All Suburban & Commuter Rail articles – Page 8

  • EFE has awarded a consortium of CRRC Sifang and local partner Temoinsa a US$171·4m contract to supply 32 three-car electric multiple-units for Santiago suburban services.
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    EFE orders 32 EMUs for Santiago suburban routes

    2023-08-16T14:00:00Z

    CHILE: National railway EFE has awarded a consortium of CRRC Sifang and local partner Temoinsa a US$171·4m contract to supply 32 three-car electric multiple-units for Santiago suburban services. Announcing the contract on August 11, EFE said it was the largest single rolling stock order in the ...

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    Salerno suburban rail extension contract awarded

    2023-08-16T11:00:00Z

    Photo: David Campione ITALY: Infrastructure manager RFI has awarded a design and build contract for a 9 km extension of the Salerno suburban rail service to serve Salerno Costa D’Amalfi Airport. This will involve the construction of a single-track electrified line dedicated to the suburban service ...

  • USA: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and train operator Keolis Commuter Services have provided emergency responders with hands-on training ahead of the launch of South Coast Rail Phase 1 passenger services later this year.
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    Safety training prepares for commuter rail service launch

    2023-08-13T05:00:00Z

    USA: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and train operator Keolis Commuter Services have provided emergency responders with hands-on training ahead of the launch of South Coast Rail Phase 1 passenger services later this year.

  • Drogheda station will be equipped with battery charging facilities
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    Battery-electric train fast charging facility ordered

    2023-08-11T15:35:00Z

    IRELAND: Alstom has been awarded a contract to provide a fast-charging facility for the battery-electric multiple-units that it is to supply to Iarnród Éireann as part of the DART+ programme to enhance commuter services in the Greater Dublin area. The charging equipment is to be installed ...

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    Egypt: Safely expanding Cairo’s rail network

    2023-08-11T14:00:00Z

    TÜV Nord acted as the independent safety assessment body for Egypt’s Capital Train electric suburban railway that opened last year to link Cairo with 10th Ramadan City and the New Administrative Capital. Lead Safety Auditor Karin Seibold explains the company’s role in ensuring the line’s safe operation to Benjámin Zelki.

  • Impression of Alstom Adessia coach for Connecticut Department of Transportation
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    Connecticut orders customised commuter train coaches

    2023-08-10T14:35:00Z

    USA: Connecticut Department of Transportation has awarded Alstom a $315m contract to supply 60 single-deck coaches customised to its requirements, with options for 313 more. They are to be delivered from 2026, initially for use on CTRail-branded regional services on the Hartford Line, which run over ...

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    Final design consultant appointed for TEX Rail extension

    2023-08-10T11:00:00Z

    USA: Fort Worth transport agency Trinity Metro has selected a partnership of Huitt-Zollars and TranSystems as final design consultant for the TEX Rail extension. To be built at a cost of $167m, the 3·4 km extension will take the 43 km commuter and suburban rail route ...

  • Impression of Siemens Mobility XXL train for München S-Bahn services
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    ‘Most innovative S-Bahn trains in Germany’ designed to replace 1 500 cars

    2023-08-03T11:14:00Z

    GERMANY: Siemens Mobility has been awarded a contract to supply 90 extra-long electric multiple-units which it says will provide ‘more space, greater comfort and many innovations’ on München S-Bahn services. The 13-car EMUs will be 202 m long with 376 fixed and 80 folding seats and ...

  • The Sosa – Daegok section of Korail’s Seohae Line serving the western side of the Seoul conurbation opens for revenue services (1)
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    Seohae Line reaches Daegok

    2023-08-03T09:45:00Z

    SOUTH KOREA: The 18·3 km Sosa – Daegok second section of Korail’s Seohae Line serving the western side of the Seoul conurbation opened for revenue services on July 1. The Wonsi – Siheung – Sosa southern section had opened in June 2018. Construction of the northern ...

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    RENFE pilots Green Mobility Hubs

    2023-07-30T05:00:00Z

    SPAIN: National train operator RENFE has launched a Green Mobility Hub pilot project to encourage rail passengers to opt for environmentally friendly first- and last-mile transport to and from stations. Suburban station car parks will be adapted to provide facilities for bikes, vehicle sharing and for ...

  • Prasa reintroduces Gauteng suburban services.
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    Prasa reintroduces Gauteng suburban service

    2023-07-28T05:00:00Z

    SOUTH AFRICA: Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa has restarted a limited service on the Germiston – Leralla line in the Johannesburg suburbs. The reintroduction of services on June 27 follows a 14-month blockade to restore vandalised infrastructure. Trains are currently only calling at Leralla, Limindlela, ...

  • Train at Alameda Central
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    Santiago suburban EMU order increased

    2023-07-27T15:32:00Z

    CHILE: National railway group EFE announced on July 21 that it had exercised an option to order three three-car electric multiple-units from CRRC to increase capacity on the Santiago – Rancagua suburban service. EFE ordered six three-car EMUs from CRRC for the route in September 2019 ...

  • Hamburg DB Siemens Mobility Digitale S-Bahn
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    Hamburg S-Bahn to trial digital energy saving controls

    2023-07-18T13:04:00Z

    GERMANY: As part of the Digitale S-Bahn Hamburg programme, the city of Hamburg, Deutsche Bahn and Siemens Mobility are to trial an intelligent operations control system aimed at making operations more energy efficient. Signing a co-operation accord on July 18, the three partners agreed to invest ...

  • FrontRunner (Photo UTA)
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    Double tracking to increase Utah commuter rail capacity

    2023-07-11T14:00:00Z

    USA: Utah Department of Transportation has appointed HDR to provide programme management services for its $1bn FrontRunner Strategic Double Track project. This will add nine more sections of double track and update the signalling along the 135 km FrontRunner commuter rail route from Ogden to Salt ...

  • Circumvesuviana Stadler EMU impression (Image Stadler)
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    Circumvesuviana narrow gauge EMU order

    2023-07-11T10:27:00Z

    ITALY: Regional transport operator EAV has awarded Stadler a framework contract for the supply of up to 60 electric multiple-units for the 950 mm gauge Circumvesuviana lines south and east of Napoli. A firm order for an initial 16 sets and five years of maintenance has ...

  • Queensland train
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    ‘Over and back’ speeds Brisbane ETCS testing

    2023-07-06T11:01:00Z

    AUSTRALIA: Hitachi Rail has adopted ‘over and back’ switching principles to speed up the testing of digital train control systems being installed on the southeast Queensland rail network. ETCS Level 2 operation is being introduced in conjunction with Brisbane’s Cross River Rail project, which will see ...

  • Impression of train for Queensland
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    Downer picks Hyundai Rotem to support delivery of Queensland EMU fleet

    2023-07-05T08:04:00Z

    AUSTRALIA: Downer has formed a consortium with Hyundai Rotem to build, commission and maintain 65 six-car 1 067 mm gauge electric multiple-units for Queensland. The Queensland government had selected Downer in February as the preferred bidder over CAF and Alstom for the A$4·6bn contract, which is ...

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    Urban In Depth

    Comment: Bright light in Barcelona

    2023-07-01T10:06:00Z

    The UITP summit in Barcelona emphasised the importance of public transport in supporting cities, the economy and the planet, while addressing the challenges of climate change and post-covid travel patterns. Chris Jackson reflects on the conference as a platform for collaboration to secure the future of public transport.

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    First stage of Retiro terminus modernisation completed

    2023-06-29T11:36:00Z

    ARGENTINA: The first stage of a complex rebuilding of the Mitre suburban railway’s Retiro terminus in Buenos Aires has been completed with a ceremony attended by Minister of Transport, Diego Giuliano. Services on the Mitre Railway’s JL Suárez and Tigre branches resumed running into Retiro on ...

  • London Overground at West Croydon
    Rail Business UK

    Arriva’s London Overground operating concession to be extended

    2023-06-27T09:17:00Z

    UK: Transport for London has awarded Arriva a two-year extension to its concession to operate London Overground services. Arriva Rail London has operated London Overground inner-suburban services under a concession model since November 2016. TfL takes the revenue risk, while the operator receives a fixed payment ...