Urban transport modes – Page 324
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NewsIJmeerlijn visions revealed
NETHERLANDS: Three feasibility studies for a direct metro line between Amsterdam and the growing satellite town of Almere across the IJmeer lake have been completed on behalf of development agency Werkmaatschappij Almere-Amsterdam. Two of the options will now be selected for further analysis, and the selected project could be completed ...
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NewsMadrid metro cars move to Buenos Aires
ARGENTINA: Shipments to Buenos Aires are now underway of 24 Series 5000 cars which formerly operated on lines 6 and 9 of the Madrid Metro. The Buenos Aires city government has acquired the four trainsets for €4·2m, in order to meet the expected increase in demand when the extension of ...
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NewsLausanne tram plan approval
SWITZERLAND: The Federal Council announced it had granted a concession for the construction of a tram line between Lausanne-Flon and Renens-Gare on September 16. Planned as part of the Projet d'Agglomération Lausanne Morges scheme to improve transport in the city, line T1 will replace buses which local transport authority TL ...
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NewsBuenos Aires metro Line H contracts
ARGENTINA: The Buenos Aires city government has selected a consortium led by Techint as preferred bidder to build two extensions of metro Line H, including six new stations. The winning offer was 2258m pesos, although the consortium had also submitted a bid of 2560m pesos that would have seen it ...
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NewsMetro plant under construction in Ningbo
CHINA: China South Locomotive Group director Zhao Xiaogang and Mayor Liu Qi laid the foundation stone for the Ningbo South Locomotive Metro Rail Equipment Co assembly plant in on August 30. The company was formed in April as a joint venture of CSR Zhuzhou Locomotive, CSR Zhuji, Ningbo Rail Company ...
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NewsXi’an opens first metro line
CHINA: The first of three metro lines under construction in Xi’an was officially opened at midday on September 16, with large crowds turning out to take a ride. Designated Line 2, the 20·5 km line runs south from the North railway station to Qujiang International Conference & ...
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NewsCAF wins Bucuresti metro train contract
ROMANIA: Bucuresti metro operator Metrorex named CAF as the winner of a contract to supply 16 metro trainsets on September 22. The six-car trainsets will be delivered from 2012 to replace IVA Astra rolling stock currently used on Line 3. Metrorex said the new vehicles will be equipped for automatic ...
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NewsSão Paulo metro Line 5 signalling contract awarded
BRAZIL: Bombardier Transportation announced it had won a €70m turnkey contract to supply CBTC equipment for São Paulo metro Line 5 on September 21. Teams in Brazil, Spain and the USA will design, install and commission Cityflo 650 on the 8·4 km existing section of the line and the ...
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NewsReview of UK light rail costs published
UK: A Department for Transport report into the high costs of light rail projects in the UK was published on September 20. 'Green Light for Light Rail' was commissioned by Transport Minister Norman Baker with the aim of identifying the key cost drivers and what can be done to make ...
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NewsUrban rail news in brief
Preliminary designs have been approved for the 16·7 km second phase of Wuhan metro Line 4 with two elevated and 11 underground stations between Huangjinkou, Hanyang and Wuchang railway station. Opening is planned for December 2014 at cost of 104bn yuan. CSR Zhuzhou has won a 400m yuan order to ...
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NewsScottish Government takes over troubled tram project
UK: The Scottish Government's Transport Scotland agency is to provide experienced project managers to fill senior roles in a new governance structure for the Edinburgh tram project, which has been mired in political and contractual disputes and cost overruns. Transport Scotland announced on September 14 that Ministers 'will ...
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NewsUrban rail news in brief
The German Land of Schleswig-Holstein has agreed to fund a €2·5m study into extending Hamburg S-Bahn services to Ahrensburg as the first stage of a €350m plan for a route S4 to Bad Oldesloe. Work could begin in 2018. The Federal Transit Administration has released a $103bn Full Funding ...
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NewsPresident announces Panamá metro Line 2 tender
PANAMA: President Ricardo Martinelli has announced the start of tendering for Panamá City metro Line 2 saying 'we are going to transform the former transport chaos in Panamá into a safe, reliable system for all citizens'. The president was speaking during a visit to Herrenknecht's tunnel boring machine plant in ...
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NewsSustainable tram depot collects sunlight and rainwater
NETHERLANDS: Sustainability is central to the design of the Beverwaard tram depot which Rotterdam operator RET inaugurated with an open day for local residents on August 15. Solar panels contribute to the depot's electrical power needs, while low-energy lighting and glass walls make the maximum use of natural light. Heat ...
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NewsBusan-Gimhae Light Rail Transit opens
SOUTH KOREA: The Busan-Gimhae Light Rail Transit driverless metro opened to passengers on September 9, with free travel before the formal opening ceremony on September 16. Starting at Sasang station in Busan, the 23·5 km line runs entirely on viaduct via Gimhae International Airport to Kaya University in Gimhae, with ...
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NewsDubai metro Green Line opens
UAE: On September 9 the Dubai metro's Green Line was officially opened by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, with passenger services scheduled to start the following day. The 23 km Green Line runs from a park and ride ...
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NewsFlexity 2 tram unveiled in Blackpool
UK: Bombardier Transportation launched the first of its Flexity 2 trams in the seaside town of Blackpool on September 8. It is the first of 16 ordered by Blackpool Council in 2009 as part of what Lancashire County Council’s Director of Transport & Strategic Highways, Mike ...
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NewsNew Orleans streetcar expansion drive
USA: New Orleans Regional Transit Authority has selected Parsons Brinckerhoff to provide construction management services for a three-phase expansion of the city’s streetcar network. Last year RTA was awarded a $45m grant from the federal Department of Transportation’s TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) programme to fund construction of a ...
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NewsDelhi orders more Movia metro cars
INDIA: Delhi Metro Rail Corp has placed a €84m order for a further 76 metro cars for delivery from the third quarter of 2012, Bombardier Transportation announced on September 5. The contract is a follow-on to orders for 114 vehicles announced in mid-2010, and brings DMRC's total order to ...
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NewsLusail light rail contracts awarded
QATAR: Civil works contracts have been awarded for construction of a light rail network to serve the new city of Lusail which is being developed on a 37 km2 waterfront site 15 km north of Doha. Lusail is expected to accommodate 200 000 residents, with an equivalent number of daily ...