All articles by Metro Report International – Page 12
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Metro Report InternationalDaegu’s urban rail network grows
SOUTH KOREA: The urban rail network in Daegu has expanded following the opening of a cross-city suburban rail corridor and the extension of its metro. Suburban link opens Click on image for full-size map. The 61·9 km Daegyeong suburban rail line opened on ...
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Metro Report InternationalLille orders more metro trains
FRANCE: Métropole Européenne de Lille has awarded Alstom a €210m firm order to supply 15 more rubber-tyre automated light metro trainsets, following on from 27 ordered previously. The trainsets in the latest order will replace the current Siemens VAL208 trainsets from 2028 onwards, enabling Line 1 ...
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Metro Report InternationalUrban transport industry news round-up
This week’s round-up of news from the urban transport sector.
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Metro Report InternationalResignalling programme to create Madrid’s first driverless metro line
SPAIN: Metro de Madrid has awarded Alstom a contract to upgrade the signalling on Line 6 to make it the city’s first driverless metro line. The 23·5 km circular line with 28 stations is the busiest on the network. Automation is expected to enable an increase ...
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Metro Report InternationalHelsinki takes light rail northeast
FINLAND: Sweco has won a framework contract to provide design and engineering services for expansion of Helsinki’s light rail network. Projects cover up to 30 route-km, including the Malmin-Jakomaen network serving northeast districts of the city. Helsinki’s Urban Environment Committee discussed the plans on November 26, ...
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Metro Report InternationalOttawa’s O-Train starts phased reopening
CANADA: Ottawa’s O-Train reopened its extended north-south Trillium Line on January 6, with services to be ramped up over the next month.
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Metro Report InternationalCampina Grande light rail plan agreed
BRAZIL: The Ministry of Transport has signed an agreement for the transfer of 15·5 km of moribund railway to the municipality of Campina Grande for the development of a light rail service. The R$170m project covers the reconstruction of a cross-city section of the 1 000 ...
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Metro Report InternationalGatineau – Ottawa tramway studies to begin
CANADA: Technical and environmental studies are to begin this spring for the TramGO project to develop a 24 km tramway connecting western and central Gatineau in Québec with Ottawa in neighbouring Ontario. The federal and Québec governments have allocated C$163·5m to plan the Québec section of ...
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Metro Report InternationalMRT Xizhi – Donghu Line construction contract signed
TAIWAN: Main construction works for the MRT Xizhi – Donghu metro line in New Taipei are set to get underway in March, after the turnkey design and build contract was signed on December 19. The NT$32bn project will be undertaken a joint venture of Malaysian company ...
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Metro Report InternationalTurquoise tram route added to Lusail network
QATAR: Revenue-earning Turquoise Line tram services in Lusail north of Doha began on January 6. The Turquoise Line is the third element of the Lusail tram network to open, and services make extensive use of alignments that are already open. Trams run ...
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Metro Report InternationalUrban transport industry news round-up
This week’s round-up of news from the urban transport sector.
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Metro Report InternationalPenang LRT Mutiara Line construction launched
MALAYSIA: Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim officially launched construction of the Penang LRT Mutiara Line medium capacity metro with a groundbreaking ceremony on January 11. The first phase of the Mutiara (‘Pearl’) Line will run 23·7 km along Penang Island from Penang South Reclamation Project Island A ...
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Metro Report InternationalProgramme manager selected to oversee Austin’s starter light rail line
USA: Austin Transit Partnership has appointed consultancy Aecom to support Phase 1 of the Texas state capital’s light rail network. Responsibilities will include programme management oversight and initiation, environmental services, design management, railway systems commissioning and operational readiness. The 15·7 km Phase 1 of the light ...
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Metro Report InternationalMinsk trams delivered
BELARUS: Belkommunmash has delivered 20 Type T811 low-floor four-axle trams to Minsk transport operator Minsktrans.
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Metro Report InternationalRailway innovation and talent development MoU signed
CHINA: City University of Hong Kong, MTR Corp and MTR Academy have signed a memorandum of understanding covering railway-related research, talent development and innovation. The partners are to explore opportunities to exchange researchers, students and faculty members, with the possibility of CityUHK offering railway-related research topics ...
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Metro Report InternationalDelhi RRTS extension opens as India targets second spot in world metro rankings
INDIA: The 13 km Sahibabad to New Ashok Nagar extension of the Delhi – Ghaziabad – Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System line was opened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 5. The Rs46bn extension takes Namo Bharat (commuter) services into central Delhi; there is an ...
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Metro Report InternationalNew York Subway battery-diesel maintenance locos approved for use
USA: New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority has approved the operation of battery-diesel hybrid locomotives ordered from Wabtec to haul maintenance trains on the Subway network. The R255 locos will be able to use power from the 500 kWh battery in the tunnels and at worksites when ...
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Metro Report InternationalUrban transport industry news round-up
This week’s round-up of news from the urban transport sector.
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Metro Report InternationalHo Chi Minh City joins the metro club
VIETNAM: Ho Chi Minh City’s 19·7 km metro Line 1 opened for commercial service at 10.00 on December 22 with free travel for 30 days. The southwest-to-northeast line runs from the Ben Thanh market in the city centre to the densely populated suburb of Suoi Tien, ...
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Metro Report InternationalElephant & Castle passenger tunnel designer appointed
UK: Dragados UK has appointed AECOM as lead designer for the first stage of the construction of passenger tunnels to increase capacity at London Underground’s Elephant & Castle station. In September 2024 Transport for London awarded Dragados UK a contract to design and build 135 m ...