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NewsUrban rail news in brief September 2010
The Land Ministry of Urban Development & the Environment intends to award DB subsidiary S-Bahn Hamburg GmbH a contract to operate the city's suburban rail services for 15 years from late 2017, when the current contract expires. The contract requires the operation of 11 million train-km a year on the ...
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NewsMoscow Metro signs 2011 car orders
RUSSIA: Moscow Metro General Manager Dmitri Gaev and Transmash Holding CEO Andrei Andreev signed contracts on September 7 covering the delivery of new rolling stock and refurbishment of existing vehicles during 2011. The signing ceremony was held at UITP's Eurasia conference and ExpoCityTrans exhibition in Moscow, where the prototype ...
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NewsParis orders additional trams for T3
FRANCE: Alstom Transport has received an order to supply Paris transport operator RATP with an additional 25 Citadis trams. To be delivered in 2012 for use on Line T3, they will be 44 m long with space for more than 300 passengers, including 78 seated. The firm contract announced ...
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NewsUrban rail news in brief September 2010
The EIB has signed its first loan agreement with Armenia, under which Yerevan metro will receive €5m towards the renovation of rolling stock, track and power supply components, a maintenance train and water pumps. The project will be co-financed by the EBRD and a grant from the ...
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NewsMissing link opens in Delhi
INDIA: At 13.00 on September 3, Urban Development Minister Jaipal Reddy and Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit flagged off a ceremonial train from Udyog Bhawan station to celebrate the completion of Delhi metro Line 2 between Central Secretariat and Qutub Minar. The line opened to the public at 15.00.This final ...
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NewsLight rail contracts awarded in Minneapolis
USA: The Metropolitan Council approved two contracts for the 18 km Central Corridor light rail project linking Minneapolis and St Paul on August 25. The Council confirmed the Transportation Committee’s recommendation to award Siemens a contract to supply 41 low-floor S70 Avanto light rail vehicles at a maximum cost of ...
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NewsNJ Transit orders more cars from Bombardier
USA: Bombardier Transportation announced on September 1 that it had received a second order for double-deck coaches from commuter operator New Jersey Transit, covering the supply of 100 cars and worth $267m. The contract includes options for up 79 additional vehicles.'We are proud to be a partner with NJ Transit ...
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NewsDelhi metro opens Chhatarpur station
INDIA: An intermediate station at Chhatarpur on the southern section of Delhi metro Line 2 opened on August 26. The station serves visitors to Chhatarpur temple as well as local residents.The HUDA – Qutab Minar section of Line 2 entered service on June 21 but Chhatarpur was delayed as DMRC ...
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NewsCincinnati streetcar approved
USA: Cincinnati city council has authorised the use of $108m in grants and bonds for the proposed 9·7 km tram route connecting the Riverfront area of the city centre with the Uptown district near the University of Cincinnati. The council's decision paves the way for construction to begin ...
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NewsGroundbreaking in Denver
USA: A groundbreaking ceremony was held at Denver International Airport on August 26 to mark the start of work on the $1bn East Corridor, one of three commuter rail routes included in the Regional Transportation District’s FasTracks Eagle P3 programme.‘The start of work on this ambitious design-build project represents one ...
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NewsQueensland details 2030 rail vision
AUSTRALIA: An 8 km metro and major expansion of suburban and regional rail services in Brisbane are at the heart of a 20-year transport blueprint published by the Queensland state government on August 31. Entitled ‘Connecting SEQ 2031’, the plan would cost A$123bn if all the projects were adopted. According ...
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NewsTwin Cities to get Avantos
USA: Minneapolis Metropolitan Council's Transportation Committee has recommended approval of a $153·2m contract with Siemens Industry Inc for the supply of 41 S70 Avanto light rail vehicles. The Central Corridor route now under construction between central Minneapolis and St Paul will receive 31 of the 70% low -floor cars, while ...
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NewsCeremony launches work on Ho Chin Minh City metro Line 2
VIETNAM: Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai attended a ceremony on August 24 at which the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee formally marked the start of work on metro Line 2. Opening is scheduled for 2016. The first phase of Line 2 will be 11·2 km long, linking Tham ...
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NewsSubte Line H tendered
ARGENTINA: Plans to expand Buenos Aires metro Line H took a step forward on July 31 when Sbase published tenders for civil works on sections A0 (Nueva Pompeya), A1 (Sáenz) and C2 (Córdoba - Plaza Francia), 17 air-conditioned trains and a depot at Parque Patricios. Bids will be opened on ...
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NewsBangkok Suvarnabhumi airport rail link opens
THAILAND: The 28·8 km airport rail link connecting Bangkok city centre to Suvarnabhumi International Airport started commercial operations on August 23. State Railway of Thailand had been running a free trial service since June 1 carrying around 17 000 passengers/day.Express and stopping services are available on the route, which operates ...
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NewsTianjin metro cars unveiled
CHINA: The first of 23 six-car stainless steel bodied trainsets for Tianjin metro Line 2 rolled off the assembly line at CNR Dalian on August 6. This followed the unveiling of the initial six-car set for metro Line 3 by CSR Sifang on July 16. Both lines are due to ...
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NewsTram order announced as Spårväg City launched
SWEDEN: Trams returned to central Stockholm with ceremonies to launch Spårväg City on August 21, and free rides were provided before the start of revenue service two days later. The Spårväg City project has seen the 3·2 km Djurgårdsstaden heritage tram line modernised, rebranded as Line 7 and extended a ...
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NewsGold Coast groundbreaking
AUSTRALIA: Queensland Premier Anna Bligh turned the first sod on the A$949m Gold Coast Rapid Transit project at the site of the new Gold Coast University Hospital in Southport on August 1. The event marked the start of work by Leighton Contractors on the shell of the terminus station at ...
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NewsEagle P3 takes off
USA: The Regional Transportation District has given Denver Transit Partners the official notice to proceed on the Eagle P3 commuter rail project following financial close by the Fluor-led team. Groundbreaking is scheduled for August 26. As part of RTD’s FasTracks expansion programme, DTP will design, build, operate, maintain and finance ...
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NewsRail expansion in Kuala Lumpur
MALAYSIA: Government infrastructure company Syarikat Prasarana Negara Bhd has obtained approval from the Department of Railways to expand the Kelana Jaya automated metro and Ampang light rail lines in Kuala Lumpur. Tenders for rolling stock and E&M equipment for the first phase are due to be issued next month. ...
