Urban transport news – Page 4
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Metro Report InternationalDelhi Metro expands ticketing options
INDIA: Delhi Metro Rail Corp has added additional ticket purchasing options in an effort to make transactions easier. Passengers buying Indian Railways tickets online or through the app can now book a DMRC metro ticket in QR code format up to 120 days in advance. This ...
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Metro Report InternationalRolling stock and signalling partners selected for Los Angeles driverless metro proposal
USA: One of the two consortia developing concepts for a high capacity public transport link through the Santa Monica mountains between Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley and Westside has selected the companies which would supply driverless metro trains and control systems should its proposal go ahead. ...
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NewsNJ Transit orders more double-deck EMU cars
USA: The board of New Jersey’s NJ Transit has approved an order for 36 more Alstom Multilevel III electric multiple-unit cars. The maximum price of the order approved on July 24 is $170m plus 5% for contingencies. It is being placed using a December 2018 contract ...
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Metro Report InternationalInnovia R peoplemover cars enter service on Bukit Panjang LRT
SINGAPORE: The first two of 19 Innovia 300R peoplemover cars which Alstom is supplying as part of an upgrade of the 7·8 km Bukit Panjang Light Rail Transit entered passenger service on August 1. The S$344m contract which the Land Transport Authority awarded to what was ...
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Metro Report InternationalPositive response to Docklands Light Railway extension consultation
UK: Transport for London has published the results of its public consultation on plans to extend the Docklands Light Railway automated light metro from Gallions Reach to Beckton Riverside and under the River Thames to Thamesmead. This aims to support the development of new housing. The ...
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Metro Report InternationalBaghdad metro project consortium selected
IRAQ: An international consortium has been selected to negotiate a design, build, finance, operate, maintain and transfer contract for the long-planned Baghdad metro project, Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ Al Sudani has announced. On July 25 Al Sudani chaired a meeting to receive the accreditation of the ...
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Metro Report InternationalKochi mobility study recommends metro expansion
INDIA: A review of transport infrastructure and services in Kochi has recommended further expansion of the city’s metro network. The Comprehensive Mobility Plan, commissioned by Kochi Metro Rail, identifies priority corridors totalling nearly 100 route-km. Whilst most of these are designated for bus operation, a 14 ...
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Metro Report InternationalBattery trams to avoid overhead wires in historic Firenze
ITALY: Hitachi Rail has been awarded a contract to supply 46 trams equipped with batteries to avoid the need for overhead wires in the historic city of Firenze. The order announced on July 30 includes the supply of digital signalling, and operator GEST has also awarded ...
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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 InternationalRoubaix-Tourcoing tramway project planning advances
FRANCE: Métropole Européenne de Lille has awarded the Tramelis consortium a 10-year contract to provide project management services for the development of the planned 22 km Roubaix-Tourcoing tramway. The Y-shaped network to the northeast of Lille would run from the Neuville area ...
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Metro Report InternationalLondon Underground seeks new ways to mind the gap
UK: Transport for London is looking for innovative approaches to managing safety at the platform-train interface, where there is a risk of people or objects falling onto the track. TfL is seeking to eliminate or reduce the risk of falls on the track and between the ...
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Metro Report InternationalAlstom to overhaul Buenos Aires metro cars
ARGENTINA: Buenos Aires metro operator EMOVA has awarded manufacturer Alstom a contract to overhaul 60 Metropolis 300 cars used on lines D and H. Alstom is to undertake the three-year project at its Los Hornos plant in La Plata. ‘This contract is the first maintenance agreement ...
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Metro Report InternationalSmart & Green Mass Transit System planning contract awarded
CHINA: The Hong Kong government’s Highways Department and a consortium of Arup & Partners and Asia Infrastructure Solutions signed HK$262·5m contract on July 22 covering detailed planning and design for what is branded a Smart & Green Mass Transit System to serve east Kowloon. The 3½-year ...
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NewsUber adds Spanish rail travel options
SPAIN: Building on a two-year collaboration in the UK, taxi booking platform Uber has begun using Omio’s API to provide its customers with access to rail travel options in Spain. ‘Our collaboration with Uber is a significant achievement for Omio as we join forces with leading ...
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Metro Report InternationalHitachi Rail awarded Philadelphia metro train contract
USA: The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority board has approved a $724·3m contract for Hitachi Rail to supply 200 metro cars to replace the current fleet on Philadelphia’s Market-Frankford Line. A pilot vehicle is to be delivered from Hitachi’s new factory at Hagerstown in Maryland in autumn ...
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Metro Report InternationalNew trains and CBTC to increase Bilbao metro capacity
SPAIN: Metro de Bilbao has announced a €736m plan to increase capacity by 12% by upgrading its metre-gauge network and replacing its oldest vehicles. Communications-based train control is to be installed at an estimated cost of €130m. This would enable headways to be reduced and provide ...
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Metro Report InternationalCanada Public Transit Fund aims to boost public transport and housing
CANADA: The federal government has launched the Canada Public Transit Fund, a permanent programme which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said aims to transform the delivery of support for public transport by making C$30bn available over the first 10 years. Funding is to be delivered across three ...
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Metro Report InternationalOrange Line heads for Bangkok centre
THAILAND: The government has approved a 13·4 km extension of Bangkok Orange Line west across the city centre, awarding Blue and Purple line operator Bangkok Expressway & Metro a 140bn baht 30-year public-private partnership contract for construction and operation on July 18. The tunnelled extension will ...
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NewsNew York East River Tunnel rehabilitation contract awarded
USA: Amtrak has appointed a joint venture of Skanska and E-J Electric Installation Co to undertake the East River Tunnel Rehabilitation Project to modernise the four bores connecting New York Penn Station with Queens. Two of the four single-track tubes require significant repairs to damage caused ...
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Metro Report InternationalRegional-Stadtbahn Neckar-Alb tram-train design unveiled
GERMANY: Project promoter Zweckverband Regional-Stadtbahn Neckar-Alb has unveiled the appearance of the Stadler Citylink tram-train vehicles ordered for the future regional light rail network.