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December 20, 2019 | Metros

CRRC wins Monterrey metro vehicle contract

THE Nuevo León Metro in the Mexican city of Monterrey has awarded CRRC a contract to supply 26 metro trains for operation on for lines 1, 2 and 3, with an option for five additional trains.

November 20, 2019 | Metros

HPH consortium has highest score for Panama Metro monorail project

PANAMA Metro says the bid from the Korean HPH Joint Venture Consortium achieved the highest overall score for a contract to build a new monorail, which will become Line 3.

November 12, 2019 | Metros

São Paulo Metro Orange line project moves a step closer

THE government of the Brazilian state of São Paulo announced on November 11 that it will evaluate a deal over the next 90 days whereby Acciona, Spain, will take over a public-private partnership (PPP) project to build Metro Line 6-Orange.

November 7, 2019 | Metros

Repairs to Santiago metro could cost $US 380m

THE Santiago Metro is continuing to recover after the network was badly damaged during protests last month, but the effects of the protests and the resulting social changes could have a long-term impact on the expansion of the network.

November 6, 2019 | Infrastructure

Uruguay’s Central Railway project to have ERTMS

THE consortium responsible for the Central Railway PPP project in Uruguay has awarded a €50m contract to a consortium of CAF Signalling and Revenga Smart Solutions to install signalling and telecommunications, including ERTMS Level 1.

October 30, 2019 | News

Cuba awards additional contract to RZD

CUBA Union Railways (UFC) has awarded a three-year contract worth €92m to RZD International to provide additional assistance to UFC to develop a master plan and upgrade the network.

October 29, 2019 | Light Rail

Rio de Janeiro LRT Line 3 opens

RIO de Janeiro’s Carioca LRT Line 3 opened on October 26. The 4km line runs from Central do Brasil station to Santos Dumont Airport, with a journey time of approximately 18 minutes.

October 24, 2019 | Metros

Santiago Metro slowly recovers, but long-term issues remain

SERVICES on Santiago Metro have slowly began to recover after the network was badly damaged during protests against a 4% fare increase on October 20.

October 22, 2019 | Metros

Santiago metro suffers serious damage in fares hike protest

SANTIAGO’s 140km seven-line metro network suffered serious damage on Saturday October 20 during protests against a 4% increase in fares.

October 21, 2019 | Central/South America

Chinese consortium selected for Bogota metro contract

THE general manager of Bogota Metro, Mr Andrés Escobar Uribe, announced on October 17 that Apca Transmimetro, comprising China Harbor Engineering Company and Xi'An Metro Company, has been chosen for a $US 4.3bn contract to design, build, operate and maintain Line 1 of the Bogota metro.

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