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July 10, 2020 | Infrastructure

Taipei Metro awards €424m contract to equip metro line

TAIPEI’s city government has awarded a contract to equip Phase 2 of its Wanda - Zhonghe - Shulin Line metro extension to an Alstom-led consortium with Taiwanese firm CTCI.

July 10, 2020 | Metros

Athens metro Line 3 extension opens

THE 4km extension of Athens’ Metro Line 3 from Aghia Marina to Nikaia was inaugurated by Greek prime minister, Mr Kyriakos Mitsotakis, on July 6, with passenger services beginning the next day.

July 9, 2020 | Infrastructure

Dubai metro inaugurates extension to Red Line

DUBAI metro inaugurated its $US 2.9bn, 15km Red Line extension at a ceremony on July 8 attended by ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

July 9, 2020 | Financial

Coronavirus hurts MTR’s performance in first half

MTR is expecting to report a loss of $HK 400m ($US 51.6m) for the first six months of 2020 due to the significant impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the general deterioration of the economic environment. The loss compares with a profit of $HK 5.5bn in the same period in 2019.

July 8, 2020 | Commuter Rail

Berlin Senate approves €19bn, 15-year contract with BVG

BERLIN’s senate has approved a new 15-year direct award contract worth up to €19bn with state-owned Berlin Transport Authority (BVG).

July 7, 2020 | Metros

Transit projects fly in the city of angels

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) has issued a key update to its vision for what is arguably the United States’ most ambitious transit development programme. Kevin Smith reviews the draft 2020 Long Range Transportation Plan, which includes several rail-based projects.

July 5, 2020 | Fleet

IRJ IN-BRIEF – Fleet: MÁV and Ganz Motor develop new powered bogies; Baku receives new metro trains; CD announces coach upgrade

Hungary: Hungarian State Railways (MÁV) has partnered with Ganz Motor to develop and produce powered bogies for the operator’s new MÁV IC+ control coach, which will be capable of reaching speeds of up to 200km/h. The new coaches will include a driver’s cab, as well as space for 56 seats, and will be built to comply with European standards.

July 3, 2020 | Europe

Voith wins traction system contract for Würzburg LRVs

VOITH will supply the electric traction systems for Würzburger Strassenbahn’s (WSB) new fleet of 18 low-floor LRVs, scheduled to begin operation in 2022.

July 2, 2020 | Asia

Bombardier wins Kanpur and Agra metro contracts

BOMBARDIER Transportation has won a Rupees 20.5bn ($US 274.8m) contract to supply 67 three-car metro trains, plus CBTC signalling and control systems, for metro projects in the Indian cities of Kanpur and Agra.

July 2, 2020 | Metros

Munich orders 22 more Siemens metro trains

MUNICH City Utilities (SWM) has exercised an option with Siemens for an additional 22 six-car C2 metro trains, for operation by its subsidiary Munich Transport (MVG). The new trains will enter service in 2022 for operation on the city’s U3 and U6 metro lines.

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