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Metro Report InternationalSmart Panda Bus demonstrates ‘intelligent’ technologies
CHINA: DeepBlue Technology unveiled its Smart Panda Bus autonomous vehicle at the New Generation Artificial Intelligence Future Development Summit in Shanghai on January 18. Smart Panda Bus incorporates Shanghai-based DeepBlue Technology’s autopilot, finger vein recognition, voice interaction and advertising systems, as well as vehicle monitoring, intelligent unmanned retail, abnormal behaviour ...
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Metro Report InternationalMasabi to bring mobile ticketing to Japan
JAPAN: Journey planning company Jorudan has signed a partnership agreement with Masabi to integrate mobile ticketing into its product offering. The agreement announced on January 16 will see Jorudan integrate Masabi’s Justride mobile ticketing software development kit, including Justride Inspect ticket validation, into its apps. The Japanese company ...
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NewsSolaris to supply electric buses to Włocławek
POLAND: Solaris Bus & Coach has signed an 8·5m złoty contract to supply three electric buses to Włocławek. Solaris will also supply four plug-in charging stations for depots. These will be used to charge the Solaris High Energy batteries with a capacity of 200 kWh that will power each ...
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NewsParis RER Line A refurbishment contract awarded
FRANCE: Île-de-France Mobilités and RATP have signed a €121·3m contract for CAF to refurbish the 43 MI2N electric multiple-units operating on RER Line A. In addition to a new livery, the EMUs will gain a new interior layout, as well as CCTV and passenger information screens. The first renovated ...
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NewsState approves Bangalore suburban rail network
INDIA: The Karnataka state cabinet has approved a four-route suburban railway network planned for Bangalore. Services would use dedicated tracks to serve 81 stations, including 30 elevated. The estimated Rs230·1bn cost would be funded by the central government (20%), the state government (20%) and loans from multilateral or domestic ...
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Metro Report InternationalUK tram operators study automatic braking systems
UK: British tramway operators have told Metro Report International they are taking a close interest in Transport for London’s deployment of an automatic tram braking system, and are working through light rail industry body UK Tram to assess whether similar technology would be suitable for use on the country’s other ...
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Metro Report InternationalTesting commences on full length of Sydney Metro Northwest
AUSTRALIA: The first test along the full length of the Metro Northwest route in Sydney took place on January 14, when a train travelled the 36 km from Tallawong in the northwest to Chatswood. The initial phase of the city’s first metro line is due to open in the ...
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Metro Report InternationalMaharashtra approves Nagpur metro Phase 2
INDIA: Plans for the second phase of the Nagpur metro network were formally adopted by the Maharashtra state government on January 8, and the Detailed Project Report submitted to the national government for endorsement. Expected to take four years to build, Phase 2 would add a further ...
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Metro Report InternationalBART Silicon Valley Phase II extension contract awarded
USA: Project promoter Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority has awarded an engineering services contract covering Phase II of the BART Silicon Valley extension project. The contract with a joint venture of Mott McDonald and PGH Wong Engineering is worth up to $125m. The planned 10 km southern extension from ...
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NewsResult of Grand Paris front-end design vote announced
FRANCE: Île-de-France Mobilités and Société du Grand Paris announced on January 14 the winning design for the metro trainsets that will be used on lines 15, 16 and 17 of the Grand Paris Express project. In December future users of the metro could vote for one of three front-end ...
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NewsŠkoda to supply more trolleybuses to Pardubice
CZECH REPUBLIC: Sole bidder Škoda Electric signed a contract on January 4 to supply five 32Tr trolleybuses to Pardubice. The 12 m long low-floor vehicles will be produced jointly with SOR Libchavy using its SOR NS 12 bodyshell. Deliveries are due in 10 months. The KC52·5m order is ...
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Metro Report InternationalShenyang tram network expands
CHINA: Trams in Shenyang started serving Shenyang South railway station on January 5 with the opening of two short extensions to the network. The 800 m extension serving the railway station is used by services on two new routes. Route 4 runs to Century Building via University Science City. ...
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NewsVeolia out of transport as Rethmann acquires Transdev stake
FRANCE: German family-owned transport, food and waste company Rethmann Group has completed the acquisition of a 34% stake in public transport operating group Transdev. The announcement on January 9 follows German, Austrian and Australian regulatory approval for the deal which had been announced on October 2. Rethmann has paid ...
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NewsTEX Rail commuter line opens
USA: The 43 km TEX Rail commuter line linking central Fort Worth with Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport opened on January 10, when the first train left North Side station at 03.38. The line developed by regional transport authority Trinity Metro starts at the Texas & Pacific ...
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Metro Report InternationalManila Line 3 upgrade contract awarded
PHILIPPNIES: The Department of Transportation has awarded a ¥35·5bn contract for the rehabilitation and maintenance of Manila metro Line 3 to a consortium of Sumitomo Corp and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering. Sumitomo group company TES Philippines will also work on the project. Work is due to start this month ...
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Metro Report InternationalMünchen second S-Bahn crossing contracts awarded
GERMANY: Deutsche Bahn has awarded three further major contracts for the construction of the second cross-city S-Bahn route through central München. The 11 km route including a 7 km tunnel under the city centre is scheduled to open in 2026, relieving pressure on the existing S-Bahn tunnel where trains operate ...
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Metro Report InternationalMedellín orders BYD electric buses
COLOMBIA: BYD has won a contract to supply 64 electric buses to Medellín BRT operator Metroplús, the manufacturer announced on January 7. The K9G buses are to be delivered in the second half of 2019. The 12·5 m long buses will have capacity for 80 passengers and ...
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Metro Report InternationalBART launches end-to-end journey planner for the San Francisco area
USA: Bay Area Rapid Transit has worked with HaCon to develop BART Trip Planner web, iOS and Android apps for multimodal door-to-door journey planning in the San Francisco Bay Area. Siemens-owned technology company HaCon said it was a ‘major upgrade’ from the previous system, which was solely based on the ...
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NewsRNV takes delivery of Mercedes-Benz eCitaro buses
GERMANY: Daimler handed over three Mercedes-Benz eCitaro battery buses to Rhein-Neckar transport authority RNV on January 7. RNV is the launch customer for the eCitaro, having signed a memorandum of understanding with Daimler subsidiary EvoBus in 2017. As part of the agreement, the operator and supplier would exchange information ...
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NewsThree tram-train trials in Manchester investment plan
UK: Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham introduced the city region’s revised long-term spatial strategy on January 7, which includes a transport investment vision running to 2040. The transport vision sets out how Greater Manchester’s wider economic objectives can be met through targeted infrastructure investment. It includes a Draft ...
