Urban transport modes – Page 318
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NewsLondon Underground vacuum train to cut tunnel cleaning time
UK: London Underground aims to slash the time taken to remove dust and litter from underground sections of its network from two years to two months using a new tunnel cleaning train which is expected to enter service by the end of this year. Much fine dust in the tunnels ...
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NewsSuzhou metro Line 2 train contract signed
CHINA: Suzhou Rail Transit Line 2 Co has awarded Nanjing SR Puzhen Rail Transport a 526·9m yuan contract to supply 23 five-car Type B2 trains for the city's second metro line. The deal was signed on February 29, with deliveries scheduled to run from May 2013 to March 2014. NPRT ...
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NewsQuito metro project moves forward
ECUADOR: Mayor of Quito Augusto Barrera met Metro de Madrid CEO Ignacio González Velayos on March 8 to review progress with engineering design for Line 1 of the Quito metro. The Spanish operator has been awarded three contracts worth a total of €21·5m to undertake design studies for Line ...
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NewsThales awarded Sin Bundang signalling contract
SOUTH KOREA: Hyundai Rotem has awarded Thales a contract to supply communications-based train control signalling for the 12 km extension of the Sin Bundang Line driverless metro near Seoul. Thales installed SelTrac CBTC on the initial 18·5 km section of the line which opened for revenue service between Gangnam ...
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NewsUsing ground water to cool the tube
UK: London Underground has awarded Morgan Sindall a £9m contract to install a cooling system which will use ground water to lower air temperatures on the platforms at the deep-level Green Park station. Cool water will be pumped from boreholes in the park, filtered and supplied to eight air- handling ...
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NewsUrban rail news in brief - March 2012
A feasibility study for the second phase of Heifei metro Line 1 has been approved by China’s National Development & Reform Commission. Phase 1 is now under construction; the extension would add a further 11·9 km and 10 stations. Vancouver transport authority TransLink has awarded the first two contracts for ...
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NewsAlstom consortium wins Athens metro Line 3 extension contract
GREECE: Attiko Metro has awarded a consortium of Alstom, Greek construction group J&P Avax and Italian civil engineers Ghella, a €344m contract to design and build a 7∙6 km southern extension of Athens metro Line 3 from Haidari to Dimotiko Theatro, in the port city of Piraeus. The project is ...
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NewsTesting underway on Mumbai monorail
INDIA: Test running on the first 2∙2 km section of the Mumbai monorail between Wadala and Bhakti Park began on February 18. Completion of the entire 8∙2 km Phase 1 to Chembur is expected by August, with commercial services to start in November.Scomi Engineering is supplying 15 four-car trainsets as ...
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NewsRTA backs Dubai metro extensions
UAE: Following two separate studies, Dubai's Roads & Transport Authority has confirmed its intention to seek government approval to build a 20 km extension of the metro Green Line from Etisalat to International City, Academic City and the Dubai Lagoons for opening within five years.A 12 km extension of the ...
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NewsCrossrail rolling stock contract invitations to negotiate issued
UK: Prequalified bidders Bombardier Transportation, CAF, Hitachi Rail Europe and Siemens were formally invited to negotiate for the contract to supply rolling stock and the maintenance depot for the Crossrail project on February 28. Crossrail will provide a high-capacity service running 118 km east-west across London using existing lines linked ...
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NewsBombardier and Uralvagonzavod to form tram joint venture
RUSSIA: Rolling stock and armoured fighting vehicle manufacturer Uralvagonzavod has signed a letter of intent with Bombardier to establish a joint venture to build trams in Yekaterinburg. Uralvagonzavod would assemble articulated cars with a floor height 350 mm above rail and a capacity for up to 210 passengers. Group subsidiary ...
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NewsSiemens to expand light rail production in Wien
AUSTRIA: Siemens has announced plans to invest around €50m to increase the capacity of light rail production facilities at its Simmering plant in Wien, which is the headquarters of the Metro, Coaches & Light Rail business unit within the Rail Systems Division of its Infrastructure & Cities Sector. Unveiling a ...
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NewsCairo metro Line 3 opens
EGYPT: The 4∙2 km five-station Phase I of Cairo metro Line 3 was opened on February 21, linking the eastern part of the capital from the city centre.A consortium led by Vinci Construction with Bouygues Travaux Publics, Orascom and Arab Contractors, took 51 months to complete the underground section between ...
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NewsBilfinger Berger awarded Berlin U-Bahn and S-Bahn tunnelling contracts
GERMANY: Two contracts totalling €230m have been awarded to civil engineering group Bilfinger Berger for construction of new urban rail links to serve Berlin Hauptbahnhof, the company announced on February 10. The bigger contract awarded by the local transport authority covers the missing section of U-Bahn line U5 between Alexanderplatz ...
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NewsCincinnati streetcar groundbreaking
USA: Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Mayor Mark Mallory attended a groundbreaking ceremony on February 17 to mark the start of work on a tram line serving the centre of Cincinnati.The 5∙8 km route with 17 stops will run from Findlay Market in the district of Over-the-Rhine, to the Banks ...
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NewsShenyang tram network construction begins
CHINA: A ground-breaking ceremony at the Olympic sports centre in Shenyang on February 17 formally launched construction of a 60 km tram network in the city. The 4∙86bn yuan project is being managed by China CNR Corp under an agreement signed with the municipal government on December 1 2011. The ...
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NewsKuwait metro procurement to begin soon
KUWAIT: Expressions of interest in a public-private partnership contract to supply rolling stock and railway systems for the Kuwait Metropolitan Rapid Transit System Project are to be invited shortly, the government's Partnerships Technical Bureau announced on February 19. The contract will cover the supply of trains and railway systems for ...
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NewsAnkara metro expansion resumes
TURKEY: Three long-planned metro lines in Ankara are on course to open by mid-2014, according to Transport Minister Binali Yıldırım, following the award of contracts to complete civil engineering and fit-out works. Line M2 will run for 16∙6 km from Kizilay in the city centre to the southwestern suburb ...
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NewsDelhi Airport line to serve Gurgaon
INDIA: Delhi Metro Rail Corp has submitted proposals to the Haryana state government for an extension of the Airport Metro Express line across the border to serve the growing satellite town of Gurgaon. The 12 km extension from the current terminus at Dwarka Sector 21 to meet the Orange Line ...
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NewsWork due to start on Besançon tram
FRANCE: March 1 is due to see the start of civil engineering work for the new tram route in Besançon. STD, Sacer, Roger Martin, Colas Rail and Alstom have been awarded a €43m contract to build the 7 km western section with 13 stops between Hauts-du-Chazal and Chama ...