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NewsUnified team to run Paris RER Line B
FRANCE: SNCF and RATP announced on June 17 that they were putting in place a unified management team to run Paris RER Line B, which is run by the national operator north of Paris Nord and by the city transport agency to the south. Train crews have been operating through ...
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NewsAvignon chooses Alstom Citadis Compact trams
FRANCE: Avignon council has selected Alstom to supply 24 Citadis Compact trams for the city’s future two-line network. Alstom announced the order on June 18, saying that the trams are to be delivered in early 2016, for opening later that year. The order is worth €43·7m. Avignon is the ...
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NewsSantos light rail signalling contract signed
BRAZIL: The VLT RMBS consortium has signed a contract for signalling and communications systems for the future SIM light rail network in Santos. Thales will provide signalling equipment including fixed and mobile communication systems, data transmission and the electronic traffic monitoring system. VLT RMBS comprises Construtora Ferreira Guedes, Trans ...
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NewsEU to support Cairo metro safety reform
EGYPT: A group of Spanish public bodies has been selected to provide technical and legal support to the Cairo metro on the reform of safety regulations, procedures and practice. The project is one of a series of twinning initiatives promoted by the EU to promote co-operation between EU member states, ...
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NewsAlstom reveals Dubai's first Al Sufouh tram
UAE: The first of 11 Citadis 402 trams being built for Dubai's Al Sufouh tramway was formally presented to Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Road & Transport Authority, during a visit to Alstom Transport's La Rochelle plant in France on June 14. The 14·7 km tramway equipped with the ...
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NewsIstanbul opens metro M1B extension
TURKEY: Istanbul metro opened the M1B branch of Line M1 June 14, and the first passenger train ran at 15.00. The branch connects Esenler, which was until now on a one-station branch from Otogar, to Kirazlı, the southern terminus of Line M3. There are intermediate stations at Menderes, Üçyüzlü ...
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NewsUrban rail news in brief - June 2013
Beograd has received a €57m loan from EBRD for transport improvements, including tramway extensions and modernisation. A study on a light rail extension in the Klang Valley is underway, according to Malaysia’s Land Public Transport Commission. A study will also be conducted into a new line from Subang or ...
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NewsSydney plans driverless trains
AUSTRALIA: The New South Wales government announced on June 6 that trains on the North West Rail Link in Sydney would be driverless, and all stations would have platform screen doors. ‘Fully-automated train technology has been in use around the world for 30 years, keeping customers safe and ensuring ...
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NewsKaohsiung light rail line breaks ground
TAIWAN: A groundbreaking ceremony has been held for the Kaohsiung light rail line. Tracks were removed from Taiwan Railway Administration’s Qianzhen depot in preparation for utility relocation and track bed reconstruction. The 22·1 km circular line will incorporate portions of Taiwan Railway Administration’s existing Lin Gang East and West ...
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NewsJakarta metro contracts signed
INDONESIA: On June 11 project manager PT Mass Rapid Transit Jakarta signed contracts for the construction of Jakarta metro’s first line. This follows the official ‘soft launch’ of the project on May 2; Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo was again present, and urged the contractors to start construction ‘before October’. ...
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NewsTranstech unveils Helsinki tram
FINLAND: Minister of Transport Merja Kyllönen unveiled the first of Transtech’s new trams for Helsinki at the manufacturer’s Otanmäki factory on June 13. The three-section vehicle then carried guests on a 1 km test track. The 100% low-floor car will arrive in Helsinki in the next few weeks. It ...
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NewsHo Chi Minh City Line 1 E&M contract signed
VIETNAM: Ho Chi Minh City Management Authority for Urban Railways has signed a ¥37bn contract with Hitachi to supply electrical and mechanical equipment for Line 1 of the Ho Chi Minh City metro, it was announced on June 11. Hitachi is to deliver 17 three-car trainsets, signalling, telecommunications including ...
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NewsShenzhen Line 3 to get 198 cars in 2015-16
CHINA: Shenzhen metro Line 3 operator Shenzhen Metro Group Co has awarded Nanjing SR Puzhen Rail Transport Co a 1·26bn yuan contract to supply 33 six-car trainsets in 2015-16. NPRT is a joint venture between CSR Corp and Singapore-based aluminium alloy supplier Midas Holdings. ‘The metro train sector’s positive ...
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NewsMore Doha metro contracts awarded
QATAR: Qatar Rail has selected contractors for the Red Line South and Green Line construction phases of the Doha metro. The consortium selected for Red Line South is led by QDVC and also includes GS Engineering & Construction Corp, and Al Darwish Engineering. The contract covers the design and ...
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NewsCanberra light rail funding included in budget
AUSTRALIA: Government funding for a light rail network for Canberra has been set out in the Australian Capital Territory budget for 2013-14. Announced on June 5, the budget includes an initial investment of A$5m for early design work for the Capital Metro project, as well as A$12m ...
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NewsBombardier to supply Stockholm Red Line fleet
SWEDEN: Bombardier Transportation announced on June 6 that it had been awarded a contract by transport authority SL to supply 96 four-car EMUs for the Stockholm metro. The firm order is worth SKr5⋅1bn and the contract includes an option for up to 80 additional units. Deliveries from the Bombardier plant ...
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NewsCSR Qingdao Sifang to build Škoda trams for the Chinese market
CHINA: Škoda Transportation has signed an agreement for CSR Qingdao Sifang to produce ForCity 15T low-floor trams for the Chinese market under licence. Škoda Transportation said the 10-year agreement announced on June 3 could cover up to 400 trams taking the value of the contract to KC5bn. 'China ...
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NewsBogotá metro design contract signed
COLOMBIA: A joint venture of local company Cano Jiménez and Spanish consultancies Euroestudios and Idom Ingeniería has signed a 70bn pesos contract to undertake engineering design for Line 1 of the Bogotá metro. The 26·5 km route with 28 stations would run mainly underground across the city centre from ...
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NewsTram season ticket with football season ticket
UK: Transport for Greater Manchester and Manchester City FC have launched a Metrolink matchday season ticket for the 2013-14 football season. The Metrolink matchday ticket can only be purchased alongside a MCFC season ticket, and is valid for travel from any of the Metrolink light rail network’s 64 stops to ...
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NewsMiskolc tram on test in Plzen
HUNGARY: The first of 31 trams ordered by Miskolc transport operator MVK is now on test in the Czech city of Plzen, where the trams are being manufactured by Škoda Transportation. An initial two 26T trams are scheduled to arrive in Miskolc in July, with deliveries running until February 2015. ...