Urban rail – Page 350
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NewsWork starts on Jaipur metro Phase IB
INDIA: Work on Phase IB of the Jaipur metro started on October 1. The short extension from Chandpole to Badi Chaupar will include 1·4 km of bored tunnel and 400 m of cut-and-cover tunnel. The Indian office of Taiwanese company Continental Engineering Corp is to undertake this ...
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NewsWork starts on Jakarta metro
INDONESIA: A groundbreaking ceremony for Jakarta’s first metro line was held at Dukuh Atas on October 10, led by Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo. ‘After 24 years of dreaming to have an MRT, some may even have forgotten it. Finally the dreams of Jakarta residents will come true’, said Widodo. ...
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NewsHyderabad metro car prototype on show
INDIA: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy has unveiled a prototype of the new metro cars which Hyundai Rotem is to supply for the Hyderabad metro under an Rs18bn contract signed in 2012. The stainless steel prototype is half the length of the cars ordered, which would ...
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Metro Report InternationalSiemens to supply Inspiro trains for the Riyadh metro
SAUDI ARABIA: Siemens has announced details of the trainsets and control technology it is to supply for Riyadh metro lines 1 and 2. Siemens is part of the BACS consortium with Bechtel, Almabani General Contractors and Consolidated Contractors Co which the Arriyadah Development Authority selected for the €7·5bn contract to ...
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NewsTram looks ahead to avoid collisions
GERMANY: A Flexity tram operated by Frankfurt transport company VGF is to be fitted with an experimental optical sensor system designed to reduce the risk of collisions with road vehicles, cyclists, pedestrians and small objects such as footballs. The technology has been developed by Bombardier Transportation and image processing specialists ...
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NewsBudapest fare collection contract awarded
HUNGARY: Budapest transport authority BKK has appointed T-Systems Hungary and subcontractor Scheidt & Bachmann to supply a modern fare collection system. Announcing the deal on October 9, Scheidt & Bachmann said it would be one of the biggest fare collection installations for a single operator in central and eastern Europe. ...
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NewsCAF to supply Kansas City streetcars
USA: CAF has been selected to supply four trams for the future Downtown Streetcar line in Kansas City, Missouri, Mayor Sly James announced on October 4. The 100% low-floor Urbos 3 vehicles will have a capacity of 148 passengers, and to meet Buy America requirements they are to be assembled ...
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NewsBlackpool North tram extension planned
UK: Transport for Lancashire has included the construction of a branch of the Blackpool tramway from the North Pier to Blackpool North station in its list of transport investment priorities. TfL brings together Lancashire County Council, Blackpool Council, Blackburn with Darwen Council and the Lancashire Enterprise Partnership. A contribution of ...
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Metro Report InternationalWS Atkins and Typsa awarded Riyadh metro design contract
SAUDI ARABIA: A joint venture of WS Atkins and Typsa has been awarded a contract to design Riyadh metro lines 4, 5 and 6. The contract announced on October 8 was awarded by the FAST consortium of FCC, Samsung C&T, Alstom, Strukton, Freyssinet, Typsa and Setec which Arriyadh Development ...
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NewsPesa selected for Torun tram contract
POLAND: Municipal operator MZK Torun has selected Pesa for a contract to supply 12 metre-gauge trams by October 2015. The 92·5m złoty order covers six three-section and six five-section low-floor Swing trams, as well as spare parts, maintenance equipment and depot modifications to provide access to roof-mounted equipment. A ...
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NewsManchester Metrolink’s second city crossing approved
UK: The government has approved a Transport and Works Act Order giving Transport for Greater Manchester legal powers to build a second Metrolink light rail route through the centre of Manchester. Intended to relieve pressure on the heavily-used existing route, the second city crossing would run for 1·6 km from ...
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NewsWien metro and tram extensions open
AUSTRIA: Celebrations on October 5 marked the opening of an extension of Wien metro Line U2 from Aspernstraße to the Seestadt urban development area on the site of the former Aspern airport. This takes Line U2 to almost 17 km with 20 stations. Construction of the 4·2 km elevated extension ...
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NewsSiemens unveils proposal for future London Underground train
UK: Siemens has unveiled a full-sized mock-up of the train which it intends to offer when Transport for London calls tenders for new fleets for London Underground's small-profile tube lines. Part of Siemens' Inspiro family, the articulated design for London would feature wide through gangways, air-conditioning and an option ...
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NewsAddis Abeba light rail civil works to be completed this year
ETHIOPIA: China Railway Engineering Corp expects to complete civil works for the 34 km Addis Abeba light rail system by the end of the year, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced. Two lines are under construction, one running 16·9 km north-south from Menelik Square to Kaliti and the second ...
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NewsMiami peoplemover capacity expansion contract
USA: Miami-Dade Aviation Department has awarded Mitsubishi Heavy Industries a contract to increase the capacity of the 2 km automated peoplemover which links Miami International Airport with the Miami Intermodal Center transport interchange. This will include the supply four additional rubber-tyre cars in 2016, taking the fleet to 12. ...
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NewsRennes metro Line B contract signed
FRANCE: Siemens announced on October 1 that it had signed a €178m turnkey contract to supply railway systems and provide project management services for Line B of the Rennes metro, the second driverless VAL route to be built in the city. Following its selection as preferred bidder in November ...
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NewsBuenos Aires metro Line A opens to San Pedrito
ARGENTINA: A two-station extension to Buenos Aires metro Line A opened on September 27. The new stations beyond Carabobo are San José de Flores and San Pedrito, which becomes the new southwestern terminus of the line. The new stations are expected to increase ridership on Line A by 35 ...
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NewsPanamá City metro testing begins
PANAMA: The first test run on the Panamá City metro has taken place between Albrook and 5 de Mayo. The 2 km test run on September 13 took place at the southern end of the 13·7 km line, which is now 92% complete. The 13-station Line 1 is being ...
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NewsHarbin metro opens
CHINA: Harbin Metro line 1 opened for trial passenger services on September 26, almost exactly five years after its construction began. The 17·4 km line runs from Harbin East railway station in the northeast of the city to Harbin South railway station, via Taipingqiao and Yida Eryuan. ...
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NewsGaziantep tram Line 3 contract announced
TURKEY: Gaziantep council has awarded Spanish construction company Comsa EMTE a €20m contract to build Line 3 of the city's developing Gaziray tram network. The contract covers infrastructure, track, signalling and electrification including three substations for the 6·5 km double track route, which will have eight stops. Announcing ...
