Urban rail – Page 376
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NewsKuwait invites first expressions of interest in metro contracts
KUWAIT: Government procurement agency the Partnerships Technical Bureau has invited expressions of interest in the Integrated Rolling Stock & Systems contract, a public-private partnership deal covering the provision and maintenance of rolling stock, a depot, signalling, electrification and control systems for the planned Kuwait Metropolitan Rapid Transit System. The KMRT ...
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NewsJICA to fund Cairo metro Line 4
EGYPT: Less than a month after the opening of the first stage of Cairo Line 3, the National Authority for Tunnels has authorised the start of work on the capital's fourth metro route. On March 19 Minister of Transport Dr Galal Moustafa Mohamed Said signed a loan agreement with the ...
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NewsSydney monorail to be scrapped
AUSTRALIA: The New South Wales government announced on March 23 that it had paid A$19·8m to acquire light rail and monorail owner Metro Transport Sydney, clearing the way for the monorail to be removed to accommodate the new Sydney International Convention Exhibition & Entertainment Precinct. The deal will also simplify ...
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NewsWork begins on £128m Midland Metro expansion project
UK: Work has now begun on a £128m project to increase capacity on the Midland Metro light rail line and extend the route 1·3 km through central Birmingham, following the signing of contracts for a new tram fleet and related depot enhancement works. Transport Minister Norman Baker announced the final ...
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NewsSystra wins Santiago metro contract
CHILE: Systra has signed a six-year contract to provide Santiago Metro with technical assistance for the construction of driverless lines 3 and 6. The contract is divided into two phases. In the first phase running to March 2013, Systra will undertake a basic design for the two ...
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NewsFoam insulation offers Bonn a quieter ride
GERMANY: The refurbishment of 25 Bonn trams dating from 1974-77 includes installation of 150 m2 of BASF's Basotect foam for sound absorption and thermal insulation. The 30 mm thick Basotect grade G foam panels being supplied by Hannover-based firm Hanno have a fine, open-cell structure which offers a weight of ...
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NewsCSR is lowest bidder for Ankara metro train contract
TURKEY: China's CSR Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive submitted the lowest bid for a contract to supply Ankara metro with 342 metro cars, with its US$3912m offer beating Hyundai Rotem and CAF subject to final review. Once the contract is confirmed the winner will have to deliver the first 15 trains within ...
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NewsWuhan metro Line 2 construction completed
CHINA: Opening of Wuhan metro Line 2 is planned for later this year, following the official completion of construction works on February 26. The 27·7 km route with 21 stations cost 14·9bn yuan. It runs mainly underground on a northwest-southeast alignment between the Hankou and Wuchang districts, with a 1·3 ...
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NewsAlstom unveils Moscow tram prototype
RUSSIA: A prototype 100% low-floor tram custom designed for the Russian market was unveiled at Moscow’s Bauman tram depot in the presence of Mayor Sergey Sobyanin on February 27. Based on Alstom’s successful Citadis family, the design forms the basis of a joint bid by Alstom and Transmashholding for a ...
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NewsConstruction starts in Kuala Lumpur
MALAYSIA: Shahril Mokhtar, Managing Director of government infrastructure body Prasarana, officially launched the 7bn ringgit LRT Extension Project on March 5. A 17 km elevated extension of the Kelana Jaya light metro with 12 stations will run from Kelana Jaya to Putra Heights, where there will be interchange with the ...
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NewsNew York subway CBTC test track contract awarded
USA: Metropolitan Transportation Authority has awarded Thales and Siemens a $60m four-year contract to provide a communications-based train control test facility on the New York subway's F Line. This will offer a controlled environment for CBTC trials and assessment, and will also support unequipped revenue service. Announcing the deal ...
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NewsTurkish-built SilkWorm tram on show
TURKEY: Bursa-based steel products supplier Durmazlar has completed production of a prototype 100% low-floor tram for its home city. A full-size mock-up of the SilkWorm tram was displayed at the Eurasiarail trade show in Istanbul on March 8-10 on the stand which Durmazlar shared with Siemens. The SilkWorm uses traction ...
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NewsLondon Underground vacuum train to cut tunnel cleaning time
UK: London Underground aims to slash the time taken to remove dust and litter from underground sections of its network from two years to two months using a new tunnel cleaning train which is expected to enter service by the end of this year. Much fine dust in the tunnels ...
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NewsSuzhou metro Line 2 train contract signed
CHINA: Suzhou Rail Transit Line 2 Co has awarded Nanjing SR Puzhen Rail Transport a 526·9m yuan contract to supply 23 five-car Type B2 trains for the city's second metro line. The deal was signed on February 29, with deliveries scheduled to run from May 2013 to March 2014. NPRT ...
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NewsQuito metro project moves forward
ECUADOR: Mayor of Quito Augusto Barrera met Metro de Madrid CEO Ignacio González Velayos on March 8 to review progress with engineering design for Line 1 of the Quito metro. The Spanish operator has been awarded three contracts worth a total of €21·5m to undertake design studies for Line ...
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NewsThales awarded Sin Bundang signalling contract
SOUTH KOREA: Hyundai Rotem has awarded Thales a contract to supply communications-based train control signalling for the 12 km extension of the Sin Bundang Line driverless metro near Seoul. Thales installed SelTrac CBTC on the initial 18·5 km section of the line which opened for revenue service between Gangnam ...
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NewsUsing ground water to cool the tube
UK: London Underground has awarded Morgan Sindall a £9m contract to install a cooling system which will use ground water to lower air temperatures on the platforms at the deep-level Green Park station. Cool water will be pumped from boreholes in the park, filtered and supplied to eight air- handling ...
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NewsUrban rail news in brief - March 2012
A feasibility study for the second phase of Heifei metro Line 1 has been approved by China’s National Development & Reform Commission. Phase 1 is now under construction; the extension would add a further 11·9 km and 10 stations. Vancouver transport authority TransLink has awarded the first two contracts for ...
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NewsAlstom consortium wins Athens metro Line 3 extension contract
GREECE: Attiko Metro has awarded a consortium of Alstom, Greek construction group J&P Avax and Italian civil engineers Ghella, a €344m contract to design and build a 7∙6 km southern extension of Athens metro Line 3 from Haidari to Dimotiko Theatro, in the port city of Piraeus. The project is ...
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NewsTesting underway on Mumbai monorail
INDIA: Test running on the first 2∙2 km section of the Mumbai monorail between Wadala and Bhakti Park began on February 18. Completion of the entire 8∙2 km Phase 1 to Chembur is expected by August, with commercial services to start in November.Scomi Engineering is supplying 15 four-car trainsets as ...
