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Metro Report InternationalVertical platform gates to be tested in Paris
FRANCE: SNCF’s Transilien business unit is to test vertically-rising platform edge gates from South Korean technology company sTraffic at Vanves-Malakoff station in southern Paris. Under a contract awarded at the end of 2017, the gates are due to be installed by April 2019 for a one-year trial. sTraffic has set ...
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NewsČeské Budějovice receives battery buses
CZECH REPUBLIC: The first batch of a total of 11 electric buses that Škoda Electric is supplying to České Budějovice arrived in the city on October 3, ahead of entry into passenger service expected on November 1. Škoda is supplying its 29 BB model, based on the Solaris Urbino ...
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Metro Report InternationalWork starts on Wien metro reconfiguration
AUSTRIA: A groundbreaking ceremony at the site of the future Matzleinsdorfer Platz station on October 8 marked the start of work on the reconfiguration of Wien metro Line U2 and new driverless Line U5. The event was attended by Transport Minister Norbert Hofer, Deputy Mayor Maria Vassilakou, city transport senator ...
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NewsŠkoda presents Mannheim tram mock-up
GERMANY: Škoda Transportation has presented a 16·5 m long mock-up of the ForCity Smart trams that it is supplying to Rhein-Neckar transport authority RNV in Mannheim. Earlier this year RNV awarded Škoda Transportation a €250m contract to supply 80 trams, with options for 34 additional vehicles. They ...
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NewsSolaris signs Kaunas trolleybus contract
LITHUANIA: Kaunas public transport operator UAB Kauno Autobusai has signed a €29·4m contract with Solaris Bus & Coach for the supply of 85 trolleybuses. Deliveries of the low-floor Trollino 12 vehicles are due in 15 months from contract signing. The trolleybuses will have capacity for 85 passengers, including 27 ...
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Metro Report InternationalUITP and APTA sign MoU
NORTH AMERICA: UITP and APTA signed a memorandum of understanding on September 25 to strengthen their relationship and future co-operation. The two organisations will work together on areas of mutual benefit to their members and organise joint training programmes. The first topics identified for co-operation are electric buses and ...
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NewsFirst Caen tram delivered
FRANCE: The first Citadis X05 tram arrived at the Fleury-sur-Orne depot in Caen on October 4, having left Alstom’s La Rochelle factory two days earlier. In November 2016 the city awarded Alstom a €52m contract to supply 23 trams for the 16·8 km three-line network which is ...
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Metro Report InternationalWork begins on T13 Express tram-train route in Paris
FRANCE: Work on the T13 Express tram-train project in the western suburbs of Paris was officially launched on October 5, with the start of construction of a new depot at Versailles. The first 18·8 km phase would introduce tram-train services from the existing RER station at Saint-Cyr to Noisy-le-Roi ...
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NewsCatania metro extension delayed
ITALY: The extension of the Catania metro to Monte Po is now due to open in June, rather than this month as previously envisaged. Work on the 1·7 km section from Nesima began in December 2015. Tunnelling was completed in March this year, but the two stations are not ...
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NewsDoha metro fleet expanded ahead of World Cup 2022
QATAR: Qatar Railways Co has awarded Kinki Sharyo a contract to supply a further 35 three-car driverless trainsets for the Doha metro project. The contract announced on October 4 takes the total order to 110 trainsets, which are branded Al Faras. The additional vehicles have been ordered ...
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NewsWork begins on Gebze metro
TURKEY: Construction of the first metro line in Gebze started at Cumhuriyet Meydanı on September 29. The 15·7 km driverless line will link Gebze and Darıca, serving 12 stations. Construction is expected be completed in early 2023 at an estimated cost of TL2·8bn. It is envisaged that ...
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NewsRotherham tram-train to launch this month
UK: Tram-train services from Sheffield to Rotherham are to be launched on October 25, operator Stagecoach Supertram, infrastructure manager Network Rail and the South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive announced on October 4. There will be three services an hour from Sheffield Cathedral to Rotherham Central station and Parkgate Retail ...
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Metro Report InternationalPanasonic to supply Merseyrail wi-fi
UK: Panasonic is to supply a wireless communications network for the Merseyrail network serving Liverpool that will include on-board passenger wi-fi and video and voice links to the control centre. The wi-fi will be fitted to the 52 four-car electric multiple-units that Stadler is supplying, which are due to ...
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Metro Report InternationalGrand Paris signalling contract awarded
FRANCE: Société du Grand Paris has awarded a consortium of Siemens Mobility and Thales a contract to supply signalling for the driverless lines 15, 16 and 17 of the Grand Paris Express metro project. Siemens Mobility will supply CBTC signalling and act as systems integrator. Thales will be responsible ...
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NewsIzmit tram extensions approved
TURKEY: Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality Mayor İbrahim Karaosmanoğlu announced three extensions of the Izmit tramway on October 3. These have been approved by Izmit Municipality. The first phase of the city’s tram network opened in June 2017. The 7·4 km line runs from Otogar in the east and Sekapark in ...
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Metro Report InternationalSão Paulo metro Line 5 connected to rest of network
BRAZIL: São Paulo metro Line 5 was connected to the rest of the metro network on September 28 when a 2·8 km extension with three stations was inaugurated. The northeastern extension from AACD-Servidor to Chácara Klabin brings Line 5 to an interchange with Line 2, and interchange with Line ...
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NewsRATP opens Singapore office
SINGAPORE: RATP Group has opened an office in Singapore that will serve as its headquarters for the Asia-Pacific region. Shaun Tan heads the RATP Dev Asia Pacific subsidiary. RATP Group said that it intends build strong co-operation with Singapore’s public transport authorities and operators through partnerships. ‘Throughout its ...
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NewsVeolia to sell Transdev stake to Rethmann Group
TRANSDEV: Veolia has signed a draft agreement to sell its 30% stake in transport group Transdev to German family-owned water, recycling, logistics and public transport business Rethmann Group for €340m. The deal announced on October 2 is subject to regulatory approval, which is expected by the end of the ...
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Metro Report InternationalWuhan metro adds two lines
CHINA: The Wuhan metro network expanded on October 1 with the opening of two driverless lines. Line 7 runs from Garden Expo North in the north to Yezhihu in the south, serving 19 stations along its 30·4 km route. The end-to-end journey time on the underground line is 51 ...
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NewsInterest invited in Almaty Light Rail Transit PPP
KAZAKHSTAN: The city of Almaty’s transport department has invited expressions of interest in a public-private partnership contract to develop a light rail line for opening in the third quarter of 2022. The proposed Almaty LRT would have 37 stops on a 22·7 km 1 435 mm gauge route along one ...
