Urban transport modes – Page 72
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Metro Report InternationalLuton Airport DART cable-hauled peoplemover opens
UK: Full services on the Direct Air-Rail Transit automated cable-hauled peoplemover linking Luton Airport Parkway railway station with the airport terminal began running on March 27, following a soft launch with a limited timetable on March 10. Airport owner Luton Borough Council approved the 2·08 ...
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Metro Report InternationalLuxtram extension plans announced
LUXEMBOURG: Plans have been announced for the construction of two extensions to Luxembourg’s Luxtram tram network by 2035. One would branch off Line 1 at Gare Centrale to run 1·1 km west to the Hollerich district and the future Nei Hollerich neighbourhood, with two stops. The ...
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NewsDART+ train mock-up unveiled in Dublin
IRELAND: National railway Iarnród Éireann has unveiled a full-scale mock-up of the electric and battery-electric multiple-unit cars which Alstom is to supply for the DART+ programme to enhance rail services into Dublin. The units from Alstom’s X’trapolis modular commuter train platform will ...
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Metro Report InternationalMálaga extension opening expected to double ridership
SPAIN: Ridership on the Metro de Málaga light rail network is expected to double from seven to 14 million passengers/year following the opening of an extension into the city centre on March 27. The 1·7 km underground extension starts at El Perchel-María Zambrano, adjacent to the ...
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Metro Report InternationalMallorca tram-train scheme revived
SPAIN: After a decade in limbo, plans have been revived for tram-train style service from Manacor to Artá in the northeast of the island of Mallorca. Development was suspended for financial reasons in 2012. In mid-March this year, the regional government and Manacor town council agreed ...
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Metro Report InternationalBarcelona metro Series 7000 trainset enters service
SPAIN: The first Series 7000 trainset entered service on metro Line 3 in Barcelona on March 13. Alstom is supplying 26 Series 7000 trainsets for the 1 435 mm gauge Line 3 and 24 Series 8000 vehicles for the 1 668 mm gauge Line 1 under ...
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Rail Business UKManchester buzzing to put rail into its Bee Network
Greater Manchester Transport Commissioner Vernon Everitt tells Rail Business UK how rail services could be better integrated with other public transport in the conurbation under the recently agreed Trailblazer devolution deal.
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NewsConsortium selected to renovate Santiago suburban lines
CHILE: National railway EFE has selected a 50:50 consortium of Systra and domestic engineering company Zañartu to modernise the Santiago – Melipilla and Santiago – Batuco lines to enable the launch of dedicated suburban services.
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NewsBlockade plan confirmed to equip Wien cross-city core with ETCS
AUSTRIA: ÖBB Infra announced plans on March 17 to rebuild the infrastructure on Wien’s 11·3 km cross-city S-Bahn core that links Floridsdorf with Meidling through the heart of the city. The route is to be fitted with ETCS Level 2 and several stations are to be ...
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Metro Report InternationalLondon tram overspeed prevention system certified to SIL2
UK: London Trams’ overspeed prevention system has been independently certified to Safety Integrity Level 2. In January 2019 Transport for London awarded DB’s rolling stock technical consultancy DB ESG a contract to develop, design, install and commission a Physical Prevention of Over-Speeding tool. This followed the ...
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Metro Report InternationalVery Light Rail ultra-thin tram track installed for load testing
UK: A sensor-equipped section of track developed for the Coventry Very Light Rail project has been installed at a city council depot, where the movement of heavy goods vehicles will enable its performance to be tested under stress conditions. The track has been developed by ...
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NewsSotetsu-Tokyu Link enables through running to Tokyo
JAPAN: The 10 km Sotetsu-Tokyu Link connecting the Sotetsu and Tokyu railways was opened for revenue service on March 18.
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Metro Report InternationalDalian Metro Line 5 opens with 2·3 km bay crossing
CHINA: Dalian metro Line 5 opened on March 17, running 24·5 km from Houguan in the north to Hutan Xinqu in the south via a 2·3 km underwater crossing of the bay. It is the city’s sixth metro line, built as part of a ‘four vertical ...
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Metro Report InternationalSEPTA ceases work on King of Prussia extension plan
USA: Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority has ended all development of the King of Prussia Rail Project, after it was not recommended for FY2024 federal New Starts funding. The cost of the proposed 6·4 km five-station branch off Philadelphia’s Norristown High Speed Line third-rail interurban line was ...
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Metro Report InternationalAlstom to operate Newark airport monorail for seven years
USA: Alstom has been awarded a €250m contract to operate and maintain the AirTrain Newark monorail that links Newark Liberty International Airport main line station to the airport terminals and parking facilities. The contract was signed between Alstom and the Port Authority of New York ...
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Metro Report InternationalChennai metro Phase II train control contract signed
INDIA: Hitachi Rail is to supply communication-based train control supporting automatic operation at 90 sec minimum headways on Phase II of the 1 435 mm gauge Chennai metro. The Rs16·2bn contract signed on March 15 covers the design, manufacture, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of the ...
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Metro Report InternationalPutrajaya Line second phase opens in Kuala Lumpur
MALAYSIA: Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim opened the second phase of Kuala Lumpur’s Putrajaya Line with a ceremony at the Serdang depot on March 16. Public services began at 15.00, with free travel until March 31. The automated metro line is expected to have an initial ridership ...
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Metro Report InternationalKrasnoyarsk tramway modernisation concession signed
RUSSIA: An agreement for the modernisation of the tram network in the city of Krasnoyarsk has been signed by the regional authority and tramway project PPP concessionaire Movista Regions. The agreement signed on March 6 covers the procurement of 50 two-section low-floor trams, along with the ...
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NewsAuckland’s City Rail Link seeks more funding as pandemic drives up costs
NEW ZEALAND: Cross-Auckland rail tunnel project promoter City Rail Link Ltd has submitted a formal request for more funding from the government and Auckland Council, citing the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on construction works, the supply chain, resourcing, materials and labour costs. The cost of ...
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Metro Report InternationalMetro Istanbul sells airport station naming rights
TURKEY: Metro Istanbul has sold the naming rights for the Line M4 station at Sabiha Gökçen International Airport station to Pegasus, Turkey’s largest private airline. The station at Istanbul’s second airport will be called Pegasus-Sabiha Gökçen Havalimanı İstasyonu (Pegasus Sabiha Gökçen Airport Station) for the three ...