Urban transport project news
News about metro, light rail and other urban transport projects worldwide.
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NewsChiang Mai light rail plan makes progress
THAILAND: Mass Rapid Transit Authority has held public consultations to evaluate the project design for the planned light rail Red Line in Chiang Mai.
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NewsDelhi’s ring lines grow as work starts on further metro expansion
INDIA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated two metro extensions totalling 22·2 km and laid the foundation stone for three more sections totalling 16·1 km.
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NewsObstacle detection system to support cost-effective GoA4 on the København S-bane
DENMARK: Operator DSB is working on the development of a platform-based obstacle detection system that it describes as ‘one of the most pioneering elements’ in the programme to equip København’s 170 km S-bane network for GoA4 unattended operation.
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NewsWest Midlands Metro extended to Millennium Point
UK: Tram operator West Midland Metro opened the first stage of its Birmingham Eastside extension on April 5.
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NewsLight rail on floating bridge connects Seattle with the Eastside
USA: A 12·8 km extension of the Link light rail 2 Line was opened on March 28, linking South Bellevue to Seattle’s International District and Chinatown.
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NewsRoute clearance work starts on Chinese-backed Hanoi metro Line 5
VIETNAM: Lane closures on part of Hanoi’s Thang Long motorway have marked the onset of work to clear the alignment for metro Line 5.
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NewsTurnkey contract to build Beograd’s first metro line confirmed
SERBIA: Alstom has announced the securing a €915m turnkey contract to build a fully automated metro line in Beograd.
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In depthData: Standards hold key to modal integration
The development of an open data exchange toolkit is the latest sign that progress is being made on the thorny question of multimodal ticketing and journey information across rail, air and urban transport, as UIC’s Bertrand Minary explains to Nick Kingsley.
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News56·5 km monorail line opens in Cairo
EGYPT: The 56·5 km East Nile monorail with 22 stations was opened on March 20 with a ceremony attended by President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
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In depthSaudi Arabia: Riyadh’s year-old metro looks to grow
Riyadh metro celebrated its first year of operation on December 1 last year, and the city is now moving forward with planned expansion towards the fast-growing western suburbs, along with high speed rail links to satellite towns. Benjámin Zelki investigates.
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NewsLimited service starts on Santo Domingo metro extension
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Limited services started on the 7·3 km northwestern extension of Santo Domingo metro Line 2 from María Montez to Pablo Adón Guzmán with a ceremony on February 24 attended by President Luis Abinader.
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NewsGovernment backs Kraków metro plans
POLAND: The national government declared its support at a parliamentary committee meeting on February 26 for the metro project planned by the city council in Kraków.
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NewsGatineau tram project to be reviewed
CANADA: The Mobility Infra Québec centre of expertise in the implementation of complex transport projects is to review the TramGO project to build a 24 km light rail line connecting Gatineau with Ottawa.
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NewsConstruction starts on New Taipei’s Keelung line
TAIWAN: Preliminary works have started with a groundbreaking ceremony on the 15·6 km Keelung MRT light metro line that is to link Nangang high speed rail station in Taipei to the Badu area in Keelung.
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NewsAustin light rail design and build contractor selected
USA: The Austin Rail Constructors joint venture has been selected as design and build contractor for the Texas state capital’s planned light rail line.
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NewsCustomised tram for Bergamo Line T2 unveiled
ITALY: The first of 10 customised trams for the future Line T2 in Bergamo has been rolled out at Škoda Group’s Plzeň plant in the Czech Republic.
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NewsMetro beats monorail as best choice for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor
USA: The Los Angeles Metro board has unanimously approved the selection of a metro rather than a monorail to provide a high-capacity rail connection between the San Fernando Valley and Westside.
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NewsAntalya LRT Phase 4 construction to begin
TURKEY: Construction of the fourth phase of the Antalya light rail network between the Konyaaltı and Varsak was approved in mid-January, with work scheduled to begin this year for completion by the end of 2028.
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NewsLine 5 Eglinton light rail route opens in Toronto
CANADA: Toronto’s Line 5 Eglinton light rail route has opened with a day of free travel but without public ceremony.
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NewsAlstom among bidders for Riyadh metro Line 7
SAUDI ARABIA: Alstom has confirmed that it is bidding for the design and construction of Riyadh metro Line 7.