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Metro Report InternationalTowards the Metro of the Future
RGTV: Automation, costs and reliability will be touchstones of metro development over the next 15 to 20 years, according to the panellists convened by the Railway Gazette Group for our latest interactive live debate.Entitled ‘The Metro of the Future’, the debate addressed a number of topics that ...
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Metro Report InternationalMinneapolis orders Siemens S70s to work Southwest LRT
USA: The Twin Cities’ Metropolitan Council has selected Siemens to supply its third generation of light rail vehicles, to operate the 23·5 km Southwest LRT linking Minneapolis and Eden Prarie. Met Council announced on October 26 that it had issued a Limited Notice to Proceed authorising Siemens to begin engineering ...
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NewsFokstrot tram deliveries to Moscow resume
RUSSIA: Deliveries of Pesa Fokstrot trams to Moscow resumed on October 25, when 10 trams were shipped from Pesa’s factory in Bydgoszcz to the Russian capital. Operator Mosgortans signed a contract in 2013 for 120 Fokstrot trams to be supplied by Pesa in co-operation with Uraltransmash. Following the steep ...
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NewsAlstom awarded Breisgau EMU contract
GERMANY: DB Regio has awarded Alstom a contract worth more than €130m for the supply of 24 Coradia Continental regional electric multiple-units. These are to be used from December 2019 on Breisgau-Ost-West services around Freiburg. DB Regio is to operate these services under a contract awarded by the Land of ...
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NewsAlstom to deliver 30 metro trainsets to Lyon
FRANCE: Lyon transport authority Sytral has awarded Alstom a €140m contract to supply 30 trainsets for the Lyon metro. The order announced on October 26 includes options for up to 18 more trains. The rolling stock has been ordered as part of Sytral’s Future Metro 2020 programme, which aims ...
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Metro Report InternationalCrenshaw/LAX tunnel progress
USA: Excavation of one of the twin tunnels for the Crenshaw/LAX light rail line in Los Angeles was completed on October 20, when tunnel boring machine Harriet broke through at the site of the future Leimert Park station. The Herrenknecht earth pressure balance TBM was lowered into Crenshaw/Expo station ...
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Metro Report InternationalFirst Guadalajara Line 3 train shipped
MEXICO: The first of 18 trainsets that will operate on Guadalajara metro Line 3 has begun its journey from Alstom’s Barcelona factory in Spain and is due to arrive in Mexico by the end of November. As part of a contract signed in December 2014 for electro-mechanical systems, Alstom is ...
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NewsSamarkand receives trams
UZBEKISTAN: Preliminary works for the construction of a tram line in Samarkand began on October 16 with the removal of grassed median strips on some roads. The 8 km first phase of the route would connect the city’s main railway station with Sat-Tepo and is due to enter service ...
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Metro Report InternationalMTR Corp issues first green bond
CHINA: MTR Corp has issued its first green bond. Eligible investments for green bonds include works relating to low-carbon transport, energy efficiency, sustainability, climate change, conservation, water management, pollution prevention and noise reduction. ‘As a low-carbon transport operator, we are pleased with the issuance of our first green bond which ...
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Metro Report InternationalPublic inquiry for Line 3 extension in Saint-Etienne
FRANCE: A public inquiry is being held from October 17 to November 21 in order to consider plans to extend Line 3 of the 1 000 mm gauge tram network in Saint-Etienne. Developed following initial public consultation that took place between June 2015 and May 2016, the route would run ...
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Metro Report InternationalMiami-Dade metro cars unveiled
USA: The first two cars for Miami-Dade Transit’s Metrorail network were unveiled by Mayor Carlos A Gimenez at Hitachi Rail USA’s plant in the Medley district of northwest Miami on October 24. The plant is to assemble 136 metro cars which Miami-Dade Transit ordered from AnsaldoBreda for $300m in November ...
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NewsGranada light rail operator selected
SPAIN: The Andalucía regional government has selected the Avanza Metro de Granada joint venture as preferred bidder for the contract to operate the city’s 15⋅9 km light rail route. As well as Spanish public transport operator Avanza, the joint venture comprises Tuzsa, operator of the bus and light rail networks ...
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Metro Report InternationalDallas Blue Line extension opens
USA: A 5 km southern extension of Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s Blue Line light rail route opened on October 24. It runs between Ledbetter and the University of North Texas at Dallas, with an intermediate stop at Camp Wisdom. ‘Southern Dallas is our city’s greatest opportunity for growth’, said ...
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Metro Report InternationalMumbai metro Line 3 breaks ground
INDIA: Groundbreaking ceremonies were held October 21 for Line 3 of the Mumbai metro, following the award of contracts for all seven works packages. The 33·5 km north-south route will link Colaba with Santacruz Electronics Export Processing Zone via Bandra. There will be one at-grade and 26 underground stations. ...
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Metro Report InternationalHong Kong metro extension to Whampoa opens
CHINA: The 2·6 km extension of Hong Kong’s Kwun Tong Line from Yau Ma Tei to Ho Man Tin and Whampoa was opened by MTR Corp Chief Executive Lincoln Leong with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Whampoa on October 23. The first train left Whampoa at 06.10, carrying more than 1 ...
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NewsSt Petersburg metro trains delivered
RUSSIA: Škoda Transportation´s Vagonmash subsidiary delivered the first three of eight NeVa six-car trainsets to St Petersburg metro Line 3 on October 13. The remaining five sets are scheduled to follow in 2017. The 3·8bn rouble order was signed in April 2015 following successful operation with the first series of ...
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Metro Report InternationalSiemens to electrify high-altitude metro
ECUADOR: The consortium of Acciona and Odebrecht which is building Quito Metro Line 1 has awarded Siemens a contract to supply electrification systems for the 22 km line. The scope of the contract announced on October 21 includes the supply of 46 km of rigid catenary, 6 ...
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Metro Report InternationalLiège tram prequalification restarts
BELGIUM: Three consortia have submitted bids to prequalify for a revised design-build-finance-maintain concession to build the planned 12·5 km tram route in Liège. The three proposals opened on October 12 were submitted by: Alstom with BAM PPP PGGM;CAF, Colas and DIF; Škoda Transportation with Vinci, CFE and Meridam. Société Régionale ...
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Metro Report InternationalHurontario light rail request for qualifications issued
CANADA: Infrastructure Ontario and Greater Toronto transport agency Metrolinx have issued a request for qualifications seeking parties interested in a contract to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the planned Hurontario Light Rail Transit project. The 20 km line to the west of Toronto would run from Port Credit GO ...
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Metro Report InternationalT4 extension gets underway in Paris
FRANCE: Ceremonies were held to the east of Paris on October 18 to mark the start of work on the 6·5 km tram-train route T4 extension to Clichy-sous-Bois and Montfermeil. Participating in the event were Valérie Pécresse, President of the Ile-de-France region, and Minister of Cities, Youth & Sport Patrick ...