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Metro Report InternationalPortland welcomes contactless ticketing
USA: An account-based smart card and contactless bank card fare collection system went into operation in the Portland-Vancouver metropolitan area on July 17. The Hop Fastpass is valid on bus, light rail and commuter rail services operated by TriMet, C-TRAN and Portland Streetcar. In 2014 Init signed a contract ...
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NewsSidi Bel Abbès tramway inaugurated
ALGERIA: The fourth tramway in Algeria opened on July 25, when the 14·3 km route in Sidi Bel Abbès was inaugurated by Minister of Transport & Public Works Abdelghani Zaalane. Yapı Merkezi acted as construction contractor. The Cital joint venture of Alstom (49%), Ferrovial (41%) and Entreprise du Métro ...
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Metro Report InternationalDancing lion tram design unveiled
CHINA: Industrial design agency Italdesign has revealed its design for CRRC Guangzhou’s first tram. The first tram for Guangzhou is due to be presented in the autumn. Italdesign says that the external styling of the 70% low-floor vehicle has been influenced by Guangzhou’s dancing lion. The handrails are inspired ...
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Metro Report InternationalCRRC Sifang rolls out suspension monorail prototype
CHINA: CRRC Sifang has rolled out a prototype trainset for a suspension monorail that it is building in Hancheng. In November construction began on a 55 km north-south line linking the city centre and the airport. The supplier is offering the trainset in a three- or five-car version, with ...
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NewsCrossrail 2 needs to be more affordable
UK: Ways to improve the affordability of the proposed Crossrail 2 project while maximising the benefits are to be studied, Secretary of State for Transport Chris Grayling and Mayor of London Sadiq Khan have jointly announced. The Crossrail 2 proposal comprises a tunnel to link up rail routes in ...
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Metro Report InternationalWork begins to electrify Caltrain
USA: California Governor Jerry Brown was among those present at a ceremony at Millbrae station on June 21 to mark the start of work on the Caltrain Electrification Project. ‘Today marks the beginning of a faster, cleaner, better Caltrain, a Caltrain that will allow tens of thousands of people ...
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NewsModertrans offers best bid in Wrocław tram tender
POLAND: Modertrans submitted the cheapest bid to supply 40 trams to Wrocław, transport authority MPK Wrocław announced on July 21. Modertrans’ offer of 176·2m złoty for the 27% low-floor Moderus Beta compares with a bid of 324·4 złoty from Pesa, which is offering its 100% low-floor Twist model. ...
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NewsHyundai Rotem wins two Seoul metro rolling stock orders
SOUTH KOREA: Seoul Metro has awarded Hyundai Rotem a 176bn won contract to supply 214 metro cars to replace the Line 2 fleet, the supplier announced on July 21. Deliveries of the 21 10-car trainsets and one four-car trainset are due to take place in 2019-20. The new fleet ...
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NewsEssen and Mülheim transport operators to merge
GERMANY: Essen and Mülheim transport authorities EVAG and MVG, along with their joint undertaking Via, are to become unified in Ruhrbahn GmbH. The new transport comapny will start operating from September 1 and will have its headquarters in Essen. ‘With around 2 500 staff and covering an area with ...
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NewsTramino XL enters service in Leipzig
GERMANY: The first Tramino XL tram entered service on Route 4 in Leipzig on July 13. Operator Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe will start seeking suggestions from the public for names for the new fleet in the autumn. In February 2015 LVB selected Solaris to supply five trams for €7·7m, with options ...
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NewsDubai Expo train mock-up revealed
UAE: Alstom has presented a full-size mock-up of a Metropolis metro car for the Route 2020 metro project to a delegation from Dubai Roads & Transport Authority during its visit to France. Alstom is supplying 50 five-car trainsets for the Route 2020 project under a contract awarded ...
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NewsKyiv orders more Pesa Fokstrot trams
UKRAINE: Kyiv tram operator Kyivpastrans announced on July 17 that it had selected Pesa to supply 40 low-floor trams for 1·8bn hryvnia. The previous tender was cancelled, as there was only one bidder. The second tender attracted bids from Pesa and Elektrontrans. Pesa will supply its 26 m ...
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Metro Report InternationalMelbourne Metro tunnel contractors selected
AUSTRALIA: The government of Victoria has selected preferred bidders for the civil works and railway systems packages of the Melbourne Metro tunnel project. The Tunnels & Stations works package is to be awarded to the Cross Yarra Partnership consortium of Lendlease Engineering, John Holland, Bouygues Construction and Capella Capital. ...
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NewsKazan orders seven Uraltransmash trams
RUSSIA: Trading company Fobos-TS signed a 111·3m rouble contract on July 7 to supply seven Uraltransmash 71-407 trams to Kazan transport agency Metroelektrotrans. The price includes worth 8m roubles per tram from the government’s programme of federal funding aimed at encouraging tram purchases. The first two trams are ...
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NewsNovocherkassk orders five trams
RUSSIA: Sole bidder Elektrotransport has been selected to supply five trams to Novocherkassk. The model has not yet been announced, but the tender specifications suggest Uraltransmash’s 71-407, despite the trading company having previously worked with UKVZ. The tender specifies 16 m long trams with at least 39% low-floor and ...
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NewsComplete Klang Valley SBK Line opens
MALAYSIA: The second phase of Klang Valley MRT Line 1, also known as the SBK Line, was inaugurated at 16.00 on July 17. A free shuttle service runs between Kajang and National Museum, before the start of full running from Kajang to Sungai Buloh from 06.00 on July 18. ...
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Metro Report InternationalMinneapolis calls Southwest LRT bids
USA: The Twin Cities Metropolitan Council has invited bids for the first of three construction contracts to build the 23·3 km Southwest LRT light rail line between Minneapolis and Eden Prairie. Tenders for the main civil works contract are due to be opened on August 15, with the contract expected ...
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Metro Report InternationalNJ Transit adopts budget after ‘laser-like look’ at business
USA: ‘NJ Transit is moving forward with a balanced budget that reflects a laser-like look at individual business lines in order to maximise efficiencies and maintain a safe transportation system’, said Executive Director Steven H Santoro when the board adopted the $2·22bn operating budget and a $1·37bn capital programme for ...
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Metro Report InternationalStation contracts awarded for Monterrey Metro Line 3
MEXICO: The Nuevo León state government has announced the preferred bidders for contracts to build the eight stations on Line 3 of the Monterrey Metro, worth a total of 479∙3m pesos. Preferred bidders for four contracts worth a total of 247∙2m pesos were announced on July 7, ...
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NewsLuxtram starts test running
LUXEMBOURG: Test running on the first section of the capital’s light rail line was officially launched on July 12, with a ceremony at the new Tramsschapp depot attended by Minister of Infrastructure & Sustainable Development François Bausch, the Mayor of Luxembourg Lydie Polfer and leader of the city council Sam ...