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November 19, 2018 | Metros

SBB turns down the heat on S-Bahn trains to save energy

SWISS Federal Railways (SBB) announced on October 15 that it will begin onboard temperatures on Zurich S-Bahn trains from 22oC to 20oC during winter following a positive response to a pilot project.

November 16, 2018 | Metros

Will policy changes stall Indian metro expansion?

Metro construction is picking up momentum in India as rapid urbanisation fuels the growth of megacities. Oscar Sinclair examines the investment landscape with the aid of data from IRJ Pro.

November 14, 2018 | Fleet

Stadler wins contract to standardise MÁV-Start Flirt fleet

STADLER has been awarded a $US 16.7m contract by Hungarian State Railways (MÁV) to upgrade the 60 Flirt EMUs it delivered between 2006 and 2010.

November 14, 2018 | Metros

Planning contract awarded for Budapest metro line 3 extension

HUNGARIAN companies Főmterv and Viköti have been awarded a Forints 3bn ($US 10.5m) contract to develop plans to extend Budapest’s metro line 3 to the north by four stations.

November 13, 2018 | Metros

Montreal Transport orders 17 additional Azur trains

MONTREAL Transport (STM) and a consortium of Bombardier and Alstom have signed an amendment to a contract from October 2010 to supply an additional 17 nine-car Azur metro trains, valued at $C 448m ($US 339.3m).

November 9, 2018 | Metros

Istanbul Airport rail link to open in late 2019

ISTANBUL’s M11 express metro line connecting the Gayrettepe financial district and the new Istanbul Airport will be completed by the end of 2019, Turkey’s transport and infrastructure minister, Mr Cahit Turhan, confirmed this week.

November 8, 2018 | Metros

Kawasaki considers future of its rolling stock business

KAWASAKI Heavy Industries (KHI) has set up a restructuring committee to consider options for the future of its rolling stock business due to mounting losses from contracts in the United States and Japan.

November 1, 2018 | Metros

Delhi metro network reaches 300km

LESS than 16 years after the opening of its first line, the Delhi metro network passed the 300km mark on October 31 with the inauguration of the 17.8km eastern section of the orbital Pink Line (Line 7) from Shiv Vihar to Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake.

October 30, 2018 | Metros

Green light for Frankfurt U-Bahn Bad Homburg extension

VOTERS in the German town of Bad Homburg gave the go-ahead to close a gap in the regional rail network north of Frankfurt on October 28, when a 70.3% majority approved the extension of Frankfurt U-Bahn Line U2 from Gonzenheim to the town’s main line station.

October 30, 2018 | Metros

Urumqi opens first metro line

TRIAL passenger operation began on October 25 on the first metro line in Urumqi, the capital of China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

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