Technology, data and business – Page 6
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Metro Report InternationalKnorr-Bremse wins metro train coupler contract
ITALY: Knorr-Bremse has announced its entry into the international passenger rolling stock coupler market, as part of a contract to supply subsystems for metro trains which Milano operator ATM has ordered from Hitachi for use on lines M1, M2 and M3. Hitachi was awarded a framework ...
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Metro Report InternationalReal-time train occupancy data smooths S-Bahn boarding
GERMANY: Passengers in Hamburg can now get real-time train occupancy data using technology developed by S-Bahn Hamburg in-house using an existing communication system supplied by PSI Transcom. Sensors scan passing trains to collect information on the occupancy of individual coaches, which is sent through the PSI ...
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Metro Report InternationalPassenger trust, digital expectations and changing travel patterns will drive transport innovation in 2023
Making accurate predictions in an increasingly unpredictable world can be a fool’s errand, but Galen Chui, Senior Vice-President of Engineering & Products at Cubic Transportation Systems, looks at the trends that will shape public transport in the coming year.
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Metro Report InternationalPhiladelphia launches mobile ticketing for up to five people
USA: Philadelphia transport operator SEPTA has launched a mobile ticketing pilot programme, offering families and occasional travellers the ability to purchase a QR code ticket for up to five people travelling together using its smartphone app. Key Tix is not intended to replace SEPTA’s Key Cards, but ...
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Metro Report InternationalKeolis financing linked to sustainability targets
KEOLIS: Public transport operating group Keolis has issued its inaugural sustainability-linked Schuldschein, a private placement with a margin adjustment mechanism linked to environmental, diversity and safety performance. KPIs include the proportion of employees in subsidiaries covered by environmental management system certification; reducing greenhouse gas emissions; increasing ...
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Metro Report InternationalContactless ticketing to be rolled out in Venezia
ITALY: Venezia transport operator AVM has awarded a contract for the deployment of an EMV contactless payment system covering its network of 149 water buses, speedboats, motorboats and ferries, more than 150 wharfs, 540 buses, 20 guided buses and a peoplemover, which carry up to 120 ...
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Metro Report InternationalParis ticket machines to be replaced
FRANCE: Paris transport operator RATP has awarded the Easier subsidiary of Bolloré Group a six-year contract to supply and maintain customised ticket vending machines across its urban rail network. Replacement of the 2 400 ticket machines at RER and metro stations is set to begin in ...
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Metro Report InternationalMonaco’s ‘mobility companion in your pocket’
MONACO: As part of the principality’s target of reducing light vehicle traffic by 20% by 2030, Flowbird has developed the Monapass app as a ‘one-app, one-account’ platform for travel and ticketing. Monapass supports integrated journey planning including parking, public transport and active travel, account-based ticketing with ...
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Metro Report InternationalKeolis awarded Dijon multimodal transport contract
FRANCE: Dijon municipality has awarded incumbent Keolis a new contract to operate transport services under the DiviaMobilités brand.
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Metro Report InternationalRussian-Belarusian tram joint venture rolls out first tram
RUSSIA: The Nizhekotrans tram manufacturing joint venture of Russian and Belarussian companies has rolled out its first completed vehicle, produced as part of an extensive modernisation of the Nizhny Novgorod tramway. The single-section tram is designated T856 MiNiN (‘Minsk & Nizhny Novgorod’), ...
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Metro Report InternationalSpeeding up tunnel cleaning on the Helsinki metro
FINLAND: A wall-washing wagon has been produced which can cover 2 km of Helsinki metro tunnel during a single night shift. The metro’s tunnels, including the walls, ceilings, rails, equipment housings, fire doors and escape routes, are washed once a year. The process usually takes around ...
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Metro Report InternationalHands-free facial recognition for Osaka Metro wheelchair users
JAPAN: Osaka Metro is to start verification tests of a ticket gate that has been equipped with facial recognition technology to assist wheelchair users. The equipment being installed at Nagai station on the Midosuji Line is set at the height of a person’s face when they ...
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Metro Report InternationalExternal partners join RENFE’s MaaS platform
SPAIN: The first five external partners have signed up to participate in the Dōcō Mobility-as-a-Service platform being developed by national train operator RENFE Operadora to support multimodal journey planning, booking and payment. Bolt is a taxi and car with driver hire company active in Madrid, Barcelona, ...
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Metro Report InternationalIndigenous CBTC to support driverless metro and train operation in India
INDIA: Delhi Metro Rail Corp has signed memorandum of understanding with Bharat Electronics Ltd for the joint development of Indigenous Communication-based Train Control to support driverless train and metro operation. i-CBTC is seen as ‘an important milestone in India’s journey towards self-reliance in rail and metro ...
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Metro Report InternationalApp to make Hong Kong transport more inclusive
CHINA: Hong Kong’s transport operator has launched the MTR·Care app which is designed to make travel more convenient for passengers with special requirements. A ‘simplified and elderly-friendly’ trip planner includes larger text and graphics, voice input, auto-setting of frequently visited stations, easy-to-understand route suggestions and recommended ...
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Metro Report InternationalTransport for London to award fare collection operation and expansion contract
UK: Transport for London has begun procurement for the Project Proteus contract to operate, maintain and expand its fare collection systems, which envisages a number of changes to the business. The contract has an estimated value of £800m over a seven-year term, which will start when ...
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Metro Report InternationalFormer Prime Minister Jean Castex named RATP CEO
FRANCE: The RATP supervisory board has confirmed the appointment of former Prime Minister Jean Castex as the new Chief Executive of the Paris transport operator, replacing Catherine Guillouard who stepped down at the end of September. Now 57 years old, Castex served as Prime Minister of ...
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Metro Report InternationalAnti-bacterial option added to hanging strap range
AUSTRIA: Plastics manufacturer Faigle Kunststoffe has introduced an antibacterial version of hanging straps in an effort to encourage passengers to use them without fear of coming into contact with potentially harmful bacteria. The additive is compatible with the supplier’s full range of colours and designs. It ...
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Metro Report InternationalThales and SMRT Trains to establish signalling repair facility
SINGAPORE: Metro operator SMRT Trains and Thales have signed a contract to jointly establish of a local rail signalling repair facility.
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Metro Report InternationalUrban transport industry news round-up
This week’s round-up of news from the urban transport sector.