Technology, data and business – Page 39
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Metro Report InternationalTransport for London renews contactless payment processing contract
UK: Transport for London has renewed Barclaycard’s contract to provide transaction processing services for contactless payment. The merchant acquirer contract runs for seven years, with an option for a further three years. Contactless payments was rolled out across TfL services in September 2014, and now accounts for ...
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Metro Report InternationalDelhi Metro stations go cashless
INDIA: An initial 10 Delhi Metro stations went over to fully cashless payment on January 1, as part of the government’s vision to transform India into a cashless economy. Token and smart card purchase and top-up is now done through the Paytm mobile app using a QR ...
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Metro Report InternationalSiemens wins Nanjing metro communications contract
CHINA: Nanjing Metro has awarded Siemens a contract to supply its Trainguard MT automatic train protection for Line S9 of the Nanjing metro. CBTC, CCTV and passenger information data will be transferred using an LTE network supplied by TD-Tech, a company jointly owned by Nokia and Huawei. Due ...
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Metro Report InternationalDelhi metro to trial LED display screens from April
INDIA: XTD announced on February 3 that it will start a six-month trial of its Cross Track Media information and advertising displays at Kashmere Gate metro station in Delhi. Cross Track uses billboard-sized LED screens and high-definition sound to broadcast content to passengers waiting at stations. Four screens are ...
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Metro Report InternationalReplacing paper tickets with mobile is 'only the start'
UK: Rambus Ecebs announced at the Smart Ticketing Global conference held in London last month that its Nevis Technologies joint venture with Strathclyde Partnership for Transport would be using the Glasgow Subway to pilot the company’s latest mobile ticketing product. Roll-out is expected to begin with selected ...
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Metro Report InternationalMaxwell licenses ultracapacitor design to Chinese company
CHINA: Maxwell Technologies announced on January 31 that it had signed a licensing and production agreement with CRRC Qingdao Sifang Rolling Stock Research Institute Co covering ultracapacitor modules for the bus market. To meet local content requirements set out by the Chinese government, Maxwell has licensed some ...
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Metro Report InternationalContract awarded to make Lyon metro Line B driverless
FRANCE: Lyon transport authority Sytral has awarded Alstom a €91m contract to upgrade signalling for driverless operation on two lines of the Lyon metro. Alstom will supply its Urbalis 400 CBTC to Line B, which is due to be converted to driverless operation at the end of 2019. It ...
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Metro Report International‘Richer content’ in Elizabeth Line passenger information
UK: Transport for London has awarded Atos company Worldline a contract to provide passenger information systems at 22 stations on the future Elizabeth Line route. The four-year managed service contract announced on January 30 includes the installation and maintenance of information screens and the provision of a ...
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Metro Report InternationalNew Jersey Transit orders training simulators
USA: Corys is to supply two training simulators to New Jersey Transit ahead of the introduction of Positive Train Control on the operator’s 12 routes. The two desk simulators form part of a $225m PTC overhaul that will integrate ACSES II. They will be used by around ...
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Metro Report InternationalLuxembourg tram selects IVU
LUXEMBOURG: IVU Traffic Technologies is supplying its IVU.suite planning and dispatch software to the Luxembourg tram project, the first phase of which is due to open in September. The software includes a user interface in multiple languages. When complete, the tram line would be 16·2 km long ...
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Metro Report InternationalDriverless shuttles link Paris stations
FRANCE: The city of Paris and transport authorities RATP and STIF have launched a experimental driverless electric shuttle service carrying passengers between the capital’s Austerlitz and Lyon stations. The free service is scheduled to operate between 14.00 and 20.00 every day from January 23 until April 7. ...
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Metro Report InternationalTalking JIVE about fuel cells
EUROPE: Two research projects worth €125m and aimed at bringing down costs of hydrogen fuel cell buses were officially launched on January 25. The Joint Initiative Hydrogen Vehicles Across Europe (JIVE) project will double the number of fuel cell buses operating in Europe by deploying 144 vehicles ...
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Metro Report InternationalNew York Subway sucks
USA: New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority has started testing a prototype track vacuum cleaner from Neu Railways as part of its Track Sweep initiative to reduce the amount of litter on metro tracks. A second prototype unit is due to be deployed within the next two weeks. Tests are ...
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Metro Report InternationalTelecoms company sponsors metro train refurbishment
ARMENIA: A refurbished trainset entered passenger service on the Yerevan metro on January 19. Refurbishment of the two-car Type 81-717 trainset was sponsored by mobile telecoms provider Ucom. The train was presented to the metro operator on December 28, when an agreement with Ucom was signed to provide 4G ...
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Metro Report InternationalMidland Metro tram sent for catenary-free conversion
UK: One of Midland Metro’s Urbos trams has been returned to CAF’s factory at Zaragoza in Spain where it is to be retrofitted with two lithium ion cells to enable to it to operate over short distances without catenary. The Midland Metro would be the first modern commercial tramway in ...
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Metro Report InternationalMasabi launches mid-market m-ticketing app
TICKETING: Mobile ticketing supplier Masabi has launched a product aimed at small and medium-sized transport agencies and private operators. JustRide Express would be available on a one-year contract for a fixed monthly fee with no upfront costs. Masabi says that the custom-branded mobile ticketing app can be ...
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Metro Report InternationalAlstom moves into smart mobility
MOBILITY: Alstom is investing €14m to buy a minority stake in EasyMile, a start-up that has developed an electric driverless shuttle. The two companies have also signed a commercial partnership agreement. Headquartered in Toulouse, EasyMile develops software for autonomous vehicles and other smart mobility technology. Described as ...
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Metro Report InternationalSolar power to be allocated to Melbourne trams
AUSTRALIA: The government of Victoria is to call tenders in the first half of 2017 for the construction of solar power farms, with part of the output to be bought to power the Melbourne tram network. Work to build solar farms with a generating capacity of 75 MW is ...
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Metro Report InternationalKapsch acquires majority stake in Fluidtime
AUSTRIA: Kapsch TrafficCom has acquired a 75% stake in Fluidtime Data Services. Announcing the acquisition on January 12, Kapsch said that it strengthens its position in the emerging mobility-as-a-service sector. Fluidtime develops apps for multimodal urban transport. Incorporating real-time travel information from a number of sources, the ...
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Metro Report InternationalTram innovation grants awarded
POLAND: The National Centre for Research & Development has decided to disburse a total of 59·8m złoty in grants to tram projects as part of the Innotabor programme aimed at developing innovative rolling stock. Five projects from four suppliers have been selected to receive grants. Pesa is to receive ...