Urban rail – Page 202
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Metro Report InternationalSão Paulo airport monorail work to start in September
BRAZIL: Work is due to begin this year on a monorail connecting the three terminals of São Paulo’s Guarulhos Airport with the city’s commuter rail network. The R$175m project is to be funded by the airport concessionaire and will be built on land owned by the airport. Work is ...
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Metro Report InternationalShijiazhuang metro opens Line 1 extension
CHINA: The second phase of Shijiazhuang metro Line 1 opened to passengers at 06.30 on June 26. The 13·5 km extension runs northwards from the former eastern terminus at Xiaohedadao under the Hutuo River to serve the city’s northeast suburbs, adding eight stations. However, only the first 10·4 km ...
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Metro Report InternationalSystra selected for Santiago Line 7
CHILE: Metro de Santiago has selected Systra to provide consultancy services for construction of driverless metro Line 7, including the design of railway systems, workshops and rolling stock, the company announced on June 25. Line 7 is one of three new routes and four extensions announced by President Sebastián Piñera ...
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Metro Report InternationalFirst phase of Hangzhou metro Line 5 opens
CHINA: The first phase of Hangzhou metro Line 5 was inaugurated on June 24. The 17·8 km underground route in the northwest of the city links Liangmu Lu with Shanxian, serving 12 stations, including an interchange with Line 2 at Sanba. The rest of Line 5 is ...
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Metro Report InternationalCBTC supplier selected for Finch West light rail line
CANADA: Mosaic Transit Group has selected Thales to supply signalling for the Finch West light rail line being developed in Toronto. Thales is to supply its SelTrac CBTC technology. Last year Greater Toronto & Hamilton Area transport authority Metrolinx selected Mosaic Transit Group to build the 11 km light ...
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Metro Report InternationalTransmashholding reveals new metro car design
RUSSIA: Transmashholding presented a mock-up of its latest metro car design at the SmartTransport trade show that took place in St Petersburg on June 19-21. The ‘Metro 2020’ bodyshell features ‘innovative and super-technological’ aerodynamic characteristics as well as wider doors and an improved cab configuration. TMH subsidiary OEVRZ ...
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Metro Report InternationalLa Rochelle orders Aptis electric buses
FRANCE: Greater La Rochelle has ordered four Alstom Aptis electric buses for use on the Illico 4 bus rapid transit route from early 2020. The vehicles will be 12 m long with three doors, and La Rochelle has opted for them to be equipped for overnight slow charging in the ...
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Metro Report InternationalSouth Wales Metro ECI contracts awarded
UK: Transport for Wales has awarded Balfour Beatty, Alun Griffiths and Siemens Mobility early contractor involvement contracts ahead of procurement for the first stages of the South Wales Metro project. The project which is scheduled to be completed in 2023 covers modernisation, capacity enhancement and electrification works on branch lines ...
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Metro Report InternationalLanzhou metro inaugurated
CHINA: The first metro line in Lanzhou opened on June 23. The 26 km Line 1 runs from Donggang in the east to Chenguanying in the west. Construction started in 2014 and test running began at the end of December 2018. Services are operated with a fleet of 26 ...
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Metro Report InternationalWaterloo ION light rail inaugurated
CANADA: The first section of the ION light rail line in the Region of Waterloo was inaugurated on June 21 at a ceremony at Fairway stop in Kitchener. Travel is free until July 1. The 16 km line serves 19 stops on a mostly segregated alignment between Congestoga in ...
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Metro Report InternationalFive-year Boston transport investment plan approved
USA: The Massachusetts Department of Transportation and Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority voted on June 18 to approve the 2020-24 capital investment plan. This includes a contribution of $753·7m towards the Red and Orange metro line fleet replacement. CRRC is supplying 252 cars for the Red Line and ...
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Metro Report InternationalPATH Improvement Plan revealed
USA: The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey unveiled the PATH Improvement Plan on June 20. The proposals envisage capacity increases as well as measures to improve reliability and passenger experience on the metro network linking New York with New Jersey. Capacity increases are to ...
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Metro Report InternationalMoscow metro Line 1 reaches Kommunarka
RUSSIA: Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin inaugurated a southern extension of metro Line 1 on June 20. The 11·6 km extension from Salaryevo to Kommunarka brings Line 1 to 44·1 km. Construction started in February 2018 and was undertaken by Mosinzhproyekt. Testing on the extension started on January 14 2019. The ...
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Metro Report InternationalUrban transport news in brief
A prototype Solaris Trollino 24 double-articulated trolleybus has started test running in Gdynia. BYD has handed over 16 8·7 m electric buses to Messina public transport operator ATM. Woojin Industrial Systems Co is to supply 200 metro cars for Line 5 and 136 cars for Line ...
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Metro Report InternationalErzurum tramway project receives government approval
TURKEY: The Ministry of Transport & Infrastructure has approved the construction of a tram line in Erzurum. Planning has been underway since 2015, and the government has allocated TL890m for the project. Due to be built in five years, the 15·5 km first phase would link the ...
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Metro Report InternationalSydney and Parramatta projects in New South Wales budget
AUSTRALIA: Rail projects in Sydney and Parramatta are included in the 2019-20 New South Wales budget, which was presented on June 18. The City & Southwest metro extension from Chatswood to Bankstown via central Sydney, which is expected to open in 2024, is to receive A$1·2bn in ...
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Metro Report InternationalFunds sought to build next stage of Lausanne metro
SWITZERLAND: Plans to increase capacity on the Line m2 automated metro and to build the 4 km Line m3 took a step forward on June 13 when the government of Vaud canton sought approval from the cantonal parliament for credits worth SFr153∙7m to cover the next stage of work and ...
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Metro Report InternationalThree on Tyne & Wear Metro fleet replacement shortlist
UK: CAF, Hitachi Rail and Stadler have been shortlisted for the contract to design, supply and maintain a replacement fleet of 42 EMUs for the Tyne & Wear Metro, transport authority Nexus announced on June 18. Best and final offers are to be submitted this summer, with the winner to ...
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Metro Report InternationalLearning to adapt in a multimodal transport era
Among the main messages from the UITP Global Public Transport Summit 2019 was that operators have to adapt to changing mobility needs as new modes emerge.
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Metro Report InternationalBombardier to supply 30 more next-generation Flexity trams to Brussels
BELGIUM: Brussels transport operator STIB has ordered a further 30 five-section Flexity trams from Bombardier Transportation, the supplier announced on June 18. The €67m order is an option on a €480m framework contract for up to 175 trams signed in April 2018. The base order was for ...
