This week’s round-up of news from the global urban transport sector.
Construction of the underground metro station at Manila‘s Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 and connecting tunnels was launched with a groundbreaking ceremony on September 16. The work forms part of Contract Package 109 for the Metro Manila Subway Project (MRT9) which is currently under construction.
Alstom presented a mock-up of the 90 custom-designed Adessia Stream EMUs ordered by go.Rheinland and Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr for use on Köln S-Bahn services at InnoTrans 2026. The trains will be supplied as a mix of nine- and 11-car formations.
A 11.2 km extension of Indore‘s circular Yellow Line has been opened between Veerangana Jhalkari Bai and Malviya Nagar Chowraha, completing the northern part of the metro ring.
The Twin Cities’ Metropolitan Council has announced that the 23 km Metro Green Line light rail extension from Minneapolis to St Louis Park, Hopkins, Minnetonka and Eden Prairie will open on June 12 2027. The extension had originally been due for completion around 2023.
Italy’s Lazio region is planning to increase the frequency of Metromare services between Roma Porta San Paolo and Ostia to one train every 15 min. Additional staff are being recruited, and work is underway to assess the capabilities of the electrification equipment.
Delhi Metro Rail Corp called tenders on September 28 for civil works on the 4.9 km underground Delhi Metro Central Vista corridor (package EC-04). This will form part of the central extension to metro Line 8, adding four stations at India Gate, War Memorial–High Court, Baroda House and Bharat Mandapam.
Edmonton Transit Service and Open City & Technology have introduced mobile phone connectivity in the city’s light rail tunnels. TELUS, Bell and their sub-brands have access to the network, with more providers to begin offering the service in the coming weeks.
New York MTA has awarded a $19.7m contract to a joint venture of STV and WSP for the design phase of a $270m project to protect vulnerable portions of the Metro-North Railroad’s Hudson Line between Spuyten Duyvil and Hastings-on-Hudson. This is intended to counter the effects of climate change and fortify the line against future stormwater runoff, tidal floods and other risks. Construction is expected to begin in 2029. The work will include the strengthing of retaining walls and slopes, expansion of culverts and drainage, and track, shoreline structure rehabilitation, as well as flood protection measures where possible. The project will also seek to develop a resilient design blueprint to guide future protection works along the rest of the line.
Source: rg
