Metro Report International
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Kyiv Metro completes waterpoofing works
UKRAINE: Kyiv Metro restarted passenger services on the six-station Lybidska – Teremky section of Line M2 on September 12, following the completion of a nine-month project to address water and sand ingress.
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St Petersburg light rail vehicle unveiled
RUSSIA: The first vehicle for the future Kupchino – Shushary – Slavyanka fast light rail route in St Petersburg has been rolled out at PK TS’s Nevsky factory in the city.
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Parcel delivery by tram and cargo bike on test in Strasbourg
FRANCE: The delivery of parcels to the city centre by tram and cargo bike being tested in Strasbourg.
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Indian domestically-designed driverless metro train production begins
INDIA: BEML has begun production of a prototype 5RS-DM driverless metro trainset for the city of Bengaluru.
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Groundbreaking ceremony held for Bali metro
INDONESIA: A groundbreaking ceremony has been held for the transit-oriented development at the site of the Central Parkir Kuta station, attended by Acting Governor of Bali Sang Made Mahendra Jaya on September 4. The ceremony marked the start of construction on the Bali metro project which is to serve the ...
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Urban transport industry news round-up
This week’s round-up of news from the urban transport sector.
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Suzhou opens metro Line 8
CHINA: On September 10 Suzhou Rail Transit inaugurated metro Line 8, adding 35·6 km and serving 28 stations. The line opened only 2½ months after metro Line 6 had entered service.
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Investor increases stake in Sydney light rail PPP concessionaire
AUSTRALIA: John Laing Group has agreed to acquire pension investor Aware Super’s 62·5% stake in Sydney light rail finance, design, build and operating PPP concessionaire ALTRAC.
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Moskva Metro’s Troitskaya Line heads for Novaya Moskva
RUSSIA: Early September saw the opening of two extensions to the Moskva metro, improving access to the growing Novomoskovsky district southwest of the city centre.
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RATP Dev awarded Caen public transport operating contract
FRANCE: The Caen la Mer local authority has awarded RATP Dev a contract to operate its Twisto-branded public transport services for six years from January 1 2025.
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Alstom to modernise Las Vegas airport peoplemover
USA: Clark County Department of Aviation has awarded Alstom a $84m contract to upgrade the Green and Blue lines of the automated peoplemover at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, including the supply of new vehicles.
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Cairo Metro Line 1 to be modernised
EGYPT: The National Authority for Tunnels has awarded a €850m contract for renovation of Cairo Metro’s Line 1 to a consortium led by Colas Rail with Orascom Construction and Hitachi Rail.
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Chicago Transit Authority pilots gun detection technology
USA: Chicago Transit Authority has combined its existing CCTV with computer vision and machine learning technology from ZeroEyes in a pilot project which aims to alert security officials if someone is brandishing a gun.
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Urban transport industry news round-up
This week’s round-up of news from the urban transport sector.
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Four suppliers invited to bid to renew Croydon tram fleet
UK: Four companies have pre-qualified for a potential contract to replace the oldest trams on the London Trams network centred on Croydon.
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Siemens Mobility to replace Europe’s largest light rail interlocking
GERMANY: Ruhrbahn has awarded Siemens Mobility a €180m contract to replace 1970s relay-based light rail signalling and control technology in Essen and Mülheim an der Ruhr with Trackguard digital equipment by 2031.
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Strasbourg tramway expansion gains momentum
FRANCE: Tracklaying has begun on Strasbourg’s Tram Ouest project, and planning is under way for a northern expansion of the network.
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Ministry of Transport to develop Samsun tram line
TURKEY: The national Ministry of Transport & Infrastructure is to take over responsibility for developing a planned tram line in the Black Sea port city of Samsun.
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Transport for London says cybersecurity incident does not impact services
UK: ‘There remains no impact to our public transport services and no evidence that any customer data has been compromised’, Transport for London said on September 6 when it issued an update on an ongoing cybersecurity incident.
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Zagreb tram order signed
CROATA: A firm order for Končar KEV to supply a further 20 low-floor trams to Zagreb operator ZET was signed by Mayor Tomislav Tomaševićs on September 3.