All Suburban & Commuter Rail articles – Page 10

  • Paris RER NG EMU
    News

    More RER NG double-deck EMUs ordered

    2023-04-27T10:26:00Z

    FRANCE: SNCF Voyageurs has exercised an option for Alstom to supply a further 60 RER Nouvelle Génération electric multiple-units for use on Paris suburban lines D and E. The €1bn order announced on April 26 is being financed by regional transport authority Île-de-France Mobilités. It has ...

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    News

    Rebuilt future western terminus of Paris RER Line E unveiled

    2023-04-21T12:45:00Z

    Photos: Jérémie Anne FRANCE: Ile-de-France-Mobilités unveiled the modernised and expanded Mantes-La-Jolie station on April 4, which will be the western terminus of Paris RER Line E. Under a project known as Éole, Line E is currently being extended from Haussmann-Saint-Lazare in the centre ...

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    Metro Report International

    Tunis finally opens RFR Line E

    2023-04-20T09:45:00Z

    TUNISIA: The first section of the RFR dedicated suburban network has opened in the capital.

  • RZD EMUs
    News

    Russian Railways orders suburban EMUs

    2023-04-19T05:00:00Z

    RUSSIA: Transmashholding’s Demikhovsky plant has been awarded a contract to supply Russian Railways with 42 suburban electric multiple-units totalling 220 cars by the end of 2023. The order includes four to eight-car EP2D 3kV DC EMUs, and four to 10-car EP3D 25 kV 50 Hz units. ...

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    Metro Report International

    Melbourne suburban contract extended as tunnel tracklaying completed

    2023-04-18T08:57:00Z

    AUSTRALIA: Tracklaying in Melbourne’s cross-city Metro Tunnel has been completed.

  • kr Knorr Bremse Dawonsys EMUs
    News

    Knorr-Bremse to supply braking systems for Dawonsys EMUs

    2023-04-17T10:14:00Z

    SOUTH KOREA: Rolling stock manufacturer Dawonsys has awarded Knorr-Bremse a firm order to supply electropneumatic braking systems for 208 electric multiple-unit cars. In December 2018 Korail awarded Dawonsys a contract to supply 150 EMU-150 cars to replace the ageing loco-hauled Mugunghwa fleet used on long-distance stopping ...

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    In depth

    Train Control: SNCF committed to NExTEO roll out

    2023-04-14T09:02:00Z

    Despite speculation to the contrary, SNCF Réseau and its contractors are continuing to roll out the NExTEO communications-based train control system which will manage the extended RER Line E in Paris, as project manager Jérôme Lefebvre explains to Jérémie Anne.

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    Prasa reaches milestone in Cape Town suburban rail restoration

    2023-04-13T09:39:00Z

    SOUTH AFRICA: Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa restarted services on April 4 between Langa and Nyanga on Cape Town’s Central Line.

  • MARC commuter train loco (Photo Alstom)
    News

    Digital innovation included in Maryland commuter rail operating contract

    2023-04-11T14:32:00Z

    USA: Digital innovations are included in the next contract for the operation of MARC commuter rail services, which the Maryland Transit Administration has awarded to incumbent Alstom. The contract covers train operations, locomotive and coach maintenance, customer service, crewing and station and facilities management on the ...

  • Testing is now underway with the first of the B23 trains being supplied by CAF for the Docklands Light Railway.
    Rail Business UK

    Transport for London seeks feedback on future rail operating contracts

    2023-04-11T04:00:00Z

    UK: Transport for London is seeking industry feedback to inform its plans for the future procurement of operators for Docklands Light Railway, Elizabeth Line and London Overground services. TfL is seeking to understand the current supply market and help it structure its tendering requirements. An industry ...

  • Metra train at Norwood Park on the UP Harvard Subdivision
    News

    Union Pacific to transfer Chicago commuter services to Metra

    2023-04-10T13:00:00Z

    USA: Chicago transport agency Metra is to take over the operation of three commuter rail services which are currently run on its behalf by infrastructure owner Union Pacific.

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    News

    South Australia to take back Adelaide suburban operations

    2023-04-05T05:00:00Z

    AUSTRALIA: Keolis Downer has reached agreement with the state government of South Australia to hand back the operation of the Adelaide suburban rail network progressively from January 2025.

  • Pomorskie suburban
    News

    Pomorskie voivodship orders EMUs

    2023-03-31T14:47:00Z

    The 20 EMUs for SKM services will have three cars each with three doors per side POLAND: Pomorskie voivodship has confirmed orders for Newag to supply 20 electric multiple-units for use on SKM suburban services from Gdańsk to Wejherowo via Gdynia, and a further 11 EMUs ...

  • Boston South station
    News

    Boston South Station track and signalling contract awarded

    2023-03-30T12:55:00Z

    USA: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has awarded Middlesex Corp a $98m contract to renew track, turnouts and signals at Boston’s South Station. The upgrading programme is expected to improve the reliability and resilience of the nine MBTA commuter rail routes that use the station, which also ...

  • Iarnród Éireann DART+ Alstom multiple-unit pushchair space
    News

    DART+ train mock-up unveiled in Dublin

    2023-03-29T12:06:00Z

    IRELAND: National railway Iarnród Éireann has unveiled a full-scale mock-up of the electric and battery-electric multiple-unit cars which Alstom is to supply for the DART+ programme to enhance rail services into Dublin. The units from Alstom’s X’trapolis modular commuter train platform will ...

  • Bee Network Livery
    Rail Business UK

    Manchester buzzing to put rail into its Bee Network

    2023-03-24T06:00:00Z

    Greater Manchester Transport Commissioner Vernon Everitt tells Rail Business UK how rail services could be better integrated with other public transport in the conurbation under the recently agreed Trailblazer devolution deal.

  • Impression of the modernised Santiago – Melipilla line.
    News

    Consortium selected to renovate Santiago suburban lines

    2023-03-23T14:00:00Z

    CHILE: National railway EFE has selected a 50:50 consortium of Systra and domestic engineering company Zañartu to modernise the Santiago – Melipilla and Santiago – Batuco lines to enable the launch of dedicated suburban services.

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    News

    Blockade plan confirmed to equip Wien cross-city core with ETCS

    2023-03-23T11:05:00Z

    AUSTRIA: ÖBB Infra announced plans on March 17 to rebuild the infrastructure on Wien’s 11·3 km cross-city S-Bahn core that links Floridsdorf with Meidling through the heart of the city. The route is to be fitted with ETCS Level 2 and several stations are to be ...

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    News

    Sotetsu-Tokyu Link enables through running to Tokyo

    2023-03-21T10:13:00Z

    JAPAN: The 10 km Sotetsu-Tokyu Link connecting the Sotetsu and Tokyu railways was opened for revenue service on March 18. 

  • Auckland CRL Britomart station works
    News

    Auckland’s City Rail Link seeks more funding as pandemic drives up costs

    2023-03-16T12:59:00Z

    NEW ZEALAND: Cross-Auckland rail tunnel project promoter City Rail Link Ltd has submitted a formal request for more funding from the government and Auckland Council, citing the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on construction works, the supply chain, resourcing, materials and labour costs. The cost of ...