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NewsRail service restored to the Rockaways
USA: New York subway services were restored to the Rockaways peninsula of coastal Queens on May 30 following completion of more than six months of repairs to the storm-damaged metro line. A series of bridges and narrow causeways totalling 5·6 km carries subway Line A across Jamaica Bay, which separates ...
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NewsTrains ordered for Shenzhen metro Line 4
CHINA: Shenzhen metro Line 4 operator MTR Corp (Shenzhen) Ltd has awarded Nanjing SR Puzhen Rail Transport Co a 420m yuan contract to supply 56 cars in 2013-14. NPRT is a joint venture between CSR Corp and Singapore-based aluminium alloy supplier Midas Holdings. Announcing the contract on May 29, ...
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NewsSutton presses for Tramlink extension
UK: Plans for expansion of the Croydon Tramlink network to serve the neighbouring London Borough of Sutton were endorsed by the borough council on May 23, with the publication of an 'economic benefits prospectus' commissioned by the Opportunity Sutton development partnership. Transport for London is currently developing proposals for an ...
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NewsBLT orders Tango trams
SWITZERLAND: Baselland Transport awarded Stadler Rail a second firm order to supply Tango trams on May 27. The contract is worth SFr94m and covers the delivery of 19 metre-gauge vehicles in 2014-16. This will allow all services on the Basel region operator's routes 10 and 11 to be operated using ...
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NewsSt Albans light rail conversion plan dropped
UK: Plans to convert the 10 km Watford Junction - St Albans Abbey branch line to light rail standards have been dropped, with Hertfordshire County Council saying that the proposal 'turned out to be considerably more complicated than originally expected and we have found it is not possible to deliver ...
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NewsMitsubishi to increase capacity on peoplemover lines
SINGAPORE: The Land Transport Authority has awarded Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Mitsubishi Corp a contract worth ¥12bn to enhance capacity on two automated peoplemover lines in northeastern Singapore. The Sengkang LRT and Punggol LRT lines together form a 22 km network, and provide interchange with the North East Line of ...
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NewsAlstom launches Axonis mini-metro concept
INTERNATIONAL: Alstom Transport Chief Executive Henri Poupart-Lafarge launched the Axonis mini-metro concept at the UITP Mobility & City Transport Exhibition in Genève on May 27. Intended to make extensive use of modular construction elements, Axonis is targeted at cities seeking to develop an automated metro network more quickly and at ...
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NewsSão Paulo tenders restarted and cancelled
BRAZIL: Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo restarted the tender for the 25-year PPP concession to build and operate metro Line 6 during April. The new bid submission date is July 30, and the value is unchanged at R$7·8bn. The original tender from January had to be cancelled because of ...
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Metro Report InternationalMetro provides an oasis in the city centre
SAUDI ARABIA: Snøhetta of Norway has been appointed to design the city centre Qasr Al Hokm station on the planned Riyadh metro network. ArRiyadh Development Authority said it had selected the winning proposals for the main stations on the 177 km six-line network based on their 'outstanding conceptual thinking and ...
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Metro Report InternationalElevated gardens at station inspired by sand dunes
SAUDI ARABIA: Riyadh metro project promoter ArRiyadh Development Authority has selected a design by Gerber Architekten of Germany for Olaya station, one of three major stations intended to create landmarks which 'will transform Riyadh streets as they become the most visible elements of the city's new world-class public transport system'. ...
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NewsFeature articles in the June 2013 issue of Metro Report International
Articles in the June 2013 issue of Metro Report International. Comment Welcoming delegates to the 60th UITP World Congress in Genève, TPG CEO Roland Bonzon outlines the challenge of serving a growing population News Review Round-up of world metro, light rail and tram news. Chinese metros The urban ...
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NewsEast Didsbury added to Manchester Metrolink network
UK: Manchester Metrolink’s East Didsbury extension opened ahead of schedule on May 23. The 4·4 km extension of the South Manchester line from St Werburgh’s Road in Chorlton adds five stops to the network. It follows the former Midland Railway heavy rail alignment which closed to passengers in 1967. ...
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NewsWashington orders more Kawasaki metro cars
USA: Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has ordered 100 Series 7000 metro cars from Kawasaki Heavy Industries, it was announced on May 16. The ¥18bn order follows an order for 428 cars in 2010. The contract specifies delivery by 2018, by which time Kawasaki-manufactured vehicles will make up the ...
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NewsMetro cars arrive in Jaipur
INDIA: The first trainset for the Jaipur metro arrived at the Mansarovar depot on May 20 having left BEML’s factory in Bangalore at the end of April. In 2011 BEML won a Rs3·18bn contract to supply 10 four-car trainsets for the Jaipur metro. The remaining trains are ...
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NewsShenyang tram on test
CHINA: The first tram for the Shenyang network started test running on May 10. China CNR is supplying 20 100% low-floor cars under a contract signed in December 2011. ‘With the acceleration of urbanisation in China, low-carbon, energy saving and convenient trams will be the future of urban transport,’ ...
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NewsSilver Line Phase 2 contractor selected
USA: On May 14 Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority awarded Capital Rail Constructors a design-build contract for Phase 2 of the Silver Line metro extension. Capital Rail Constructors is a consortium comprising Clark Construction Group, Kiewit Infrastructure Group, Parsons Transport Group and Dewberry. Its bid of $1·18bn was the lowest ...
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Metro Report InternationalSine waves inspire Riyadh metro station design
SAUDI ARABIA: Riyadh metro promoter ArRiyadh Development Authority has awarded the contract to design a landmark station for King Abdullah Finance District to a consortium of Zaha Hadid Architects; structural, fire and services engineer Buro Happold; cost consultant Davis Langdon; and façade consultant NewTecnic. A key hub on the planned ...
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NewsChongqing metro reaches Yuelai
CHINA: A ceremony on May 15 marked the opening of the latest extension to the Chongqing metro. The northern branch Line 6 runs from Lijia to Yuelai, adding 12 km to the line. The extension is one of two planned branches running north from Lijia. A longer branch to ...
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NewsKunming metro Line 1 opens
CHINA: The first section of Line 1 of the Kunming metro opened for trial passenger services on May 20. The 22·1 km route has 12 stations. Ridership is forecast at 168 000 passengers/day. CSR Zhuzhou has supplied Type B trains, and an Alstom/Casco joint venture supplied Urbalis ...
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NewsFirst Panamá metro trains delivered
PANAMA: Alstom has delivered the first three of 19 three-car Metropolis trainsets for the Panamá City metro. The trains are being built at Alstom’s Santa Perpètua de Mogoda factory in Spain and have recently been undergoing tests on the FGC network in Barcelona. The trains will be used on ...