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NewsRefurbished metro trainsets enter service in Tbilisi
GEORGIA: Two modernised four-car trainsets entered service on Tbilisi metro Line 1 on October 23. Originally built by Metrowagonmash, the sets were modernised by Electro-Rolling-Stock Repair Plant Tbilisi Branch (ZREPS), a 50:50 joint venture of Tbilisi Transport Co and the Moscow Electric Stock Repair Plant. They have received new ...
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NewsTramwaje Szczecińskie orders Modertrans tram kits
POLAND: Tramwaje Szczecińskie has selected sole bidder Modertrans to supply two Moderus Beta trams kits for assembly by TS at its workshops. The first kit is to be delivered within 90 days, with the second to come by the end of September 2018. The assembled vehicles have will have ...
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NewsStadler to supply more metro trains to Berlin
GERMANY: Berlin transport operator BVG has ordered a further 80 metro cars from Stadler Pankow, in response to an urgent need to increase capacity on its small-profile lines. The first must be delivered at the latest during the second half of 2019. BVG announced in 2011 its intention to ...
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Metro Report InternationalCRRC tests ‘railless train’ electric bus in Zhuzhou
CHINA: CRRC Zhuzhou has started testing its Autonomous Rail Rapid Transit vehicle on a 3 km route in Zhuzhou, ahead of the planned introduction of a 6·5 km passenger service early next year. In June the manufacturer unveiled what it describes as a ‘railless train’. The articulated electric bus ...
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NewsIzmir suburban rolling stock order planned
TURKEY: Izmir suburban rail operator Izban is planning to purchase the first double-deck rolling stock in Turkey, it announced on October 28. Izban intends to purchase 25 three-car electric multiple-units, of which nine would have a double-deck centre car. The EMUs are expected to be delivered in two years, ...
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NewsSolaris to supply electric buses to Rzeszów
POLAND: The city of Rzeszów signed a contract with Solaris Bus & Coach on October 30 for the supply of 10 electric and 30 diesel buses. Solaris will supply 10 of its Urbino 12 buses under a 30·2m złoty contract that includes charging infrastructure. The 12 m long vehicles ...
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Metro Report InternationalFuel cell tram enters service in Tangshan
CHINA: A hydrogen fuel tram entered commercial service in Tangshan on October 26. Built by CRRC Tangshan, the low-floor tram runs along an 13·8 km route that includes part of the Tang Xu railway. The tram can run up to 40 km between refuelling, which takes 15 min. ...
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NewsCAF to supply more trams to Stockholm
SWEDEN: CAF has won a further tram order from Stockholm transport authority Storstockholms Lokaltrafik, the company announced on October 25. The €37m contract for 12 trams includes 10 three-section trams for the Tvärbana line, which is due to be extended in 2021, and two four-section trams for the Lidingöbanan ...
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Metro Report InternationalMultimodal journey planning and ticketing app launched in Utrecht
NETHERLANDS: Keolis has launched a multimodal journey planning and ticketing app in the province of Utrecht. The helloGo app has been developed by Keolis Nederland, journey planning software developer 9292, national passenger train operator NS, booking system LeisureKing, car-sharing service MyWheels, and taxi booking services Gogido and taxiboeken.nl. ...
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Metro Report InternationalClass 345 testing starts in Crossrail core
UK: The Crossrail commissioning programme has reached a further milestone, with the first gauging run of a Class 345 trainset through part of the cross-London tunnels scheduled to take place on the night of October 27-28. Engineering trains have been operating through the tunnels since the completion of tracklaying earlier ...
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NewsAlstom to supply more trams to Rabat
MOROCCO: Société des Transports de Rabat-Salé has signed a €45m contract with Alstom for the supply of 22 Citadis trams, the manufacturer announced on October 26. The 32 m long low-floor vehicles will run in coupled pairs and will augment the fleet of 44 Citadis trams that Alstom supplied ...
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Metro Report InternationalShanghai Pudong airport peoplemover operations contract
CHINA: The Shanghai Keolis joint venture of Shanghai Shentong Metro Group (51%) and Keolis (49%) has been awarded a 20-year contract to operate and maintain the planned airport peoplemover at Shanghai Pudong International Airport. Due to open in June 2019, the 7·8 km route would link the two existing ...
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Metro Report InternationalNew York to get London-style fare collection system
USA: New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority has selected Cubic Transportation Systems to supply an account-based fare collection system to replace the current MetroCard. The $539·5m contract, which is subject to finalisation, includes the supply of fare validators and ticket vending machines for 472 Subway stations and 6 000 buses ...
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NewsVDL to supply electric minibuses to Noord-Holland
NETHERLANDS: Transdev subsidiary Connexxion has placed an order with VDL Bus & Coach for 62 electric minibuses to be used for services that are part of the Noord-Holland Noord concession from next year. The 8 m long MidCity Electric buses will be fitted with 87 kWh batteries. The order ...
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NewsMetro do Porto operating concession awarded
PORTUGAL: Barraqueiro SGPS has been selected for a contract to operate and maintain the Metro do Porto light rail network in 2018-25. The contract was awarded on the basis of the lowest bid following an international tender, with Barraqueiro’s offer of €204m coming in below the reference value of ...
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Metro Report InternationalTransport for London consults on Holborn capacity upgrade
UK: Transport for London is undertaking public consultation until November 17 on proposals to increase capacity at Holborn station on London Underground’s Central and Piccadilly lines. Handling 63 million passengers a year, Holborn is currently the 11th-busiest station on the LU network, and TfL estimates that by 2031 demand ...
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NewsStadler Minsk metro car order confirmed
BELARUS: Stadler has confirmed details of the metro trains that it is supplying to Minsk. The first four-car trainset is due to arrive in the capital next year, with the rest following by 2020. Stadler Minsk CEO Philipp Brunner told local media of the order in January ...
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Metro Report InternationalRio de Janeiro tram extension opens
BRAZIL: A 1·9 km extension of the VLT Carioca tram network in Rio de Janeiro opened on October 21 between Gamboa/Pereira Reis junction and Saara. The extension includes a 350 m tunnel and takes Line 2 to 9·7 km with 12 stops. A two-stop extension is planned from Praia ...
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Metro Report InternationalTunnelling begins on Dubai metro extension
UAE: Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum officially launched tunnelling on the Route 2020 metro extension on October 24. Twin tunnels 8·8 m in diameter are being bored by 103 m long tunnel boring machine Al Wugeisha Expo 2020. The 3·2 km section from ...
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Metro Report InternationalAbbey Wood Crossrail station opens
UK: The rebuilt Abbey Wood station in southeast London opened on October 23, as management of the station was transferred to Transport for London. The station was previously operated by Southeastern and is now operated on behalf of TfL by MTR Crossrail. Network Rail began work on the new ...
