Urban transport modes – Page 18
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Metro Report InternationalFirst Indore metro train delivered
INDIA: Alstom has delivered the first of 52 trainsets it is to supply for the Bhopal and Indore metros. Madhya Pradesh Metro Rail Corp undertook a combined procurement for the two metro projects, awarding Alstom a €387m contract in July 2022 which covers the supply of ...
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Metro Report InternationalKVSZ wins Kyiv metro train order
UKRAINE: Kryukovsky Railway Car Building Works announced on August 25 that it had won a €79·2m tender for the supply of 10 five-car metro trainsets to Kyiv. KVSZ said that the price was approved by Kyiv Metro’s tender committee and a loan agreed with EBRD. The ...
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Metro Report InternationalToruń tramway extension opens
POLAND: An opening ceremony was held on August 25 for a 6 km extension of the tram network in Toruń. The extension links Waly gen Sikorskiego in the city centre with Heweliusza in the Jar regeneration zone to the north. There are free services from August ...
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Metro Report InternationalBe’er Sheva light rail plans to be further developed
ISRAEL: The Infrastructure Planning & Development Administration has given the go-ahead for the further development of plans for a 25 km light rail line in Be’er Sheva.
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Metro Report InternationalSantiago de los Caballeros monorail contract awarded
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Public transport development agency SITRAM has selected the SIF consortium of Alstom and Sofratesa to supply railway systems and rolling stock for the elevated monorail under construction in Santiago de los Caballeros. The 13·2 km line between Cienfuegos in the northwest of the country’s ...
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Metro Report InternationalUtsunomiya Lightline tramway opens
Source: Kazumiki Miura JAPAN: Celebrations on August 26 marked the opening of the Lightline light rail line in the city of Utsunomiya, 100 km north of Tokyo, as Japan’s first new-build tram line since the opening of a line in Takaoka in 1948. The 1 067 mm ...
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Metro Report InternationalSantiago’s planned metro Line 9 gets longer
Like Line 3, Line 9 is to be fully automated and will be fully accessible from street to train CHILE: President Gabriel Boric presented updated plans for the proposed metro Line 9 in Santiago on August 9. Line 9 will be the city’s ...
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Metro Report InternationalVancouver’s MkV SkyTrain cars on test
CANADA: The first of the MkV trainsets for Vancouver’s SkyTrain automated light metro are on test at Alstom’s factory in Kingston, Ontario. In December 2020 transport agency TransLink awarded what was then Bombardier Transportation a C$722·6m contract to supply 205 cars as part of the Expo ...
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Metro Report InternationalWashington metro deploys higher and stronger ticket gates
USA: Washington DC area metro operator WMATA has begun installing higher and stronger ticket gates as part of efforts to reduce fare evasion. An L-shape door panel minimise gaps between the openings, and the increase in height from 710 to 1 400 mm makes it harder ...
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Metro Report InternationalDüsseldorf light rail extensions studied
GERMANY: The city of Düsseldorf and transport operator Rheinbahn have undertaken a study of 23 potential light rail expansion projects.
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Metro Report InternationalNorth-South Commuter Railway contracts awarded
PHILIPPINES: The Department of Transportation has signed the final three civil works contracts for construction of the south commuter section of the 147 km North-South Commuter Railway in the Manila area. The 11·6bn pesos contract CP S-01 covering the construction of 1·2 km of the route ...
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Metro Report InternationalHyderabad metro Phase 3 expansion plan approved
INDIA: A plan to build a further 278 route-km of metro in Hyderabad has been approved by the Telangana state cabinet. The Rs600bn Phase 3 of the Hyderabad metro programme includes the construction of 142 route-km on eight radial corridors and a 136 ...
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Metro Report InternationalTrams delivered for Lipetsk PPP modernisation programme
RUSSIA: Tram manufacturer UKVZ has delivered the first two of 46 vehicles being supplied to Lipetsk as a part of a project to upgrade and expand the network. The modernisation is being undertaken by Movista Regions under a 20-year PPP agreement signed in 2022. State development ...
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Metro Report InternationalCitySwift to track Blackpool tram performance
UK: A decision intelligence platform which CitySwift developed for bus networks is to be used on a tramway for the first time, providing passenger demand and performance data to help Blackpool Transport optimise its operations. This builds on CitySwift’s work on the seaside town’s bus services, ...
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Metro Report InternationalTransport for London seeks next Docklands Light Railway operator
UK: Transport for London has invited expressions of interest in the next franchise to operate and maintain the Docklands Light Railway automated light metro. The current contract held by the KeolisAmey Docklands joint venture of Keolis (70%) and Amey (30%) is due to expire on April ...
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NewsCork Area Commuter Rail programme makes progress
IRELAND: The Cork Area Commuter Rail programme is progressing ‘swiftly’, according to Iarnród Éireann CEO Jim Meade, with the award of the signalling works contract for the project. The programme to upgrade the lines radiating from Cork to Mallow, Cobh and Midleton is intended to improve ...
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Metro Report InternationalDublin metro project client partner team appointed
IRELAND: Rail and road project agency Transport Infrastructure Ireland has appointed a client partner team to oversee delivery of Ireland’s first metro. The automated line being developed under the MetroLink project would start at Swords in the north of Dublin and run for 18·8 km mostly ...
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Metro Report InternationalTel Aviv light rail Red Line opens
ISRAEL: Passenger services on Tel Aviv’s light rail Red Line began on August 18 following an official inauguration by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the previous day.
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Metro Report InternationalTeresina suburban rail investment package approved
BRAZIL: Piauí state Governor Rafael Fonteles has given the go-ahead for the renovation and expansion of the 1 000 mm gauge suburban network in Teresina, which currently comprises a single 13·5 km route shared with freight traffic. The governor approved the R$11m investment package on August ...
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Metro Report InternationalThird Moskva Central Diameter line launched
RUSSIA: The third Moskva Central Diameter cross-city regional express route was opened by President Vladimir Putin and Mayor Sergey Sobyanin on August 17. The MCD lines are being developed by modernising existing radial suburban railways and linking them up to form RER-style cross-city routes. The programme ...