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December 27, 2018 | Light Rail

New Taipei light rail line opens

TRIAL passenger operation began on the first phase of the Danhai light rail network in New Taipei on December 24 with a month of free rides on the 7.3km Green Mountain Line.

December 27, 2018 | Main line

Leo Express records strong growth in 2018

CZECH Republic open-access passenger operator Leo Express says it carried more than 1.5 million passengers on its train services during the first three quarters of 2018, which is 250,000 more than during the same period in 2017.

December 26, 2018 | Light Rail

Shanghai Songjiang Tramway opens

PUBLIC services began operating on the first phase of the Shanghai Songjiang Tramway network on December 26 with the start of operations on the section of Line T2 from Canghua Road to Zhongchen Road.

December 26, 2018 | Signalling

Alstom-Pose consortium to upgrade Roca Line signalling

ARGENTINA’s Ministry of Transport has awarded a consortium of Alstom and Argentinean construction company Pose a €90m contract to modernise signalling systems on the Roca Line in Buenos Aires.

December 24, 2018 | Metros

Construction begins on Suzhou - Shanghai inter-city metro line

CONSTRUCTION has begun on a new metro line in Suzhou which will connect the city’s urban rail network with the system in neighbouring Shanghai.

December 24, 2018 | Fleet

Transmashholding to supply CPPK DMUs

CJSC Roslokomotiv, a subsidiary of Transmashholding (TMH), has entered into a trilateral agreement with Sberbank Leasing and Russia’s Central Suburban Passenger Company (CPPK) to supply 23 RA-3 DMUs.

December 21, 2018 | Commuter Rail

Design-build contract awarded for Dallas Cotton Belt commuter rail project

DALLAS Area Rapid Transit (Dart) has awarded a joint venture of Archer Western Construction and Herzog Contracting a $US 783m design-build contract for the 42km Cotton Belt commuter rail line.

December 21, 2018 | Light Rail

First CAF Urbos LRV for Amsterdam nears completion

AMSTERDAM Municipal Transport (GVB) has published images of its first type 15G Urbos LRV, which is nearing completion at the CAF plant in Zaragoza.

December 20, 2018 | Main line

MTR joins forces with Renfe for West Coast Partnership bid

HONG Kong metro operator MTR Corporation has announced Renfe, Spain, as a partner for its bid for Britain’s West Coast Partnership (WCP) franchise.

December 20, 2018 | Light Rail

Contracts awarded for Parramatta Light Rail

MAJOR construction on the Parramatta Light Rail is due to begin in 2019 after two large contracts were awarded to build and operate Stage 1 of the project, which will connect Westmead to Carlingford via Parramatta CBD and Camellia, on December 20.

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