All articles by Metro Report International – Page 206
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Metro Report InternationalKatowice tram extension design preferred bidder
POLAND: A consortium of Sweco Consulting Poznań and Sweco Belgium has been selected as preferred bidder to design a tram extension in Katowice, with a lowest bid of 1·8m złoty. The 5 km extension of the Tramwaje Śląskie network would run from the Brynów turning loop to ul Kostuchna ...
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Metro Report InternationalRiyadh takes delivery of first Bombardier metro train
SAUDI ARABIA: Bombardier Transportation delivered the first driverless trainset for Line 3 of the Riyadh metro to the Saudi capital on November 29. Bombardier is supplying 47 two-car Innovia 300 trainsets to operate on the 40·7 km Orange Line under its US$383m share of a US$5·21bn contract awarded to the ...
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Metro Report InternationalQingdao Line 4 PPP contract awarded
CHINA: A consortium of China Railway Construction Corp subsidiaries and Qingdao Urban Construction Group Co has been awarded the public-private partnership contract to build Qingdao metro Line 4. Opening of the 30·7 km entirely underground Line 4 is planned for December 2020. The contract has an estimated total value ...
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Metro Report InternationalFunding for Chicago Red Line studies
USA: The Chicago Transit Authority board has approved an amendment to its 2016-20 Capital Improvement Plan which adds $75m for preliminary engineering and a final environmental impact statement for the proposed Red Line Extension. This work is required before CTA can apply for more than $1bn in federal funding which ...
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Metro Report InternationalTampere tramway construction contract signed
FINLAND: An alliancing agreement for the construction of the Tampere tramway has been signed by the city council and a consortium of VR Track, Pöyry and YIT. Announcing the deal on November 29, the partners said the revised cost estimate for the implementation of the project was €238·8m. The national ...
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Metro Report InternationalCitadis trams delivered to Shanghai
CHINA: Test running on the first two lines of the tramway under construction in the Songjiang district of southwestern Shanghai is set to begin shortly, following the delivery of the first vehicles. In April 2015 Shanghai Songjiang Tramway Investment & Operation Co placed a €72m order for 30 Citadis trams ...
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Metro Report InternationalCharlotte selects Siemens battery trams
USA: Charlotte City Council decided on November 28 to award Siemens a contract to supply six S70 light rail vehicles for the Charlotte Area Transit System. These will be equipped with batteries for catenary-free operation in the Uptown area. The LRVs are to be supplied from Siemens’ Sacramento plant and ...
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Metro Report InternationalC$2bn Vancouver transport investment approved
CANADA: Vancouver regional transport authority TransLink approved the C$2bn Phase One of the 10-Year Vision for Metro Vancouver Transit & Transportation on November 23. Developed in 2014, this master plan envisages infrastructure and service improvements across the region’s various transport networks. Phase One covers the period to 2019. Funding ...
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Metro Report InternationalSantiago metro station contract awarded
CHILE: Metro de Santiago has awarded a joint venture of Strukton International and Arrigoni Engineering & Construction a contract to build five underground stations on Line 3. Announcing its first Latin American project on November 23, Strukton said that the €46m contract covers civil, structural, architectural, and mechanical, electrical ...
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Metro Report InternationalSevilla metro extension progresses
SPAIN: Rails and sleepers are being laid on the final section of Alcalá de Guadaíra branch of the Sevilla light metro, the Andalucía regional government announced on November 7. This covers a section between two viaducts near the line’s western end. Tracklaying is due to finish next ...
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Metro Report InternationalPraha tests automatic tram speed control software
CZECH REPUBLIC: Three Škoda 15T trams equipped with automatic speed control entered service on the Praha network on November 21. Together with onboard track lubrication equipment, this aims to minimise wheel squeal, track wear and passenger comfort. The prototypes will be tested until next year, and if the trial proves ...
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Metro Report InternationalAlstom wins Shanghai metro traction equipment contract
CHINA: Alstom has won a €31m contract to supply traction equipment and train control monitoring systems for the 156 metro cars that will be used on the second phase of Shanghai metro Line 10. Traction motors will be produced by the Xi’an Alstom Yongji Electric Equipment Co joint venture, ...
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Metro Report InternationalWuhan tram carries passengers
CHINA: Passenger-carrying tests have started on tram line T6 in Wuhan. The 16·8 km route with 23 stops is the city’s first tram line, and runs from Guanlianhu Road to Chelun Square. The project cost was 2·6bn yuan. A 3 km extension is planned, which would add six stops. ...
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Metro Report InternationalChicago Transit Authority approves budgets
USA: Chicago Transit Authority approved its 2017 operating budget and 2017-21 capital budget on November 16. CTA has a capital budget of $3·5bn for the next five years. The authority expects to start work on new projects next year, including the selection of an alignment for the proposed Red ...
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Metro Report InternationalUkraine and EIB agree transport loan
UKRAINE: The government and European Investment Bank signed a €200m loan agreement on November 11 to support a nationwide public transport investment programme. The 22-year loan has a five-year grace period. The funds will contribute to the €408m urban transport programme that covers investment in 11 cities. The remainder ...
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Metro Report InternationalŠkoda to supply São Paulo monorail traction equipment
BRAZIL: Škoda Electric has won a contract to supply traction equipment for the 10 five-car monorail vehicles that Scomi Engineering is supplying for São Paulo metro Line 17. The KC100m order follows the signing of a co-operation agreement between the two companies last year. According to Škoda, it ...
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Metro Report InternationalComparing suburban rail best practice
INTERNATIONAL: Catalunya regional operator FGC hosted the annual meeting of the International Suburban Rail Benchmarking Group on November 9-11. The event in Barcelona brought together 15 rail operators as part of an international project which aims to identify synergies and drive continuous improvement by providing a confidential ...
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Metro Report InternationalTfL seeks composite conductor rails
UK: As part of a long-term programme to replace London Underground’s steel conductor rails with more energy efficient composite designs, Transport for London is seeking options for conductor rails which could be used on parts of the deep level tube network where clearances are too tight for currently approved conductor ...
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Metro Report InternationalSecond Sydney metro line announced
AUSTRALIA: The New South Wales government announced on November 14 that it is planning to build a second metro line in the state capital. Sydney Metro West would connect central Sydney with Parramatta on a mostly underground alignment. The government notes that nearly half of Sydney’s population lives in ...
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Metro Report InternationalFive prequalify for Montréal REM contracts
CANADA: Calls for proposals for two contracts to build the proposed 67 km Réseau Électrique Métropolitain automated light metro in Montréal are to be issued during the week of November 14, after project promoter CDPQ Infra named the prequalified consortia on November 10. CDPQ Infra has also published a detailed ...