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NewsŠkoda to supply trams to Sofia
BULGARIA: Škoda Transportation has won a contract to supply 13 trams to Sofia, the manufacturer announced on October 13. Škoda’s first tram order from Bulgaria is worth KC610m, which includes spare parts and staff training. The operator is financing the purchase through EU funds. Škoda will supply its ...
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Metro Report InternationalCRRC’s Springfield factory opens as Boston Orange Line cars on test
USA: Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker officially opened the CRRC MA rolling stock assembly plant in Springfield on October 12. The $95m plant and test track has been built to fulfil a contractual requirement for 60% domestic content in the metro cars that the Chinese manufacturer is supplying to Massachusetts ...
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Metro Report InternationalRanken wins Chinese metro construction contracts
CHINA: Sapphire Corp subsidiary Ranken Railway Construction Group Co has won construction contracts for two metro projects. A 561m yuan contract covers the Barracuda Bay – Shanhua Street section of the 24·5 km Dalian metro Line 5, which is due to open in November 2019. Ranken’s contract includes the ...
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Metro Report InternationalNPRT wins Chinese metro train contracts
CHINA: CRRC Nanjing Puzhen Rail Transport Co announced on October 11 that it had been awarded three metro rolling stock contracts. The joint venture of CRRC and Midas Holdings is to supply trains for the first phase of Wuxi metro Line 3 under an 890m yuan contract awarded by ...
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NewsFirst Flexity Wien tram nearing completion
AUSTRIA: The first of 119 Flexity trams that Bombardier Transportation is building for to Wiener Linien is nearing completion at the manufacturer’s plant in the capital. The Wien transport operator awarded Bombardier a framework contract in 2015 covering up to 156 trams. The €431m base order for 119 trams ...
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NewsBochum tram extension opens
GERMANY: An extension of the Bochum tram network opened on October 7. Construction of the 2·6 km route between Unterstrasse and Langendreer S-Bahn station in eastern Bochum began in September 2012, and includes five stops and a new traction substation. This is the first phase of a ...
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Metro Report InternationalLondon Underground capacity upgrade programme ‘paused’
UK: Planned upgrades to increase service frequencies on London Underground’s Jubilee and Northern lines, including the procurement of additional trainsets, have been temporarily ‘paused’, Transport for London has confirmed. TfL said the decision to pause the World Class Capacity project had been taken in the light of other ongoing upgrades ...
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NewsTesting begins on Lahore Orange Line
PAKISTAN: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif officially launched dynamic tests of the first metro train for the Lahore Orange Line on October 8. ‘The Orange Line is not just a public transport project, but a means of extending to citizens respect and delivering a world-class transport facility’, said Sharif. ...
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NewsLoan signed for Bangalore metro Reach 6
INDIA: The European Investment Bank has signed a €500m loan agreement for the Reach 6 metro project in Bangalore, in what it says is its largest ever loan to India. The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is also expected to support the project. Due to open in 2021, the 22 ...
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NewsKochi metro extension opens
INDIA: The second phase of the Kochi metro opened on October 3. The 5 km extension south from Palarivattom to Maharaja’s College adds five stations to the city’s only metro line, which is now 18 km long. The first phase of the metro between Aluva and Palarivattom ...
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NewsVolgograd agrees tram leasing deal
RUSSIA: Volgograd municipality has agreed a leasing deal for 20 vehicles to operate on its fast tram line. UKVZ will supply two batches of 10 Type 71-623-03 trams, with deliveries to be completed by the end of March 2018. The 543·3m rouble deal with Sberbank Leasing runs until December ...
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NewsModerus Gamma on test in Gdańsk
POLAND: A Moderus Gamma tram started test running on the network in Gdańsk on October 4, initially on route 9. Modertrans unveiled its first fully low-floor tram in November. The vehicle is 32 m long, 2 400 mm wide and 3 650 mm high, with capacity for 244 passengers ...
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Metro Report InternationalBucurești metro M5 financing approved
ROMANIA: Financing worth €252m for the ongoing construction of București metro Line M5 was approved by the European Commission on October 3. ‘This will have a positive impact on the quality of the air in București, local companies, tourism and, of course, on the inhabitants of the neighbourhoods it serves’, ...
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Metro Report InternationalRefurbished Subway cars enter service in New York
USA: The first refurbished R160 cars have entered service on New York City Transit’s E Subway line, New York MTA announced on October 3.Work to refresh an initial 100 R160 cars is being undertaken to assess the capacity and reliability benefits before other fleets are modernised. This forms part of ...
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Metro Report InternationalKeolis awarded Caen operating contract covering bus to tram conversion
FRANCE: The city of Caen has awarded incumbent Keolis a new public service contract covering the operation of its urban transport network under the Twisto brand.Keolis has managed the network since 2002. The next contract runs for six years from January 1 2018, and is expected to generate turnover of ...
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Metro Report InternationalKharkiv metro extension tendering expected shortly
UKRAINE: Tendering is expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2017 for the construction of a 3·5 km southern extension of Kharkiv metro Line 3. The scope of the works would include the construction of two stations, a depot and connecting tracks, and the supply of new rolling stock. ...
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NewsWien and Barcelona sign metro co-operation agreement
AUSTRIA: Barcelona transport operator TMB is to assist Wiener Linien in the development of the Wien U-Bahn network, including the modernisation of line U2 and construction of the driverless line U5.The agreement signed on September 29 is valid for three years with the possibility of being extended.TMB said Wiener Linien ...
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Metro Report InternationalAlstom to supply Tel Aviv Red Line signalling
ISRAEL: Alstom has been selected as preferred bidder for a US$110m contract to supply signalling, control and automation systems for the 23 km Tel Aviv light metro Red Line, project promoter NTA announced on October 1 .Ansaldo STS had also submitted a bid.‘I congratulate Alstom on joining ...
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NewsPraha tramway expansion plans approved
CZECH REPUBLIC: Praha city council has approved ambitious plans to expand the capital’s tram network with up to 30 new lines or extensions. The aim is to reduce dependency on cars and fossil fuel buses. The programme approved on September 5 is to be implemented in three stages. The first ...
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Metro Report InternationalCAF wins Seattle streetcar contract
USA: Seattle Department of Transport has awarded CAF a contract to supply 10 three-section 100% low-floor Urbos trams. Announced on October 2, the contract is worth in excess of $50m including spare parts, tools and testing equipment. SDOT has an option for up to 10 more vehicles. The bi-directional cars ...