Urban transport project news – Page 18
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Metro Report InternationalLimmattalbahn opens to serve Zürich’s northwest suburbs
SWITZERLAND: The 13 km Limmattalbahn light rail line linking Altstetten, Schlieren, Dietikon and Killwangen-Spreitenbach opened for revenue service on December 11.
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Metro Report InternationalBrasília tram line to be developed as PPP concession
BRAZIL: Proposals for the development of a 15 km tram line in Brasília through a public-private partnership have been unveiled by Valter Casimiro, Secretary of Transport & Mobility at the government of the Federal District. The line would run along W3 Road through the core of ...
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Metro Report InternationalBoston Green Line reaches Medford
USA: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority opened the Medford branch of its Boston light rail Green Line Extension for revenue service on December 12. Several hundred travellers gathered to ride the first southbound service formed of two articulated LRVs which departed from the ...
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Metro Report InternationalFGC calls tenders to build Barcelona cross-city link
SPAIN: Regional operator FGC has called tenders for construction of a 4 km tunnel from the Espanya terminus in Barcelona to Gràcia, improving access to the centre of the city.
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Metro Report InternationalHangzhou to add more metro lines
CHINA: The National Development & Reform Commission has approved the fourth phase of the Hangzhou metro, which envisages construction of another 153 route-km and the addition of 89 stations. The first section to be built under the plans would be a 26 km northwest-southwest Line 12 ...
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Metro Report InternationalGlassboro – Camden link design contract awarded
USA: The South Jersey Transit Partners joint venture of AECOM and STV has been awarded a contract to support the pre-construction phase of the Glassboro – Camden diesel light rail project in New Jersey. The long-proposed 29 km line would use an ...
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Metro Report InternationalKiel approves 36 km tram network
GERMANY: Kiel city council has voted by a large majority to develop a 36 km tram network across the northern port city by 2034, at an estimated cost of around €1bn. The network would have four routes overlapping with each other in the city centre. ...
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Rail Business UKTyne & Wear Metro extension business case developed
UK: Transport North East has published the first stage of a business case for the proposed Washington Metro Loop extension of the Tyne & Wear Metro. The loop would start from the existing Pelaw station and make use of the disused railway alignment of the former ...
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Metro Report InternationalCairo metro Line 6 framework agreement signed
EGYPT: The National Authority for Tunnels has signed a framework agreement with Alstom covering the design, supply and maintenance of rolling stock and railway systems for the planned Cairo metro Line 6. Signed on the fringes of the COP 27 climate conference, the agreement will facilitate ...
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Metro Report InternationalOntario Line driverless train, railway systems and operating contract awarded
CANADA: Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx have formally awarded the Connect 6ix consortium the Rolling Stock, Systems, Operations & Maintenance contract for the 15·6 km Ontario Line metro project in Toronto. The consortium was named preferred bidder for the design, build, finance, operate and maintain contract in ...
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Metro Report InternationalBergen’s second Bybanen line opens
NORWAY: Revenue services on Bergen’s second light rail line began on November 21, following a ceremonial opening three days before and two days of free travel.
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Metro Report InternationalCBTC to boost capacity on Hamburg U-Bahn lines U2 and U4
GERMANY: Hamburger Hochbahn has awarded a contract to Siemens Mobility for the installation of communications-based train control on the cross-city route shared by U-Bahn lines U2 and U4.
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Metro Report InternationalMore Metro Manila Subway civils contracts let
PHILIPPINES: The national government has signed civil works contracts for the second four-station section of the MRT9 Metro Manila Subway.
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Metro Report InternationalTarragona light rail scheme advances
SPAIN: FGC has awarded a contract to produce specifications for the proposed Tramvia del Camp de Tarragona light rail line.
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Metro Report InternationalThree rail schemes in Hong Kong plan
CHINA: Plans to undertake three rail projects which were recommended in the Strategic Studies on Railways & Major Roads Beyond 2030 study were announced by Hong Kong SAR Chief Executive John Lee in his first Policy Address on October 19. The priority is the Tseung Kwan ...
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Metro Report InternationalAnkara develops plans for three metro extensions
TURKEY: Ankara municipality’s General Directorate of Transport Planning & Rail Systems has awarded consultancy contracts to support the design of new or extended metro lines M2, M4 and M5 totalling 26 km. A contract covering two branches extending M2 from Koru to Yaşamkent and Bağlıca totalling ...
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Metro Report InternationalHamburg groundbreaking marks start of U5 construction
GERMANY: Hamburg’s Mayor Peter Tschentscher has formally launched the construction of driverless metro Line U5 with a groundbreaking ceremony exactly a year to the day after the granting of planning approval for the first phase. Described by the city government as Germany’s largest inner-city transport project, ...
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Metro Report InternationalConstruction restarts on more links to Istanbul’s second airport
TURKEY: Following the award of a new contract, construction is set to restart on the final extension of Istanbul’s metro Line M4 which serves Sabiha Gökçen airport, and on Line M10 which will provide a through route linking the airport with Pendik main line station and İçmeler further east.
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Metro Report InternationalDubai begins procurement for two metro projects
UAE: Dubai’s Roads & Transport Authority has called tenders for two metro extensions. The Green Line extension would be 20·6 km long with 11 stations, crossing the Creek to serve the Creek Harbour development and the continuing to Academic City. The Red Line extension with one ...
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Metro Report InternationalBilbao metro Line 5 approved
SPAIN: The Basque regional government has given final approval for construction of Line 5 of the Bilbao metro network.