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Metro Report InternationalKøbenhavn metro M5 design study
DENMARK: København metro operating authority Metroselskabet has awarded a design studies contract for the future Line M5 to a consortium of Systra Denmark and Rambøll, with Gottlieb Paludan Architects. Systra Denmark will oversee the development of preliminary designs for the transport system, operations control centre, and ...
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Metro Report InternationalKraków metro plans to be developed
POLAND: The city of Kraków has established a committee to advance the detailed development of long-standing proposals for what would be Poland’s second metro. The first phase would run 6 km from the intersection of Reymonta and Piastowska streets in the west to the Młyńskie roundabout ...
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Metro Report InternationalTurku plans tram procurement
FINLAND: The city of Turku’s tramway project promoter Turun Raitiotie has begun market consultation ahead of the procurement of a fleet of trams. It plans to order 1 435 mm gauge trams 37 m long and 2 650 mm wide with a capacity of 220-260 passengers ...
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Metro Report InternationalLondon Underground Bakerloo Line Extension stations study commissioned
UK: Transport for London has appointed AECOM and WW+P Architects to undertake a feasibility study for the four stations on the proposed extension of London Underground’s Bakerloo Line southeast from Elephant & Castle to Lewisham. The studies for the stations at Burgess Park, Old Kent Road, ...
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Metro Report InternationalBologna and Roma tram orders placed
ITALY: CAF has been awarded a framework contract to supply and maintain a fleet of trams for the network under construction in Bologna, while Roma transport operator ATAC has exercised an option to increase a previous order. The orders announced on October 8 have a total ...
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Metro Report InternationalJohn Holland wins Parramatta tramway bridge contract
AUSTRALIA: John Holland has been awarded a A$322m contract to build a 1·3 km section of Stage 2 of the Parramatta Light Rail project in west Sydney, covering a 320m bridge and its approaches. Design and preliminary work will start later this year with major construction ...
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Metro Report InternationalAachen Regiotram planning funding
GERMANY: A project to build a tram line running north from Aachen to Alsdorf has been allocated €5·5m by federal and state governments to continue with planning. Initially floated in 2017, a feasibility study reported positively in 2022, with follow-up research in July 2023 by Transport ...
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Metro Report InternationalBengaluru, Thane and Pune metro projects approved
INDIA: Minister for Housing & Urban Affairs Manohar Lal said in August that India has now over 1 000 km of metro under construction or approved, following government sign-off of projects in three cities. In Bengaluru, the third phase of construction will add 44·7 route-km along ...
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Metro Report InternationalKuala Lumpur MRT3 consultation underway
MALAYSIA: Mass Rapid Transit Corp has begun a three-month consultation over its plans for the Circle (MRT3) line in Kuala Lumpur. From September 2 to December 2 2024 the public is being asked to provide feedback on the planned alignment and other aspects of the proposed ...
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Metro Report InternationalJakarta’s east-west line breaks ground
INDONESIA: President of Indonesia Joko Widodo and Japanese Ambassador Yasushi Masaki launched construction of Jakarta’s second heavy metro line at a ground-breaking ceremony on September 11. Japanese companies are to provide construction, mechanical, electrical and signalling equipment under a ¥140·7bn loan agreed by the Japanese government ...
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Metro Report InternationalGroundbreaking ceremony held for Bali metro
INDONESIA: A groundbreaking ceremony has been held for the transit-oriented development at the site of the Central Parkir Kuta station, attended by Acting Governor of Bali Sang Made Mahendra Jaya on September 4. The ceremony marked the start of construction on the Bali metro project which ...
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Rail Business UKCardiff Central to Bay tramway consultation begins
UK: Public consultation has begun on proposals to build a tramway which would link Cardiff Central station to Cardiff Bay. This would form Phase 1A of the Cardiff Crossrail project which is being developed by Cardiff Council and Transport for Wales. Phase 1A would start at ...
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Metro Report InternationalStrasbourg tramway expansion gains momentum
FRANCE: Tracklaying has begun on Strasbourg’s Tram Ouest project, and planning is under way for a northern expansion of the network. A ceremony was held on August 26 to officially install the first rail for the 4 km double track Tram Ouest extension of Route F ...
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Metro Report InternationalMinistry of Transport to develop Samsun tram line
TURKEY: The national Ministry of Transport & Infrastructure is to take over responsibility for developing a planned tram line in the Black Sea port city of Samsun. The 10·2 km line with 11 stops would link the city’s main hospital (Şehir Hastanesi) with the existing 33 ...
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Metro Report InternationalBudget squeeze curtails Liège tram plans
BELGIUM: Test running has started on the north-south tram route in Liège, which is now expected to open on January 31 2025, around three years later than envisaged.
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Metro Report InternationalTampere tramway extension plans could be scaled back
FINLAND: Plans for the third phase of the Tampere tramway could be scaled back, after the national government’s 2024-25 budget allocated €55m rather than the expected €100m. The planned 9·3 km, 11-stop extension to Suuppa in Pirkkala would be reduced to 4·7 km and five stops ...
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Metro Report InternationalVancouver SkyTrain extension contracts awarded
CANADA: Major construction works for the 16 km extension of Vancouver’s SkyTrain light metro Expo Line from King George in Surrey to 203 Street in Langley are set to begin this year, following the award of the guideway, stations and systems & trackwork contracts. The SkyLink ...
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Metro Report InternationalSão Paulo Line 2 power and telecoms contract let
BRAZIL: Metrô de São Paulo has awarded Agis Construção a R$2bn contract to supply and install power supply and telecommunications systems, as well as platform screen doors for metro Line 2-Green. The contract provides for the installation of equipment on both the 8∙3 km northeastern extension ...
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Metro Report InternationalBerlin calls tramway extension planning tender
GERMANY: Berlin transport operator BVG has called tenders for the provision of planning services to support the development of a proposed extension of tram Route M17 from Johannisthal to Gropiusstadt in the southeast of the capital. Preliminary feasibility and economic viability studies were completed in 2023, ...
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NewsCaltrain Downtown Rail Extension contract awarded
USA: The Transbay Joint Powers Authority has selected the AECOM-led Portal Connectors team to provide programme management and construction management services for the long-planned extension of Caltrain commuter rail services into central San Francisco. Downtown Rail Extension Branded as The Portal, the Downtown Rail Extension project ...