Urban transport modes – Page 19
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Metro Report InternationalManila metro project stalls amid land dispute
PHILIPPINES: Private partner Philippine Infradev Holdings has sought arbitration following cancellation of the Makati underground metro project in Manila.
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Metro Report InternationalFirst air-conditioned trains to support growing demand on Cairo metro Line 1
EGYPT: Alstom has delivered the first of 55 nine-car trainsets it is supplying for Cairo metro Line 1.
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Metro Report InternationalSão Paulo suburban lines to be equipped with ETCS
BRAZIL: Operating concessionaire ViaMobilidade has awarded Alstom a contract to deploy ETCS Level 2 on São Paulo lines 8 (Diamante) and 9 (Esmeralda). The R$1bn signalling modernisation project is to be completed within six years.
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Rail Business UKBristol light rail ‘on the table’ as WECA gets £750m in transport funding
UK: The West of England Combined Authority is assessing tram and light rail options in Bristol and is seeking more frequent suburban rail services around the city after it received £752m of government transport funding.
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Metro Report InternationalChennai metro orders driverless trains
INDIA: Chennai Metro Rail Ltd has formally awarded low bidder Alstom a €135m contract to supply and maintain 32 three-car Metropolis trainsets for its Phase II expansion programme.
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Metro Report InternationalDresden transport operator sells announcements
GERMANY: Dresden city transport operator DVB is to include advertising in onboard announcements and information screens.
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Rail Business UKGovernment confirms more than £15bn of city region local transport funding
UK: Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced five-year funding agreements totalling £15·6bn which will enable England’s mayoral combined authorities to progress local transport projects within city regions and surrounding towns.
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NewsAlstom ‘reshores’ rolling stock production to New York state
USA: Alstom has expanded its rolling stock factory at Hornell in New York state with the opening of the $75m Plant 4.
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Metro Report InternationalDC Streetcar to be replaced by buses
USA: Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser has announced plans for the DC Streetcar tramway to be replaced by a bus service.
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Metro Report InternationalBangkok fare collection system contracts awarded
THAILAND: Hitachi Rail has signed four contracts to supply new and upgraded ticketing system for three metro lines in Bangkok.
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Metro Report InternationalIndore metro Super Priority Corridor opens
INDIA: Passenger services on the Indore metro’s ‘Super Priority Corridor’ began on June 1, the day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi officially inaugurated the city’s first line by video link on the 300th anniversary of the birth of Queen Ahilyabai Holkar.
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Metro Report InternationalPrismo energy-efficient peoplemover announced
JAPAN: The battery-powered Prismo has been announced as the latest version of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ Crystal Mover family of rubber-tyre Automated Guideway Transit peoplemovers.
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Metro Report InternationalTyne & Wear Metro extension study commissioned
UK: Arup has been appointed to undertake a feasibility study for the proposed Tyne & Wear Metro extension to Washington.
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Rail Business UKWest Yorkshire unveils Weaver Network brand
UK: Weaver Network has been launched as a unified multimodal branding for public transport in West Yorkshire.
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Metro Report InternationalPeoplemover cars ordered to support Denver airport growth
USA: Alstom has been awarded a $69m firm contract to supply a further 19 Innovia APM R automated peoplemover cars to Denver International Airport.
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Metro Report InternationalOslo metro station construction contract signed
NORWAY: Skanska has signed a NKr1·7bn contract to build the underground Skøyen station for Oslo’s 8 km Fornebu Line metro project.
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Metro Report InternationalJapanese expertise to boost Filipino railway efficiency
PHILIPPINES: JICA is supporting a programme to use Japanese expertise to improve the energy efficiency of railway operations in the Philippines.
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Metro Report InternationalOntario issues Hamilton LRT request for proposals
CANADA: Four consortia are to submit proposals for the Package 1 Civil & Utilities Work contract under the Hamilton Light Rail Transit programme.
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Metro Report InternationalWork begins on Madrid airport metro extension
SPAIN: Metro de Madrid announced on May 19 that work had started on the construction of an extension of Line 5 to Madrid-Barajas airport.
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Metro Report InternationalMainz orders modern trams to meet modern needs
GERMANY: Following a European tender Škoda has been selected to supply 22 trams to Mainz in 2028-30.