Urban rail – Page 357
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Metro Report InternationalMetro provides an oasis in the city centre
SAUDI ARABIA: Snøhetta of Norway has been appointed to design the city centre Qasr Al Hokm station on the planned Riyadh metro network. ArRiyadh Development Authority said it had selected the winning proposals for the main stations on the 177 km six-line network based on their 'outstanding conceptual thinking and ...
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Metro Report InternationalElevated gardens at station inspired by sand dunes
SAUDI ARABIA: Riyadh metro project promoter ArRiyadh Development Authority has selected a design by Gerber Architekten of Germany for Olaya station, one of three major stations intended to create landmarks which 'will transform Riyadh streets as they become the most visible elements of the city's new world-class public transport system'. ...
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NewsFeature articles in the June 2013 issue of Metro Report International
Articles in the June 2013 issue of Metro Report International. Comment Welcoming delegates to the 60th UITP World Congress in Genève, TPG CEO Roland Bonzon outlines the challenge of serving a growing population News Review Round-up of world metro, light rail and tram news. Chinese metros The urban ...
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NewsEast Didsbury added to Manchester Metrolink network
UK: Manchester Metrolink’s East Didsbury extension opened ahead of schedule on May 23. The 4·4 km extension of the South Manchester line from St Werburgh’s Road in Chorlton adds five stops to the network. It follows the former Midland Railway heavy rail alignment which closed to passengers in 1967. ...
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NewsWashington orders more Kawasaki metro cars
USA: Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has ordered 100 Series 7000 metro cars from Kawasaki Heavy Industries, it was announced on May 16. The ¥18bn order follows an order for 428 cars in 2010. The contract specifies delivery by 2018, by which time Kawasaki-manufactured vehicles will make up the ...
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NewsMetro cars arrive in Jaipur
INDIA: The first trainset for the Jaipur metro arrived at the Mansarovar depot on May 20 having left BEML’s factory in Bangalore at the end of April. In 2011 BEML won a Rs3·18bn contract to supply 10 four-car trainsets for the Jaipur metro. The remaining trains are ...
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NewsShenyang tram on test
CHINA: The first tram for the Shenyang network started test running on May 10. China CNR is supplying 20 100% low-floor cars under a contract signed in December 2011. ‘With the acceleration of urbanisation in China, low-carbon, energy saving and convenient trams will be the future of urban transport,’ ...
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NewsSilver Line Phase 2 contractor selected
USA: On May 14 Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority awarded Capital Rail Constructors a design-build contract for Phase 2 of the Silver Line metro extension. Capital Rail Constructors is a consortium comprising Clark Construction Group, Kiewit Infrastructure Group, Parsons Transport Group and Dewberry. Its bid of $1·18bn was the lowest ...
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Metro Report InternationalSine waves inspire Riyadh metro station design
SAUDI ARABIA: Riyadh metro promoter ArRiyadh Development Authority has awarded the contract to design a landmark station for King Abdullah Finance District to a consortium of Zaha Hadid Architects; structural, fire and services engineer Buro Happold; cost consultant Davis Langdon; and façade consultant NewTecnic. A key hub on the planned ...
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NewsChongqing metro reaches Yuelai
CHINA: A ceremony on May 15 marked the opening of the latest extension to the Chongqing metro. The northern branch Line 6 runs from Lijia to Yuelai, adding 12 km to the line. The extension is one of two planned branches running north from Lijia. A longer branch to ...
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NewsKunming metro Line 1 opens
CHINA: The first section of Line 1 of the Kunming metro opened for trial passenger services on May 20. The 22·1 km route has 12 stations. Ridership is forecast at 168 000 passengers/day. CSR Zhuzhou has supplied Type B trains, and an Alstom/Casco joint venture supplied Urbalis ...
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NewsFirst Panamá metro trains delivered
PANAMA: Alstom has delivered the first three of 19 three-car Metropolis trainsets for the Panamá City metro. The trains are being built at Alstom’s Santa Perpètua de Mogoda factory in Spain and have recently been undergoing tests on the FGC network in Barcelona. The trains will be used on ...
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NewsHannover light rail vehicle assembly underway
GERMANY: Assembly of the first TW3000 high-floor light rail vehicles ordered by Hannover transport operator Üstra has begun at the HeiterBlick factory in Leipzig. The first vehicles will be delivered to Hannover later this year for testing, with revenue services likely to commence in early 2014. In ...
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NewsTenders called for DLR operating concession
UK: Transport for London has issued the formal invitation to tender to four groups shortlisted to operate and maintain the Docklands Light Railway for 6½ years from September 2014. The ITT was issued on May 10, with final bids to be returned by September 9, TfL’s Acting Director, London ...
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NewsNanjing Line 4 traction equipment contract signed
CHINA: Nanjing Metro has awarded Alstom and its local joint venture Shanghai Alstom Transport Electrical Equipment Co a €28m contract to supply traction equipment for 174 cars ordered for Line 4. Alstom’s Optonix traction systems have been designed for the Chinese metro market. SATEE will provide the inverter, auxiliary ...
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NewsKazan metro adds three stations
RUSSIA: The Kazan metro opened a three-station northern extension on May 9. This takes the line from its former terminus of Kozya Sloboda to Aviastroitelnaya, with intermediate stations at Yashlek and Severny Vokzal. The only line of the metro now has 10 stations. Severny Vokzal provides interchange with regional ...
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News€450m sustainable transport fund announced
FRANCE: On May 7 Transport Minister Frédéric Cuvillier launched a new funding competition for urban transport projects, including metro, light rail and tram-train schemes. The government is making a total of €450m available for projects outside the Paris region, with a portion specifically reserved for 'innovative projects in the ...
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NewsŁódź launches tram energy recovery system
POLAND: A pilot application of ABB's Enviline Energy Recuperation System is scheduled to go into service on the Łódź tram network this week. The Enviline ERS is installed at a substation and enables current produced during regenerative braking to be returned to the AC grid if there are no accelerating ...
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NewsRio de Janeiro tram contract signed
BRAZIL: RATP Dev and its local partners Companhia de Concessoes Rodoviarias, Odebrecht Transport and Invepar have won the contract to build and operate a 28 km tram network in Rio de Janeiro. The deal announced on May 7 requires the first 14 km section to open by the end of ...
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NewsBeijing metro Line 14 opens
CHINA: The first phase of Beijing metro Line 14 opened on May 5, running 12·4 km from Zhangguozhuang in the southern Fengtai district to Xiju. The first section of Line 14 has seven stations, including Garden Expo Park which will serve the 9th China (Beijing) International Garden Expo which begins ...
