Urban rail – Page 377
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NewsRTA backs Dubai metro extensions
UAE: Following two separate studies, Dubai's Roads & Transport Authority has confirmed its intention to seek government approval to build a 20 km extension of the metro Green Line from Etisalat to International City, Academic City and the Dubai Lagoons for opening within five years.A 12 km extension of the ...
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NewsCrossrail rolling stock contract invitations to negotiate issued
UK: Prequalified bidders Bombardier Transportation, CAF, Hitachi Rail Europe and Siemens were formally invited to negotiate for the contract to supply rolling stock and the maintenance depot for the Crossrail project on February 28. Crossrail will provide a high-capacity service running 118 km east-west across London using existing lines linked ...
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NewsBombardier and Uralvagonzavod to form tram joint venture
RUSSIA: Rolling stock and armoured fighting vehicle manufacturer Uralvagonzavod has signed a letter of intent with Bombardier to establish a joint venture to build trams in Yekaterinburg. Uralvagonzavod would assemble articulated cars with a floor height 350 mm above rail and a capacity for up to 210 passengers. Group subsidiary ...
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NewsSiemens to expand light rail production in Wien
AUSTRIA: Siemens has announced plans to invest around €50m to increase the capacity of light rail production facilities at its Simmering plant in Wien, which is the headquarters of the Metro, Coaches & Light Rail business unit within the Rail Systems Division of its Infrastructure & Cities Sector. Unveiling a ...
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NewsCairo metro Line 3 opens
EGYPT: The 4∙2 km five-station Phase I of Cairo metro Line 3 was opened on February 21, linking the eastern part of the capital from the city centre.A consortium led by Vinci Construction with Bouygues Travaux Publics, Orascom and Arab Contractors, took 51 months to complete the underground section between ...
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NewsBilfinger Berger awarded Berlin U-Bahn and S-Bahn tunnelling contracts
GERMANY: Two contracts totalling €230m have been awarded to civil engineering group Bilfinger Berger for construction of new urban rail links to serve Berlin Hauptbahnhof, the company announced on February 10. The bigger contract awarded by the local transport authority covers the missing section of U-Bahn line U5 between Alexanderplatz ...
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NewsCincinnati streetcar groundbreaking
USA: Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Mayor Mark Mallory attended a groundbreaking ceremony on February 17 to mark the start of work on a tram line serving the centre of Cincinnati.The 5∙8 km route with 17 stops will run from Findlay Market in the district of Over-the-Rhine, to the Banks ...
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NewsShenyang tram network construction begins
CHINA: A ground-breaking ceremony at the Olympic sports centre in Shenyang on February 17 formally launched construction of a 60 km tram network in the city. The 4∙86bn yuan project is being managed by China CNR Corp under an agreement signed with the municipal government on December 1 2011. The ...
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NewsKuwait metro procurement to begin soon
KUWAIT: Expressions of interest in a public-private partnership contract to supply rolling stock and railway systems for the Kuwait Metropolitan Rapid Transit System Project are to be invited shortly, the government's Partnerships Technical Bureau announced on February 19. The contract will cover the supply of trains and railway systems for ...
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NewsAnkara metro expansion resumes
TURKEY: Three long-planned metro lines in Ankara are on course to open by mid-2014, according to Transport Minister Binali Yıldırım, following the award of contracts to complete civil engineering and fit-out works. Line M2 will run for 16∙6 km from Kizilay in the city centre to the southwestern suburb ...
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NewsDelhi Airport line to serve Gurgaon
INDIA: Delhi Metro Rail Corp has submitted proposals to the Haryana state government for an extension of the Airport Metro Express line across the border to serve the growing satellite town of Gurgaon. The 12 km extension from the current terminus at Dwarka Sector 21 to meet the Orange Line ...
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NewsWork due to start on Besançon tram
FRANCE: March 1 is due to see the start of civil engineering work for the new tram route in Besançon. STD, Sacer, Roger Martin, Colas Rail and Alstom have been awarded a €43m contract to build the 7 km western section with 13 stops between Hauts-du-Chazal and Chama ...
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NewsAtlanta streetcar breaks ground
USA: Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood joined Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and local officials at a groundbreaking ceremony for the $94m Atlanta streetcar line on February 1. The 4∙2 km tram route with 12 stops will linking the Martin Luther King Jr National Historic Site with Centennial Olympic Park, ...
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NewsToulouse metro extension public consultation
FRANCE: Next month is due to see initial public consultation for a 5∙2 km extension of Toulouse metro Line B from Ramonville to Labège, adding five stations to serve growing industrial districts to the southeast of the city. Expected to cost around €370m excluding rolling stock, the ...
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NewsOrlando SunRail groundbreaking
USA: Construction of the SunRail commuter rail route through Orlando officially began on January 27 with a ceremony at the site of the Altamonte Springs station to mark the start of work on the $357∙2m Phase 1. Florida Transportation Secretary Anath Prasad was joined by Congressman John Mica, Congresswoman ...
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NewsAbu Dhabi metro funding approved
UAE: The first sections of Abu Dhabi’s extensive metro and light rail networks are expected to be operational within five years, after the Executive Council announced funding approval for the Department of Transport’s programme at the end of January. The emirate is planning to build a 131 km metro network ...
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NewsSingapore metro contracts awarded
SINGAPORE: Two contracts have been awarded to Thales for signalling enhancements across the island’s metro network, where ridership increased from 1∙78 million passengers/day in 2009 to over 2 million in 2010. On February 1 SMRT signed a €118m contract with Thales covering the installation of SelTrac CBTC on the North ...
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NewsCórdoba metro redesigned
ARGENTINA: Revised proposals for a metro network in the city of Córdoba have been submitted to the federal transport ministry for approval. Developed by China Railway International, the project envisages construction of three routes totalling 32∙9 km serving 26 stations. Expected to take seven years to build, the network would ...
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NewsBuenos Aires Line H extension groundbreaking
ARGENTINA: A groundbreaking ceremony attended by Buenos Aires Major Mauricio Macri on January 17 marked the start of work on two extensions of Line H totalling 4 km, which will add six more stations. The 5∙5 km orbital line is to be extended north from Corrientes to Plaza Francia, ...
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NewsLondon Tramlink prepares to put new trams into service
UK: London Tramlink is preparing to put the first of its six new Stadler Rail Variobahn trams into service by the end of February, with the rest scheduled to arrive at a rate of around one a month ready for the launch of a new Line 4 service in June. ...
