Urban transport modes – Page 270
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NewsBombardier wins next Wien tram order
AUSTRIA: On December 1 public transport operator Wiener Linien announced that it had selected Bombardier Transportation for a €562m contract to supply up to 156 low-floor trams, which will replace its high-floor E2 tram-and-trailer sets. Wiener Linien says that it will also be signing a maintenance agreement, under which its ...
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NewsAlstom to equip Guadalajara Line 3
MEXICO: The federal Secretariat of Communications & Transport has awarded Alstom and CPVM, a subsidiary of OHL of Spain, a €380m contract to supply railway systems for Line 3 of the Guadalajara light rail network. Announcing the award on December 1, Alstom said that its share of ...
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NewsPrasarana wins Makkah metro consultancy contract
SAUDI ARABIA: Metro project promoter Makkah Mass Rail Transit Co has selected Kuala Lumpur transport agency Prasarana to provide consultancy services during Phase 1 of the Makkah Public Transport Programme. Phase 1 covers the construction of two metro lines totalling 45·1 km and 22 stations, with commissioning scheduled by 2019. ...
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NewsBeijing signs metro Line 16 letter of intent
CHINA: A letter of intent setting out the planned terms of a PPP concession agreement covering railway systems, rolling stock and operations for the future Beijing metro Line 16 was signed on November 26 by the municipality and the Beijing MTR Corp joint venture of MTR Corp (49%), Beijing Capital ...
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NewsCAF-led consortium wins Toluca line train and signalling contract
MEXICO: The Secretariat of Communications & Transport has selected a CAF-led consortium including Isolux-Corsán, AZVI and Thales to supply rolling stock and electrical and mechanical systems for the 57·7 km Mexico City – Toluca line. The €690m contract is expected to be signed in December. CAF would have a ...
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NewsOakland Airport peoplemover opens
USA: The ‘BART to OAK’ peoplemover linking Oakland International Airport with Coliseum BART station was officially inaugurated with a day of free rides on November 21. Regular passenger services starting the following day. The 5·2 km cable-hauled automated peoplemover runs on a mostly elevated alignment, with some at-grade and ...
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NewsFeature articles in the December 2014 issue of Metro Report International
Articles in the December 2014 issue of Metro Report International. Comment APTA President & CEO Michael Melaniphy stresses the importance of fighting for public transport News Review Round-up of world metro, light rail and tram news City digest Chinese metro and tram developments, French tram openings, Australian light rail, New ...
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NewsFirst Jazz Duo delivered to Gdańsk
POLAND: The first of five Pesa Jazz Duo trams was officially presented to the city of Gdańsk on November 12. It is expected to enter passenger service in December. Operator ZKM Gdańsk signed a contract for five Jazz Duo trams in September 2013, having selected Pesa as preferred bidder ...
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NewsTrial runs start on Paris tram route T8
FRANCE: Trial running without passengers began on tram route T8 in Paris on November 18, ahead of the start of passenger services on December 16. Route T8 runs north from Saint-Denis Porte de Paris to Delaunay-Belleville, where it splits into two branches, terminating at Villetaneuse-Université and Epinay-Orgemont. Interchange ...
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NewsMumbai approves more metro lines
INDIA: Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority approved the construction of two metro lines on November 20. A 32 km line from Wadala in the south to Thane and Kasarvadavali in the north would be designated metro Line 4. there would be 24 underground and six elevated stations. Interchange would ...
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NewsStadler opens Belarusian factory
BELARUS: President Alexander Lukashenko attended the opening of Stadler’s factory in Fanipol on November 20. The factory was built on a greenfield site in the town outside Minsk and will be used for the production of Kiss and Flirt trains, as well as trams, for the CIS market. ...
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NewsBucureşti exercises metro car option
ROMANIA: Bucureşti metro operator Metrorex has exercised an option for CAF to supply eight six-car trainsets. The contract value is €47m, and is financed with European Investment Bank funds. The stainless steel sets would be similar to the 16 that CAF has delivered under a €97m contract awarded in ...
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NewsTaipei opens Songshan metro extension
TAIWAN: An 8·5 km, eight station east-west extension of Taipei metro Line 3 to Songshan was inaugurated on November 15, with Line 3 services no longer running to Tamsui in the north. The opening coincides with additional peak-hour services on the Red and Green lines. Headways on the Green ...
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NewsManchester starts to build Second City Crossing
UK: Construction of Manchester Metrolink’s Second City Crossing officially began on November 11, with the start of work on the northernmost section between Victoria and Exchange Square. Forming part of a three-year programme of urban development works known as Grow, the second route through the city centre is intended ...
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NewsNorthern Line extension legal powers granted
UK: Secretary of State for Transport Patrick McLoughlin has granted a Transport & Works Act Order for Transport for London to extend London Underground’s Northern Line to Battersea. TfL submitted a TWO application in April 2013, which was followed by a formal consultation and public inquiry. Construction of the ...
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NewsSecond OmniTram in service
UKRAINE: The second OmniTram 100% low-floor tram developed by the Electrontrans joint venture of Ukrainian manufacturer Electron and Transtech F&E of Germany has entered service in Lviv. The first five-section car was delivered to Lviv in July 2013, and is now in operation on the city’s metre-gauge network which is ...
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NewsZhuhai tramway starts trial operation
CHINA: Trial operation on the Zhuhai tramway started on November 7, when invited VIPs took an initial ride. The launch coincided with the city holding the 10th China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition, which began on November 11. Trial running is initially taking place on the eastern section of ...
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NewsDubai tramway opens
UAE: The first tram line in Dubai was officially inaugurated on November 11 by the Crown Prince, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Regular passenger services began at 06.30 the following day. The first phase of the tramway is 10·6 km long with 11 stops. Starting near ...
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NewsUrban rail news in brief - November 2014
With support from JICA, Myanmar's Ministry of Rail Transportation plans to spend 'more than US$700m' to upgrade and extend Yangon's circular railway. It would replace rolling stock, double train speeds, modernise stations and install fencing. Japan International Co-operation Agency is providing assistance. An elevated urban railway is also proposed, to ...
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NewsFulton Center interchange opens in New York
USA: The Fulton Center interchange opened on November 10 between John and Fulton Streets in New York’s Lower Manhattan district. The metro interchange integrates Fulton Street station on the 2, 3, 4, 5, A, C, J and Z lines with Cortlandt Street on the R Line using a new ...