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Metro Report InternationalSeoul and Barcelona metro operators sign co-operation agreement
INTERNATIONAL: Barcelona metro operator TMB and Seoul Metro signed a two-year technical co-operation agreement on March 6. The two operators plan to assist each other in technical and management innovation through sharing experiences and good practice. This would initially focus on automation and digitisation, which TMB calls ‘the dominant ...
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Metro Report InternationalRoma suburban upgrade agreement signed
ITALY: The region of Lazio has signed a framework agreement with infrastructure manager RFI for the upgrade of several suburban lines serving Roma. The agreement signed on February 22 includes projects worth €665m over five years, which would be financed by RFI. Signalling is to be upgraded between Settebagni ...
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Metro Report InternationalEdinburgh tram extension shortlist
UK: City of Edinburgh Council announced on March 13 that it had prequalified four bidders for a contract to build the proposed tram extension to Newhaven. The 4·6 km eastern extension from York Place to Leith and Newhaven was originally to have been built as the part of the ...
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NewsFirst Innsbruck Regionalbahn LRV rolled out
AUSTRIA: The first Flexity light rail vehicle for Innsbruck’s Regionalbahn project left Bombardier’s factory in Wien on March 12. It is expected to enter service in June on Innsbruck’s metre-gauge network. The city of Innsbruck, the Land of Tirol and transport authority IVB signed a contract in December 2015 ...
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NewsMore driverless metro trains ordered for København
DENMARK: København metro authority Metroselskabet signed a €50m contract with Hitachi Rail Italy on March 7 for the supply of eight driverless trainsets to operate on lines M1 and M2. To be delivered by 2020, the trains are to be equipped with signalling and communication supplied by Ansaldo STS. ...
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NewsCAF and Alstom to supply more metro trains to Barcelona
SPAIN: Barcelona metro operator TMB has selected CAF and Alstom to supply a total of 12 five-car metro trainsets to increase capacity on the network. CAF is to supply four Series 6000 trains for Line 1, two Series 5000 trains for Line 3 and four Series 5000 trains for ...
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Metro Report InternationalContactless payment to be rolled out to Sydney light rail
AUSTRALIA: Cubic Transportation Systems is to expand its open payment trial in Sydney to include light rail and the entire ferry network, the company announced on March 12. Transport for New South Wales began a contactless ticketing trial on the Manly Ferry service in July 2017 using open payment ...
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Metro Report InternationalItalian transport funding approved
ITALY: The Ministry of Infrastructure & Transport allocated €190·9m for urban rail projects in seven cities on March 7. €40m has been earmarked for the upgrade of the Milano – Limbiate interurban tram line. Milano Municipality is contributing a further €103m towards the modernisation of the route, which was ...
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NewsFGC to refurbish Class 112 EMU fleet
SPAIN: Catalunya regional operator FGC is to undertake a €33m refurbishment of its 22 four-car Class 112 EMUs this year. Built in 1996, the Class 112 fleet is deployed on FGC’s 1 435 mm gauge Vallès commuter network in Barcelona. FGC says that the programme will include technical upgrades to ...
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NewsModertrans and Tramwaje Śląskie sign single-section tram contract
POLAND: Tramwaje Śląskie has placed an order for 10 single-section trams from Modertrans. The contract signed on March 8 is worth 29m złoty excluding VAT, and is co-funded by the EU. Modertrans is to deliver the eight unidirectional and two bidirectional vehicles to operate on the network centred on ...
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NewsEskişehir ForCity tram delivered
TURKEY: Škoda Transportation has delivered the first of 14 ForCity Classic trams that it is supplying to Eskişehir. The metre-gauge tram is to undergo 2 000 to 3 000 km of dynamic testing in Eskişehir, with some of the fleet also being tested on the Bratislava network. Škoda ...
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NewsWien U-Bahn Type X trainset design unveiled
AUSTRIA: The design of the 34 six-car Type X metro trainsets which Siemens is to supply for the Wien U-Bahn was unveiled by operator Wiener Linien on March 8. The Type X trainsets will be used in fully automatic service from 2024 on the future Line U5, which will be ...
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NewsPrivate operator begins services on St Petersburg fast tram route
RUSSIA: Passenger services on the initial phase of the fast tram route in St Petersburg began at 07.00 on March 7, making it the city’s first to be operated by a private operator. Travel is free until the end of the month. The 4·2 km section of the planned ...
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Metro Report InternationalSydney metro Central station contract awarded
AUSTRALIA: Transport for New South Wales has awarded Laing O’Rourke a A$955m contract to build the Sydney Metro platforms and concourse at Central station. The work covers the excavation and construction of underground platforms beneath platforms 13 and 14 of the main line station. A 19 m wide underground ...
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Metro Report InternationalBombardier wins Bukit Panjang upgrade contract
SINGAPORE: Land Transport Authority has awarded Bombardier a S$344·3m contract to upgrade the Bukit Panjang peoplemover. This will include new vehicles, signalling and electrification. Work is due to commence this year on modernising the 7·8 km automated line in the northwest of the city. The new vehicles and signalling ...
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NewsBern tram project funding approved
SWITZERLAND: Voters in Bern have approved the canton’s financial contribution towards the construction of a new tram line to Ostermundigen. The planned 4·2 km line with 12 stops would link Viktoriaplatz in the centre of Bern with Ostermundigen in the east. This would replace most of the existing bus ...
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NewsDoha Msheireb Downtown tramway to open this year
QATAR: A 2 km circular tramway is under construction in Doha’s Msheireb Downtown area with opening planned for September. The tramway will serve a ‘smart city’ which is being developed at cost of US$5·5bn by the Qatar Foundation’s Msheireb Properties business with the aim of reviving Doha’s ...
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NewsMoscow Central Diameter rolling stock supplier selected
RUSSIA: Central Suburban Passenger Co selected sole bidder Tver Carriage Works for the contract to supply rolling stock to operate on Moscow Central Diameters on March 5. Central PPK was previously selected to operate service on the RER-style network being developed to link the existing radial rail routes into ...
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Metro Report InternationalSão Paulo metro Line 5 extension opens
BRAZIL: A short extension of São Paulo metro Line 5 opened on March 2. The new 2·9 km section runs northeast from Brooklin to Eucaliptos. An intermediate station is due to open at Campo Bello to provide interchange with Line 17, which is scheduled to open next year. ...
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Metro Report InternationalStadler to supply light rail vehicles to Cochabamba
BOLIVIA: Stadler signed a contract on February 26 to supply 12 light rail vehicles to a light rail network being developed in Cochabamba. Deliveries are due to begin in August 2019 and Stadler is to provide three years of maintenance. Local media reports suggest that the Metelitsa model will ...