operator Syarikat Prasarana Negara Bhd has revealed details of its proposed 7bn ringgit light rail extension programme. Finance will be provided through internally-generated funds and Islamic bonds. The Kelana Jaya automated light metro extension will be 17 km long with 13 stations and run from ...
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NewsIzmir Metro buys Chinese trains
TURKEY: Mayor of Izmir Aziz Kocaoğlu and CSR Zhuzhou Vice-President Fu Jianguo signed a 350m yuan contract on October 28 covering the supply of eight four-car trainsets for the Izmir metro.The vehicles will be used on the city’s expanding metro network. Line 1 is 11·6 km long with 10 stations ...
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NewsLinz tram maintenance deal
AUSTRIA: Bombardier Transportation has been awarded a €29m contract to maintain the 23 Flexity Outlook trams which it will supply to Linz from early 2011 under a €69m contract signed in July. The maintenance contract runs for 16 years. Bombardier will provide tech nical know-how, while the work will ...
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NewsCalgary LRT extension contract awarded
CANADA: The city of Calgary has awarded the joint venture of SNC Lavalin Graham Infrastructure the C$700m design-build contract for the 8·2 km West LRT project. The six-station extension of Calgary’s 202 light rail line, which currently runs across the city between 10 St SW and McKnight-Westwinds, will begin at ...
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NewsCommuter rail vehicles shipped to the USA
USA: The first three Silverliner V electric multiple-unit car bodyshells for Philadelphia's SEPTA arrived from South Korea on October 21. They were taken by road to an assembly plant leased by Hyundai Rotem USA, which has a US$274·1m contract to supply 120 vehicles. Delivery of three prototypes had originally ...
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NewsSt Albans Abbey tram-train announced
UK: Consultation on the introduction of tram-style vehicles to replace heavy rail services on the Watford Junction - St Albans Abbey line was announced by Secretary of State for Transport Lord Andrew Adonis on October 30. The 10 km branch operated by the London Midland franchise currently carries 450 ...