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Metro Report InternationalDriverless metro line opens in Sydney
AUSTRALIA: The first heavy metro line in Australia officially opened on May 26 with a day of free travel. The driverless Metro North West Line in Sydney runs from Chatswood to Epping over a converted heavy rail line, then continues through a new twin-bore tunnel to ...
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NewsMarmaray suburban rail corridor across Istanbul opened
TURKEY: President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan officially opened the 77 km Marmaray suburban rail corridor across Istanbul on March 12, 15 years after construction began. The President rode an inaugural train from the opening ceremony at Kartal on the Asian side of the route east as far ...
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Metro Report InternationalAccessibility and sustainability at the heart of Berlin transport plan
GERMANY: The Senate of the Land of Berlin on February 26 issued a 2019-23 transport plan, with accessibility and emissions reduction key components. As well as the bus, tram, U-Bahn and ferry networks operated by municipal company BVG, the plan also addresses multimodal transport investment and integration with the regional ...
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Metro Report InternationalExtra Stuttgart S-Bahn EMUs will support ATO project
GERMANY: The Stuttgart regional government has approved the purchase of 58 four-car Class 430 electric multiple-units and the installation of ETCS Level 2 and automatic train operation on the entire S-Bahn fleet. Trains from the €421·8m order are to be delivered by 2022. The Land of Baden-Württemberg is providing ...
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NewsTEX Rail commuter line opens
USA: The 43 km TEX Rail commuter line linking central Fort Worth with Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport opened on January 10, when the first train left North Side station at 03.38. The line developed by regional transport authority Trinity Metro starts at the Texas & Pacific ...
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Metro Report InternationalMumbai monorail operating contract terminated
INDIA: Citing a ‘failure to perform and fulfil contractual obligations’, Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority has taken over operation of the Mumbai monorail after terminating the contact held by the LTSE joint venture of Larsen & Toubro Ltd and Scomi Engineering. MMRDA insisted that services would continue to run ...
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NewsKeolis wins Nancy public transport operating contract
FRANCE: The greater Nancy metropolitan council has selected Keolis as the winner of a contract to operate its Star urban transport network for six years from January 1 2019. Keolis said the contract covering bus, electric shuttle, transport on demand, transport for passengers with reduced mobility and park-and-ride facilities across ...
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NewsOrléans renews Keolis operating contract
FRANCE: Transport authority Orléans Métropole renewed its contract with Keolis to operate and maintain the city’s Tao public transport network on November 15. The six-year contract running from January 1 2019 is expected to generate revenue of €395m. Keolis plans to introduce an on-demand transport service, as well as ...
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NewsTram-train service to Rotherham launched
UK: Passengers aboard the 10.35 departure from Rotherham Parkgate on October 25 made history as they rode the first tram-train in revenue service in the UK. Opening of the Sheffield – Rotherham tram-train route marks the culmination of a pilot programme more than a decade in the ...
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Metro Report InternationalSão Paulo metro extension opens
BRAZIL: A 1·3 km single station extension of São Paulo metro Line 5 east from Moema to AACD-Servidor opened on August 31, taking the length of the line to 16·6 km. A planned extension from AACD-Servidor to Chácara Klabin would take the line to 22·1 km. ...
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NewsHajj metro prepared for annual seven-day operating season
SAUDI ARABIA: Work is underway to prepare the Al Mashaaer Al Mugaddassah Metro in Makkah for its seven-day annual operating season during the Hajj pilgrimage, which this year falls on August 19-24. The journey between the holy sites in Arafat and Mina can take up to 8 h by car ...
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Metro Report InternationalBuenos Aires Line H extension opens
ARGENTINA: A northern extension of Buenos Aires metro Line H was inaugurated on May 17. The line now reaches Julieta Lanteri-Facultad de Derecho. The 800 m extension from the previous terminus of Las Heras adds one station, which has step-free access. Line H is now 8·2 km long with 12 ...
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NewsQatar metro and light rail operating contract awarded
QATAR: Public transport authority Qatar Rail has awarded the RKH Qitarat joint venture between a consortium of RATP Dev and Keolis (49%) and local construction, property and trading business Hamad Group (51%) a contract to operate and maintain the Doha metro and Lusail light rail networks. The contract awarded on ...
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NewsMashhad metro Line 2 opens
IRAN: The first phase of the second metro line in Mashhad opened on February 20, running northeast-southwest from Kashfrood to Shohada. The 8 km section of Line 2 has six stations, with an additional station due to open at a later stage. The second phase, running southwest ...
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NewsBombardier takes over Montréal commuter services
CANADA: Bombardier Transportation took over the operation of commuter rail services on six routes in Montréal on November 18, under a C$331m operations and maintenance contract awarded by transport authority Agence Métropolitaine de Transport which runs for eight years with an option for a two-year extension. AMT ...
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Metro Report InternationalPrasarana to operate Makkah’s pilgrim metro
SAUDI ARABIA: The Municipal & Rural Affairs Ministry has awarded Kuala Lumpur transport agency Prasarana a three-year contract to operate and maintain the Al Mashaaer Al Mugaddasah metro line in Makkah, which is only operated during the Hajj period. The contract starts from this year. Announcing the ...
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NewsAMT launches Train de l’Est commuter service
CANADA: Montréal commuter rail operator Agence Métropolitaine de Transport finally began revenue service on its 52 km Train de l’Est route from Montréal Central to Mascouche on December 1, around three years later than previously anticipated. Serving a region with around 700 000 inhabitants, the route had been expected to ...
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Metro Report InternationalEdinburgh tramway opens
UK: The Edinburgh tramway was officially opened on May 30, ahead of the start of regular passenger services the following day. ‘The tram project has been hugely challenging for the people of Edinburgh but now there seems to be a growing positivity in the city about ...
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NewsFree rides celebrate opening of Sofia metro Line 2
BULGARIA: The first phase of Sofia metro Line 2 opened on August 31, with President Rosen Plevneliev, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and European Commission President José Manuel Barroso attending the celebrations. Musical entertainment was laid on at the National Palace of Culture, with the public able to ...
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Metro Report InternationalPrincess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University driverless metro opens
Metro Report International takes an exclusive preview ride on the driverless metro serving a women’s university campus in Riyadh.