Urban rail – Page 340
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NewsKunming opens more metro lines
CHINA: Kunming opened 21 km of metro extensions on April 30. Phase 2 of Line 1 extends the route north from Xiaodongcun to Kunming railway station, adding five stations. The first phase of Line 2 runs north from the main railway station to North Coach Station with 14 stations, although ...
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NewsChangsha metro opens
CHINA: The first metro line in Changsha opened on April 29, making the capital of Hunan province the 19th city in mainland China with a metro. The first phase of Line 2 is 22·3 km long with 19 stations. Starting at Wangchengpo in the west, it runs across the ...
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NewsStadler awarded eBART train contract
USA: San Francisco’s Bay Area Rapid Transit District has awarded sole bidder Stadler Rail a $58m contract to supply eight diesel multiple-units for the East Contra Costa BART extension commuter rail project. Announcing the order on April 25, Stadler said the GTW 2/6 units would be manufactured at its Bussnang ...
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NewsLos Angeles selects Regional Connector contractor
USA: Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority has selected the Regional Connector Constructors joint venture of Traylor Bros and Skanska, with lead designers Hatch Mott MacDonald and URS, as preferred bidder for a $927m design-build contract for the Regional Connector light rail extension. The 3 km underground route would extend ...
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NewsKaohsiung light rail tracklaying begins
TAIWAN: Tracklaying started on the Kaohsiung light rail project on April 24. Construction had begun in June 2013, and test running on the first section is scheduled to begin in September. Revenue services are expected to start in June 2015. The 22·1 km, 36-stop circular route is being built ...
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NewsDalian metro train unveiled
CHINA: CNR Dalian unveiled the first train for Dalian metro Line 2 on April 21. It is part of an order placed by MTR Corp in October 2012 for 20 cars for Line 1 and 18 for Line 2. The six-car Type B trainset is 120 m long, 2 ...
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NewsTehran extends metro Line 3
IRAN: A 12 km extension of Tehran metro Line 3 opened on April 22 between Azadegan in the southwest and Vali-e Asr in the city centre. It was built at a cost of €580m. Four intermediate stations are now open, with five more to open later. Interchange is provided ...
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NewsLED tram energy saving specified
AUSTRIA: Bombardier has upgraded a Flexity tram in Innsbruck with LED external and interior lighting. ‘The lifespan of LED lamps is 100 times longer than conventional lamps’, according to Martin Baltes, Managing Director, of city transport operator IVB. The fleet of 32 Flexity trams ‘could save up to €5 ...
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NewsSingapore awards five metro contracts
SINGAPORE: Land Transport Authority announced on April 21 that it had awarded S$1·15bn worth of contracts covering stations and signalling on the Thomson and Eastern Region lines. Construction of three stations on the Thomson Line is due to begin in the second quarter of 2014 for completion by 2021. ...
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NewsAlger tramway extends east
ALGERIA: Minister of Transport Amar Ghoul opened a 4·2 km extension of the Alger tram line on April 16. The new section runs east from Bordj El Kiffan to Café Chergui with six stops. Seven additional trams have been put into service on the extended line, which operates at 7 ...
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NewsToronto orders 10 more Rockets
CANADA: Toronto Transit Commission has ordered 10 more six-car Rocket metro trainsets from Bombardier Transportation. The C$160m contract is an option on orders in 2006 and 2010 that total 420 cars. These are being built at Bombardier’s Thunder Bay factory, and the first entered service on the Yonge-University Line ...
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NewsEast Side Access fit-out contracts awarded
USA: New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced on April 16 that it has awarded two East Side Access fit-out contracts. Frontier-Kemper Constructors is to build permanent structural concrete lining in the newly excavated tunnels north of Grand Central Terminal between 50th Street/Park Avenue and 63rd Street/Second Avenue. The contractor ...
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NewsBangkok SkyTrain funding approved
THAILAND: The cabinet has approved Ministry of Finance loans to Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand for the construction of three SkyTrain lines in Bangkok. As well as being used to pay off debts and related expenses, the loan includes 10·9bn baht towards construction of the Purple Line from ...
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NewsAbidjan urban line contractor selected
CÔTE D’IVOIRE: A consortium of DTP Terrassement, Bouygues Travaux Publics, Hyundai Rotem and Dongsan signed an initial agreement to build an urban rail line in Abidjan on April 11. Hyundai Rotem is to supply rolling stock and signalling, Dongsan Engineering electrification, and DTP Terrassement and Bouygues Travaux Publics and ...
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NewsHanoi metro Line 3 contractor chosen
VIETNAM: South Korean construction firm Daelim Industrial Co announced on April 11 that it had been awarded an US$84m contract to build the 8·5 km elevated section of Hanoi metro Line 3. Work is scheduled to start in May and end in late 2016. The initial phase of Line ...
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NewsFirst low-floor Suzhou tram rolled out
CHINA: The first of 18 trams for Suzhou has been rolled out at CSR Puzhen’s factory in Nanjing. This is the first vehicle produced under a 10-year technology licensing agreement signed between CSR Puzhen and Bombardier in July 2012. ‘We are proud to be part of this milestone and ...
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NewsWork on underground sections of Jakarta metro begins
INDONESIA: Project manager Mass Rapid Transit Jakarta announced that work started on the underground section of Jakarta’s first metro line on April 4. Excavation began at Hotel Indonesia Traffic Circle, where there will be an underground station. A guide wall is due to be completed within three months, which ...
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NewsSuzhou orders Siemens signalling
CHINA: China Electronics Technology Group Corp has placed a €15m order with Siemens to supply signalling equipment for the extension of Suzhou metro Line 2. Siemens will supply Trainguard MT automatic train control, Trackguard Sicas ECC electronic interlockings and Airlink radio transmission. The same equipment was installed on ...
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NewsDoha metro project management contract awarded
QATAR: Qatar Rail has awarded a Systra-Parsons joint venture a €170m E&M systems project management contract for Phase 1 of the Doha metro. The scope of the contract includes design reviews, works supervision, testing and tracking acceptance activities. Lead consultant Systra will be responsible for signalling, driverless systems, rolling ...
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NewsTriMet awards Portland smart card contract
USA: Transport agency TriMet has awarded INIT a contract to implement smart card ticketing for light rail, commuter and bus services in Portland, Oregon. The contract announced on April 1 covers an initial 1·3 million contactless smart cards, 1 100 onboard and platform validators, 100 retail terminals, 90 mobile inspection ...
