Urban rail – Page 269
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Metro Report InternationalLondon Luton Airport peoplemover approved
UK: Luton Borough Council, the owner of London Luton Airport, has approved the construction of a 2·3 km automated peoplemover linking the terminal building with Luton Airport Parkway station. The cost is put at £200m, with the peoplemover due to open by the end of 2020. Replacing the current ...
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Metro Report InternationalDen Haag introduces tram and bus mobile ticketing
NETHERLANDS: Den Haag transport operator HTM has rolled out mobile ticketing on its bus and tram routes. Masabi has supplied its JustRide smartphone app and cloud-based back office. The app has Dutch, German and English interfaces, and links to HTM’s journey planning app. Transactions are processed using the iDEAL ...
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NewsBHEL and Kawasaki sign metro rolling stock agreement
INDIA: BHEL and Kawasaki Heavy Industries signed a technology collaboration agreement on June 29 covering the manufacture of stainless steel metro cars and bogies. Under the agreement, design, engineering and manufacturing facilities are to be established at BHEL’s Indian site using Japanese technology. BHEL says that the agreement ...
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NewsICF rolls out new generation Kolkata metro train prototype
INDIA: Indian Railways’ Integral Coach Factory in Chennai rolled out the first of two prototype metro trainsets for the Kolkata metro on July 4 in the presence of Railway Board Chairman A K Mittal. According to ICF, the use of three-phase IGBT AC traction equipment and regenerative braking means ...
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Metro Report InternationalHangzhou metro Line 2 extension opens
CHINA: A northwestern extension of Hangzhou metro Line 2 opened on July 3, taking the line from Qianjianglu to Gucui Road. The extension adds 11·1 km and 10 stations, including an interchange with Line 1 at Fengqi Road. The next phase of the line is under construction and ...
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Metro Report InternationalAtlanta mobile ticketing contract awarded
USA: Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority has awarded Kapsch a €10m contract to develop, implement and maintain an account-based mobile ticketing system for use on the city’s metro and buses. Kapsch’s TrafficCom, CarrierCom and Public TransportCom divisions will work on the project, along with Bytemark and TransTrack Systems. Implementation ...
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NewsRotterdam tests hydrogen fuel cell buses
NETHERLANDS: Two hydrogen fuel cell electric buses started test running in Rotterdam on June 30, ahead of entry into service later this year. In early 2016 transport authority RET signed a contract for Van Hool to supply the first zero-emission buses to Rotterdam from its factory in Koningshooikt in ...
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Metro Report InternationalAll civil works awarded for Grand Paris Express Line 15 South
FRANCE: Project promoter Société du Grand Paris announced on July 3 that it had awarded the final two civil works contracts for Line 15 South, the 33 km driverless metro line that will run from Pont-de-Sèvres to Noisy-Champs. Under a contract worth €513m, a joint venture led by Bouygues Travaux ...
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NewsSolaris to supply more electric buses to Warszawa
POLAND: Warszawa bus operator MZA has ordered 10 Urbino 12 electric buses from Solaris Bus & Coach, the supplier announced on July 3. The 12 m long buses powered by lithium ion batteries are expected to enter service from the start of 2018. MZA ordered 10 Urbino 12 electric ...
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Metro Report InternationalDriverless shuttles on test in La Défense
FRANCE: A six-month pilot of autonomous electric shuttles started in the La Défense district of Paris on July 3. Keolis is operating three shuttles supplied by Navya, which are running at an average speed of 7 km/h on a public street shared with pedestrians but no other vehicles. ...
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NewsElectric buses ordered for Malmö
SWEDEN: Bus operator Nobina has ordered 13 Volvo 7900 Electric buses, the manufacturer announced on June 28. Due to enter service on the 14·7 km Route 7 in Malmö from the end of 2018, the 12 m long buses will be powered by lithium ion batteries. These will be ...
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Metro Report InternationalTram-train pilot scheme infrastructure costs up 401%
UK: Significant cost increases and delays to the UK’s pilot tram-train project are detailed in a report published by the National Audit Office on July 4. NAO found that while the Department for Transport and Network Rail have established new technical standards and shared the lessons learned with other tram-train ...
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NewsHeathrow Airport 22 train/h service agreed
UK: Heathrow Airport Ltd, Transport for London and the Department for Transport have reached an agreement for Elizabeth Line services to run to Terminal 5, with the total number of rail services to the airport to increase from 18 to 22 trains/h in 2019. Planned rail services to Heathrow ...
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NewsTesting begins on Cross City line in Dublin
IRELAND: Test running on Dublin’s Luas Cross City line started on June 17. Two Alstom Citadis trams were involved in the initial weekend of gauge testing, travelling at up to 10 km/h. The 5·9 km extension of the Green Line runs from the existing northern terminus at St Stephen’s ...
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NewsLondon Overground night services to begin in December
UK: All-night services on part of the London Overground network will begin in December, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan announced on July 3. Services on the East London Line between New Cross Gate and Dalston Junction are to run through the night on Fridays and Saturdays, with all-night services ...
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Metro Report InternationalFirst tram route opens in Shenzhen
CHINA: A tram network in the Longhua district of Shenzhen opened for revenue service on June 29. The route runs from the northern terminus of metro Line 4 at Qing Hu to Guanlan, which is on the metro line’s northern extension to Niuhu, due to open in 2020. The ...
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NewsStadler-Solaris joint venture to supply updated Tramino trams to Braunschweig
GERMANY: Braunschweiger Verkehrs-GmbH has ordered seven Tramino II trams from a joint venture of Stadler Pankow and Solaris. Deliveries are due to begin in 2019, with half of the €18·9m cost to be met through the Niedersachsen Land transport agency LNVG. The unidirectional Tramino Braunschweig II is an updated ...
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NewsT11 Express opens in Paris
FRANCE: The first section of the T11 Express tram-train route in Paris opened on June 30. Services on the 10⋅6 km line between Epinay-sur-Seine and Le Bourget serve seven stations. Services are operated with a fleet of 15 Alstom Citadis Dualis tram-trains procured by national rail operator SNCF on ...
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Metro Report InternationalFirst heavy metro line opens in Changchun
CHINA: The first heavy metro line in Changchun began trial operation at 08.00 on June 30. Line 1 runs from Beihuan in the north to Hongzuizi in the south, serving 15 stations. Services currently operate between 05.15 and 21.30. Construction started in April 2011. The 18·1 km route runs underground ...
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Metro Report InternationalKansas City Streetcar fleet to increase by 50%
USA: Kansas City council approved the purchase of two additional CAF Urbos trams on June 29 to meet increasing demand on the KC Streetcar. Deliveries are due in 24 months. The vehicles will cost $11·9m, which includes including $2·1m for spare parts and inspection support. The purchase will be ...
