All Metro articles – Page 14
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Organisations
Alexandria Regional Metro
An east-west cross-city metro is planned, extending to 43 km, 1 435 mm gauge, to be electrified at 25 kV 50 Hz. Design of the initial 21.5 km section from Abou Kir to Misr is complete. Egypt’s National Authority for Tunnels is responsible for planning and construction. AddressPO Box 466Ramses ...
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Ahvaz Metro
An initial light metro line is under construction (23 km, 24 stations) from the northeast to the southwest. Plans envisage a further three lines (total 70 km). Address61838-33349 AhvazIranPhone+98 3552 9724Fax+98 3552 1917Websitewww.ahwazmetro.org Network data Gauge1435 mmLength(23 km - under construction)Electrification(23 km - under construction)
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Hamburger Hochbahn AG (HHA)
Opened 1912. Four lines with underground, surface and elevated sections, serving 93 stations. See Hamburg network map. Line U4 serving the Elbe river front opened in 2012; the 4 km branch off line U2 reached HafenCity in August 2013, and was extended 1·3 km to Elbbrücken on December 7 2018. ...
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Abu Dhabi Metro
Metro and light rail network in planning. The initial project was intended to open in 2017, but work on the scheme was paused in 2016. This envisaged construction of an 18 km tunnelled metro line running southeast from the city centre to Zayed Sports City; two light rail lines totalling ...
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Abidjan Metro
Single metro line under construction. See Abidjan network map. Abidjan’s Line 1 is being built from Anyama in the north via the city centre to Port-Bouët in the southeast (37·9 km, 20 stations). The standard gauge elevated route will mostly parallel Sitarail’s metre-gauge main line from Ouagadougou, with a short ...
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News
Cross-London plans delay Underground sell-off
UK: A proposal to join up suburban services east and west of London through existing metro tunnels, which has been put forward by Railtrack, owner of Britain’s national rail network, has caused the process of privatising London Underground’s physical assets to be put on hold for several weeks. In March ...