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December 10, 2020 | Metros

Bangalore Metro awards GoA 4 contract

BANGALORE Metro has awarded a contract to Siemens Mobility and Siemens India for the implementation of GoA 4 automatic train operation (ATO) on the 18.8km Yellow Line, India’s first driverless metro line.

November 30, 2020 | High-speed

Adif AV tenders €131m signalling contract for Madrid - Seville line

SPAIN’s high-speed infrastructure manager, Adif AV, has published a tender for a €131m contract to upgrade signalling on the 472km Madrid - Seville high-speed line.

November 17, 2020 | Tenders

Rail Baltica seeks CCS supervisory contractor

RB Rail, which oversees the Rail Baltica project, has issued a tender for an engineering services contractor to supervise the design, procurement and installation of control, command and signalling systems on the line.

November 13, 2020 | Financial

ADB approves $US 121m loan for Uzbekistan rail upgrades

THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) has issued a $US 121m loan to the government of Uzbekistan to complete the modernisation of the country’s eastern rail network.

November 10, 2020 | Signalling

JR East to trial ATO and 5G on Joetsu Shinkansen

EAST Japan Railway (JR East) has announced plans to test Automatic Train Operation (ATO) at GoA 4 and 5G telecommunications on E7 series trains on a section of the Joetsu Shinkansen.

November 9, 2020 | Telecoms

Ceneri Base Tunnel communication and control systems installation complete

INSTALLATION of communication and control systems has been completed on Switzerland’s Ceneri Base Tunnel in advance of the start of passenger operation next month.

November 6, 2020 | Telecoms

FRMCS project takes key step forward

THE European Union-funded 5GRail project to validate specifications for the Future Railways Mobile Communication System (FRMCS) as well as develop and test prototypes for the successor to GSM-R was officially launched on November 1.

November 4, 2020 | Signalling

University of Birmingham completes new digital rail systems research facility

BRITAIN’s University of Birmingham has announced the completion of work on a new purpose-built research centre for the development of digital rail technologies.

October 30, 2020 | Telecoms

Panama Metro Line 3 rolling stock and systems contract signed

A consortium of Hitachi, Hitachi Rail STS and Mitsubishi has signed an $US 883m contract with HPH Consortium, the prime contractor for the Panama Metro Line 3 monorail project, to supply rolling stock and equip the 25km line.

October 19, 2020 | Telecoms

Europe boosts spectrum allocation for Intelligent Transport Systems

THE European Commission (EC) has agreed to adopt the 5.9GHz band for the exchange of real-time information on safety conditions in connected transport. The ruling effectively doubles the level of available spectrum for safety-critical communications used by intelligent transport systems (ITS) in metro, light and suburban rail networks as well as by road vehicles.

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