Urban transport news – Page 80
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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 InternationalEnvironmental and employment focus in Grand Paris Express Line 17 contract
FRANCE: Automated metro project promoter Société du Grand Paris has appointed a consortium of Colas Rail and Alstom to supply 10 km of track, rigid overhead catenary and lineside equipment for the second phase of the future Line 17. The consortium said it would pay particular ...
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Metro Report InternationalTrams with Mariupol steel enter service in Kyiv
UKRAINE: Tatra-Yug trams which have begun entering service in Kyiv contain steel which was produced at the Azovstal works in Mariupol before it was destroyed in Russia’s full-scale invasion. ‘Despite the tragic events, Mariupol steel continues to live on’, said steelmaker Metinvest, when the first eight ...
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Metro Report InternationalBengaluru metro Purple Line extension opens
INDIA: The eastern section of Bengaluru’s Namma Metro Purple Line running 13·7 km from Krishnarajapura to Whitefield (Kadugodi) opened for revenue service on March 26, after an inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi the previous day. Construction of the 12-station extension cost Rs42·5bn. A 2·5 km ...
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In depthAlgeria: Urban projects back on track
Flush with higher revenues from oil and natural gas exports, Algeria has restarted extensions to the capital city’s metro and is unfreezing tram projects that had been put on ice. Christian Scasso reports.
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Metro Report InternationalKaohsiung MRT awards railway systems contract for Red Line South Extension
TAIWAN: Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit Bureau has awarded a turnkey contract to a consortium of ST Engineering and Hyundai Rotem for the supply of railway systems and rolling stock for the Red Line South Extension, also known as the Siaogang – Linyuan Line. Intended to serve ...
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Metro Report InternationalTram facility to become Transport for London’s first low carbon depot
UK: The London Trams depot at Therapia Lane west of Croydon is to be made ‘cleaner, greener and cheaper to run’, as the first of a number of low carbon depots planned for the Transport for London network. The heating systems are to be upgraded with ...
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Metro Report InternationalMetro reaches the seaside with Hoek van Holland Strand opening
NETHERLANDS: The final 2·1 km section of RET metro Line B to the seaside station at Hoek van Holland Strand has opened, enabling people to reach the beach from the centre of Rotterdam in around 40 min.
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Metro Report InternationalSouth Yorkshire plans for Supertram future
UK: The South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority has started work to establish a framework for the future management of the Supertram light rail network in Sheffield, which is due to be taken over by an arm’s length public sector company when Stagecoach’s current operating contract expires ...
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NewsPomorskie voivodship orders EMUs
The 20 EMUs for SKM services will have three cars each with three doors per side POLAND: Pomorskie voivodship has confirmed orders for Newag to supply 20 electric multiple-units for use on SKM suburban services from Gdańsk to Wejherowo via Gdynia, and a further 11 EMUs ...
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Metro Report InternationalTehran metro extensions open
IRAN: Two extensions of the Tehran metro network have been formally inaugurated by President Ebrahim Raisi. The opening on March 18 of the 9·5 km central section of Line 6 between Tarbiat Modares University and Emam Hossein has joined up two previously isolated sections to complete ...
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Metro Report InternationalAlstom awarded Tung Chung signalling contract
CHINA: Hong Kong’s MTR Corp has selected Alstom to supply signalling and train control systems for its Lantau Extension project. The Tung Chung Line is to be extended by 1·3 km to Tung Chung West, while a new intermediate station is to be added at Tung ...
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NewsBoston South Station track and signalling contract awarded
USA: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has awarded Middlesex Corp a $98m contract to renew track, turnouts and signals at Boston’s South Station. The upgrading programme is expected to improve the reliability and resilience of the nine MBTA commuter rail routes that use the station, which also ...
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Metro Report InternationalLuton Airport DART cable-hauled peoplemover opens
UK: Full services on the Direct Air-Rail Transit automated cable-hauled peoplemover linking Luton Airport Parkway railway station with the airport terminal began running on March 27, following a soft launch with a limited timetable on March 10. Airport owner Luton Borough Council approved the 2·08 ...
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Metro Report InternationalLuxtram extension plans announced
LUXEMBOURG: Plans have been announced for the construction of two extensions to Luxembourg’s Luxtram tram network by 2035. One would branch off Line 1 at Gare Centrale to run 1·1 km west to the Hollerich district and the future Nei Hollerich neighbourhood, with two stops. The ...
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NewsDART+ train mock-up unveiled in Dublin
IRELAND: National railway Iarnród Éireann has unveiled a full-scale mock-up of the electric and battery-electric multiple-unit cars which Alstom is to supply for the DART+ programme to enhance rail services into Dublin. The units from Alstom’s X’trapolis modular commuter train platform will ...
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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 InternationalPhillip Eng named MBTA General Manager
USA: State Governor Maura T Healey has announced the appointment of Phillip Eng as General Manager of Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority from April 10. Interim General Manager Jeff Gonneville will remain with MBTA and assist with the transition. Eng has nearly 40 years of experience in ...
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Metro Report InternationalMálaga extension opening expected to double ridership
SPAIN: Ridership on the Metro de Málaga light rail network is expected to double from seven to 14 million passengers/year following the opening of an extension into the city centre on March 27. The 1·7 km underground extension starts at El Perchel-María Zambrano, adjacent to the ...
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Metro Report InternationalMallorca tram-train scheme revived
SPAIN: After a decade in limbo, plans have been revived for tram-train style service from Manacor to Artá in the northeast of the island of Mallorca. Development was suspended for financial reasons in 2012. In mid-March this year, the regional government and Manacor town council agreed ...