Transit news
Doha urban rail contracts awarded Q
ATAR Railways
Company (QRC) signed five contracts worth a total of Riyals 1.48bn ($US 406.6m) on August 12 for preliminary works and project
management on Phase 1a of the Doha Metro. A consortium of Porr, Saudi Binladin Group, and Hamad Bin Khaled Contracting Company, has been awarded a Riyals 288m contract to carry out enabling works, while three consulting groups have been selected to provide engineering and project management services. These comprise Louis Berger/Egis Rail; Jacobs Engineering
Tenders launched for Liège light rail PPP
ALLONIA Regional Transport (SWRT) has invited tenders for a PPP contract to finance, design, build, and maintain the first modern light rail line in the city of Liège. The initial ƒ380m phase of the project involves construction of a 12.5km line with 21 stations following the north bank of the river Meuse from the Standard Liège stadium in the west to Liège- Guillemins station and Coronmeuse in the city centre, with a branch crossing the river to serve Bressoux station. In addition to civil works, the contract will include track, rolling stock, electrification, signalling and maintenance facilities but does not cover provision of fare collection equipment, which will be provided by SRWT. An environmental impact assessment is currently being carried out and this will be followed by a further period of public consultation on the plans next February. Preparatory works including utilities diversion are due to begin in late 2013 and full civil works will commence in May 2014. The line will be commissioned in June 2017. In the longer term, the line
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will reach Jemeppe bus station and Herstal, giving a total length of 18.9km.
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Group; and Hill International. Lloyds Register Rail has also been awarded a Riyals 55m contract to act as independent security and safety consultant. Construction is due to start in the first quarter of next year on Phase 1a, which comprises four lines totalling 75km with 26 stations. This will include 56km of underground lines in single-bore tunnels, 17km on viaduct, and 5.3km at grade. The initial phase is due to be completed by October 2019. Meanwhile the Qatar Foundation has awarded a consortium of Habtoor Leighton Group and Siemens a turnkey contract to build and
RELAND’s Planning Board has granted a Railway Order authorising the extension of Dublin’s Luas light rail network to Broombridge in a ƒ370m project which will connect the two existing lines for the first time. The 5.6km line will run north from the existing Green Line terminus at St Stephen’s Green, crossing the River Liffey and serving the new Dublin Institute of Technology campus at Grangegorman before terminating at an interchange with Irish Rail’s Broombridge station on the Connolly - Maynooth line. The line will have 13 stations with an end-to-end journey time of 24 minutes, and is expected to boost Luas passenger numbers by around 8 million per year, a 25% increase over current levels.
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Despite the economic downturn Luas ridership has remained steady, and the network carried 29 million passengers last year.
equip the 11.5km light rail line that will link Education City with the Doha Metro. Siemens’ share of the contract is worth around $US 123m and includes signalling and communications systems, electrification, and depot equipment, as well as platform screen doors at four stations. Siemens also will supply a fleet of 19 Avenio low-floor LRVs (see p63), which will be equipped with the Sitras HES system for catenary-free operation. The line will open in autumn 2015, and is a core part of the Qatar Foundation’s plan to develop a car-free site at Education City.
Go-ahead for Dublin LRT extension
World Bank to finance Kenyan commuter projects
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HE World Bank has approved $US 300m in funding for Kenya’s National Urban Transport Improvement Project (Nutrip), which includes plans to develop commuter rail services in Nairobi, Mombasa and the Kisumu region.
Part of the funding will be used to complete the $US 335m Nairobi commuter rail project which entails construction of a 7km branch to Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and upgrading of 160km of metre- gauge lines. Kenya Railway Corporation (KRC) will build four stations on the new and upgraded lines. The project will increase capacity from the current five million passengers a year to 60 million. KRC will also carry out feasibility studies for the Mombasa Island commuter rail project, which involves upgrading 280km of railway and building two new lines, each 80km long, linking Mombasa city with Ramisi and Kilifi. There is also a proposal to build a line from Mombasa to Moi International Airport.
De Lijn orders 48 LRVs for Ghent and Antwerp B
ELGIAN public transport operator De Lijn has selected Bombardier as its preferred supplier for a
ƒ128.6m contract to supply 48 low-floor LRVs for Ghent and Antwerp. The order, which comprises
38 vehicles for Antwerp and 10 for Ghent, is the largest ever placed by De Lijn and includes options for an additional 40 vehicles. Bombardier will deliver 28 31.43m-long five-section and 10 42.66m-long seven-section vehicles to Antwerp and 10 42.66m-long vehicles to Ghent, where platforms will be extended to accommodate longer LRVs.
The Ghent vehicles will be used on Line 1, allowing Siemens/Bombardier HermeLijn low-floor LRVs to be transferred to other lines. In Antwerp trams of both types will operate on lines 3 and 15. In addition to providing extra capacity in both cities, the delivery of new LRVs will allow older PCC vehicles to be withdrawn.
IRJ September 2012
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