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November 29, 2020 | Metros

Cairo Metro Line 4 Phase 1 systems contract awarded

EGYPT’s National Authority for Tunnels (NAT) has signed a contract with a consortium of Orascom Construction and Mitsubishi Corporation to execute the railway systems, track and depot works package (CP411) for Cairo Metro Line 4 Phase 1.

November 28, 2020 | Asia

Korail awards signalling contract to Hyundai Rotem

KOREAN national operator Korail has awarded a Won 9.6bn ($US 8.7m) contract to Hyundai Rotem to install Korea Train Control System (KTCS-M) signalling for a pilot project on a 6.6km section of Seoul Metro’s Ilsan Line, which is part of Line 3.

November 27, 2020 | Metros

Construction on Johor Bahru - Singapore link launched

A virtual ground-breaking ceremony was held on November 22 to mark the launch of work on the cross-border Johor Bahru - Singapore light metro system.

November 26, 2020 | Metros

Two openings expand Nanning metro

THE Chinese city of Nanning opened two new metro lines with a combined length of 27km on November 23, expanding the city’s metro network to 108km.

November 24, 2020 | Financial

NSW commits record sum to transport infrastructure in 20-21

THE New South Wales state government has allocated a record $A 14bn ($US 10.18bn) in the 2020-21 state budget to support transport infrastructure projects.

November 21, 2020 | Metros

Sydney Metro West construction begins

WORK has officially started on the Sydney Metro West project, which will provide a metro link between Parramatta and Sydney city centre, with preparation work ahead of the arrival of tunnel boring machines (TBMs) at The Bays station site now underway.

November 20, 2020 | Financial

Dutch alliance contributes €1bn to Amsterdam metro projects

AN alliance of seven Dutch organisations has announced that it will contribute €1.025bn towards the construction of an extension to Amsterdam’s Ring Line, and a southern extension to the North-South Line.

November 19, 2020 | Asia

Dhaka awards engineering consultancy contract for Line 5 section

DHAKA Mass Transit Company (DMTCL), which oversees the implementation of the Bangladeshi capital’s metro project, has awarded a Yen 13.5bn ($US 127m) consultancy contract for the 20km MRT Line 5 North section to a Nippon Koei-led consortium of seven businesses.

November 18, 2020 | Asia

Taichung opens first metro line

THE Taiwanese city of Taichung opened its first metro line for a four-week period of passenger trials on November 16, ahead of the launch of full services next month.

November 17, 2020 | Technology

IRJ In-Brief - Technology: Shenzhen Metro tests smart windows; Bombardier's predictive maintenance service for signalling; Rumo start-up programme winners revealed

China: Shenzhen Metro, in collaboration with Wabtec and CRRC Nanjing Puzhen, will install and test six Wabtec Smart Windows in one of its six-car Type A trains which operate on metro Line 6.

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