Urban transport modes – Page 277
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NewsLima metro opens Line 1 extension
PERU: The third phase of Lima metro Line 1 opened at 06.00 on July 25. The 12·4 km extension runs north from Grau to Bayóvar on an elevated alignment. This adds 10 stations to Line 1, which is expected to increase its ridership to 250 000 passengers/day. Services run every ...
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NewsSilver Line opens in Washington
USA: The Silver Line of the Washington metro was inaugurated on July 26. The 18·8 km first phase of the line, which will eventually serve Dulles International Airport, branches off from the Orange Line between East Falls Church and West Falls Church and runs to Wiehle Avenue in Reston with ...
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NewsHo Chi Minh City selects underground contractors
VIETNAM: Ho Chi Minh City Management Authority for Urban Railways has selected a consortium of Shimizu and Maeda Corp to build the underground section of metro Line 1. The 2·6 km underground section of Line 1 will run from Ben Thanh Market to Ba Son Shipyard with three stations. ...
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NewsTucson Sun Link streetcar opens
USA: The Tucson Sun Link tram line opened on July 25, with three days of free travel. The 6·2 km route links the University of Arizona and the area west of the I-10 highway, with 18 stops. The $196·5m capital cost of the line and related public works was ...
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NewsChicago to restart metro car tender
USA: Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced on July 24 that the Chicago Transit Authority would restart its procurement of up to 846 cars later this year. The contract to supply 7000 Series cars could be worth up to $2bn. In October 2013 CTA issued an invitation to tender for 854 ...
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NewsNavi Mumbai metro E&M contract awarded
INDIA: A consortium led by Ansaldo STS and including Tata Projects and CSR Zhuzhou has won a €78m turnkey contract for electrical and mechanical systems for the first phase of Navi Mumbai metro Line 1. The contract covers the design, installation, testing and commissioning of the E&M works, which ...
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NewsMTR signs agreement with Chongqing
CHINA: MTR Corp signed a memorandum of understanding on July 23 with the Chongqing municipal government for rail and property development in the municipality. Under the terms of the agreement, MTR will discuss the potential for investment, construction and operation of one or more metro lines in the city. ...
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NewsAnnaba tram contractor selected
ALGERIA: Entreprise du Métro d’Alger has selected a consortium of Daewoo and GS Engineering & Construction to build the first tram line in Annaba. Work is to be completed within 39 months of signing the 43·5bn dinar contract. The city is planning two tram lines, although the start ...
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NewsDriverless trains delivered to Singapore
SINGAPORE: Land Transport Authority has taken delivery of the first new trainsets for the North East and Circle lines from the Shanghai Alstom Transport Co joint venture of Alstom Transport and Shanghai Electric Group. These are the first of 18 trainsets for the North East Line and 24 for ...
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NewsLuxembourg tram funding approved
LUXEMBOURG: Luxembourg city council has approved funding for a tram line and the creation of operating company LuxTram. The cost of the project is expected to be €345·78m, of which two-thirds will come from the central government and one-third from the city council. This is to cover studies, infrastructure ...
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NewsG:Link trams inaugurated
AUSTRALIA: Revenue services began running on the G:Link light rail line on July 21, making Queensland's Gold Coast the first new entrant to the country's tram club for more than a century. The line had been officially inaugurated the previous day by state Transport Minister Scott Emerson and local MP ...
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NewsJeddah metro design contract awarded
SAUDI ARABIA: The government signed a contract with Systra on July 17 for preliminary engineering designs for the Jeddah metro. The value of the 20-month contract is 276m riyals. Last year the Council of Ministers approved a 45bn riyal transport plan for the city, which includes a three-line light ...
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NewsFirst Braunschweig Tramino delivered
GERMANY: The first low-floor Tramino tram for Braunschweig arrived in the early hours of July 18 from the Solaris Bus & Coach factory in Poznań. The second and third vehicles are to arrive in the following two weeks, with the remaining 15 trams due by the end of the year. ...
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NewsMTR selected to operate Crossrail services
UK: Transport for London named MTR Corp (Crossrail) Ltd as preferred bidder for the Crossrail operating concession on July 18. The £1·4bn contract will run for eight years from May 2015, with an option for a further two years. TfL will make payments to the concessionaire with a nominal value ...
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NewsSan Francisco to replace LRV fleet
USA: San Francisco Municipal Transportation Authority has recommended the purchase of up to 260 S200 light rail vehicles from Siemens Industry. The 15-year contract would be worth $1·2bn when it is formally awarded later this year, following approval of the SFMTA board on July 15. Siemens beat a rival ...
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NewsPorto Alegre train maintenance contract awarded
BRAZIL: Porto Alegre metro operator Trensurb has awarded CAF Brasil Indústria e Comércio a R$79·7m contract to maintain its fleet of 25 trainsets for five years. The contract covers preventive and corrective maintenance of the four-car trainsets. Trensurb plans to invite tenders soon for the maintenance of the 15 ...
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NewsUrban rail news in brief - July 2014
Korea Engineering & Construction has signed a memorandum of understanding to undertake a feasibility study for a 13·6 km light rail line in Davao City on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. A 1·8 km extension of Minsk metro Line 1 from Petrovshchina to Malinovka opened on ...
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NewsPalermo tram unveiled
ITALY: The first tram for Palermo was officially launched by Mayor Leoluca Orlando on July 14. The vehicle ran from the Roccella depot to Scaffa Square, where it was presented to the public. Transport authority AMAT ordered 17 100% low-floor Flexity Outlook trams from Bombardier Transportation in 2006 for ...
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NewsBratislava orders 30 ForCity Plus trams
SLOVAKIA: Bratislava transport authority DPB has excercised an option for Škoda Transportation to supply a further 30 ForCity Plus trams and provide 15 years of maintenance support. The order covers 15 bi-directional Type 30T trams for delivery in late 2015 at a cost of €39·3m, and 15 unidirectional Type 29T ...
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NewsRussia One tram prototype revealed
RUSSIA: An unusually-styled prototype tram was unveiled at the Innoprom 2014 industrial exhibition in Yekaterinburg on July 9. Branded Russia One or R1, it has been developed by the Uraltransmash tram manufacturing subsidiary of defence and rolling stock supplier Uralvagonzavod, in partnership with design agency OKB Atom. According to the ...