Urban transport modes – Page 6
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NewsNapoli metro Line 10 contracts awarded
ITALY: Napoli regional transport operator EAV has awarded contracts for the construction of the fully automated metro Line 10.
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NewsCypriot railway ambitions revived
CYPRUS: The Cypriot Presidency of the Council of the European Union in the first half of 2026 has drawn new attention to long-standing hopes of developing a railway network on the island.
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NewsNew York MTA orders more battery-diesel locomotives
USA: New York MTA has exercised a $386m option for Wabtec to supply a further 45 R255 battery-diesel hybrid locomotives for hauling engineering trains on the Subway network.
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NewsRTS Link train reaches the Malasyia-Singapore border as test running begins
ASIA: The first dynamic test run on the Rapid Transit System Link being built to connect Malaysia and Singapore has been successfully completed by future operator RTSO.
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NewsSydney Metro West rolling stock, systems and station contracts awarded
AUSTRALIA: Four major contracts have been awarded for the Sydney Metro West project to build a 24 km underground line connecting the centres of Sydney and Parramatta with Westmead.
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NewsKraków takes up option to order longer trams
POLAND: Operator MPK Kraków has signed a 461·1m złoty contract with Pesa Bydgoszcz for the supply of 20 trams which will be more than 43 m long.
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NewsNapoli metro Line 6 depot and station contract signed
ITALY: The local authority in Napoli has awarded Hitachi Rail a €630m contract for the construction of the light metro Line 6 depot at Via Campegna and Campegna station.
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NewsMontpellier tram Route 5 links people and nature
FRANCE: Revenue services started on Montpellier tram Route 5 on December 20, with the 14·2 km line including two newly-built sections serving 27 stops.
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In depthJapan: Part-privatised Tokyo Metro looks to grow internationally
Having been selected to help operate London’s Elizabeth Line, the part-privatised Tokyo Metro is looking to win more contracts to operate and maintain urban railways, with particular focus on the European and Oceanian markets, as Naoshi Sakai explains to Benjámin Zelki.
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NewsTechnically demanding scissors crossover produced for Ruhrbahn
GERMANY: Czech turnout manufacturer DT Výhybkárna a Strojírna has produced what it says is ‘technically unique’ double track crossover mounted on Sekisui synthetic sleepers for Ruhrbahn.
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NewsGuadalajara light metro line opens in freight railway corridor
MEXICO: A 21·7 km nine-station light metro Line 4 opened in Guadalajara on December 15 linking Las Juntas with Tlajomulco Centro south of the city.
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Rail Business UKAdditional funding for London Underground quantum navigation tests
UK: MoniRail has secured £1·25m of additional funding to further develop a quantum navigation system for use on the London Underground, and potentially the national rail network.
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NewsLimited services start on Bhopal’s first metro line
INDIA: Limited revenue services started on the first 6·2 km section of Bhopal metro’s Orange Line on December 21. Trains are initially running every 1 h 15 min between 09.00 and 17.00.
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NewsThird order for Dublin DART trains confirmed
IRELAND: The Department of Transport has confirmed funding for national railway Iarnród Éireann to place a firm order for a further 100 Alstom electric multiple-unit cars for the greater Dublin area’s DART suburban network.
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NewsBilbao metro Line 4 project approved
SPAIN: The construction of Metro de Bilbao Line 4 has been approved by the Basque government and Bizkaia provincial council.
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In depthTelecoms: South Korea to explore potential of 6G technology in rail
Amid a push from the national government to launch a 6G telecoms network by 2028, Korea Railroad Research Institute is assessing how domestic railway operators could deploy the technology. Benjámin Zelki reports.
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NewsSecond generation Citylink tram-train arrives in Chemnitz
GERMANY: The first of 19 second-generation Stadler Citylink tram-trains ordered by Mittelsachsen transport authority VMS for use around Chemnitz has been delivered for testing.
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Rail Business UKDocklands Light Railway escalators delivered to site by rail
UK: Quattro Plant has transported replacement escalators to the Docklands Light Railway’s Cutty Sark station using a Doosan Ultimate 250 road-rail vehicle.
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NewsContract to fit out and operate Melbourne’s Suburban Loop awarded
AUSTRALIA: Project promoter Suburban Rail Loop Authority has awarded a A$6·7bn Linewide contract package to supply rolling stock, fit out and then operate the Suburban Rail Loop East in Melbourne.
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NewsMoskva-2026 metro train enters service
RUSSIA: The first TMH Metrowagonmash Moskva-2026 trainset has entered passenger service on Line 2 of the capital’s metro network.