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September 4, 2019 | Light Rail

Sound Transit breaks ground on light rail extension

SOUND Transit has broken ground on the 13.7km Lynwood Link extension of the light rail network centred on Seattle, which will extend existing infrastructure from Northgate to Lynwood City Centre adding four new stations.

September 4, 2019 | Fleet

Bern orders 50 Stadler LRVs

BERN public transport operator Bernmobil has awarded Stadler a contract to supply up to 50 Tramlink metre-gauge LRVs with the Swiss manufacturer set to supply 27 vehicles in the first batch.

September 3, 2019 | Light Rail

Chemnitz tram-train passenger traffic doubles

THE number of passengers using the routes served by the Chemnitz tram-train network has more than doubled since the first phase opened on October 1 2016.

September 2, 2019 | News

First stage of Limmattal LRT line opens in Zürich

FOLLOWING two years of construction, the first phase of the Limmattal light rail project linking Zürich Altstetten (Farbhof) with Schlieren Geissweid opened on August 30. A groundbreaking ceremony for the second stage took place on the same day.

August 30, 2019 | Light Rail

Testing begins on Midland Metro Birmingham Westside extension

A milestone was reached on the Midland Metro Birmingham Westside extension this week, when a CAF Urbos LRV reached Victoria Square in Birmingham for the first time.

August 28, 2019 | Light Rail

Ontario selects preferred bidder for Hurontario LRT

INFRASTRUCTURE Ontario and Metrolinx have selected the Mobilinx consortium as preferred bidder for a contact to design, build, finance operate and maintain the 18km Hurontario LRT.

August 27, 2019 | Light Rail

Consultation begins on Réunion tram project

PUBLIC consultation began on the French Indian Ocean island of Réunion on August 26 on plans for a €395m light rail line serving the capital Saint-Denis.

August 23, 2019 | Central/South America

Tendering begins for Bogota RegioTram West concession

TENDERING for a 26-year PPP concession to design, build operate and maintain the Bogota RegioTram West tram-train line was officially launched by the Colombian government on August 15.

August 23, 2019 | Light Rail

Two delivery partners shortlisted for Auckland light rail

THE New Zealand government has selected two preferred delivery partners for the Auckland light rail project.

August 22, 2019 | Fleet

Bombardier awarded Dresden LRV contract

DRESDEN Public Transport (DVB), Saxony, has signed a contract with Bombardier to supply and maintain 30 Flexity LRVs, which will be equipped with the Obstacle Detection and Assistance System (ODAS) for collision prevention.

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