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March 13, 2020 | Metros

Singapore announces Cross Island Line Punggol branch alignment

SINGAPORE’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) has announced the alignment and station locations for the Cross Island Line (CRL) Punggol branch, which will connect Pasir Ris to Punggol, providing a direct connection between eastern and northeastern Singapore.

March 12, 2020 | News

Sydney Metro West project management contract awarded

TURNER & Townsend has been awarded a contract to provide project management office services for the Sydney Metro West project.

March 12, 2020 | Metros

MTR deploys robot to clean trains and stations

HONG Kong’s Mass Transit Railway (MTR) is deploying 20 Vaporised Hydrogen Peroxide (VHP) robots to deep clean trains at depots as well as stations to improve protection against the spread of coronavirus.

March 11, 2020 | Financial

Midlands Rail Hub and Tyne & Wear Metro secure government funding

THE British government’s budget announcement on March 11 includes £20m to develop an Outline Business Case for the Midlands Rail Hub, a proposed £2bn package of improvements to increase rail capacity and service frequency between cities and towns across central England.

March 10, 2020 | Financial

Coronavirus and riots hit MTR profits

THE combined effects of the coronavirus epidemic and the aftermath of the riots in Hong Kong have had a $HK 1.3bn ($US 167.3m) effect on MTR Corporation’s profit in the first two months of this year, the company’s unaudited results for the period show.

March 9, 2020 | Financial

Strikes affect RATP operating profit

STRIKES across Paris at the end of December shaved €150m off Paris Transport Authority’s (RATP) operating profit last year, the company’s annual results show, causing Ebit to drop 29.2% from €451m in 2018 to €319m in 2019. Revenue increased 2.5% from €5.56bn to €5.7bn over the same period.

March 6, 2020 | Europe

SNC-Lavalin wins Dublin metro advisory contract

TRANSPORT Infrastructure Ireland has appointed SNC-Lavalin Rail & Transit, Britain, as an operations advisor for MetroLink, the planned north-south automated metro line in Dublin.

March 6, 2020 | Metros

Singapore outlines $US 43.5bn investment in rail to 2030

SINGAPORE is planning to spend $S 60bn ($US 43.5bn) to upgrade and expand its rail network over the next decade as part of a larger walk-cycle-ride (WCR) transport strategy, minister for transport Mr Khaw Boon Wan revealed on March 5.

March 6, 2020 | Technology

IRJ in brief: DB Regio digitises planning - thermal imaging detects trespassing - Australia develops batteries

Germany: DB Regio introduced IVU Traffic Technologies’ integrated planning and dispatch system (iPD) across five regions, two Regio networks and four commuter railways from the start of the 2020 timetable.

March 3, 2020 | Metros

Tenders issued for technical advisors for Ontario metro projects

INFRASTRUCTURE Ontario (IO) has launched a number of tenders to further progress four metro expansion projects across Toronto announced in April 2019.

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