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NewsAddis Abeba light rail civil works to be completed this year
ETHIOPIA: China Railway Engineering Corp expects to complete civil works for the 34 km Addis Abeba light rail system by the end of the year, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced. Two lines are under construction, one running 16·9 km north-south from Menelik Square to Kaliti and the second ...
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NewsMiami peoplemover capacity expansion contract
USA: Miami-Dade Aviation Department has awarded Mitsubishi Heavy Industries a contract to increase the capacity of the 2 km automated peoplemover which links Miami International Airport with the Miami Intermodal Center transport interchange. This will include the supply four additional rubber-tyre cars in 2016, taking the fleet to 12. ...
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NewsRennes metro Line B contract signed
FRANCE: Siemens announced on October 1 that it had signed a €178m turnkey contract to supply railway systems and provide project management services for Line B of the Rennes metro, the second driverless VAL route to be built in the city. Following its selection as preferred bidder in November ...
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NewsBuenos Aires metro Line A opens to San Pedrito
ARGENTINA: A two-station extension to Buenos Aires metro Line A opened on September 27. The new stations beyond Carabobo are San José de Flores and San Pedrito, which becomes the new southwestern terminus of the line. The new stations are expected to increase ridership on Line A by 35 ...
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NewsPanamá City metro testing begins
PANAMA: The first test run on the Panamá City metro has taken place between Albrook and 5 de Mayo. The 2 km test run on September 13 took place at the southern end of the 13·7 km line, which is now 92% complete. The 13-station Line 1 is being ...
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NewsHarbin metro opens
CHINA: Harbin Metro line 1 opened for trial passenger services on September 26, almost exactly five years after its construction began. The 17·4 km line runs from Harbin East railway station in the northeast of the city to Harbin South railway station, via Taipingqiao and Yida Eryuan. ...
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NewsGaziantep tram Line 3 contract announced
TURKEY: Gaziantep council has awarded Spanish construction company Comsa EMTE a €20m contract to build Line 3 of the city's developing Gaziray tram network. The contract covers infrastructure, track, signalling and electrification including three substations for the 6·5 km double track route, which will have eight stops. Announcing ...
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NewsNew tram presented in Plauen
GERMANY: The first new tram for Plauen in 37 years has been displayed to the public at an open day. The initial two Bombardier Flexity Classic vehicles were delivered to the city in August, and another four will follow in mid-2014. The 21 m long, 2 300 mm ...
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NewsTiranë tram plans
ALBANIA: Provision for the construction of the first of two proposed tram lines is to be made during the construction of the Tiranë Public Transport Terminal, a rail, bus, minibus and taxi interchange to be developed in the northwest of the capital. TPTT is to replace the current city centre ...
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NewsXi’an metro Line 1 opens
CHINA: Line 1 of the Xi’an metro opened for trial operation on September 16 after almost five years of construction. The 25·4 km east–west line links Fangzhicheng in the east with Houweizhai in the west via Tonghuamen, Chaoyangmen, Wulukou, Beidajie and Hancheng Road. There are 19 stations ...
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NewsGold Coast tram delivered
AUSTRALIA: The first tram for the Gold Coast was presented to project stakeholders by Bombardier Transportation on September 20. The event was also used to launch the branding for the route. The first two Flexity 2 trams arrived in Brisbane from Bombardier’s Bautzen factory in Germany on September 10 ...
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NewsFeature articles in the September 2013 issue of Metro Report International
Articles in the September 2013 issue of Metro Report International. Comment Chua Chong Kheng of Land Transport Authority talks about lessons that Singapore can teach the world of public transport ahead of the LTA-UITP SITCE event News Review Round-up of world metro, light rail and tram news. Hong Kong A ...
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NewsGovernment extends rail investment programme
MALAYSIA: Prime Minister Najib Razak has announced plans to spend a further 160bn ringgit on main line and urban railways by 2020, a three-fold increase on capital expenditure levels seen over the past 20 years. Noting that ‘we are seeing a massive expansion of the rail network in Asia’, Razak ...
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NewsSerco to run Dubai's Al Sufouh tram route
UAE: Dubai’s Roads & Transport Authority signed a contract with Serco on September 16 for the commissioning and operation of the emirate’s first light rail line. Valued at 105m dinar, the 75-month contract provides 15 months for preparation, including staff recruitment and training, plus five years of operations. ...
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NewsCalgary orders next-generation LRVs
CANADA: Calgary Transit announced on September 11 that it had ordered 60 light rail vehicles from Siemens for its expanding CTrain network, at a total cost of C$200m. The first of the S200 series cars is expected to arrive from the company’s Sacramento plant in August 2015, with deliveries to ...
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NewsGrand Paris Express contracts awarded
FRANCE: Having approved a budget of €5·3bn in July for the first phase of its ambitious programme to develop a network of automated metro lines around the capital, Société du Grand Paris has now awarded a tranche of design and project management contracts. Forming part of a sustainable development strategy ...
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NewsSiemens and Russian Machines unveil metro car design
RUSSIA: Siemens and local partner Russian Machines confirmed their intention to tender jointly to supply metro cars for Moscow by unveiling a mock-up of their proposed design at the Expo 1520 event being held at Shcherbinka on September 11. Moscow Metro is expected to call tenders for the supply of ...
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NewsUrban rail news in brief - September 2013
An Aeromovel air-propelled peoplemover was inaugurated in the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre on August 10. The train is powered by remotely-controlled fans that propel it along an elevated guideway running 900 m between the airport terminal and a nearby railway station. Marubeni is to conduct a pre-feasibility study ...
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NewsBaku Green Line extension tunnelling begins
AZERBAIJAN: Work has begun to complete and fit out long-abandoned tunnels between Khatai and Hazi Aslanov 2 as an extension of Baku metro’s Green Line. The work is being supervised by local firm Azartunelmetrotikinti with Akkord Company, Bouygues and Ukrainian firm Interbudmontazh acting as subcontractors. The Azeri capital had seen ...
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NewsWest Island Line tracklaying complete
CHINA: A ceremony was held at Hong Kong University station on September 8 to mark the completion of tracklaying on MTR Corp’s 3 km West Island Line between the existing Sheung Wan station and the over-run tunnel beneath Kai Wai Man Road in Kennedy Town. With the new extension now ...