All Operations & services articles – Page 5
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Metro Report InternationalSuzhou 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. Running from Xijinqiao on Line 3 to the west of the city centre, Line 8 ...
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Metro Report InternationalRATP 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. Currently operated by Keolis under a series of contracts which began in 2002, the Twisto network serves 275 000 ...
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Metro Report InternationalSeattle light rail extension is ‘the biggest thing to happen in Snohomish County since the first 747’
USA: A ribbon cutting, food trucks, face painting, live music and prizes for people who visited all four new stations were among the celebrations marking the opening on August 30 of a 13·7 km extension of Seattle’s light rail 1 Line north from Northgate to Lynnwood ...
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Metro Report InternationalSeoul metro Line 8 reaches Byeollae
SOUTH KOREA: A 13·2 km northern extension of Seoul metro Line 8 from Amsa to Byeollae opened on August 10. A ceremony at Byeollae station on the previous day was attended by Minister of Land, Infrastructure & Transport Park Sang-woo and Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon among ...
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Metro Report InternationalTwo sections of Foshan Line 3 open on the same day
CHINA: On August 23 Foshan Metro opened a 5·8 km extension of its Line 3 north from Zhen’an to Zhongshan Park, to the east of Foshan main line station which is currently closed for rebuilding as part of the Guangzhou – Zhanjiang high speed line project. ...
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Metro Report InternationalSydney metro extension opening boosts cross-harbour transport capacity
AUSTRALIA: An extension of the Sydney Metro running beneath the harbour to the Central Business District and Sydenham opened on August 19.
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Metro Report InternationalElevated peoplemover opens in Xi’an
CHINA: Revenue services began on Xi’an’s Yunba Line on August 12. This 17·4 km elevated peoplemover runs from the southwest terminus of metro Line 3 at Yuhuazhai south to Hengye Dadao with 18 stops, including an interchange with metro Line 6. The 22 three-car rubber-tyred trains ...
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Metro Report InternationalTram Route 13 is lucky for Helsinki
FINLAND: Tangential tram Route 13 serving northeast Helsinki opened on August 12. Developed at cost of €79·3m, it includes 4·5 km of new 1 000 mm gauge infrastructure in its route from the northern terminus at Maistraatintori (Pasila) to Nihti in the port area east of ...
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Metro Report InternationalHanoi metro Line 3 opens as tunnel boring starts
VIETNAM: The western 8·5 km section of Hanoi metro Line 3 between Nhon and Cau Giay opened with the launch of free demonstration services on August 8. The official inauguration of Hanoi’s second metro line is scheduled for September. The elevated line has eight stations. There ...
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Metro Report InternationalArt and architecture mark Napoli metro Line 6’s return
ITALY: Napoli metro Line 6 reopened on July 17, 11 years after services were suspended. The original 2·3 km line west from Mergellina to Mostra has been extended in tunnel 3·1 km towards the city centre at Municipio, where there is interchange with Line 1. The ...
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Metro Report InternationalMultimodal opportunities as Luxembourg tramway extension opens
LUXEMBOURG: The 3·7 km five-stop Phase D extension of the city of Luxembourg’s tramway south from Lycée Bouneweg to Stadion was opened by Mayor Lydie Polfer on July 7. The new terminus provides an interchange with bus services, and a park-and-ride facility is to open in ...
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Metro Report InternationalYarra Journey Makers to operate world’s biggest tram network
AUSTRALIA: The state of Victoria has awarded the Yarra Journey Makers joint venture of Transdev and John Holland the next contract to operate the Melbourne tram network. This is the world’s largest, with around 500 trams, 1 600 stops, 24 routes, more than 250 km of ...
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Metro Report InternationalBART warns that its funding model is no longer feasible
USA: The Bay Area Rapid Transit board has approved a two-year budget which maintains service levels and staffing, but it has warned that the San Francisco-centred network’s current fare-based funding model is no longer feasible. Operating budget BART said the $1·1bn FY25 operating budget approved on ...
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Metro Report InternationalParis metro and light rail operating contracts awarded
FRANCE: Paris transport authority Ile-de-France-Mobilités has awarded Keolis and RATP Cap Ile-de-France contracts to operate the future Grand Paris Express metro Line 18 and existing tram-train services T12 and T13. The 35 km fully automated Line 18 is to open in three phases, from Massy to CEA-St-Aubin ...
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Metro Report InternationalParis opening doubles length of metro Line 11
FRANCE: The length of the Paris metro’s rubber-tyred Line 11 is almost doubled with the opening of a 6 km six-station extension from Mairie-des-Lilas to Rosny-Bois-Perrier.
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Metro Report InternationalTram extension links Blackpool North station to fresh air and fun
UK: Revenue passenger services on the Talbot Road branch of the Blackpool tramway are set to begin on June 16, following an official opening ceremony on June 12 when the winners of a prize draw travelled on an inaugural tram. The 600 m double-track extension branches ...
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Metro Report InternationalAbuja metro services relaunched
NIGERIA: President Bola Tinubu relaunched passenger services on the Abuja metro on May 29, when he announced that travel would be free until the end of the year. His predecessor had launched a limited passenger service in 2018, but it was suspended in 2020 because of ...
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Metro Report InternationalEasier payment helps boost Amsterdam public transport ridership
NETHERLANDS: Amsterdam public transport operator GVB reports that it carried more passengers than anticipated in 2023, with an increase in tourists and leisure travellers compensating for the drop in regular commuters because of hybrid working. GVB said this was helped by the introduction of bank card payment ...
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Metro Report InternationalDeutschland-Ticket fraud revealed
GERMANY: Widespread cases of fraud involving the purchase of the flat-fare Deutschland-Ticket have been uncovered. Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Main had reported a number of fraudulent transactions in March, but the problem has since become more common, with Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe warning on May 22 that numerous cases of criminal ...
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Metro Report InternationalPanda-themed tramway opens
CHINA: The Dujiangyan M-TR Tourist Passenger Line tramway opened on May 15, serving attractions in a city 60 km northwest of Chengdu which is popular with visitors. The 13·8 km main route of the M-TR tramway starts at Bajiao Temple and runs ...