In brief Avignon
Greater Avignon Metropolitan Area council has awarded Alstom a ƒ45m contract to supply 24 Citadis Compact LRVs which will be used on the city’s planned 14.5km two- line light rail network. The 24m-long vehicles will have capacity for 133-146 passengers and are due to enter service in 2016.
Basle
Baselland Transport (BLT) has exercised an option worth SFr 94m ($US 101m) for an additional 19 Tango low-floor LRVs from Stadler. The vehicles will be delivered between 2014 and 2017.
Alstom rolls out first Citadis for Dubai: The first of 11 Citadis 402 low-floor LRVs for Dubai’s Al Sufouh Tramway was presented to Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) chairman His Excellency Mattar Al Tayer at Alstom’s La Rochelle plant on June 14. The 44m-long vehicles have been designed for operation in extreme climatic conditions and accommodate up to 408 passengers. The initial 10km phase is due to open by the end of next year, and the line will be the first to be electrified entirely with Alstom’s APS ground-level power supply system.
Stockholm orders driverless trains S
TOCKHOLM Local Transport (SL) has selected
Bombardier to deliver 24 four- car C30 driverless metro trains in a SKr 5.1bn ($US 768.1m) contract which includes an option for 20 additional trains. Deliveries are set to begin in November 2016 and the new fleet will begin operation on the revamped 41km, 36-station north-south Red Line, which is currently being upgraded to CBTC operation, in early 2017. Stockholm City Council secured a ƒ400m loan from
KODA Transportation has agreed a 10-year
the European Investment Bank in February, which in addition to funding the CBTC upgrade and part-funding the C30 fleet, will cover construction of a new depot at Norsborg and modernisation of existing train maintenance facilities at Nyboda. SL had previously invited
expressions of interest for the new trains in 2009 with the aim of beginning delivery this year. However, funding constraints led to a delay in the procurement process.
Škoda licenses ForCity LRV to China Š
technology licensing contract with CSR Qingdao Sifang to produce up to 400 ForCity (15T) low-floor LRV cars for the Chinese market. ForCity is currently in operation in Prague and Riga, Latvia, and Škoda says entry into China is part of its international growth strategy. The contract could be worth $US 252.5m.
IRJ July 2013
Škoda is the latest manufacturer to license its LRV technology for sale in China following similar agreements between AnsaldoBreda and Chongqing Chuanyi Automation (SICC) and Bombardier and CSR Puzhen. Voith Engineering Services is also developing a new LRV for China in conjunction with Xiangtan Electric Manufacturing Group.
Bergen
The second phase of the city’s light rail line was inaugurated on June 21, with the official opening of the 3.6km extension from Nesttun to Lagunen station in the district of Rådal. The five-station extension was completed two months ahead of schedule and NKr 300m ($US 49.5m) under budget.
Berlin
Full service has been restored to the entire S-Bahn network for the first time in three years with the reinstatement of the last remaining route, S85 from Grunaü to Waidmannslust last month. Services on this line were suspended in June 2009 after the German Federal Railway Authority (EBA) ordered the withdrawal of the fleet of class 481 trains.
Helsinki
Finnish minister of transport Mrs Merja Kyllönen unveiled the first of a new fleet of 40 low-floor LRVs for Helsinki City Transport (HKL) at Transtech’s Otanmäki facility on June 13. The three-section 27.6m-long vehicle is the first of two pre-series vehicles, and is currently undergoing a month-long evaluation on the city’s tram network before entering passenger service.
Indore
The government of Madhya Pradesh says it has appointed LRTC, Germany, and Rohit Associates Architects, India, to
carry out a detailed project report for a 32km metro network in the Indian state’s largest city. The project is expected to cost around Rs 75bn ($US 1.25bn).
Melbourne
Public Transport Victoria (PTV) has awarded Alstom a contract worth around $A 121.5m ($US 111.8m) to supply eight additional six-car X’Trapolis emus for the Melbourne suburban network.
Santos (Brazil)
Trans Sistemas de Transportes, a member of the VLT RMBS consortium building the city’s 15km light rail line, has selected Thales to supply signalling and communications systems for the project. The contract includes fixed and mobile communications systems, data transmission, and the electronic traffic monitoring system.
Shenzhen
MTR (Shenzhen), the operator of Metro Line 4, has awarded Nanjing SR Puzhen Rail Transport (NPRT) a Yuan 420m ($US 67.74m) contract to supply 56 metro cars which will be delivered in 2013-14. NPRT is a joint venture between CSR, which holds a 67.5% stake, and Singapore- based aluminium alloy extrusion manufacturer, Midas Holdings which holds 32.5%.
Vienna
Wiener Linien is considering whether to launch a new tender for LRVs instead of exercising an option for 150 additional Ultra Low-Floor (ULF) vehicles from Siemens. Wiener Linien awarded Siemens a contract for 150 ULFs in 1997, and placed a second order in 2004 for a further 150 vehicles, all of which will be delivered by 2015. A decision is expected by the end of the year.
Wuhan
Feasibility and environmental impact studies are underway on a 19.8km metro link between the city centre and Tianhe International Airport. The Yuan 9.4bn project is due to be completed in 2017. IRJ
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