Urban transport news from Europe – Page 2
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Metro Report InternationalKøbenhavn metro changes pronunciation of English announcements
DENMARK: English-language announcements on the København metro have switched to using Danish pronunciations for station names.
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Metro Report InternationalMonaco metro to be a showcase for relieving urban congestion
MONACO: The principality has appointed Systra to provide technical assistance to support the development of a express metro line to provide a cross-border link from France.
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Metro Report InternationalDublin metro procurement to begin this year
IRELAND: Details of the Metrolink project to build a high-capacity driverless metro line in Dublin are to be presented to potential contractors by Transport Infrastructure Ireland.
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Metro Report InternationalCamp de Tarragona tramway contract awarded
SPAIN: Generalitat de Catalunya has awarded civil works contracts for the first phase of the Tramvia del Camp de Tarragona light rail line.
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Metro Report International‘Technically challenging’ London Underground signalling upgrade completed
UK: Hitachi Rail has completed what it says is ‘the most technically challenging milestone to date’ under Transport for London’s ongoing Four Lines Modernisation project to upgrade the signalling on London Underground’s Circle, District, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan lines.
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Metro Report InternationalBergen tramway orders customised rail grinding and winter service vehicle
NORWAY: Windhoff is to supply a specially-designed VentuS-LR SF50 rail grinding and winter service vehicle for the Bergen tram network.
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Metro Report InternationalCAF wins Grenoble tram order
FRANCE: Grenoble area transport body SMMAG has awarded CAF a contract to supply 38 Urbos trams with an option for up nine more.
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Metro Report InternationalTendering of next København metro operating contract begins
DENMARK: København metro authority Metroselskabet has called tenders for the next contract to operate and maintain the capital’s driverless network.
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Metro Report InternationalMoskva monorail closes to be turned into an elevated park
RUSSIA: The 4·7 km straddle monorail operated as Moskva Line 13 has closed.
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Metro Report InternationalRidership boost expected as Mallorca metro reaches technology park
SPAIN: An extension of Mallorca’s metre-gauge metro Line M1 from Universitat de les Illes Balears to the Parc Bit technology campus opened on July 2.
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Metro Report InternationalSolar plant to power London Underground trains
UK: Transport for London has awarded EDF Renewables UK a 15-year power purchase agreement to provide solar energy to cover part of the London Underground’s electricity needs.
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Metro Report InternationalMoskva orders 704 metro cars
RUSSIA: Transmashholding is to supply a new design of metro trainset as part of the capital’s fleet renewal programme.
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Metro Report InternationalRIDDOR access incorporated into light rail safety reporting system
UK: The processes for statutory incident reporting in the light rail sector are to be streamlined into a single access point.
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Metro Report InternationalSevilla metro signalling maintenance contract
SPAIN: Metro de Sevilla has awarded Alstom a contract for the maintenance and upgrading of its signalling systems.
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Metro Report InternationalLondon Underground’s new Piccadilly Line trains delayed until 2026
UK: The air-conditioned trains which Siemens Mobility is supplying for London Underground’s Piccadilly Line are now expected to enter service from the second half of 2026, Transport for London has confirmed.
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Metro Report InternationalBrescia T2 tramway construction contract awarded
ITALY: Brescia Mobilità has awarded €326m contract for the design and construction of tram Line T2 to a consortium of Manelli Impresa, Alstom and Hitachi Rail.
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Metro Report InternationalBeograd tram deliveries begin
SERBIA: Turkish manufacturer Bozankaya has begun delivering 25 trams to Beograd public transport operator GSP.
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Metro Report InternationalTyne & Wear Metro extension study commissioned
UK: Arup has been appointed to undertake a feasibility study for the proposed Tyne & Wear Metro extension to Washington.
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Metro Report InternationalOslo metro station construction contract signed
NORWAY: Skanska has signed a NKr1·7bn contract to build the underground Skøyen station for Oslo’s 8 km Fornebu Line metro project.
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Metro Report InternationalWork begins on Madrid airport metro extension
SPAIN: Metro de Madrid announced on May 19 that work had started on the construction of an extension of Line 5 to Madrid-Barajas airport.