Urban rail – Page 346
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NewsAlstom wins metro contracts in Chengdu and Xi’an
CHINA: Alstom and its local joint venture Shanghai Alstom Transport Electrical Equipment Co Ltd have been awarded two contracts to supply Optonix traction equipment for metro cars that are scheduled to enter service in Chengdu and Xi’an from 2015. A €33m order placed in November will see Optonix supplied ...
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NewsSkopje calls tenders for tram line
MACEDONIA: The City of Skopje has launched a new tendering process for a public-private partnership concession to design, finance, build, operate and maintain a light rail line in the capital. The planned 12·1 km double-track Line 1 from Novo Lisice to Gjorce Petrov would require a minimum of 22 ...
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NewsL'viv tramway extension funded
UKRAINE: Funding has been agreed for a package of urban transport improvements in L'viv including an extension of tram route 4 south to the Sykhiv district. This would improve links to the city centre for the suburb’s population of almost 150 000 people, and is predicted to increase public transport ...
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NewsZhengzhou metro opens
CHINA: The Zhengzhou metro opened for revenue service on December 28. The first phase of Line 1 runs from Xiliuhu in the west to Sports Centre in the east with 18 intermediate stations. The line serves both Zhengzhou railway station and Zhengzhou East station, where interchange will ...
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NewsMacau orders more automated light metro cars
CHINA: Macau’s Transport Infrastructure Office has ordered an additional 48 Crystal Mover rubber-tyre light metro cars and associated maintenance equipment from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Itochu Corp for use on the future Macau Light Rapid Transit line. The 21 km MLRT driverless light metro is under construction ...
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NewsUrban rail news in brief - January 2014
The city of Olsztyn has selected a Progreg-led consortium to finish design work on its planned tram line and gain building permits following the termination of FCC Construcción’s contract (RG 9.13 p15). The work must be completed within 20 weeks of the signing of the 7·5m złoty contract. ...
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NewsDelhi Metro starts Phase III test running
INDIA: Test running on the first section of Delhi metro Phase III began at 11.27 on December 30 when the first Line 6 train to run between Mandi House and Central Secretariat was officially flagged off by Delhi Metro Rail Corp executives. The 2·5 km section, with one intermediate ...
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NewsTfL to re-tender Sub-Surface resignalling
UK: Transport for London announced on December 31 that it plans to re-invite tenders in mid-2014 for the resignalling of London Underground’s Sub-Surface Lines, which had been awarded to Bombardier in mid-2011. Covering London Underground’s Metropolitan, District, Circle and Hammersmith & City lines, the programme is due to see the ...
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NewsHouston opens second light rail line
USA: Revenue services have started running on Houston Metro’s 8·5 km North Line light rail route following an official inauguration on December 21 and a day of free rides. Running north from UH Downtown in the city centre through Moody Park and Lindale to the Northline Transit Center, the line ...
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NewsSEPTA outlines ‘Catching Up’ investment plan
USA: SEPTA, the transport authority which provides urban and suburban rail services in the metropolitan area around Philadelphia, plans to double its annual capital expenditure of $300m by 2018 under a wide-ranging investment programme. At a board meeting on December 19, SEPTA officials proposed a multi-year spending programme entitled ‘Catching ...
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NewsSingapore’s Downtown Line welcomes first passengers
SINGAPORE: Serving six stations, the first section of the Downtown automated metro line opened for public service on December 21. The 4·3 km section between Chinatown and Bugis will be served by trains running at 4 min headways at peak times and 5 min otherwise. The Land Transport Authority has ...
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NewsPerth light rail project put back three years
AUSTRALIA: The proposed A$1·9bn Metro Area Express Light Rail project in Perth is to be deferred by three years under a package of measures designed to reduce Western Australia's debt which was announced by state Treasurer Troy Buswell on December 18. The state's 2013-14 budget had previously allocated A$432m over ...
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NewsFirst Al Sufouh tram delivered to Dubai
UAE: The first Alstom Citadis 402 tram for the Al Sufouh tramway has arrived in Dubai after leaving France on November 21. The seven-section vehicle is the first of 11 ordered for the project’s initial phase. Alstom had been test running the tram on a 700 m test track ...
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NewsNorth West Rail Link civil works contract awarded
AUSTRALIA: The second of three framework contracts to build the North West Rail Link in the suburbs of Sydney was awarded on December 18. Under a A$340m agreement with the New South Wales government, the Italian consortium of Impreglio and Salini will undertake civil works on a 4 km elevated ...
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NewsSporveien Oslo awards depot signalling contract
NORWAY: Sporveien Oslo has awarded Siemens Rail Automation a contract to supply signalling and train control equipment for the new metro depot at Avløs. Siemens will supply its Trackguard Westrace system and axle counters, controlled from Tøyen using Controlguide Westcad technology. Avløs depot will be used for stabling ...
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NewsTunnelling under the Rhône
FRANCE: Revenue service began on the extension of Lyon metro Line B to Gare d’Oullins on December 11. The 1·8 km extension south from Stade de Gerland runs in a 300 m tunnel under the River Rhône, bored using a single-bore slurry shield TBM supplied by Herreknecht. ...
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NewsJaipur metro to get ADB loan
INDIA: The Asian Development Bank announced on December 16 that it will provide a US$176m loan for the construction of Phase IB of the Jaipur metro as well as studies for a second line. The loan will cover most of the US$259m construction cost of Phase IB, ...
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NewsFeature articles in the December 2013 issue of Metro Report International
Articles in the December 2013 issue of Metro Report International. Comment Lucky Montana of PRASA stresses the importance of South Africa's fleet renewal programme News Review Round-up of world metro, light rail and tram news Riyadh A six-line driverless network takes shape in the Saudi capital China Metro and tram ...
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NewsFirst long Flexity Berlin tram delivered
GERMANY: Bombardier Transportation delivered the first 40 m long bidirectional Flexity Berlin tram to the German capital from its Hennigsdorf plant on December 13. According to Bombardier, the trams have been styled specifically for Berlin and feature a ‘Bauhaus design’. The air-conditioned vehicles are equipped with regenerative braking. ...
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NewsValenciennes inaugurates second tram line
FRANCE: The second tram line in Valenciennes opened on December 13. The 15·5 km line with 22 stops links Valenciennes with Vieux Condé and will commence passenger service on February 24. Nine Alstom Citadis trams, ordered in 2010, will augment the existing fleet of 21 trams. Each 33 m ...
