Urban transport news – Page 262
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NewsNext Antalya light rail line approved
TURKEY: The next phase of Antalya’s Antray light rail network has been approved by Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım. The 12 km route would run from Varsak Sakarya Bulvarı in the north of the city to Eğitim Araştırma Hastanesi in the south via the university. Interchange with the existing east-west ...
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Metro Report InternationalWork begins on Frankfurt light rail extension
GERMANY: A groundbreaking ceremony for an extension of Frankfurt’s light rail network took place on September 21. The 2·7 km western extension of Line U5 from the city centre to Europaviertel is estimated to cost €281·4m excluding VAT, with the Land of Hessen providing €31m. It is planned to ...
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NewsTrondheim orders Volvo electric buses
NORWAY: Volvo has received what it says is its largest ever order for fully electric buses. It will supply 25 of its 7900 Electric battery buses to Tide Buss in Trondheim. The buses are due to enter service on four routes in in August 2019. Volvo will maintain the ...
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Metro Report InternationalMinsk metro contactless ticketing pilot goes live
BELARUS: A contactless bank card ticketing pilot started on the Minsk metro on September 19. A ticket gate at Ploshcha Lenina station on Line 1 has been fitted with a contactless card and NFC reader, which currently accepts Visa cards. The metro intends to extend acceptance to MasterCard cards ...
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NewsTendering to begin for Edinburgh tram extension
UK: Edinburgh city council approved the outline business case for extending the city’s tram line from York Place to Leith and Newhaven on September 21. Tendering will now begin to find a potential contractor, before a final decision is taken in late 2018 whether to proceed. The 4·6 km ...
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Metro Report InternationalToulouse signs high speed rail grinding contract
FRANCE: Toulouse tram operator Tisséo has signed a three-year framework agreement to deploy Vossloh’s HSG-City high speed grinder for preventive maintenance on the city’s 34 route-km network. The agreement includes two options each for a further one year. The contract follows a trial of the HSG-City over eight ...
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NewsGranada light rail line opens
SPAIN: Services on the light rail line in Granada opened to passengers at midday on September 21. The 15⋅9 km route runs from Albolote in the north to Armilla in the south. Thre are 26 stops, of which three are on a 3 km underground section in the city ...
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NewsRATP Dev retains Casablanca tram operating contract
MOROCCO: RATP Dev announced on September 18 that it had been awarded a 12-year contract to operate and maintain the Casablanca tram network. The value of the contract, which starts on December 13, was not disclosed. Through its local subsidiary Casa Tram, RATP Dev has been responsible for operating line ...
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Metro Report InternationalBallard to supply hydrogen fuel cells to Pau buses
FRANCE: Ballard Power Systems has signed a letter of intent with Van Hool to provide hydrogen fuel cells for eight buses that Van Hool is supplying to operate a BRT route in Pau. Due to be delivered in the second half of 2019, the 18 m buses with capacity ...
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Metro Report InternationalChengdu metro traction equipment contract awarded
CHINA: Chengdu Metro Corp has awarded Alstom a €57m contract to supply traction equipment for 62 eight-car trainsets for Line 5, which is due to open by the end of 2019. Optonix traction equipment will be supplied by Alstom’s joint ventures Shanghai Alstom Transport Electrical Equipment Co and Chengdu ...
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Metro Report InternationalMaghull North station construction gets underway
UK: Contractor Buckingham Group has begun site clearance for the construction of Maghull North station between Maghull and Town Green stations on the Ormskirk branch of Merseyrail’s Northern Line. The station is being developed by Network Rail on behalf of local transport authority Merseytravel, with opening scheduled for May 2018. ...
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Metro Report InternationalMPs hear '10 reasons why the UK needs Crossrail 2'
UK: The Crossrail 2 proposal to link railway routes in Surrey and Hertfordshire via a new tunnel under central London would not merely provide a cross-city suburban link like the Elizabeth Line, but instead would be a ‘transformational’ project providing direct benefits ‘from the Wash to the Solent’ while also ...
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Metro Report InternationalBielefeld light rail stops modified for new vehicles
GERMANY: Work began on September 18 to enable Vamos light rail vehicles to run to the end of Line 3 in Bielefeld. Five stops at the southeastern end of the route, between Sieker-Mitte and Stieghorst Zentrum, are to have their platforms lengthened from 7 m to 12 m. This ...
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Metro Report InternationalSiemens to supply trains for Bangkok Blue Line extension
THAILAND: Bangkok Expressway & Metro and CH Karnchang have selected a consortium of Siemens and ST Electronics to supply railway systems for the Blue Line extension of the Bangkok metro. Siemens is to supply rolling stock, signalling, power supplies and depot equipment, and will maintain the extension for 10 ...
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Metro Report InternationalSalvador metro Line 2 extends east
BRAZIL: Bahia Governor Rui Costa opened the latest phase of the Salvador metro on September 11. The 7·5 km extension of Line 2 takes the route east from Pituaçu to Mussurunga, adding four stations. Line 2 opened in December 2016 and was extended May 2017. The east-west line is ...
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NewsSMRT to run Thomson-East Coast Line
SINGAPORE: Land Transport Authority has selected SMRT for the initial contract to operate and maintain the Thomson-East Coast Line, the authority confirmed on September 15. Running from Woodlands in the north to Sungai Bedok in the east, the 43 km L-shaped route serving 31 stations is expected to open in ...
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NewsSheffield tram-train enters service
UK: The first of seven Class 399 Citylink vehicles being supplied for the Sheffield – Rotherham tram train project was launched into passenger service with a special run between Nunnery depot and Meadowhall on September 14. Invited guests included Transport Minister Paul Maynard and the CEO of Stadler Rail Valencia ...
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Metro Report InternationalSingapore LTA awards Circle Line 6 civils contracts
SINGAPORE: Land Transport Authority has awarded the first three civil works contracts for the 4 km Circle Line 6 project, which will close the Circle Line loop by connecting HarbourFront and Marina Bay stations. Construction is expected to commence by the end of 2017 for completion by 2025. A ...
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Metro Report InternationalCrossrail tracklaying complete
UK: A ceremony at Whitechapel station on September 14 marked the completion of tracklaying on the central core of the Crossrail Elizabeth Line route across central London. 'It's a huge moment in the project, turning it from a construction project into a railway, with around 15 months until our customers ...
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NewsWien Line U6 cars refurbished
AUSTRIA: Kiepe Electric and IFE are refurbishing 78 Bombardier Type T low-floor vehicles in service on Wien line U6. The project is intended to ensure another 20 years of operational service for the cars, which date from 1993-99. The scope includes replacing the control system and tachograph, and installing air-cooled ...