Urban transport project news – Page 3
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Metro Report InternationalChinese firm begins Alger metro fit-out
ALGERIA: Work is underway to complete the airport extension of Alger Line 1, in what China Railway Construction Corp says is the first metro project in Algeria to have a Chinese company as general contractor.
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NewsTamil Nadu commuter rail and metro studies commissioned
INDIA: Chennai Metro Rail Ltd has commissioned feasibility studies for three commuter lines and detailed project reports into two proposed metro extensions.
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Metro Report InternationalHawaiian blessing launches construction of Honolulu metro third phase
USA: A traditional Hawaiian blessing officially marked the start of construction of the next section of the Honolulu Skyline automated light metro.
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In depthTaiwan: Kaohsiung operator extends its portfolio
Tasked with building and operating the city’s first two metro lines, Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corp has since expanded its revenue base with a project management subsidiary and by issuing merchandise in honour of a popular staff member, as KRTC President Ya-Chou Wang explains to Benjámin Zelki.
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Metro Report InternationalTram proposed to link Brescia with Lake Garda
ITALY: Pre-feasibility studies have been presented for a 22 km light rail line to link Brescia with its hinterland to the northeast, including Lake Garda.
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Metro Report InternationalToronto metro Yonge North extension tunnelling contract awarded
CANADA: The government of Ontario and transport authority Metrolinx have awarded North End Connectors the tunnelling contract for the Toronto metro’s Yonge North Subway Extension project.
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Metro Report InternationalHyundai Rotem delivers Edmonton light rail vehicle
CANADA: The first of 46 seven-section light rail vehicles being supplied by Hyundai Rotem for the Valley Line West project has arrived in Edmonton.
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Metro Report InternationalNew Taipei metro extension to Taoyuan approved
TAIWAN: The government has approved a 4 km extension of the Sanying (Light Blue) line metro in New Taipei.
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Metro Report InternationalRegiotram de Occidente groundbreaking ‘is symbol of a country moving on rails again’
COLOMBIA: The government has transferred the Bogotá – Facatativá railway right of way to the Cundinamarca province, enabling track renewals for the Regiotram de Occidente project.
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Metro Report InternationalUlaanbaatar tram study approved by ministry
MONGOLIA: A feasibility study for the development of a two-line tramway in Ulaanbaatar has been approved by committees of the Ministry of Roads & Transport.
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Metro Report InternationalFirst TBB tram for Brest’s Line B project unveiled
FRANCE: The first of eight Citadis TBB trams ordered for the future Brest Line B is to be delivered during August.
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Metro Report InternationalHong Kong Northern Link to be delivered in full by 2034
CHINA: Hong Kong’s government and MTR Corp have signed an agreement covering the phased construction of the Northern Link project, with completion targeted for 2034.
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Metro Report InternationalFirst São Paulo metro Line 6 trainset delivered
BRAZIL: Alstom has delivered the first of 22 six-car trainsets it is supplying for São Paulo Metro Line 6 (Orange).
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Metro Report InternationalBratislava tram extension to Petržalka opens
SLOVAKIA: The opening of an extension of the Bratislava tram network from Jungmannova to Južné Mesto in Petržalka has improved public transport connections to the city’s largest housing estate.
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Metro Report InternationalJacobs to provide West Seattle Link Extension design services
USA: Sound Transit has appointed Jacobs to provide design and design validation services for the 6·6 km West Seattle Link Extension.
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Metro Report InternationalRiga tramway extension work begins
LATVIA: Construction of a 2·2 km extension to Riga’s southeastern tram corridor along Latgales iela get underway with a groundbreaking ceremony at Višķu iela.
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Metro Report InternationalMonaco metro to be a showcase for relieving urban congestion
MONACO: The principality has appointed Systra to provide technical assistance to support the development of a express metro line to provide a cross-border link from France.
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Metro Report InternationalDublin metro procurement to begin this year
IRELAND: Details of the Metrolink project to build a high-capacity driverless metro line in Dublin are to be presented to potential contractors by Transport Infrastructure Ireland.
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Metro Report InternationalCamp de Tarragona tramway contract awarded
SPAIN: Generalitat de Catalunya has awarded civil works contracts for the first phase of the Tramvia del Camp de Tarragona light rail line.
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Metro Report InternationalCRRC Changchun unveils Belo Horizonte metro trainset
BRAZIL: CRRC Changchun has unveiled the first of 24 four-car metro trainsets it is supplying for Belo Horizonte’s lines 1 and 2.