All Operations & services articles – Page 3
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Metro Report International
West Midlands Metro extended to Wolverhampton railway station
UK: A 600 m branch of the West Midlands Metro light rail network to Wolverhampton railway station was opened on September 17, including an intermediate stop at Pipers Row to serve the city’s bus station. ‘With two new stops and services up to every 10 min, ...
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Metro Report International
Kraków fast tram route opens
POLAND: A 3·6 km section of fast tram line in the northern suburbs of Kraków was officially inaugurated on September 4. The extension from Krowodrza Górka to Papierni Pradnickich is served by routes 18 and 50. Work is still underway on the remaining 900 m of route ...
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Metro Report International
Two openings expand Fuzhou metro network
CHINA: The first 24 km section of Fuzhou’s metro Line 4 and a 5·3 km extension of Line 5 opened on August 27. Line 4 runs from Difengjiang on metro Line 5 in the southeast of the city to Fenghuangchi in the north, with 19 stations. ...
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Metro Report International
Wrocław tram extension opens
POLAND: Revenue services on a 4·7 km tramway extension in Wrocław began on September 3. Opened with a formal ceremony the previous day, the extension runs from Park Biznesu to Nowy Dwór P+R main line station in the west of the city. It is served by ...
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Metro Report International
Diesel 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 International
Doha’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 International
President opens Jabodebek LRT
INDONESIA: President Joko Widodo inaugurated the Jakarta – Bogor – Depok –Bekasi LRT elevated metro on August 28, and it carried 28 925 passengers in the first two days of operation. The 42·1 km Jabodebek LRT has 18 stations serving the greater Jakarta region as well ...
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Metro Report International
Toruń tramway extension opens
POLAND: An opening ceremony was held on August 25 for a 6 km extension of the tram network in Toruń. The extension links Waly gen Sikorskiego in the city centre with Heweliusza in the Jar regeneration zone to the north. There are free services from August ...
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Metro Report International
Utsunomiya Lightline tramway opens
Source: Kazumiki Miura JAPAN: Celebrations on August 26 marked the opening of the Lightline light rail line in the city of Utsunomiya, 100 km north of Tokyo, as Japan’s first new-build tram line since the opening of a line in Takaoka in 1948. The 1 067 mm ...
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Metro Report International
Transport for London seeks next Docklands Light Railway operator
UK: Transport for London has invited expressions of interest in the next franchise to operate and maintain the Docklands Light Railway automated light metro. The current contract held by the KeolisAmey Docklands joint venture of Keolis (70%) and Amey (30%) is due to expire on April ...
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Metro Report International
Tel 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 International
Third Moskva Central Diameter line launched
RUSSIA: The third Moskva Central Diameter cross-city regional express route was opened by President Vladimir Putin and Mayor Sergey Sobyanin on August 17. The MCD lines are being developed by modernising existing radial suburban railways and linking them up to form RER-style cross-city routes. The programme ...
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Metro Report International
First phase of Tampere tramway extension opens
FINLAND: The first stage of the 6·7 km Pyynikintori – Lentävänniemi extension of the Tampere tram network opened on August 7, running 2 km to Santalahti and adding three stops. Construction began in November 2020, and opening celebrations were held on August 6. Work on the ...
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Metro Report International
Beyoncé funds metro service
USA: Singer Beyoncé’s Renaissance World Tour funded an extra hour of operation of the Washington metro at a cost of $100 000, ensuring that fans could get home after bad weather delayed the start of her concert at the FedEx Field stadium.
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Metro Report International
Montréal’s REM automated light metro opens
CANADA: The first section of Montreal’s Réseau Express Métropolitain automated light metro was formally inaugurated by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Premier of Québec François Legault and Mayor Valérie Plante on July 28. Large numbers of people took advantage of a weekend of free travel on July ...
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Metro Report International
Happiness in Angers as two tram lines open
Source: Angers Loire Métropole/Morganview FRANCE: Angers tram routes B and C have opened, triggering a recast of the local public transport services operated by RATP Dev Angers under the Irigo brand. Opening celebrations were held on July 7 and when the first services ran in July ...
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Metro Report International
Grand Paris Express Line 15 South operator selected
FRANCE: Transport authority Île-de-France-Mobilités has selected the ORA consortium of RATP Dev, ComfortDelGro and Alstom as preferred bidder to operate the future Grand Paris Express automated metro Line 15 South. The decision is due to be approved by the transport authority’s board on July 18. The ...
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Metro Report International
Three more metro lines open in China totalling 73 km
CHINA: Three metro lines opened in three different cities at the end of June, totalling 73 km.
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Metro Report International
Thessaloniki metro operator selected
GREECE: Project promoter Hellenic Metro has awarded the THEMA consortium of Milano transport operator ATM (51%) and engineering consultancy Egis (49%) a €250m contract to operate and maintain Thessaloniki metro Line 1 for 11 years. The first metro line in Greece’s second-largest city is currently under ...
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Metro Report International
Metro opening aims to make Milano even more liveable
ITALY: An extension of Milano metro Line M4 has opened, providing a direct link from Linate airport to the city centre. The 5·3 km first phase of M4 from the airport as far as Dateo opened in November 2022, but was initially isolated from the rest ...