Metro news – Page 82
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Metro Report InternationalBogotá metro project kicks off
COLOMBIA: Metro de Bogotá began the process of prequalifying bidders to build and operate the capital’s first metro line on August 6, when it signed funding agreements with three international lenders. Interested bidders must submit applications to prequalify by the end of 2018, and Metro de Bogotá expects to ...
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NewsTest running begins on whole of first Hanoi metro line
VIETNAM: Test running on Hanoi metro Line 2A was extended to the southern terminus of Yen Nghia on August 1, meaning that testing is now taking place on the whole line. Test running between the northern terminus of Cat Linh and Ha Dong had started in July. Passenger services ...
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Metro Report InternationalKawasaki wins PATH metro car contract
USA: Port Authority of New York & New Jersey has awarded Kawasaki Heavy Industries subsidiary Kawasaki Rail Car a $240m contract to supply new trainsets for the PATH metro network and refurbish existing stock. Kawasaki is to supply nine eight-car trainsets for $180m in 2021-22. To be made at ...
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Metro Report InternationalSanto Domingo takes delivery of more metro trains
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Alstom has delivered the first two of six three-car Metropolis trainsets that it is supplying for the Santo Domingo metro Line 2B extension. In 2015 operator Opret awarded Alstom a contract to supply six additional trains for the 4·6 km, four-station eastern extension from Eduardo Brito to Carretera ...
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NewsIstanbul’s third airport to gain metro link in November 2019
TURKEY: The first metro line serving Istanbul’s third airport is scheduled to open on November 24 2019, the Ministry for Transportation, Maritime & Communications has told Metro Report International. The 37·5 km route with nine stations is being build by a consortium of Kolin and Şenbay under a €999·8m ...
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NewsBombardier to supply 396 metro cars to Singapore
SINGAPORE: Land Transport Authority has ordered 66 six-car trainsets for the North-South and East-West lines from Bombardier. The contract announced on July 25 is worth S$827m. The value would rise to S$1·2bn if an option is exercised for service support for their design life of 30 years. ...
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NewsHajj metro prepared for annual seven-day operating season
SAUDI ARABIA: Work is underway to prepare the Al Mashaaer Al Mugaddassah Metro in Makkah for its seven-day annual operating season during the Hajj pilgrimage, which this year falls on August 19-24. The journey between the holy sites in Arafat and Mina can take up to 8 h by car ...
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NewsLegal challenge to Siemens’ London Underground train contract win
UK: A legal challenge to Transport for London’s selection of Siemens as preferred bidder to supply new trainsets for London Underground’s Piccadilly Line was confirmed by Bombardier Transportation and Hitachi on July 23. ‘Hitachi Rail and Bombardier Transportation confirm that they have issued claims in the High ...
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NewsAmsterdam’s north–south metro line opens
NETHERLANDS: The long-awaited north–south metro Line 52 in Amsterdam was officially opened by Mayor Femke Halsema, Alderwoman of Traffic & Transport Sharon Dijksma and eight selected local residents on July 21. The line was then opened to pre-registered users. Regular revenue services began the following day, when there was am ...
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NewsAlstom to supply 31 driverless trains to Mumbai
INDIA: Project promoter Mumbai Metro Rail Corp awarded the rolling stock contract for Line 3 to a consortium of Alstom Transport India and Alstom Transport on July 19. Alstom is to supply 31 eight-car driverless trainsets, all of which are to be assembled in India. The stainless steel-bodied trains ...
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NewsFirst Line 3 metro train arrives in Sofia
BULGARIA: Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova and Sofia Metropoliten CEO Stoyan Bratoev have visited the first train for metro Line 3 following its delivery to Sofia. The train was transported by road from Newag’s Nowy Sącz factory in Poland. Each of the three cars was carried on a separate vehicle. ...
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NewsAbuja metro starts operation with diesel-hauled trains
NIGERIA: President Muhammadu Buhari inaugurated the initial section of the Abuja metro on July 12. China Civil Engineering & Construction Corp acted as main contractor, and construction started in 2007. The 27·3 km Yellow Line runs from Abuja station to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport and the 18 km ...
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Metro Report InternationalChennai Metro selects Trimble diagnostics platform
INDIA: Chennai Metro Rail Ltd is to deploy Trimble’s asset management platform to provide real-time status monitoring and analytics for its fleet of Alstom trainsets. This is intended to improve the operator’s ability to make data-driven decisions, supporting root cause analysis of faults and streamlining maintenance planning. ...
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NewsHitachi signs new Leonardo train contract
ITALY: Hitachi Rail Italy has signed an €87m contract with Milano transport operator ATM for the supply of 12 Leonardo trains for metro Line 2, the supplier announced on July 16. The through-gangwayed trains will be manufactured at HRI’s Reggio Calabria and Napoli factories. Deliveries are due to start ...
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NewsIsfahan metro reaches Soffeh
IRAN: The sole line of the Isfahan metro was extended south from Azadi to Soffeh on July 10. The 4 km extension adds four stations, taking Line 1 to 20·2 km with 20 stations. On the same day two infill stations were opened on the northern section ...
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Metro Report InternationalFortaleza metro construction contract awarded
BRAZIL: The state of Ceará has awarded Spain’s Sacyr Engineering & Infrastructure and Brazilian company Ferreira Guedes a 48-month contract to build Phase 1 of the 12·4 km East Line of the Fortaleza metro within a budget of R$1·47bn. The route from Tirol-Moura Brasil station to the depot located beyond ...
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Metro Report InternationalTrial operation begins on first Urumqi metro line
CHINA: Trial passenger operation on the initial phase of the first metro line in the western city of Urumqi began on July 9. The 16·5 km Line 1 runs entirely underground from Balou in the city centre to the international airport, with 12 stations. CRRC Zhuzhou has supplied 27 Type ...
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Metro Report InternationalAlstom awarded Sydney metro maintenance contract
AUSTRALIA: Metro Trains Sydney has awarded Alstom a 15-year contract to maintain the 22 six-car Metropolis automated trainsets, Urbalis 400 CBTC and point machines which the company is supplying for the 36 km Sydney Metro Northwest project. Alstom is to deploy its HealthHub maintenance platform, which is designed around condition-based ...
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NewsÎle-de-France funds initial Grand Paris fleet
FRANCE: Île-de-France Mobilités confirmed on July 11 that it had allocated €680m to fund 53 driverless metro trains for the initial phases of the Grand Paris Express project. Representing the first tranche of orders expected to be worth up to €1·3bn, the funds cover the purchase of 30 six-car trainsets ...
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Metro Report InternationalTaipei Metro Line 7 railway systems contract awarded
TAIWAN: Taipei City Government’s Department of Rapid Transit Systems has awarded a consortium of Alstom and local engineering and contracting company CTCI the €378m rolling stock and railway systems contract for Taipei Metro Line 7 Phase 1. Announcing the contract on July 10, consortium leader Alstom said its €220m share ...