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NewsMoscow metro extended to Novokosino
RUSSIA: A 3·2 km eastern extension of Moscow metro's Kalininskaya Line 8 from Novogireyevo to Novokosino opened on August 30. Novokosino is the 186th station on the metro network. It has single vaulted underground hall, with black, grey and white marble and granite cladding combined with coloured ceramic tiles. ...
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NewsHelsinki tram extension opens
FINLAND: Helsinki tram Route 9 services began running to the Länsisatama ferry terminal on August 13, completing a €7·5m extension project. Trams run every 10 min during the day, with late-night services co-ordinated with ferry times. The 4·1 km double-track extension has 11 stops. Construction was undertaken by city transport ...
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NewsCAF wins Sydney tram order
AUSTRALIA: Spanish manufacturer CAF has been awarded a A$20m contract to supply six new and four leased trams to Sydney, New South Wales Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian announced on August 16. The new light rail vehicles will be delivered from next year. They are needed for the 5·6 km ...
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NewsSupercapacitor light metro train unveiled
CHINA: CSR Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive has unveiled a prototype light metro trainset which uses supercapacitor energy storage to operate without an external power supply. Developed in conjunction with Chinese Academy of Engineering, the trainset has underfloor power pick-ups which are used to charge the roof-mounted supercapacitor unit from a fixed ...
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NewsArriva takes over Stockholm light rail operations
SWEDEN: Deutsche Bahn subsidiary Arriva took over from Veolia as the operator of Stockholm's Nockebybanan, Tvärbanan and Lidingöbanan light rail lines on August 20. In November 2011 Storstockholms Lokaltrafik selected Arriva for two parallel operating contracts covering local bus and light services. The overall package runs for 12 years and ...
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Metro Report InternationalPrincess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University driverless metro opens
Metro Report International takes an exclusive preview ride on the driverless metro serving a women’s university campus in Riyadh.
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NewsSound Transit launches Northgate Link construction
USA: A groundbreaking ceremony on August 17 marked the start of work on the Northgate Link light rail extension in Seattle, a 6·88 km route running mostly in tunnel from University of Washington station to U District, Roosevelt and Northgate. The project is expected to cost $2·1bn, with ...
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NewsDoha metro contracts awarded
QATAR: Qatar Rail has signed the first round of engineering and consultancy contracts for the planned US$36bn national network of railway and metro routes. Construction of the 75·4 km Phase 1a of the network is scheduled to begin in early 2013 for completion by October 2019 and opening in 2020. ...
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NewsFinal Ampang LRT Line Extension Project contract awarded
MALAYSIA: Government infrastructure body Prasarana has announced the winner of the final construction contract for Kuala Lumpur's Ampang Line metro extension project, selecting a joint venture of George Kent and Lion Pacific to supply and commission trackwork and railway systems. The Ampang Line is being extended 17·7 km from Sri ...
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NewsKadiköy - Kartal metro opened by Prime Minister
TURKEY: The first metro line on the Asian side of Istanbul was opened by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on August 17. Line M4 runs for 21·7 km from Kadiköy on the Bosporus to Kartal, with 16 stations and an end to end journey time of 32 min. The line ...
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NewsJeddah and Makkah metro plans approved
SAUDI ARABIA: Plans to develop metro networks in Jeddah and Makkah have been approved. A 62bn riyal strategy to develop a metro and bus network in Makkah was announced on August 14. Four metro lines totalling 182 km with 88 stations are planned, supplementing the existing Al Mashaaer Al Mugaddassah ...
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NewsLondon Underground pulls the plug on Powerlink PFI
UK: London Underground gave notice on August 16 that it intends to terminate the 30-year Powerlink private finance initiative contract for the operation and maintenance of its high-voltage electrical power network. LU will end the contract in August 2013 by exercising a half-way break clause. It will be required ...
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NewsChemnitz orders electro-diesel tram-trains
GERMANY: Vossloh has won an order to supply eight electro-diesel tram-trains for the network under development around Chemnitz, with an option for two more. Delivery is planned for 2014. The €42·3m contract was signed by transport authority Verkehrsverbund Mittelsachsen on August 14, with funding from the Land of Sachsen and ...
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NewsOlympic crowds smash London Underground records
UK: Swelled by crowds travelling to and from Olympic Games venues across the capital, ridership on the London Underground network reached a new record of 4·5 million passenger-journeys on August 7, according to Transport for London. This was the fourth time in a week that the record had been broken. ...
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NewsBids in for Santos light rail vehicles
BRAZIL: Public transport operator EMTU is expecting to award in September a contract worth up to R$284·3m to supply 22 vehicles for the first phase of the SIM light rail network in Santos. Four bids have been received from Alstom Brazil/Alstom Transport, CAF, Pesa and the Tremvia Santos consortium of ...
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NewsGenève tram trial assesses supercapacitor performance
SWITZERLAND: Genève tram operator TPG is testing a prototype supercapacitor energy storage unit which allows braking energy to be recovered, and enables a tram to run for short distances without an external power supply. The 1 tonne supercapacitor unit has been installed on the roof of one of a batch ...
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NewsDe Lijn orders Flexity 2 trams for Antwerpen and Gent
BELGIUM: Bombardier has been selected to supply 48 new Flexity 2 low-floor trams for De Lijn services in Antwerpen and Gent under a €128·6m order announced by Flemish Minister for Transport & Public Works Hilde Crevits on August 6. The largest single tram procurement placed by the regional government, the ...
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NewsDnipropetrovs'k metro extension project awarded funding
UKRAINE: Funding has been agreed for a 4 km extension of the Dnipropetrovs'k metro into the city centre, and plans are being developed to introduce multi-modal smart ticketing and undertake institutional reforms. The European Bank for Reconstruction & Development approved a €152m sovereign loan for the extension on July 24. ...
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NewsDublin's Broombridge tram line approved
IRELAND: The national planning authority granted a railway order on August 3 giving powers to build a €370m tram line through central Dublin to Broombridge. Opening of the latest addition to the Luas light rail network is planned for 2017. Designated Line BXD, the 5·6 km route will start at ...
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NewsSão Paulo suburban fleet expansion continues
BRAZIL: Tenders are to be called for the supply of 65 eight-car EMUs to São Paulo suburban operator CPTM, which the São Paulo state government says will be the largest single rolling stock contract that it has ever awarded. Approval for the contract to be tendered was announced on August ...