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Metro Report InternationalIranian metro train rolled out
IRAN: A domestically-designed metro train with 85% local content has been unveiled by President Hassan Rouhani. Development began in June 2019, when a memorandum of understanding was signed between the Vice-Presidency for Science & Technology, Tehran Urban & Suburban Railway Co and the Innovation & Prosperity ...
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NewsFGC presents Stadler Class 115 EMU
SPAIN: Catalunya operator FGC has unveiled the first of 15 four-car Class 115 electric multiple-units which are being supplied from Stadler’s Valencia plant for use on its 1 435 mm gauge Metro del Vallès network linking Barcelona-Plaça Catalunya with Terrassa and Sabadell-Parc del Nord. FGC called ...
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Metro Report InternationalBarcelona cross-city tramway gets final approval
SPAIN: In late May the Generalitat de Catalunya regional government and Barcelona transport authority ATM gave the final sign-off for construction of a tramway along Avinguda Diagonal to link the city’s two modern light rail networks, known as Trambaix and Trambesós.
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Metro Report InternationalShenzhen driverless metro train unveiled
CHINA: CRRC Changchun has rolled out the first of the nine Type A trainsets for GoA4 unattended automatic operation on the future Shenzhen metro Line 20. Six of the eight aluminium-bodied cars in each trainset are powered, giving a maximum speed of ...
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NewsCommuter operator expands Bike Cars programme
USA: Chicago commuter rail operator Metra has extended its Bike Car programme, with the introduction of coaches modified to carry bicycles on two more lines and further routes set to follow. Two coaches have been modified for use on the Rock Island ...
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Metro Report InternationalDouble-deck viaduct included in Chennai metro expansion contracts
INDIA: Chennai Metro Rail Corp has awarded major contracts for Phase II construction works. L&T Construction has been awarded two packages, which it said it won against stiff competition from domestic and international construction companies. The first covers the construction of 12 km of twin-bore tunnels ...
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Metro Report InternationalFour shortlisted for contract to replace Newark airport monorail
USA: Port Authority of New York & New Jersey has issued four shortlisted groups with a request for proposals for a contract to design, build, operate and maintain a 4 km elevated peoplemover to replace the ‘outmoded and unreliable’ AirTrain monorail at Newark Liberty International Airport. ...
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NewsVictoria to buy updated X’Trapolis EMUs
AUSTRALIA: The Victoria state government has announced plans to order 25 X’Trapolis 2.0 electric multiple-units from Alstom to continue the renewal of the Melbourne suburban fleet.
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Metro Report InternationalTransport for London funding package extended by 10 days
UK: The government and the Mayor of London have agreed a 10-day extension of Transport for London’s current funding deal, which was due to expire on May 18. The latest extension on the same terms comprises a payment of £65m with a top-up grant available based ...
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Metro Report International‘Drumbeat of progress’ as Sound Transit’s fleet and network to be tripled in size
USA: Seattle’s Sound Transit has put into service the first six of 152 light rail vehicles which it had ordered from Siemens Mobility as part of an expansion programme. This will see its fleet tripled and line extensions opening every year to expand the network from ...
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Metro Report InternationalTvärbanan branch opens to Bromma airport
SWEDEN: The first phase of an 8 km northwestern branch of Stockholm’s Tvärbanan light rail line was opened for revenue service on May 16. Diverging from the orbital Sikla – Solna Tvärbanan at Norra Ulvsunda, the branch bridges over Ulvsundavägen runs 1·3 km northwest to Bromma ...
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Metro Report InternationalCatenary-free Wenshan State Tram opens
CHINA: A catenary-free tramway serving Qiubei county in the Wenshan Zhuang & Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Yunnan province was opened on May 15. The Y shaped network totals 14 route-km. The 11·7 km main route designated as Line 4 starts from Puzhehei station on the Kunming ...
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Metro Report InternationalTyne & Wear Metro double-tracking contract awarded
UK: Buckingham Group Contracting has been awarded a £55m contract for the construction stage of the Metro Flow project to double the three remaining sections of single track on the Tyne & Wear Metro network. The sections of the South Shields route between Pelaw and Hebburn ...
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Metro Report InternationalBrussels tram turnout contract awarded
BELGIUM: Brussels operator STIB has awarded Vossloh Cogifer Kihn a 10-year framework contract worth almost €40m for the supply of tramway turnouts. ‘By winning the framework contract, we successfully continue our long-standing business relationship with STIB’, said Vossloh executive board member Jan Furnivall on May 10. ...
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Metro Report InternationalToronto streetcar funding confirmed
CANADA: The government of Ontario has agreed to provide C$180m to support the purchase of 60 additional streetcars for Toronto Transit Commission. The funding will be matched by the federal government, with the City of Toronto providing an additional C$208m. The trams are to be produced ...
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Metro Report InternationalToronto subway expansion funding announced
CANADA: Federal funding to cover 40% of the C$26·8bn cost of four ‘shovel-ready’ public transport projects in the Greater Toronto Area was announced on May 12. Infrastructure Canada said this was a ‘once-in-a-generation’ investment in the area, which has 20% of Canada’s population and the third ...
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Metro Report InternationalRTS Link rolling stock and railway systems contracts awarded
ASIA: RTS Operations has confirmed the award of railway systems contracts totalling 1bn ringgits for the Johor Bahru – Singapore Rapid Transit System shuttle between Malaysia and Singapore. CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive has been selected to provide the rolling stock, while Siemens Mobility will supply the signalling. ...
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Urban In DepthTechnology: Decision support tool drives up network performance
Singapore metro operator SMRT Trains has worked with Bentley Systems to deploy a highly automated decision support software platform that has driven efficiency gains in its track maintenance activity.
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Metro Report InternationalTrial running starts on London’s Elizabeth Line
UK: Trial running in the Crossrail tunnels under central London began on May 10, ahead of the launch of Elizabeth Line services which is now planned for the first half of 2022.
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Metro Report InternationalToruń tramway extension contract awarded
POLAND: A consortium of Balzola Polska and Intop Warszawa has been awarded a 158m złoty contract to build a 5·5 km tramway extension to the Jar residential district in the north of the city of Toruń. The double-track route will run along the median of Szosa ...