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March 28, 2019 | Fleet

De Lijn orders 23 more CAF LRVs

BELGIAN light rail operator De Lijn has approved the purchase of 23 additional CAF Urbos 100 low-floor LRVs for €44m.

March 25, 2019 | Light Rail

Tokyo light rail line to run on renewable energy

JAPAN’s Tokyu Corporation announced on March 25 that Setagaya Line in Tokyo will become the first urban rail line in Japan to run entirely on renewable energy.

March 18, 2019 | Light Rail

Freiburg inaugurates Rotteckring tram line

TRAM capacity in the centre of Freiburg-im-Breisgau increased significantly on March 16 with the inauguration of a new 1.9km link between Europaplatz and Heinrich von Stephan Strasse.

March 13, 2019 | North America

Funding secured for Edmonton light rail expansion

THE Canadian federal government and the province of Alberta have agreed to contribute $C 2bn ($US 1.5bn) towards the expansion of the light rail network in Edmonton.

March 13, 2019 | Light Rail

RATP Dev to operate Angers trams

ANGERS Loire Metropolitan Council voted on March 11 to award RATP Dev a contract to operate the Irigo bus and light rail network in Angers until 2025.

March 8, 2019 | Light Rail

Nantes unveils next-generation LRV design

THE French city of Nantes has unveiled artist’s impressions of its next-generation low-floor light rail vehicle, which is due to enter service from 2022.

March 8, 2019 | Light Rail

Durham-Orange LRT project in doubt as university withdraws support

NORTH Carolina’s Research Triangle Regional Public Transportation Authority (GoTriangle) is considering the future of the Durham-Orange LRT project after Duke University announced it would not sign a cooperative agreement needed for the light rail project to proceed.

March 5, 2019 | Light Rail

Dutch start reconstruction of Amstelveen LRT

THE Amstelveen hybrid tram/light metro line linking Amsterdam South and Amstelveen Westwijk closed on the night of March 2-3 for conversion to a conventional tram line under a €300m project which is due to be completed by the end of 2020.

March 1, 2019 | Light Rail

Odense light rail opening delayed

THE municipality of Odense, Denmark, announced on February 28 that the opening of the city’s first light rail line will be delayed until the end of the third quarter of 2021.

February 28, 2019 | North America

Preferred bidders chosen for Ottawa light rail Stage 2

THE City of Ottawa has selected two consortia as preferred bidders for the Stage 2 expansion of the light rail network in the Canadian capital.

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