Transit news
HE Executive Board of Helsinki City Transport (HKL) has approved the acquisition of 20 metro trains from CAF at a cost of ƒ140.4m, with options for additional sets to support further expansion of the network. The four-car air-conditioned trains, which will be similar in appearance to the existing M200 series, are being ordered as part of the project to extend
CAF wins metro contracts in Helsinki and Rome T
the metro 13.9km west from Ruohlahti to Matinkylä in Espoo. Each 90m-long train will accommodate 576 passengers with full-width gangways to allow free movement of passengers through the train. The trains will be equipped with a temporary driver’s cab, which will be removed when the migration to driverless operation is complete.
The first train will be
delivered for trials in 2014, and all 20 sets will enter service in 2015-16.
Meanwhile the City of Rome has signed a ƒ113m contract with CAF to supply 15 six-car metro trains and maintain them for five years. The new trains will be used on the 22.2km Line B, and on Line B1, the 4km branch from Bologna to Conca D’Oro.
In brief
selected a consortium of Apex Communication, Malaysia, and LG CNS for the Ringgits 319.9m telecommunications contract.
Paris
The 4.9km western extension of light rail line T1 from Saint Denis to Asnières Gennevilliers Les Courtilles opened on November 15. The line has 10 stations, and services operate at minimum intervals of four minutes at peak times.
Porto Alegre
Metro operator Trensurb has selected FrotoPoa, a consortium of CAF and Alstom, as its preferred bidder for a contract to supply 15 four-car emus. FrotoPoa submitted a bid of Reais 243.8m ($US 118.9m) for the trains, which will be financed through Brazil’s federal Growth Acceleration Programme (PAC).
São Paulo
Mexico City opens Metro Line 12
Casaubon, accompanied by Mexico’s president, Mr Felipe Calderón Hinojosa, officially opened Line 12 on October 30. The 25km east-west line with 20 stations links Tláhuac with Mixcoac, and interconnects with lines 8, 2, 3 and 7. Completion of the project has expanded the network to 226km with 195 stations. Line 12 cost Pesos 24bn ($US 1.85bn) to construct and equip, with the federal government contributing Pesos 13.2bn. CAF has supplied a fleet of 30 seven-car trains under a ƒ1bn 15-year deal which covers supply and maintenance. Alstom electrified the line and installed its Urbalis CBTC system.
T 12
HE mayor of Mexico City, Mr Marcelo Ebrard
Qbuzz wins Utrecht Sunij concession: Greater Utrecht public transport authority BRU has awarded a 10-year concession to operate the Utrecht Nieuwegein/IJsselstein Fast Tram (Sunij) to regional bus operator Qbuzz, which is part- owned by Netherlands Railways (NS). The concession starts in December 2013 and will include the operation of the new Uithof Line (IRJ November p12) when it opens in 2018.
the construction of a metro network in the Nepalese capital Kathmandu suggest that a 77km five-line network could be developed over a 10-year period at a cost of Rs 330bn ($US 3.88bn). The Rs 60.5m study, which began in January, is being conducted by a consortium of Korean companies including Korea Transport Institute, Chungsuk Engineering, Kunwa Consulting and Engineering, Korea Rail Network Authority, together with local partners BDA Nepal and EMRC.
The study suggests three of
Kathmandu develops metro plans T
HE preliminary findings of a feasibility study into
the five lines should run largely on viaduct. Line 1 will run for 27.4km on an elevated alignment and will follow the city’s ring road, serving the districts of Kalanki, Satdobato, and Chabhil. Line 2 would run through the centre of the city linking Kalanki in the west with Sinamangal in the east. Line 3 would run from the southeastern district of Koteshwor, near the city’s international airport, to the city centre before terminating in the northern suburb of Gongabu. Line 4 will connect Maharajgunj with Satdobato, while Line 5 would link Balkhu with Chabhil.
Paulista Metropolitan Trains Company (CPTM) has awarded three contracts to upgrade the traction power supply system on the six-line 284km commuter rail network. The contract for lot 1 covering lines 7 and 10 and lot 3 for lines 11 and 12 was awarded to a consortium of Siemens and MPE. Lot 1 is worth Reais 117.5m ($US 58m) and lot 3 Reais 106m. Lot 2 for lines 8 and 9 went to the ABB- Rodominas consortium for Reais 164.3m.
Tallinn
Tallinn City Transport has selected CAF as the preferred bidder for a ƒ44.3m contract to supply 15 low-floor LRVs, with an option for 15 additional vehicles. The LRVs will be delivered in 2014-15.
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv Metropolitan Mass Transit System (NTA) has issued an invitation to bid for a contract to design, supply, commission, and maintain a fleet of 90 LRVs for the city’s light rail network, with options for 30 additional vehicles. Prospective bidders should notify NTA no later than December 30. IRJ
IRJ December 2012
Photo: Quintus Vosman
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