Middle East and African urban transport news
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Metro Report InternationalSiemens working on €1·3bn light rail scheme in Luanda
ANGOLA: Siemens Mobility has confirmed to Metro Report International that it is working with the Ministry of Transport on a light rail scheme in Luanda. The supplier said on November 30 that ‘the Presidential Dispatch 53/23, published on March 22 2023, is part of the procedure ...
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Metro Report InternationalThales to supply signalling, security and ticketing for Alexandria metro
EGYPT: Thales has been subcontracted to supply signalling, security and ticketing systems for the first metro line in Alexandria. The 21·7 km line is being developed by a consortium of Orascom Construction and Colas Rail under a €1·3bn contract awarded by the National Authority for Tunnels ...
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Metro Report InternationalMetro and monorail testing underway as Cairo network grows
EGYPT: Test running on Cairo’s East Nile Monorail and on two branches of metro Line 3 started on November 5. East Nile Monorail Following a site visit on November 16, Minister of Transport Kamel Al-Wazir announced that the East Nile Monorail line will be handed over ...
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Metro Report InternationalIstanbul M8 passengers stay connected
TURKEY: Wireless networking technology company Rajant Corp and distribution partner AIRadio have rolled-out wi-fi access on Istanbul metro line M8 trains and at stations. The 14·3 km automated line linking Bostancı with Dudullu on the Anatolian side of Istanbul opened on January 6, and the wi-fi ...
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Metro Report InternationalDubai invites expressions of interest for metro Blue Line
UAE: Dubai’s Roads & Transport Authority has invited expressions of interest in a design and build contract covering civil works, railway systems and rolling stock for the planned metro Blue Line. Around 15·5 km of the 30 km line would be underground and 14·5 km elevated. ...
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Metro Report InternationalAlexandria metro contract signed
EGYPT: The National Authority for Tunnels has awarded a consortium of Orascom Construction and Colas Rail a €1·3bn contract to build the first metro line in Alexandria. The contract covers engineering, procurement and construction of the 21·7 km first phase of the metro line, serving 20 stations. ...
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Metro Report InternationalJ-Train consortium wins Jerusalem Blue Line tramway contract
ISRAEL: The city of Jerusalem and the national transport and finance ministries have selected the J-Train consortium for a PPP contract to finance, build, operate and maintain the light rail Blue Line. J-Train comprises bus operator Dan Bus, construction company Denya Cebus and Spain’s Comsa. The ...
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Metro Report InternationalBozankaya delivers its first driverless metro trainset
TURKEY: Bozankaya has delivered the first of seven domestically-developed four-car driverless trainsets for the Gebze metro. It was handed over on September 1 in the presence of Minister of Transport & Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu, who described it as the ‘first Turkish driverless metro train’, with 63% ...
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Metro Report InternationalDiesel loco-hauled metro train carries first passengers on Lagos Blue Line
NIGERIA: State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu inaugurated passenger services on the first section of the Lagos LRT Blue Line on September 4, with a limited diesel locomotive hauled service pending the commissioning of the power supply system.
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Metro Report InternationalDoha’s Education City tram network expands
QATAR: The third and final section of Doha’s isolated Education City tram network, the Green Line, has opened for revenue service. The Green Line runs from an interchange with the Blue and Yellow lines at Stadium North to the national convention centre and Sidra, with a ...
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Metro Report InternationalBe’er Sheva light rail plans to be further developed
ISRAEL: The Infrastructure Planning & Development Administration has given the go-ahead for the further development of plans for a 25 km light rail line in Be’er Sheva.
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Metro Report InternationalTel Aviv light rail Red Line opens
ISRAEL: Passenger services on Tel Aviv’s light rail Red Line began on August 18 following an official inauguration by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the previous day.
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Metro Report InternationalGreater Lomé Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan under development
TOGO: A Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan to reduce dependency on motorbikes and taxis in Lomé is being drawn up by French consultancy Systra and local partners Artim Développement and AGECET. More than 2 million people live in the capital, representing around a quarter of the country’s ...
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Metro Report InternationalTel Aviv Purple Line reaches financial close
ISRAEL: Main construction works for the Tel Aviv light rail Purple Line are expected to begin shortly, after the signing of a financing agreement by project promoter NTA Metropolitan Mass Transit Systems, HSBC and Bank Leumi Le Israel. The line is to be built by a ...
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Metro Report InternationalCRRC Zhuzhou starts local metro car building in Turkey
TURKEY: CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co formally marked the start of local assembly of driverless metro trainsets for Istanbul with a ceremony in Ankara on June 7, describing the occasion as ‘a historic moment for Turkey’s rail transit industry’. The Chinese builder was awarded a TL1·5bn contract ...
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Metro Report InternationalFour shortlisted to take forward Haifa – Nazareth light rail route
ISRAEL: Four consortia have been invited to submit best and final offers for the concession to build and operate the Nofit interurban light rail line between Haifa and Nazareth. They are: Shapir (Israel) and CAF (Spain); Alstom (France), Electra and Minrav (Israel); Comsa (Spain), Den ...
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Metro Report InternationalIzmir to add two stations to Izban rail network
TURKEY: Contracts have been awarded for the construction of two infill stations on Izmir’s 136 km İzban suburban rail line, which will take the total to 43. Lale Mahallesi station will be added between the existing Şirinyer and Kemer stations, improving access to the future 13·5 ...
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Metro Report InternationalBozankaya to supply trams to growing network
TURKEY: Kocaeli municipality centred on Izmit has awarded Bozankaya a TL697m contract to supply 10 trams. The 100% low-floor bidirectional trams will be 33 m long and able to carry 298 passengers, including 66 seated. Bozankaya says that the trams are to be designed and built ...
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Metro Report InternationalMinister pledges to build long-planned Trabzon tram line
TURKEY: Long-standing plans for a light rail network in the northeastern port city of Trabzon are set to be implemented with current Transport Minister Adil Karaismailoğlu announcing that the first line would be completed by the end of 2025. Turkey will hold presidential and parliamentary elections ...
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Metro Report InternationalTunis finally opens RFR Line E
TUNISIA: The first section of the RFR dedicated suburban network has opened in the capital.