Urban rail – Page 87
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Metro Report InternationalConstruction of Brussels tramway extension begins
BELGIUM: Construction of a tramway extension to improve access to the Neder-Over-Heembeek district of northern Brussels was launched with a groundbreaking ceremony on January 18. The future 9·6 km tram Route 10 will use existing track from Rogier to Van Praet and 5·5 km of new alignment ...
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Metro Report InternationalRATP Dev to develop AlUla transport strategy
SAUDI ARABIA: The Royal Commission for AlUla has awarded France’s RATP Dev a ’360 Mobility’ contract covering the development and implementation of a comprehensive transport strategy to support tourism. RATP Dev will support RCU in developing plans, policies, governance and infrastructure. This will include the ‘experiential’ ...
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Metro Report InternationalYaroslavl tramway upgrading concession signed
RUSSIA: A 20-year PPP agreement for the modernisation of the tramway in the city of Yaroslavl has been signed by the regional government and transport project concessionaire Movista Regions. Movista Regions is to upgrade the entire 45·3 km single track network, including eight traction substations, two ...
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Metro Report InternationalEBRD backs Tbilisi metro station modernisation
GEORGIA: The European Bank for Reconstruction & Development has agreed to provide a €50·6m sovereign loan to finance modernisation of 12 Tbilisi metro stations. The financial package includes a €5m grant from the Green Climate Fund. The stations will get better lighting and ventilation and more ...
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Metro Report InternationalPPP-financed suburban metro opens in Taizhou
CHINA: A north-south suburban metro line connecting the east coast city of Taizhou in Zhejiang province with the town of Chengnan opened for revenue service on December 28. Designed for 140 km/h operation, the 52·4 km Line S1 runs in tunnel for 17·5 km, while the ...
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Metro Report InternationalUrban transport industry news round-up
This week’s round-up of news from the urban transport sector.
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Metro Report InternationalNext Santo Domingo metro trains to feature design enhancements
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Santo Domingo metro operator OPRET has awarded Alstom a contract to supply a further 10 three-car Metropolis trainsets.
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Metro Report InternationalCardiff tram-train route consultation underway
UK: Transport for Wales is undertaking public consultation on options for a tram-train route to link Cardiff Central station with a future station at Newport Road. This would incorporate parts of the existing Cardiff Bay branch and freight lines as well as new alignments. Four route ...
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NewsNatal opens next stage of Linha Sul extension
BRAZIL: Federal operator CBTU has started operations on a 15 km two-station extension of Natal’s suburban Linha Sul from Cajupiranga to São José de Mipibu.
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Metro Report InternationalVery Light Rail technology demonstration allocated funding
UK: West Midlands Combined Authority has approved funding for a ‘real world demonstration’ of technology being developed under the Very Light Rail project, which aims to offer medium-sized cities a cheaper and faster to construct alternative to traditional tramways. ‘This funding will allow us to take ...
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Metro Report InternationalUst-Ilimsk interurban tramway closes
RUSSIA: The Ust-Ilimsk interurban tram line has been replaced by buses.
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Metro Report InternationalNew York MTA picks elevated light rail for Brooklyn – Queens Interborough Express
USA: New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority has selected light rail as the chosen mode for a passenger service in the Bay Ridge freight corridor serving Brooklyn and Queens.
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Metro Report InternationalWarszawa offers metro cars to Kyiv
UKRAINE: A letter of intent has been signed for the transfer of 60 Warszawa metro cars to Kyiv as humanitarian aid. The agreement was signed by mayors Rafał Trzaskowski and Vitali Klitschko during a visit to Kyiv by the leaders of the cities of Warszawa, Praha, Budapest ...
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Metro Report InternationalConstruction of Jurong Region Line launched
SINGAPORE: Land Transport Authority held a ceremony at the site of the future Tengah Town station on January 13 to officially launch construction of the Jurong Region Line, which will be Singapore’s seventh metro line. The 24 km elevated and fully automated route with 24 stations ...
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Metro Report InternationalWuhan metro extends north and south
CHINA: The country’s seventh oldest metro network has expanded further, with the opening of two extensions in Wuhan totalling 25·3 km. Longer of the two is a northern extension of Line 7 from Garden Expo North to Hengdian, which opened on December 30. This adds 21·1 ...
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Metro Report InternationalFinancing agreed for ‘pioneering’ Kraków tram PPP
POLAND: Financing has been put in place for the fourth phase of the Kraków Fast Tramway project, in what the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development says will be the first PPP in the Polish tramway infrastructure sector. The 4·5 km, 10-stop link between the Mistrzejowice terminus ...
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In depthAustria: Mobile milling supports preventive rail maintenance
Wiener Linien has been exploring how a combination of mobile milling and investment in premium rail steels can help to optimise its maintenance costs and move from reactive to preventive interventions on its metro lines.
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Metro Report InternationalHefei metro Line 5 extended
CHINA: A 15·5 km northern extension of Heifei metro Line 5 was inaugurated on December 26, taking the total length of the Hefei Rail Transit network to 171 route-km serving 133 stations. The opening came exactly a year after first section of Line 5 from Guiyanglu ...
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Metro Report InternationalAutomated Line 16 serves Shenzhen’s eastern suburbs
CHINA: Shenzhen metro’s fully automated Line 16 was opened for revenue service on December 28, serving Pingshan, Tianzin and Shenzhen Technical University to the east of the expanding conurbation. Also known as the Longping Line, the 29·2 km route with 24 stations starts from an interchange ...
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NewsC-Series EMU on test in Perth
AUSTRALIA: The first of the C-Series electric multiple-units which Alstom is supplying for the Perth suburban network has begun initial overnight testing on the Joondalup and Mandurah lines.
