Metros Archives - Page 133 of 308 - International Railway Journal

Metros

February 7, 2020 | Policy

Île-de-France to accelerate competitive tendering in Paris

ILE-de-France Mobility, which is responsible for commuter rail, RER, metro and light rail services in the Paris area, will ask the French government to bring forward the timetable to introduce competitive tendering for rail services.

February 6, 2020 | Metros

LTA awards Hyundai Rotem Jurong Region Line fleet contract

SINGAPORE’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded Hyundai Rotem a $S 416.5m ($US 300.9m) contract to supply 62 three-car driverless metro trains for the Jurong Region Line.

February 5, 2020 | Metros

Panama metro Line 3 contract finally awarded

PANAMA’s General Directorate of Public Procurement has confirmed that the HPH Joint Venture Consortium of Hyundai Engineering & Construction and Posco E&C will be awarded a $US 2.057bn contract for the design, construction and financing of metro Line 3.

February 4, 2020 | Asia

Mumbai metro projects make progress

To combat chronic congestion, Mumbai is working on an ambitious project to construct 14 metro lines across the vast city. Srinand Jha reports on the progress made so far.

February 3, 2020 | Metros

Keolis withdraws from Buenos Aires Subte tender

KEOLIS, which was bidding with Transport for London (TfL) and Argentinian civil engineering company Helport for a 12-year contract to operate the Buenos Aires Subte metro, has announced to local media that it will not continue to the final stage of the tender process due to economic uncertainty, joining a consortium led by RATP in dropping out of the competition.

February 3, 2020 | Metros

São Paulo Metro awards new Line 17 monorail systems contract

SÃO Paulo Metro has awarded BYD, China, a contract worth around Reais 1bn ($US 233.4m) to supply the systems and trains for Line 17/Gold, after the Signalling Consortium was disqualified for not meeting the tender’s technical and financial requirements.

January 31, 2020 | Financial

European Investment Bank lends €600m for Pune metro

THE European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €600m loan agreement with Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation (Maha Metro), including a first tranche of €200m, to finance two new metro lines currently under construction in the city, as well as 30 stations and 102 metro cars.

January 31, 2020 | Metros

Thailand approves $US 4.4bn Bangkok metro Orange Line

THAILAND’s cabinet has approved the Baht 140bn ($US 4.4bn), 16.4km first phase of the Orange Line, which will link the Thailand Cultural Centre with Bang Khun Non in Bangkok.

January 31, 2020 | Metros

Taipei launches fully-automated metro line

SERVICES on the first 15.5km section of Taipei’s fully-automatic MRT Circular Line from Wugu Industrial District to an interchange with the metro Green Line at Dapinglin were launched on January 31.

January 31, 2020 | Metros

Kuwait announces details of metro project

KUWAIT’s Public Authority for Roads and Transport (Part) has included details of a planned three-line Kuwait metro in a recently announced construction projects plan, potentially reviving the long-stalled project.

« Previous 1 … 131 132 133 134 135 … 308 Next »

Rail market intelligence to unlock your business potential.

Sign up for the IRJ Rail Brief Newsletter