Urban transport modes – Page 5
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Rail Business UKWest Midlands Metro expansion contracts awarded
UK: Colas Rail UK has been awarded further contracts for the expansion of the West Midlands Metro light rail network, through its longstanding position as principal contractor within the Midland Metro Alliance.
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In depthUSA: Committed voters and sound planning keep Seattle’s light rail growing
Opening of Sound Transit’s Federal Way light rail extension in December marked a further milestone in the expansion of urban and commuter rail services around Seattle. Benjámin Zelki explains how a vision first put to local voters in 1996 has led to continuing growth.
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NewsAhmedabad metro train sashays into spotlight as Titagarh targets the world market
INDIA: Titagarh Rail Systems has rolled out a dance-inspired, domestically-developed driverless trainset for the Ahmedabad metro at its Passenger Rail Systems factory at Uttarpara in West Bengal.
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NewsPPP light rail route opens in St Petersburg
RUSSIA: PPP concessionaire BaltNedvizhService has inaugurated the first phase of the Kupchino – Shushary – Slavyanka fast light rail route to the south of St Petersburg.
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NewsAarhus light rail operations to be taken in-house
DENMARK: The Aarhus Letbane partnership of the city of Aarhus and Midtjylland region has decided to terminate the contract for Keolis to operate the 114 km light rail network, and is to bring operations in-house from December 20 2026.
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News‘Fast, comfortable and reliable’ urban rail services launched in Madagascar
MADAGASCAR: A passenger train service has launched in Antananarivo to offer ‘a fast, comfortable and reliable alternative for daily commutes’.
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NewsDaegu underground suburban railway construction starts
SOUTH KOREA: Construction has started on the fully underground Daegu Industrial Line suburban rail corridor that will link Seodaegu main line station with the Daegu National Industrial Complex southwest of the city.
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NewsModertrans to supply more trams to Łódź
POLAND: Modertrans Poznań has signed a contract with MPK Łódź for the supply of 15 Moderus Gamma LF 11 AC trams.
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NewsRiyadh metro Red Line extension contact awarded
SAUDI ARABIA: The Royal Commission for Riyadh City has awarded a design and build contract for an extension of the automated metro’s Red Line west to Diriyah Gate.
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NewsIndian rolling stock engineers trained in Russia
INTERNATIONAL: Indian rolling stock producer Kinet Railway Solutions and its Russian parent Transmashholding have launched a training programme for technicians from India.
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NewsToronto confirms C$2·3bn single-source order for Canadian-built metro trains
CANADA: Toronto Transit Commission has placed a C$2·3bn directly-awarded contract for a fleet of 70 metro trains be supplied by Alstom, as the only company able to build the trains in Canada.
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Rail Business UKIndra signs £524m ‘global flagship’ contract to manage Transport for London’s ticketing systems
UK: Transport for London has appointed Indra as the next strategic and technical partner for the operation of its fare collection system.
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NewsSt Petersburg opens metro Line 6
RUSSIA: The first section of St Petersburg metro Line 6, the Krasnoselsko-Kalininskaya line, has been inaugurated.
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Rail Business UKTransport for London to look at bringing cleaning services in-house
UK: Transport for London has awarded facilities management company Mitie an outsourced cleaning contract, but at the request of Mayor Sadiq Khan it is to look at bringing the services in-house in the future.
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NewsConsortium selected to supply driverless suburban trains for København
DENMARK: DSB has selected a consortium of Siemens Mobility and Stadler to supply and maintain a fleet of electric multiple-units for the conversion of København’s S-bane suburban rail network to unattended automatic operation.
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NewsTransit Tech Lab seeks proposals to enhance infrastructure management, modernise data and streamline workflows
USA: New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority and partners from the city have launched this year’s edition of their annual Transit Tech Lab competition, seeking to harness expertise from local and global technology companies.
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NewsThree shortlisted for Boston commuter train operating contact
USA: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has shortlisted three teams to bid for the next contract to operate Boston commuter train services and support its ambition to provide ‘modernised, high-frequency’ services for the region.
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NewsTeam Poland acquires German tram manufacturer
EUROPE: Pesa has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of German tram manufacturer HeiterBlick, as part of the Polish rolling stock manufacturer’s ambitions for growth backed by the national Team Poland strategy.
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Rail Business UKSafety bodies engage with tram workers to drive health and safety reporting
UK: A project to address possible under-reporting of employee health and safety concerns and hazardous events is being undertaken by the Light Rail Safety & Standards Board and the confidential safety hotline CIRAS.
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NewsBaltimore metro trains and CBTC enter service as ‘far more than a fleet replacement’
USA: The first of 78 metro cars being supplied by Hitachi Rail have entered service on the Baltimore Metro SubwayLink, along with a communications-based train control system.