Urban transport news – Page 27
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NewsDowner picks Hyundai Rotem to support delivery of Queensland EMU fleet
AUSTRALIA: Downer has formed a consortium with Hyundai Rotem to build, commission and maintain 65 six-car 1 067 mm gauge electric multiple-units for Queensland. The Queensland government had selected Downer in February as the preferred bidder over CAF and Alstom for the A$4·6bn contract, which is ...
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Metro Report InternationalUrban transport industry news round-up
This week’s round-up of news from the urban transport sector.
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Metro Report InternationalMetro opening aims to make Milano even more liveable
ITALY: An extension of Milano metro Line M4 has opened, providing a direct link from Linate airport to the city centre. The 5·3 km first phase of M4 from the airport as far as Dateo opened in November 2022, but was initially isolated from the rest ...
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Metro Report InternationalMore Docklands Light Railway trains ordered to support housing development
UK: Transport for London has exercised an option for CAF to supply a further 11 automated light metro trainsets for the Docklands Light Railway network in the east of the capital. TfL ordered 43 walk-through driverless trainsets from CAF in June 2019, with options for up ...
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Metro Report InternationalEasy to use app for more inclusive route planning
GERMANY: Berlin-Brandenburg transport authority VBB has launched VBB Easy, a route planning app designed for ease of use by people with cognitive impairments or mobility limitations, or anyone who prefers a particularly simple app. Developed by Siemens Mobility company Hacon, VBB Easy is designed to have ...
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Metro Report InternationalFirst section of Honolulu metro opens at last
USA: Revenue services on the first phase of Honolulu’s Skyline-branded light metro line started on June 30 with an opening ceremony held at Aloha Stadium at 14.00. Passengers possessing a valid HOLO public transport smartcard can travel for free until July 4. The first section of ...
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Metro Report InternationalThree openings take Xi’an metro to 300 km
CHINA: Xi’an metro Line 16 was opened for revenue service on June 27, along with extensions at both ends of Line 2. These three additions totalling 22 route-km take the city’s metro network to nine lines and 304 route-km. Serving the city’s western suburbs, the orbital ...
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Metro Report InternationalSheffield Supertram modernisation works planned
UK: Sheffield Supertram owner South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority is to hold a market engagement event in July to support the development a programme of significant investment and improvement works on the network. The initial renewal activity will be focused on trackwork improvements including rail replacement, ...
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Urban In DepthComment: Bright light in Barcelona
The UITP summit in Barcelona emphasised the importance of public transport in supporting cities, the economy and the planet, while addressing the challenges of climate change and post-covid travel patterns. Chris Jackson reflects on the conference as a platform for collaboration to secure the future of public transport.
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Metro Report InternationalMacau LRT East Line design contract awarded
CHINA: Arup is to provide architectural, civil, geotechnical, structural, mechanical, electrical and fire engineering services for the detailed design of the south section of the Macau Light Rapid Transit East Line scheme.
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NewsFirst stage of Retiro terminus modernisation completed
ARGENTINA: The first stage of a complex rebuilding of the Mitre suburban railway’s Retiro terminus in Buenos Aires has been completed with a ceremony attended by Minister of Transport, Diego Giuliano. Services on the Mitre Railway’s JL Suárez and Tigre branches resumed running into Retiro on ...
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Metro Report InternationalIoT tools monitor tramway pointwork and track temperature
AUSTRALIA: Melbourne operator Yarra Trams has completed the deployment of IoT-based condition monitoring tools to support preventive maintenance of points and to mitigate the effects of hot weather on its tracks. YT has installed Queensland-based IoT technology company Kallipr’s Captis Pulse Lite and Captis Pit Monitoring ...
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Metro Report InternationalLine 11 opens linking Suzhou with Shanghai
CHINA: Suzhou Rail Transit suburban metro Line 11 opened on June 24. The 41·3 km line starts at an interchange with Suzhou Line 3 at Weiting, then runs through the city of Kunshan to Huaqiao in Shanghai. There are 28 stations, and an end-to-end journey time ...
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Metro Report InternationalUrban transport industry news round-up
This week’s round-up of news from the urban transport sector.
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Metro Report InternationalBaltimore Red Line light rail plan revived
USA: Maryland Governor Wes Moore has announced the revival of the Red Line project to develop an east–west light rail route in the Baltimore metropolitan area. ‘Nearly a decade ago, the previous administration cut the Red Line project at a time when Baltimore was reeling from ...
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Rail Business UKArriva’s London Overground operating concession to be extended
UK: Transport for London has awarded Arriva a two-year extension to its concession to operate London Overground services. Arriva Rail London has operated London Overground inner-suburban services under a concession model since November 2016. TfL takes the revenue risk, while the operator receives a fixed payment ...
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Metro Report InternationalSt Petersburg operator orders 116 trams
RUSSIA: PK TS has been awarded a 16·5bn rouble contract to supply 116 low-floor trams to St Petersburg operator Gorelektrotrans. Local company PK TS was the sole respondent in an initial call for tenders, but its offer was deemed non-compliant. A second call also attracted no ...
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Metro Report InternationalParis tram Line T10 opens
FRANCE: Celebrations on June 24 marked the opening of Paris tram Line T10, which runs 6·8 km from Jardin Parisien in Clamart to La-Croix-de-Berny in Antony. There are 13 stops, including connections to RER Line B and TVM buses at La-Croix-de-Berny and to tram T6 at ...
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Metro Report InternationalCRRC Zhuzhou starts local metro car building in Turkey
TURKEY: CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co formally marked the start of local assembly of driverless metro trainsets for Istanbul with a ceremony in Ankara on June 7, describing the occasion as ‘a historic moment for Turkey’s rail transit industry’. The Chinese builder was awarded a TL1·5bn contract ...
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Metro Report InternationalRoma metro station poses ‘unique engineering challenge’
ITALY: Work has begun to build Venezia station on a western extension of Roma metro Line C, which the contractors say poses a ‘unique engineering challenge’ because of its location amid historic monuments and museums, the archaeological importance of the site and the need to avoid ...