Urban transport news from the Americas
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Metro Report InternationalBART launches Tap & Ride contactless payment
USA: The San Francisco Bay Area’s BART has introduced tap-in tap-out payment with contactless bank cards and mobile services.
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Metro Report International‘An act of justice’ promised as Santiago metro Line 9 construction starts
CHILE: Construction of Santiago’s 27 km metro Line 9 has begun with a ceremony at the future La Pintana depot site.
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Metro Report InternationalStations, Rail & Systems agreement signed for Toronto light rail extension project
CANADA: Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx have awarded Trillium Rail Partners the Stations, Rail & Systems contract for the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension light rail project.
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Metro Report InternationalBrazilian government backs huge 30-year urban transport plan
BRAZIL: The Ministry of Cities and development bank BNDES have published a study proposing 2 506 km of mass rapid transit lines across Brazil’s 21 largest metropolitan areas for completion by 2054.
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Metro Report InternationalMasabi to modernise Montréal fare collection system
CANADA: Greater Montréal transport authority ARTM has awarded UK-based Masabi a contract to develop and implement a modernised fare collection system under its Concerto programme to improve the user experience.
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Metro Report InternationalToronto to order metro trains through single-source contract to support Canadian jobs
CANADA: Toronto Transit Commission has cancelled a competitive tender for the supply of metro trainsets in favour of a single-source contract with Alstom.
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Metro Report InternationalHawaiian blessing launches construction of Honolulu metro third phase
USA: A traditional Hawaiian blessing officially marked the start of construction of the next section of the Honolulu Skyline automated light metro.
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Metro Report InternationalToronto metro Yonge North extension tunnelling contract awarded
CANADA: The government of Ontario and transport authority Metrolinx have awarded North End Connectors the tunnelling contract for the Toronto metro’s Yonge North Subway Extension project.
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Metro Report InternationalHyundai Rotem delivers Edmonton light rail vehicle
CANADA: The first of 46 seven-section light rail vehicles being supplied by Hyundai Rotem for the Valley Line West project has arrived in Edmonton.
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Metro Report InternationalRegiotram de Occidente groundbreaking ‘is symbol of a country moving on rails again’
COLOMBIA: The government has transferred the Bogotá – Facatativá railway right of way to the Cundinamarca province, enabling track renewals for the Regiotram de Occidente project.
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Metro Report InternationalArapiraca suburban rail project breaks ground
BRAZIL: A groundbreaking ceremony has been held for a 13 km suburban rail line in Arapiraca, the second-largest city in the fast-growing state of Alagoas.
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Metro Report InternationalFirst São Paulo metro Line 6 trainset delivered
BRAZIL: Alstom has delivered the first of 22 six-car trainsets it is supplying for São Paulo Metro Line 6 (Orange).
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Metro Report InternationalJacobs to provide West Seattle Link Extension design services
USA: Sound Transit has appointed Jacobs to provide design and design validation services for the 6·6 km West Seattle Link Extension.
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Metro Report InternationalVancouver’s next generation SkyTrain cars enter service
CANADA: The first of the Mark V automated light metro trainsets which Alstom is supplying for Vancouver’s SkyTrain has entered service on the Expo Line.
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Metro Report InternationalCRRC Changchun unveils Belo Horizonte metro trainset
BRAZIL: CRRC Changchun has unveiled the first of 24 four-car metro trainsets it is supplying for Belo Horizonte’s lines 1 and 2.
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Metro Report InternationalHyundai Rotem shows off urban rail vehicles for three cities
SOUTH KOREA: Hyundai Rotem has unveiled light rail, metro and suburban rail cars for Canada, Taiwan and its home market at the RailLog Korea trade show in Busan.
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Metro Report InternationalQuébec tramway early operator appointed
CANADA: Public infrastructure developer CDPQ Infra has appointed RATP Dev Canada as the early operator for the TramCité project in Québec City.
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Metro Report InternationalPizza and Pints to boost public transport ridership
USA: New Jersey transport agency NJ Transit is aiming to increase leisure ridership with a map highlighting pizzerias, breweries, distilleries and wineries within walking distance of its bus, rail and light rail services.
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Metro Report International‘Magical moment’ as Phoenix light rail extension opens
USA: More than 5 000 people attended celebrations marking the opening of the South Central Extension/Downtown Hub light rail extension in Phoenix.
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Metro Report InternationalSão Paulo suburban lines to be equipped with ETCS
BRAZIL: Operating concessionaire ViaMobilidade has awarded Alstom a contract to deploy ETCS Level 2 on São Paulo lines 8 (Diamante) and 9 (Esmeralda). The R$1bn signalling modernisation project is to be completed within six years.