Urban transport news – Page 168
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Metro Report InternationalAI helps metro operator manage social distancing on trains and stations
PANAMA: Alstom has updated its Mastria multimodal operations management platform to help transport operators make real-time changes to their services, enabling passengers to comply with the social distancing requirements which have been implemented in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Mastria aggregates information from ...
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Metro Report InternationalCAF Urbos tram arrives in Oostende
BELGIUM: The first of 48 CAF-built Urbos 100 trams for De Lijn’s coastal tramway was delivered to the operator’s Oostende depot on the night of June 22-23.
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Metro Report InternationalChangsha opens two more lines
CHINA: Two new metro lines totalling 58·9 km were opened for revenue service in Changsha on June 28, being inaugurated simultaneously at 11.28.
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Metro Report InternationalStockholm C30 metro trains handed over
SWEDEN: Bombardier Transportation has handed over the first Movia C30 articulated trainsets for use on Stockholm’s Red Line, the supplier confirmed on June 26.
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Metro Report InternationalInformation displays and text-to-speech buttons at tram and bus stops
GERMANY: Braunschweig transport association Regionalverband Großraum Braunschweig has selected Teleste Corp and its local subsidiary iqu Systems to supply passenger information systems for all tram stops and selected bus stops across the city. Under the contract to be completed by March 2022, Teleste will supply 243 LED ...
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Metro Report InternationalSeattle light rail project management contract awarded
USA: Seattle’s Sound Transit has selected the South County Transit Partners joint venture of Mott MacDonald and SNC-Lavalin’s Atkins business to provide project management services for the design and construction of the Federal Way Link Extension light rail project. South County Transit Partners provided project oversight services ...
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Metro Report InternationalBrescia metro rolls out account-based ticketing
ITALY: An account-based ticketing system has been rolled out on the Brescia light metro, which is used by 50 000 people each day. The first deployment of Conduent Transportation’s technology in Italy enables passengers to use contactless credit and debit cards or NFC-enabled devices with digital wallets ...
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Metro Report InternationalNapoli metro train order signed
ITALY: Napoli regional transport operator EAV has signed a framework agreement with CAF covering the supply of up to 10 six-car trainsets for the 10 km Arcobaleno suburban metro line between Piscinola and Aversa Centro. The deal signed on June 22 includes a firm order for an ...
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Metro Report InternationalCairo metro Line 3 trains delivered
EGYPT: Hyundai Rotem has begun delivery of 256 metro cars ordered for Cairo Line 3 which is being extended to run 45·5 km east–west across the city and serve the international airport. The 433bn won order was placed by the National Authority for Tunnel in February 2017 ...
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NewsPerth level crossings to go
AUSTRALIA: As part of the Metronet suburban rail expansion programme, Western Australia’s Transport Minister Rita Saffioti has announced plans to remove six more level crossings on Transperth’s Armadale Line, southeast of the city centre.
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Metro Report InternationalAmsterdam exercises tram option
NETHERLANDS: Amsterdam city transport operator GVB has awarded CAF a firm contract to supply a further nine Urbos trams to increase capacity on the network. The order announced by the Spanish manufacturer on June 24 has been placed as the first option on a contract signed in ...
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Metro Report InternationalStockholm orders 10 more A35 trams
SWEDEN: Storstockholms Lokaltrafik has awarded CAF a contract to supply a further 10 Type A35 trams for the capital’s expanding light rail network.
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NewsEU funds rail cybersecurity research
EUROPE: The Safety4Rails research programme to improve the resilience of railways and metros to cyber and physical attacks is one of five projects that will share €38m in funding from the EU’s Horizon 2020 research budget.
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Metro Report InternationalTram operators share best practice on coronavirus communications
UK: Light rail industry association UK Tram organised a virtual event to enable its members to discuss the measures they had taken in response to the coronavirus pandemic, and to share best practice for post-lockdown communications as passengers begin to return. ‘Early observations suggest that the new ...
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In depthComment: Getting back on track
An essential first step will be to overcome the perception that public transport is dangerous, and emphasise that the risks can be managed. As well as putting the appropriate processes in place, it is vital to get the messaging right, and that needs to start now.
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Metro Report InternationalUrban transport industry news round-up
Metrô Rio has awarded Alstom a two-year contract to provide post-warranty remote support services for the operational control centre which manages lines 1, 2 and 4. On June 15 Metro de Bilbao finally opened Ibarbengoa station on Line 1. The station was built ...
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Metro Report InternationalOslo to run metro CBTC over public mobile network
NORWAY: Oslo transport operator Sporveien has decided to use a public mobile telecoms network to support its new metro signalling and train control system, entering into an agreement for Telia to provide the wireless communications backbone.
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Metro Report InternationalImmersive tram simulators
AUSTRALIA: Transurb has supplied Sydney light rail operator Transdev with five tailor-made simulators which use the TrainLab virtual training platform to replicate the city’s mixed fleet of Alstom Citadis X05 and CAF Urbos 3 trams. The supplier said Transdev had opted for a ...
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Metro Report InternationalBART Silicon Valley Phase I extension opens
USA: The long-awaited extension of San Francisco’s BART metro network to Santa Clara County was opened for passenger service on June 13, after a ribbon-cutting ceremony the previous day. Running from Warm Springs/South Fremont station to Berryessa/North San Jose with an intermediate station at Milpitas, the 16 ...
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Metro Report InternationalBlankenburg tram extension moves forward
GERMANY: The Berlin Senate has authorised transport operator BVG to start detailed design for a northern extension of tram route M2 to Blankenburg S-Bahn station.