Urban rail – Page 320
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NewsPanamá City Line 2 preferred bidder selected
PANAMA: Panama Metro has selected the Línea 2 consortium of FCC and Odebrecht as preferred bidder for the construction of Panamá City metro Line 2. The US$1·86bn contract is due to be signed on May 22 following a standstill period. The scope includes engineering design, civil works, auxiliary facilities, ...
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Metro Report InternationalPrasarana to operate Makkah’s pilgrim metro
SAUDI ARABIA: The Municipal & Rural Affairs Ministry has awarded Kuala Lumpur transport agency Prasarana a three-year contract to operate and maintain the Al Mashaaer Al Mugaddasah metro line in Makkah, which is only operated during the Hajj period. The contract starts from this year. Announcing the ...
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NewsAlgerian tram plant inaugurated
ALGERIA: The CITAL joint venture of Alstom, Entreprise du métro d’Alger and Ferrovial officially inaugurated its tram assembly and maintenance plant in Annaba on May 12. The joint venture was created in 2011 to assemble and maintain Alstom Citadis trams for Algerian cities. The 46 000 m2 site currently ...
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NewsFirst Cuenca tram on its way
ECUADOR: The first Citadis tram for Cuenca has left Alstom’s La Rochelle factory in France. It is scheduled to sail from the port of Antwerpen on May 17 and is expected to arrive in Cuenca by the end of June. In 2013 the city of Cuenca signed a US$142·6m ...
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NewsConsumer price index linked bond to fund London Underground extension
UK: ‘The UK’s first consumer price index linked sterling bond’ has been agreed to part-fund construction of a 3·3 km branch of London Underground’s Northern Line to Battersea, the Greater London Authority and Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking announced on May 11. Specialist pensions insurer Rothesay Life is the sole lender ...
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NewsPrequalification begins for Doha metro operator
QATAR: Qatar Rail launched the pre-qualification process for operation of the future Doha metro and Lusail tramway at an Industry Awareness Day on May 7. Around 600 companies attended, including 55 in the session on prequalification. The event was intended to encourage the private sector to participate in rail ...
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NewsWrocław to build new tram line
POLAND: Wrocław Mayor Rafał Dutkiewicz announced on May 5 that a tram line will be built to the Nowy Dwór housing estate in the west of the city. Previous plans had envisaged bus rapid transit to link the estate to the city centre, but according to the city authority, ...
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NewsAstana light rail framework agreement signed
KAZAKHSTAN: The city of Astana signed a framework agreement for the construction of the first phase of the capital’s light rail project on May 7. Project authority Astana LRT LLP signed the agreement with a consortium of China Railway International Group and Beijing State-Owned Assets Management Co. The ...
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NewsNext generation of Docklands Light Railway trains planned
UK: Transport for London’s Docklands Light Railway Ltd subsidiary has issued a periodic indicative notice to begin industry consultation on a possible new generation of rolling stock for the automated light metro. The aim of the New Train would be to reduce journey times, improve passenger ambience and reduce whole-life ...
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NewsChicago O'Hare Airport peoplemover upgrading contract
USA: Chicago Department of Aviation has awarded Parsons Construction and Bombardier Transportation a contract to upgrade the 4·3 km Airport Transit System automated peoplemover at Chicago O'Hare International Airport. Bombardier's share of the contract announced on May 5 is worth $180m, and includes the supply of 36 Innovia APM ...
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NewsDaegu opens third metro line
SOUTH KOREA: Daegu metro operator Daegu Metropolitan Transit Corp opened Line 3 on April 23. The 24 km line is the city’s first monorail. The north-south route connects KNU Medical Centre to Yongji with 28 intermediate stations. Interchange is provided at Sinnam with metro Line 2 and Myeongdeok with ...
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NewsDalian metro Line 2 opens
CHINA: Trial passenger operation on the first phase of Dalian metro Line 2 started on April 30. Free services are limited to 5 000 passengers during a 2 h period in the morning and another in the afternoon of each day until May 8, and 10 000 ...
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NewsLast Jakarta Line 1 contract awarded
INDONESIA: MRT Jakarta has awarded the last of eight contracts for the first Jakarta metro line. The ¥25bn railway systems and trackwork contract, announced on April 30, has been awarded to a consortium led by Mitsui & Co and including Toyo Engineering Corp, Kobe Steel, and local firm PT Inti ...
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NewsNorthern Line fleet upgrade complete
UK: Alstom has completed the modernisation of London Underground’s Northern Line train fleet. The two-year mid-life refurbishment programme saw the interior and exterior renovation of 106 six-car trains, of which 96 are required for peak services. The work took place at the Morden and Golders Green depots, which ...
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NewsLos Teques Metropolis trainset shipped
VENEZUELA: The first Alstom Metropolis trainset for the Los Teques metro has been shipped from the port of Le Havre in France. It is expected to arrive in Los Teques in three weeks. In 2011 the Consorcio Linea 2 consortium of Odebrecht and Vinccler awarded the Grupo de Empresas ...
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NewsDisused Tube station to be leased
UK: Transport for London has announced that it will lease part of a disused Underground station to businesses ‘who have the ability to use the space to create something exceptional and establish the next chapter in the station’s history’. TfL announced on April 28 that it is seeking businesses ...
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NewsTram trials begin in Santos
BRAZIL: Trial passenger operation began between Mascarenhas de Moraes and João Ribeiro on the Santos light rail line on April 27. Two vehicles are providing free travel Monday to Friday between 13.00 and 16.00. When fully operational, the 11 km first phase of the VLT network will link Barreiros ...
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NewsModertrans sole bidder in revised tram procurement
POLAND: Modertrans was the sole bidder to supply six trams to Wrocław in a tender that closed on April 23. The base order is worth 23m złoty, with an option for a further 16 trams. The Poznań-based manufacturer plans to supply partially low-floor vehicles of its Moderus Beta design. ...
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NewsMelbourne Metro Rail advisers appointed
AUSTRALIA: A joint venture of Aurecon, Jacobs and Mott MacDonald has been appointed as the technical, planning and engagement adviser for the Melbourne Metro Rail cross-city tunnel. Project delivery organisation Melbourne Metro Rail Authority has been allocated an initial A$40m to develop proposals for the 9 km link, which ...
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NewsWire ropes as platform screens
SWEDEN: South Korean firm SKD-Hitec has demonstrated a platform screen door made from wire ropes at Stockholm’s Åkeshov metro station. Rather than sliding doors, Rope Screen Door uses lightweight panels made of self-tensioned wire ropes which move down to screen the platform edge. The manufacturer says the system could be ...
