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NewsHong Kong awards CBTC contract
CHINA: MTR Corp has awarded a consortium led by Thales and including Alstom a €330m contract for signalling upgrades on seven metro lines. The contract covers the installation of communications-based train control on the Tsuen Wan, Island, Kwun Tong, Tseung Kwan O, Tung Chung and Disneyland Resort lines, as ...
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NewsHelsinki metro automation called off
FINLAND: On January 19 Helsinki city council backed a December 18 decision by the board of city transport operator HKL to terminate the metro automation contracts signed with Siemens in 2008-09. HKL said negotiations with the supplier had failed to agree a way that the troubled project could be completed ...
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NewsMetro do Porto operating contract award
PORTUGAL: Transports Ciutat Comtal has been selected to operate and maintain Porto’s light metro and bus networks for 10 years, subject to final approval by the government. A concession held by Prometro SA ended on December 31 2014. TCC is a joint venture of the privately-owned Barcelona tram operator ...
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NewsKochi metro contracts awarded
INDIA: Kochi metro project manager Delhi Metro Rail Corp has awarded Alstom the electrification, signalling and telecoms contracts for the Kochi metro. The €34m signalling and telecoms contract includes Alstom’s Urbalis 400 CBTC signalling, as well as radio, CCTV, passenger information displays and a passenger announcement system. ...
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NewsJinan metro work to begin this year
CHINA: The National Development & Reform Commission has announced that construction of the Jinan metro is to begin this year. The US$7bn first phase includes three lines totalling 81 km. A 26 km line with nine stations would serve the west of the city and cost US$2bn to build. ...
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NewsCrossrail 2 consultants appointed
UK: Transport for London has appointed four consultancy teams to develop plans for Crossrail 2 and help to make the case for funding. Each team would be responsible for a specific area. These are: Engineering and technical: Arcadis Hyder, Weston Williamson, Vinci Construction, Interfleet, First Class Partnerships, Dr Sauer ...
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NewsSeattle gets TIFIA loan
USA: The Federal Transit Authority announced on January 16 that it is to provide a $1·33bn Transportation Infrastructure Finance & Innovation Act loan to Seattle transport authority Sound Transit. The loan will contribute to the construction of the 23 km East Link light rail extension, which is also receiving ...
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NewsDüsseldorf signalling upgrade
GERMANY: Düsseldorf light rail operator Rheinbahn has commissioned Siemens to upgrade the signalling on the 11 km Stadtbahn tunnel in the city centre. Siemens is to provide Trainguard ZUB 222 train protection for semi-automated operation; this will monitor the vehicle’s speed continuously during driver operation. Controlguide Vicos operations control ...
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NewsNanjing metro Line 5 MoU signed
CHINA: Nanjing city authorities signed a memorandum of understanding with property developer Greenland Group on January 14 for the financing of metro Line 5. The developer is to invest 31·3bn yuan in the metro project, in return for the rights to construction and associated property development along ...
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NewsFreiburg breaks ground on tram extension
GERMANY: A groundbreaking ceremony took place on January 15 for the Rotteckring tram extension in Freiburg. The 1·9 km extension is to branch off the existing Route 2 at Siegesdenkmal and run south to Kronenstraße, with five stops. The first phase, to Stadttheater, is due to open in 2017, ...
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Metro Report InternationalIndra wins €266m Riyadh metro ticketing contract
SAUDI ARABIA: ArRiyadh Development Authority has awarded Indra a €266m contract to provide fare collection and access control systems for Riyadh’s future network of six metro lines and 1 000 buses. Indra beat nine other bids for the contract, which was signed on January 5. It includes a 54-month implementation ...
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NewsNew ticket hall opens at Tottenham Court Road
UK: London Underground marked the completion of the first stage of its £500m rebuilding of Tottenham Court Road station with the opening of the new ticket hall on January 12. Providing interchange between the Central and Northern lines, the station is normally used by 150 000 passengers per day. This ...
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NewsSingle-section tram on test
BELARUS: Belkommunmash’s first Type BKM-802 single-section tram has entered trial service on the 11 km line linking the city of Navapolatsk with a nearby petrochemical complex. Derived from the articulated BKM-843/84300M design, the 1 524 m gauge four-axle BKM-802 is intended as a low-cost vehicle for use on smaller networks. ...
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NewsDelhi Metro launches bicycle feeder scheme
INDIA: Delhi Metro Rail Corp and partner Greenolution announced the launch of an expanded version of their Public Bicycle Sharing scheme on January 8. The aim is provide ‘first mile’ and ‘last mile’ connectivity for journey origin and destination points which are too far from metro stations to be walkable. ...
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NewsMoscow Metro orders 768 cars
RUSSIA: Moscow Metro has signed a contract with Transmashholding subsidiary Transholdleasing for the supply of 768 metro cars. The contract includes 30 years of maintenance. Transholdleasing was the sole bidder, and the tender was initially pronounced invalid for this reason. However, the bid met the tender conditions, so a ...
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NewsCBTC trials begin in Hyderabad
INDIA: Test running in ATO mode under communications-based train control has started on the Hyderabad metro, making it the first application of CBTC in India to go live. Tests started on December 30 on the 8 km eastern section of Corridor III between Nagole and Mettugunda. The seven-station section ...
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NewsŁódź signs tram contract with Pesa
POLAND: MPK Łódź signed a contract with Pesa on December 30 for the supply of 22 Swing trams. The transport authority says that this is one of the largest tram tenders in the city’s history. Pesa was selected over Solaris, which was the only other bidder. The five-section unidirectional ...
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NewsHyundai Rotem selected for Istanbul metro contract
TURKEY: Hyundai Rotem has been selected to supply 17 four-car metro trainsets to operate Istanbul Line M2 under a €77·5m contract. The Korean company’s bid was selected by Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality ahead of a lowed priced offer from CNR Changchun. The cars are to be built in Adana by ...
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NewsDoha metro Gold Line financing finalised
QATAR: A 3·65bn riyal syndicated financing package for the construction of the Doha metro Gold Line has been finalised, Barwa Bank announced last month. The bank said this was the ‘largest infrastructure syndication in Qatar to date.’ Last year project promoter Qatar Rail awarded the ALYSJ joint venture a €3·2bn ...
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NewsAtlanta Streetcar enters service
USA: Tram services in Atlanta started on December 30 following an opening ceremony for the Downtown Loop circulator at 11:00. Travel will be free for the first three months of service. The 4·2 km standard gauge street running line with 12 stops links the Martin Luther King Jr National ...
