København metro train mid-life refurbishment contract awarded
DENMARK: København metro operator Metroselskabet has awarded Alstom a €30m contract to undertake the mid-life refurbishment of the 34 three-car AnsaldoBreda driverless trainsets used on lines M1 and M2.
Sepulveda Transit Corridor programme management contract awarded
USA: Los Angeles Metro Transportation Authority has appointed Anser Advisory to support development of the Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project.
Passenger trust, digital expectations and changing travel patterns will drive transport innovation in 2023
Making accurate predictions in an increasingly unpredictable world can be a fool’s errand, but Galen Chui, Senior Vice-President of Engineering & Products at Cubic Transportation Systems, looks at the trends that will shape public transport in the coming year.
Cross Island Line construction begins
SINGAPORE: Minister for Transport S Iswaran has launched construction of Cross Island Line Phase 1 with a ceremony at the site of the future CRL Bright Hill station.
Mumbai metro lines extended south
INDIA: Extensions of Mumbai metro lines 2A and 7 were inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 19, with passenger services starting the following day.
Beograd metro early operator assistance contract signed
SERBIA: Beograd city council has awarded RATP Dev the early operator assistance contract to support development of a planned three-line automated metro network.
Automated metro to Istanbul airport opens
TURKEY: The 34 km first phase of metro Line M11 to Istanbul’s main airport opened on January 22.
Chongqing inaugurates two metro extensions
CHINA: The second phases of Chongqing metro lines 9 and 10 were opened simultaneously on January 18, adding a further 14 route-km to the city’s extensive network, which now totals 492 km.
Hitachi Rail awarded Roma metro train contract
ITALY: The city of Roma has awarded Hitachi Rail a framework contract to supply up to 30 metro trainsets for Lines A and B.
Belo Horizonte metro development concessionaire appointed
BRAZIL: A concession to operate, manage and extend the Belo Horizonte metro has been awarded to Comporte Participações.
Taipei’s Xizhi – Donghu metro project approved
TAIWAN: The cabinet has backed plans to build the Xizhi – Donghu metro line in Taipei, with Premier Su Tseng-chang approving an initial budget of NT$27·9bn for design and construction.
Progressive design-build model for Scarborough Subway Extension development
CANADA: Infrastructure Ontario and Toronto area transport agency Metrolinx have appointed the Scarborough Transit Connect consortium as Stations, Rail & Systems development partner for the Scarborough Subway Extension project.
Xi’an Line 6 extended east
CHINA: The second phase of Xi’an Metro Line 6 has opened, running through the city centre from Xibeigongyedaxue (NW Polytechnical University) and then east to Fangzhicheng.
EBRD backs Tbilisi metro station modernisation
GEORGIA: The European Bank for Reconstruction & Development has agreed to provide a €50·6m sovereign loan to finance modernisation of 12 Tbilisi metro stations.
PPP-financed suburban metro opens in Taizhou
CHINA: A north-south suburban metro line connecting the east coast city of Taizhou in Zhejiang province with the town of Chengnan opened for revenue service on December 28.
Next Santo Domingo metro trains to feature design enhancements
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Santo Domingo metro operator OPRET has awarded Alstom a contract to supply a further 10 three-car Metropolis trainsets.
Warszawa offers metro cars to Kyiv
UKRAINE: A letter of intent has been signed for the transfer of 60 Warzsawa metro cars to Kyiv as humanitarian aid.
Construction of Jurong Region Line launched
SINGAPORE: Land Transport Authority held a ceremony at the site of the future Tengah Town station on January 13 to officially launch construction of the Jurong Region Line, which will be Singapore’s seventh metro line.
Wuhan metro extends north and south
CHINA: The country’s seventh oldest metro network has expanded further, with the opening of two extensions in Wuhan totalling 25·3 km.
Austria: Mobile milling supports preventive rail maintenance
Wiener Linien has been exploring how a combination of mobile milling and investment in premium rail steels can help to optimise its maintenance costs and move from reactive to preventive interventions on its metro lines.