Urban transport news from Europe – Page 13
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Metro Report International
Gdańsk tramway extension opens
POLAND: An extension of the Gdańsk tram network has opened, running for 1·7 km along the newly-built Nowa Warszawska road from Ujescisko to Przemyska to link two existing tram lines in the south of the city. Celebrations on March 4 included a tram parade, family picnic ...
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Multiple passengers can travel with one ticketing app
TICKETING: Fairtiq is rolling out a function on its check-in/assisted check-out ticketing app allowing multiple people to travel together. This follows frequent customer requests, and will enable groups such as families with children to travel on one ticket. The ‘companion mode’ was tested in Switzerland and ...
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Russian tram with all-domestic components on test
RUSSIA: Testing of a tram produced by Uraltransmash using entirely domestically manufactured components is underway in Yekaterinburg, with a view to obtaining certification to enable series production. The single-section fully low-floor Type 71-415M tram is a restyled version of UTM’s 71-415 design. The interior and exterior ...
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Vélez-Málaga tramway revival planned
SPAIN: Vélez-Málaga council has called tenders for infrastructure works to reopen the closed tramway. The 18-month contract with an estimated value of €3·4m would include rehabilitation of the track, overhead electrification and stops. It will be financed with €3·7m from the EU’s Next Generation fund. The ...
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Docklands Light Railway depot expansion gets underway
UK: Transport for London has appointed Morgan Sindall Infrastructure as main delivery partner for the expansion of the Docklands Light Railway’s Beckton depot to accommodate new B23 trainsets being supplied by CAF. This will include the construction of a new maintenance building and additional stabling for ...
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Innsbruck tramway extension opens
AUSTRIA: The Innsbruck tram network is to be extended west from Technik-West to Völs by 2030 at the latest, the Land of Tirol’s transport portfolio holder René Zumtobel said at the opening of an eastern extension of Line 5. The Land has invested €30m in the ...
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Cluj-Napoca to build first metro line
ROMANIA: A consortium of Gülermak, Alstom and Arcada has been selected as the winner of a 9bn lei contract to build Cluj-Napoca’s first light metro line. The 21 km line with 19 stations is to run fully underground, with the depot on the surface. Cluj-Napoca ...
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Metrowagonmash awarded Minsk metro contract
BELARUS: Russian manufacturer Metrowagonmash has been awarded a contract to supply seven four-car Moskva trainsets for the second phase of Minsk Metro’s Zelenoluzhskaya Line. The 81-765/766/767 cars will be equipped for GoA3 automation. The 4 km extension from Kaval’skaya Slabada to Sluckі Gascіnec with three stations ...
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Moskva’s Big Circle completed
RUSSIA: The final two sections of Moskva’s Bolshaya Koltsevaya (‘Big Circle’) orbital metro line were formally opened on March 1. The completed Line 11 was inaugurated by President Vladimir Putin and Mayor Sergey Sobyanin. The final segments were two standalone sections totalling 23 ...
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First Stadler Tyne & Wear Metro trainset delivered
UK: The first of the 46 Class 555 trainsets that Stadler is to supply for the Tyne & Wear Metro under a £362m fleet replacement programme was delivered to Gosforth depot in the early hours of February 28, having arrived from Switzerland by rail via the ...
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Metro operator opts for better mobile signal instead of wi-fi
UK: Tyne & Wear Metro operator Nexus has chosen to eliminate mobile phone connectivity ‘not spots’ instead of deploying on-train wi-fi as previously planned. ‘Research with customers shows that people now value a good connection for their phone, using their own data, rather than wanting to ...
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Elephant & Castle design study contract awarded
UK: Transport for London has appointed Arcadis and Hawkins\Brown architects to lead design studies for Stage 2 of the Elephant & Castle Station Capacity Upgrade project. Stage 1 comprises the construction of a station box as part of the wider Elephant & Castle Town Centre Redevelopment ...
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Weather guidance for tram operators published
UK: Weather and climate resilience guidance for light rail operators has been developed by the Light Rail Safety & Standards Board. The LRG37 Weather & Climate Resilience document produced in partnership with an operators’ working group led by industry association UKTram highlights the impact of severe ...
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Warszawa plans three more metro lines by 2050
POLAND: Mayor of Warszawa Rafał Trzaskowski has presented a public transport master plan presented that envisages expanding the metro network from three lines totalling 41·5 km to five lines totalling 113 km by 2050. Infill stations would be built on Line M1 at Plac Konstytucji at ...
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Grand Paris Express trains combine ‘capacity, fluidity and comfort’
FRANCE: Alstom says ‘capacity, fluidity and comfort for passengers’ will be offered by the 37 automated metro trainsets that it is to supply for the future Grand Paris Express Line 18. The interior design unveiled on February 15 was developed by Alstom’s Advanced & Creative Design ...
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Transport for London selects office development partner
UK: Transport for London’s wholly owned commercial property company TTL Properties Ltd has selected Helical as its preferred investment partner for the development of ‘high-quality and sustainable’ office space above or close to Underground stations, starting with sites at Bank, Paddington and Southwark. A 49:51 joint ...
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Tram operators share best practice on third-party disruption and communications
UK: Light rail operators are to discuss ways to address disruption caused by other road users, and an industry group has been formed to share best practice in customer communications. ‘The actions of third parties can have a significant impact on service delivery’, said James Hammett, ...
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Alstom unveils next-generation Nantes tram
FRANCE: The first of 61 Citadis X05 trams that Alstom is building for Nantes Métropole is unveiled at the supplier’s La Rochelle plant.
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Integrated transport tool to cover six Spanish cities
SPAIN: Indra is to develop and implement an integrated mobility-as-a-service platform enabling people to plan and pay for public and private transport services including trains, buses, taxis, bicycles, car-sharing, parking and access to low-emission zones in València, Valladolid, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Gijón, Logroño and Fuenlabrada. The €11m contract ...
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Metro de Porto unveils CRRC Tangshan light rail vehicle
PORTUGAL: Metro do Porto has officially unveiled the first of 18 Class CT light rail vehicles ordered from CRRC Tangshan, ahead of the planned entry into service in May. CRRC Tangshan beat Siemens Mobility and Škoda Transportation to win the €49·6m order financed by the Ministry ...