Urban transport modes – Page 289
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NewsStrukton traction equipment to power São Paulo monorail cars
BRAZIL: Strukton Rolling Stock is to supply traction inverters, auxiliary inverters and battery chargers for the vehicles to be used on São Paulo metro Line 17. The monorail is being built by a consortium of Grupo MPE, Andrade Gutierrez, CR Almeida and Scomi Rail, which is providing rolling stock. ...
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NewsXinyi Line opens in Taipei
TAIWAN: The Xinyi Line of the Taipei metro was officially opened on November 23 at a ceremony attended by President Ma Ying-jeou, with public services starting the following day. The 6·4 km line links Chang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall and Xiangshan with five intermediate stations. Interchange is provided with the ...
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NewsOdense light rail funding agreed
DENMARK: In the budget agreement for 2014 the government has agreed to fund DKr1·1bn of the first stage of the Odense light rail project. Odense city council is to provide DKr600m for operation-related costs, including the rolling stock and a control centre, and the Syddanmark region is funding the rest ...
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NewsMakkah and Madinah metros approved
SAUDI ARABIA: Makkah Governor Prince Khaled Al-Faisal has approved the construction of two metro lines under the first phase of Makkah’s 62bn riyal public transport project. These would be in addition to the existing Al Mashaaer Al Mugaddassah metro which was built to handle pilgrim traffic. An 11 km line ...
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NewsCAF and Thales win Santiago metro contract
CHILE: Metro de Santiago announced on November 25 that it had awarded a consortium of CAF and Thales a US$451·9m contract to supply rolling stock and CBTC signalling for lines 3 and 6. CAF will supply and maintain 115 cars for Line 3 and 70 for Line 6. Metro de ...
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NewsFeasibility study to assess Pavlodar tramway upgrade
KAZAKHSTAN: The European Bank for Reconstruction & Development has invited expressions of interest in a contract to undertake feasibility studies for a planned modernisation of the 86 km tram network in Pavlodar. The city's plans include infrastructure modernisation on the 1 524 mm gauge network, procurement of up to 20 ...
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NewsState aid for automatic metro research approved
FRANCE: The European Commission has cleared the award of €15·2m of French state aid to support the Metrolab joint venture of Alstom and Paris transport operator RATP. Metrolab is undertaking the Metro of the Future project which aims to develop technology for unattended driverless train operation in large cities. The ...
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NewsBART orders an additional 365 metro cars
USA: On November 21 San Francisco’s BART ordered an additional 365 metro cars as an option on a contract with Bombardier Transportation signed in 2012 that has seen 410 cars ordered to date. An agreement with Bombardier to increase the rate of deliveries is expected to shorten the fleet ...
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NewsAll-night services in London Underground vision
UK: A ‘vision for the future’ of the London Underground was set out by Mayor of London Boris Johnson and London Underground Managing Director Mike Brown on November 21. The proposals include running some services throughout the night on weekends and the redeployment of station staff. Transport for London ...
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NewsContract awarded for Nice tram Line 2
FRANCE: Greater Nice authority has awarded the Thaumasia consortium a €270m contract to build the 3⋅2 km underground section of Line 2 of the city’s tram network. Thaumasia is led by Bouygues Travaux Publics and includes Solétanche Bachy, CSM Bessac and Systra, as well as local companies Colas Midi ...
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NewsHannover orders more TW 3000s as first one delivered
GERMANY: Hannover transport operator Üstra exercised an option to buy 50 light rail vehicles from Vossloh Kiepe on November 15. The follow-up order is worth €90m and coincides with the delivery of the first TW 3000 high-floor LRV ordered from a Vossloh Kiepe-Alstom consortium in 2011 under a €126m ...
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NewsParis inaugurates tram Line T7
FRANCE: The latest tram line in Paris opened on November 16 with two days of free travel. Line T7 runs from Villejuif-Louis Aragon, the southern terminus of metro Line 7, to Athis-Mons with 18 stops and a depot at Vitry-sur-Seine. The end-to-end journey time on the 11·2 km line is ...
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NewsStaying on touch on the metro
CHINA: Hong Kong's MTR Corp has announced that its entire network is to have 4G coverage by the end of the year, in addition to the free wi-fi hotspots now available at all stations. 'We know that staying in touch through mobile devices is an essential part of daily live ...
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NewsRapid MetroRail Gurgaon opens
INDIA: Passenger services on the Rapid MetroRail Gurgaon light metro began on November 14. The 6·1 km standard-gauge line runs on an elevated alignment with six stations, linking Gurgaon Cyber City to the Delhi metro network at Sikanderpur on Line 2. Ticketing is integrated with Delhi metro. Design capacity of ...
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NewsSolaris Tramino presented to Jena
GERMANY: The first of five Solaris Tramino trams for Jena was officially presented to city transport operator Jenaer Nahverkehr on November 9, named ‘Erlangen’ after Jena’s twin city. ‘From January 2014 the elegant and timeless design of these vehicles will enrich our city’s landscape’, said Jenaer Nahverkehr Managing Director ...
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NewsFirst Citadis Compact tram unveiled
FRANCE: Contemporary artist Hervé Di Rosa conceived the distinctive livery of the first Citadis Compact tram, unveiled at Alstom's La Rochelle plant on November 14. Alstom has developed Citadis Compact as an affordable option for 'intermediate-sized' cities with between 50 000 and 100 000 people. The Pays d'Aubagne et de ...
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NewsDenver selects North Metro preferred bidder
USA: Denver Regional Transportation District has selected the GBBH joint venture for the North Metro Rail Line design-build contract. Balfour Beatty Rail holds a 50% stake in GBBH, which includes Graham Contracting, Hamon Contractors, Stantec Consulting Services and its subconsultant Parsons Brinckerhoff. The project is valued at $343m. The ...
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NewsStockholm agrees metro expansion
SWEDEN: The Swedish government, Stockholm municipality, Greater Stockholm and the councils of Solna, Nacka and Järfälla have agreed on a 19 km expansion of the Stockholm metro network. The parties will take joint responsibility for the SKr19·5bn project. The Blue Line is to be extended southeast to Nacka Forum ...
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NewsDB plans Berlin S-Bahn fleet renewal
GERMANY: DB subsidiary S-Bahn Berlin GmbH has invited expressions of interest by December 9 in a framework contract for up to 1 380 new EMUs, which would potentially enable the complete replacement of the existing S-Bahn fleet. The first tranche of new vehicles would be called off in the ...
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NewsSão Paulo metro Line 6 concessionaire selected
BRAZIL: The Move São Paulo consortium of Odebrecht Transport, Queiroz Galvão, UTC Participações and Eco Realty-Fundo de Investimento em Participações has been selected to build and operate São Paulo metro Line 6. Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo restarted the tender for the concession in April after the original ...