DECEMBER 2009 VOLUME I, ISSUE 2 Global Mass Transit Report Information and analysis on the global mass transit industry

Public Transport in Seoul Curitiba BRTS

Reforms pave way for sustainable transport A benchmark for integrated transport planning

ublic transport reforms in Seoul, Republic of Korea, have idely considered a model bus rapid transit system (BRTS) Preinforced the necessity for an integrated transport network. Wproject, the transport system in Curitiba, Brazil, was Covering only about 12 per cent of the country’s geographical founded on an integrated land use and transport policy along area, the Seoul metropolitan area is currently home to over 48 the major radial corridors of the city. The Curitiba bus system per cent of the total national population, and is currently the was developed by the Curitiba Municipal Government as an second largest and fastest growing metropolitan city in the world. integral part of an overall master plan formulated in 1965, which laid out details about traffic integration and land-use for the The Seoul national capital area, as of 2007, has a population future. of 24.5 million people. It is also an important destination for immigrants to South Korea, with a rapidly growing international population of over 255,000. Project details

Seoul is also the country’s foremost economic, political, and The management and operational planning of the BRTS system cultural centre. On the economic front, Seoul contributes about in Curitiba, which was launched in 1974, is undertaken by Urbs, 21 per cent of the national gross domestic product. It is also one the company that controls the public transport system in the city. of the leading business and financial centres of the world, ranking Having progressively expanded over the years, Curitiba’s median sixth in terms of the number of headquarters of transnational busways currently span across 65 km. companies.

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A large market for asset replacement Features • Public Transport in Seoul ...... 1 • Curitiba BRTS ...... 1 apid transit systems, popularly referred to as metros, are • Metro Systems in Europe ...... 1 Remerging as an essential mode of public transport in Europe, particularly in large metropolitan cities. Since the launch of the News • North America ...... 7 first such system in the world, the London Underground in 1863, • Latin America ...... 8 the metro technology has spread rapidly to 175 cities in 49 • Asia Pacific ...... 12 countries across the world. Of these, over 75 systems, covering a • Europe ...... 14 track length of about 3,500 km, are located in Europe. • Middle East and Africa ...... 17 TA/TSO Focus • The Roads & Transport Authority, Dubai ...... 20 Understanding the metro phenomenon Policy Review The International Association of Urban Transport (UITP) defines • Energy Efficiency for Road Transportation in Asia ...... 22 a metro as “a tracked, electrically driven local means of transport, Spotlight which has an integral, continuous track bed of its own.” Existing • Transit Financing in US ...... 23 metro systems in Europe are rail-based passenger systems comprising both underground and elevated sections. These Data & Statistics • Denmark: Key Figures for Bus and Rail Transport ...... 28 systems are usually served by electric multiple units (EMUs), although monorails and magnetic levitations are also used in Finance ...... 30 some locations. Other variations of the standard metro system Project Update ...... 34 also function in Europe, including the small-scale light metro Company News ...... 38 and commuter rail hybrid S-Bahn. Basically, a system is classified Tenders & Contracts ...... 44 as rapid transit based on its configuration and implementation. (continued on page 6)

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Public Transport in Seoul (Contd...) metro system), the rising bus subsidy had become a major issue. The private firms, in their quest to maximise profits, Against this backdrop, the Seoul Metropolitan Government disregarded safety norms and rider comfort. Also, bus operators (SMG), in July 2004, introduced a range of public transport did not have the funds to invest in vehicles, which were old, reforms to resurrect the ailing transport system and meet the poorly maintained and did not meet international standards. The increasing demands of urban mobility. The reforms, primarily sharp decline in the quality of bus services led many bus focused on bus services, led to increased government regulation passengers to transfer to car use, resulting in increased road of bus services and greater coordination between these services congestion and air pollution. and Seoul’s extensive metro system. Several attempts were made by SMG to improve bus services. Until 1974, buses were the primary mode of transport in the For instance, curbside bus lanes were installed in 1984 to protect city. After that, increasing roadway congestion, reduced bus buses from roadway congestion. Later, in 2003, these lanes were speeds, higher passenger volumes and longer trip distances expanded to 219 km. However, these measures were basically necessitated the setting up of a rail-based transport network. The makeshift and did not address the core issues of unregulated first metro line in Seoul was constructed in 1974, with an initial and uncoordinated private bus services. line length of 8 km. Today, the network runs over 287 km, and is one of the most The urban transport reform process widely used rapid railway transport systems globally. It caters To improve urban transport systems, the newly elected mayor to about 10 million inhabitants of the city and the provinces of of the city, Myung-Bak Lee, commissioned a series of Gyeonggi, Incheon and northern Chungnam. The latest addition comprehensive studies in 2004. Detailed project reports were to the network is a new 25.5 km section, Line 9, was opened in undertaken recommending coordination and modernisation of 2009 to connect Gimpo Airport with Sinnonhyeon in south-east the metro and bus fare structure and payment systems, better Seoul and serves 25 stations of the metro system. integration of services, an expanded network of reserved bus The lines of the metro system are operated by four companies lanes and a complete overhaul of the organisation and operation - Seoul Metropolitan Subway (Seoul Metro), Seoul Metropolitan of bus services. This was followed by intensive public relation Rapid Transit (SMRT), Korail (Korea National Railroad) and campaigns to explain the merits and benefits of the proposed Metro 9. reforms. The metro network was constructed at very high cost, One of the first major initiatives undertaken, as part of the consequently the city has a huge debt liability to service. The reforms process, was the redesigning of the bus route network passenger box collection manages to cover only 75 per cent of to better structure and integrate the 400-plus bus routes. Bus the operational expenses, with the remaining 25 per cent services were grouped into four different categories, with buses subsidised under various programmes by the city government. colour-coded to help passengers distinguish among them. Financing metro construction and operating services placed • Blue buses are long-distance express buses that connect enormous pressure on the city’s financial health. outlying suburbs with each other and with the city centre. A cost-effective alternative transport mode with enhanced • Red buses are long-distance express buses connecting satellite speed, connectivity, comfort and overall attractiveness was, cities (planned new towns) with the city centre. therefore, sought for by the government. • Green buses provide local services throughout the metropolitan area to feed metro stations and express bus stops. Pre-reform situation • Yellow buses provide local services within the city centre. Bus usage rose rapidly with the economic growth of Seoul in the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s. But around 1985, bus services lost As part of the reform process, the SMG increased its control both overall market share as well as total passengers. over bus routes, schedules, fares and overall system design. It achieved this through a semi-public operation system which It had to compete with the ever-expanding metro system, as retains private firms but allows the government to decide on well as rising car transport. Declining service quality because of matters related to routes, schedules and fares. Also, bus firms roadway congestion further made bus services slow, less are now reimbursed on the basis of vehicle-km, as against dependable and less attractive to commuters. passenger trips, thereby increasing their incentive to improve Bus services in Seoul were largely operated by private firms, service quality. with virtually no government regulation of routes, schedules, or To comprehensively coordinate bus services on a system-wide other aspects of service. Only the fares were determined by the basis, the SMG established a new bus management system (BMS) SMG, which provided increasing operating subsidies to cover fitted with advanced intelligent transportation system (ITS) growing operating deficits. Consequently, bus operators found technology. it difficult to maintain service quality. There was little coordination among different bus companies, and hardly any The global positioning system (GPS)-enabled terminals in integration with the metro service. every bus allow a central bus control centre to monitor all bus locations and speeds, adjust and assign the number of buses on The subsidy required to run the private bus services rose from USD9 million in 1999 to USD110 million in 2002. Though bus a given route, communicate with bus drivers, and provide real- services managed to cover a higher percentage of operating costs time information to passengers waiting at bus stops or checking from passenger fares (85 per cent as against 75 per cent for the bus schedules on the internet.

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The new BMS facilitates more dependable, on-time bus impressive decline in bus-related accidents and personal injuries. service while also providing better, real-time information for Since the implementation of reforms, the number of bus and passengers. It also helps optimise service distribution by personal accidents has fallen by about a third. The improvement adjusting bus assignments and scheduling to conform better to in bus safety may be attributed to better driver performance as the various travel demands in different parts of the extensive well as greater right-of-way separation for buses in the BRT bus network. corridors. Passenger levels have also increased significantly; daily Besides redesigning the route network, the system of bus ridership for September 2004 increased by 406,000 dedicated bus lanes was expanded and upgraded. Curb side bus passengers, a rise of 9 per cent over the corresponding period of lanes were expanded to 294 km, and future expansions have been the previous year. planned. Quite clearly, transport reforms have increased overall service A bus rapid transit (BRT) network with dedicated bus-median quality. However, subsidy requirements continue to be large. lanes, high-quality median bus stops, real-time information for Indeed, as part of the bus system reorganisation, the SMG entered passengers and system operators, and new, state-of-the-art buses into a contractual agreement with private bus firms to fully cover has been developed. By February 2005, BRT services spanning their operating deficits. This led to an operating subsidy of four different corridors with a total length of 36 km were USD135 million in the six-month period after reforms, which developed. translates into about USD270 million annually - almost three times the annual bus subsidy in the pre-reforms period. Currently, there is over 70 km of BRT network in the city, and another 190 km of BRT network planned for development. The However, the sharp increase in the subsidy component must SMG considers BRT a cheaper and quicker way to provide be considered in light of the substantial improvement in overall express public transport services than metro expansion. bus service quality, the introduction of new buses and shelters at bus stops and the installation of BRT services to augment existing In addition to these service improvements, the SMG bus services. The alternative, a metro line system would have introduced a unified, coordinated fare structure to integrate bus required an even larger subsidy component. and rail services. Fares are now based only on distance travelled, with free transfers permitted between bus lines as well as between BRT services are the cheapest form of express transit service, the metro and buses. can be implemented in shorter time duration and are far more flexible in adapting to changes in travel patterns. The United Though overall fare levels were increased, the distance zones States General Accounting Office (2001) estimated the average were enlarged to permit longer trips without paying the distance construction cost of a full-scale BRT (as in Seoul) at about USD9.4 surcharge. Multipurpose, stored-value smart cards, which can million per km, compared to USD23 million per km for light-rail be used for all bus and rail services, were introduced for transit (LRT) and USD87 million per km for metro rail. facilitating payments by travellers. Also, for the first time, discounted monthly commutation tickets were offered to regular travellers. Conclusion

Public transport reforms completely restructured bus services in Urban transport post-reforms Seoul and increased public regulation of routes, schedules and other aspects of service. Immediately after reforms were initiated, there was disruption, confusion, and dissatisfaction among passengers. Passengers’ In addition, bus routes, schedules, and fare systems were satisfaction dramatically improved in subsequent weeks and integrated with the metro system, thus providing an overall months, as they became better informed about new bus routes integrated transport system. Central to the reform process was and schedules, and technical problems with the new smart card the introduction of a new BRT system, with fully separate median were sorted out. Within four months of the introduction of the lanes for express buses. new system, almost 90 per cent of customers expressed general A shortage of funds continues to force Seoul transport satisfaction. planners to look for cost-effective transport solutions. The BRT A primary reason for rising levels of customer satisfaction appears to fit in with these requirements far better than metro was the increase in bus speeds on the BRT corridor. Between expansion or construction of new LRT lines. June and December 2004, average bus speeds doubled in the Notably, to tide over issues of disruption, confusion, public Dobong-Mia BRT corridor (from 11 km/hr to 22 km/hr). Average discontent and political uproar, as reported in the first month of bus speeds are now only slightly lower than average car speeds. the Seoul public transport system reform, more time should have Car speeds have also improved due to minimum disruption in been allocated to ensure a smooth transition to the completely their respective lanes. Buses, however, have been the prime new bus routes, fare structure and fare payment system. In beneficiaries, as each BRT median lane now carries six times more particular, there should have been a trial period to test new passengers than other lanes in the same corridor. technologies on a selective basis instead of immediately adopting Bus speeds have further increased with the implementation them system-wide. of the Transit Signal Priority (TSP) system. The fully computerised However, in spite of the temporary transitional problems, the system coordinates roadway traffic with public transit vehicles, reforms appear to have been a huge success. The overall urban facilitates bus turns and reduces waiting times for buses crossing transport system has vastly improved, and commuters have intersections. expressed satisfaction with the restructured bus services and the Another significant benefit from the changes has been an fare system. 

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Curitiba BRTS (Contd...) Currently, about 1,850 buses of various specifications and capacity run on different bus lines. The following table provides the composition of the fleet. In the BRTS, buses are routed through a series of terminals in a trunk and feeder network for passenger transfer between Cylindrically designed high-platform bus stations, busway vehicles, feeder routes, and inter-district links. Buses, constructed of steel and glass tube (10 metres long and 3 metres operated by private companies under municipal supervision, use in diameter) are spaced at intervals of about 500 metres along a common colour-coding system. the busways. Interchange-integration terminals have also been constructed at the terminal end of the city at each of the six The Curitiba BRTS project includes trunk line buses, called structured corridors to permit trunk-feeder bus interchanges. express services, operating on the busways, and direct services Also, mid-route, smaller terminals have been constructed every operating on the adjacent one-way arterial streets. Also, 2 km along each busway corridor to permit trunk-feeder bus minibuses routed through residential areas serve as feeders for interchanges. the main bus system on circumferential routes around the central route and on inter-district routes. Technology has been installed to enable fare collection for the bus service at the bus stations itself and unlimited transfers The busways are located along the structural axes that are permitted between different buses. A monthly transport card comprise three roads, the central of which is a busway and system is also used in the Curitiba bus system. About 46 per cent service-access road. Busways are continuous along the six of the total ticket revenue comes through the card system. corridors or structural axes. The system carries about 2 million passengers per day with up to 11,100 passengers one way on the busiest routes during peak hours. Financing

The Curitiba BRTS system has been developed at an investment Rolling stock of USD1.5 million per km. The BRTS buses in Curitiba are privately-owned by 10 companies, and managed by Urbs. The Curitiba bus system is composed of a hierarchical system of services with different kinds of buses: Under this public-private partnership model, Urbs is responsible for hiring operating companies, defining route points, • The express service, with a capacity to carry 270 passengers, points of stoppages and their time and duration, and inspection connects the terminals of the city centre through exclusive and monitoring of fleet services, while private operators manage channels. Currently, about 165 such buses run on six corridors. the maintenance costs. However, the private operators receive • The rapid service, operating on both the arteries and on other no subsidies; instead, revenue collected out of bus services are main streets throughout the city, does not have a fixed route put in a fund and private operators are paid on a distance system. Its routes are altered depending upon demand. travelled basis. • The bi-articulated bus service, introduced in December 1992, is a form of rapid bus service operating on the outside high- Current status capacity lanes. Bi-articulated buses in Curitiba, the largest in the world, are three buses attached by two articulations, and are Curitiba’s BRTS has proven successful in many respects and is capable of carrying 270 passengers. cited as the model for BRTS development in other cities. The private vehicle ownership and the per capita income of Curitiba • The inter-district services ferry passengers between the city’s are significantly higher than the national average of Brazil. Even sectors lying between the arteries, and so provide a crucial link then, over 70 per cent of commuters use the BRTS. between the routes of the express and bi-articulated buses. Besides promoting public transport, the BRTS in Curitiba has • Finally, feeder buses mix with traffic on all other city streets also managed to reduce 27 million automobiles trips. Moreover, and bring passengers to transfer stations called “district because of its heavy use of mass transit, Curitiba now uses about terminals,” around which local urban development and 30 per cent less fuel per capita, thereby saving 28 million litres of commercial activity has flourished. fuel per annum.

Composition of bus fleet operating under the Curitiba BRTS

Line type Capacity Fleet operant No. of lines Circular centre / micro 30 9 1 Conventional micro-micro special 40/70 280 89 Conventional 80 115 19 Trunk/articulated 160 24 19 Feeder/common micro-special 70/80 670 212 Feeder/articulated 160 75 212 Padron 110 35 6 Articulated 160 90 6 Speedy 110 385 18 Express 270 165 6 Source: Urbs

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Metro systems in Europe (Contd...) Costs All these benefits do not come cheap, which is one of the primary reasons for the concentration of metro systems in large cities with Typically such a system caters to intra-city passenger high population densities, where the demand for metro services movement in urban areas. It is faster and higher in capacity than justifies high capital costs and fares can be used to cover trams or light-rail systems, but slower than heavy commuter rail, operational expenses. Given the huge investment component with more limited reach. coupled with long gestation periods, metro projects are primarily funded by government agencies. Despite this, most mass-transit Benefits systems are unable to cover even their operational expenses. However, experts agree that the socio-economic benefits of a One of the key advantages of the metro as a mode of public metro outweigh the costs of a well-designed metro system transport is its ability to speedily move a large number of people integrated with the other transportation modes. This is the reason over short distances, using minimal surface area (especially in governments have been willing to invest in these systems and, the underground stretches). quite often, heavily subsidise their operations. Moreover, from the point of view of planners or developers, metros are grade separated and operate on designated lines. This Overview of European metros means that they are not restricted to following existing street alignments. Most recent figures suggest that the combined traffic on the 75 metro systems in Europe is 177 million passengers per km. Of This gives transportation planners the freedom to choose the 75 systems, 13 can be found outside the European Union more generously dimensioned curve radii and section gradients, member states (the EU-27), in Belarus (1 system), Switzerland thereby allowing higher overall commercial speeds within (1), Turkey (1), Ukraine (4) and Russia (6). Amongst the EU-27 existing city infrastructure. This is especially useful for poorly countries, metro systems have been developed in the UK (3), planned cities, as well as heritage cities, several of which exist in Sweden (1), Spain (6), Romania (1), Portugal (2), Poland (2), Europe. Norway (1), Netherlands (3), Italy (7), Hungary (1), Greece (1), Planners can also choose vehicle width and length to allow France (7), Finland (1), Denmark (1), Czech Republic (1), Bulgaria high carrying capacities (above 30,000 passengers per hour per (1), Belgium (3) and Austria (1). Germany leads the count with direction). For instance, calculations produced by Régie 19 metro systems. Four of the top ten metro systems according Autonome des Transports Parisiens (RATP), France, indicate that to consumer surveys are located in Europe - the London to transport 50,000 passengers per hour in any direction, a metro Underground, the Paris Métropolitaine, and the metros in system needs a 9 metres wide right-of-way, while a bus would Moscow and Madrid. require 35 metres and a private car 175 metres. Metro systems in Europe Due to their high capacity, metros play a key role in reducing Systems (No.) Lines Track*km congestion in rapidly growing cities. They also have a structuring EU-27 62 205 2,888.4 influence on cities by ensuring dense development instead of Beyond EU-27 13 35 619.6 urban sprawl; something which is clearly evident in European cities with old metro systems such as Paris and Madrid. Total 75 240 3,508.0 Source: World Metro Database, Metro Bits Organisation Metros can easily form the backbone of the transportation network in a city, integrated with and feeding into other forms Clearly, around 77 per cent of the existing metro length in of public transport through well-designed interchanges. From Europe lies in the EU-27 countries. The geographical distribution the consumers’ viewpoint, this makes metros and associated of the systems is skewed in favour of Western Europe, since few public transportation modes reliable, affordable and comfortable Central and Eastern European countries initially invested in options. metro systems, deciding instead to expand their tramway systems. Further, there are large differences in the structural Such integration is clearly evident in some well-developed system characteristics across different countries. metro systems such as the London Underground, which is not just physically integrated with other modes of transport, but also allows unified intermodal ticketing/smart cards and allied Technology and fleet services. In 2004-05, the total metro fleet in Europe amounted to 19,200 In terms of energy efficiency, metros fare much better than vehicles, in which the share of newly purchased rolling stock buses and cars. For instance, according to the IUTP, one kg was fairly low. The share of new fleet built after 1990 ranges equivalent petrol will be consumed in travelling 48 km by metro, between 20-30 per cent for different countries. 38 km by bus and just 19 km by car. Given European standards, a lifecycle of about 30 years is Since metros primarily depend on electricity, using renewable associated with metro rolling stock. Hence, during 2010-20, upto sources of energy can further decarbonise metro systems. For 4,300 cars procured during the 1970s are likely to be replaced. instance, the UK Committee on Climate Change estimates that Already, many new orders for replacing old rolling stock have decarbonising electricity supply in the UK from the present 500 been placed with major rail manufacturers such as Bombardier, grams carbon dioxide per kilowatt-hour to about 300 grams Alstom and Siemens. In addition, orders have been placed for carbon dioxide per kilowatt-hour would reduce the carbon rolling stock for new lines and extensions under construction, footprint of the London Underground by about 70 per cent. which are expected to be delivered during 2009-11.

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Metro fleet by decade of purchase metros. Nonetheless, in absolute terms, the European market for urban railway systems is very large and is expected to be Decade EU-15 New member Beyond countries* states EU-25 propelled by ageing rolling stock and assets needing replacement and investments in new technology for signalling and Prior to 1970 25 3 28 communications. 1970-80 23 29 - 1980-90 18 45 55 Average accessible world rail market 2003-05 (EUR million) 1990-2000 31 13 17 Region Infrastructure Rolling Train Services Total 2000 – present 3 10 - Stock Control Source: European Rail Research Advisory Council (ERRAC) Western Europe 5,418 9,495 3,368 7,357 25,841 *The first formation of EU had 15 members only Eastern Europe 685 860 411 1,719 3,676 Most new orders are being placed for air-conditioned cars Global total 13,966 24,409 6,976 26,092 71,771* fitted with modern technologies such as closed-circuit television Source: Association of European Railway Industries (CCTV) camera surveillance, passenger information systems and *: includes EUR328 million for systems project integration internet connectivity. These new features are geared at enhancing Future Outlook the customer experience and thus increasing customer acceptability. Metro systems in Europe play an indispensable part in providing fast and reliable transportation. To ensure successful metro Publicly notified metro car orders for Europe in 2008-09 operations, there has been an increasing focus on integration with Manufacturer Location No. of metro other modes of transport, as well as enhancing the overall vehicles ordered customer experience. In this context, various steps for the future Bombardier London Underground 1,738 are recommended by industry associations in Europe. Bombardier/Breda Madrid 790 Capacity additions: Since a large part of the European network is Alstom Paris 800 reaching capacity, new technologies and infrastructure are Siemens Unspecified 800* needed to meet rising travel demand in large cities. Total - 4,128 Operational efficiency and branding: Developing an attractive Source: Respective manufacturers’ public notifications transportation system with modern amenities and a futuristic *: Estimate feel is essential in facilitating a shift to public transport via the Further, automation and driverless operation are producing metro. Seamless passenger transport is a key element in this huge changes with their positive impact on service production context. Further, it is possible to reduce operational costs by and provision. Driverless technology which has become popular optimising on existing capacity and promoting best practices. the world over, was pioneered in Europe as far back as 1987 on Green contribution: The environmental benefits achievable through the London Underground. Today, there are ten driverless metro a metro system should be maximised, which will call for new systems in operation in Europe. The other nine are in Italy, technologies such as automatic train regulation. Germany, France and Denmark. Security: Despite the fact that rail travel is safe, problems concerning personal security may be one of the biggest security Market size risks given the high number of passengers carried. This makes it The potential market size in Europe for new systems, necessary to promote initiatives focused on increasing security. replacements, extensions, rolling stock and advanced Facing competition: From the industry perspective, the Asian technologies is expected to swell, given the large number of manufacturing industry in Japan, Korea and China will pose proposed projects. In 2004, European railways and urban mass- increasing competition to European stakeholders. Steps must be transit operators generated an annual turnover of around EUR90 taken early to ensure that European manufacturers maintain a billion employing a workforce of about 1 million people, while competitive edge. Standardisation to facilitate interoperability the European rail supply industry generated an annual turnover is an important requirement, as it will allow for economies of of around EUR35 billion and employed more than 130,000 people. scale, reduced time to market and lower technical risks. As indicators of market size, one can consider the research conducted by the ERRAC, which suggests that of the total Research and development: A positive impact of research initiatives business in the rail supply industry, over 50 per cent accrues from in Europe has been to strengthen the European rail sector; these urban and regional railway systems. initiatives should be encouraged. In fact, more recent estimates (October 2008) suggest that the Appropriate funding methods: To make metros sustainable and global rail market is valued at EUR125 billion, of which Europe profitable, cost-effectiveness is essential. Innovative financing and North America account for two-thirds share. However, while approaches, such as public-private partnerships and bond the world market is growing at a rate of 2-4 per cent per annum, financing can be explored. the European rail market is growing below the average as Asia Despite the heavy investment required in metros, many new has taken over as the fastest growing market. Within Europe, proposals have come up in Europe, indicating the continuing forecasts by the Association of European Railway Industries popularity of this mode in large cities. Going forward, planners suggest that the demand in Eastern European countries is likely could exploit the full potential of rapid transit systems by to be higher than in Western Europe. Moreover, the growth in following the above recommendations and ensuring integrated the light-rail segment is expected to be higher than in heavy inter-modal transport.

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NORTH AMERICA complete subway extension is likely to be Minnesota launches Northstar completed in 2015. The project is being commuter rail services financed by the regional governments of Ottawa to deploy LRT system Ottawa, Queen’s Park, Toronto and York The Minneapolis transport authorities as well as the TTC. have launched commercial commuter rail The Ottawa city council in Canada is services, Northstar, between Big Lake and planning to deploy a light rail transit The next subway expansion project Target Field in downtown Minneapolis. (LRT) system in the city. According to the is likely to be the Downtown Relief Line The route is 64 km long and planning for plan, two stations will be located directly and not, as earlier planned, the Yonge the USD317 million project began in the in Centretown – one near Bay and Albert line elongation into Richmond Hill. 1980s. streets and another at O’Connor and Queen streets– with two more stations Meanwhile, the TTC will soon The project was funded by a expected to border the neighbourhood introduce the PRESTO smartcard at two USD161.9 million full funding grant from the east and west. Oakville GO stations. agreement awarded by the Federal Transit Administration. Local funding Till now, Ottawa has largely utilised Passengers will be able to initially swipe their way through two turnstiles was provided by the state of Minnesota, buses for its mass transit systems as they three counties, the Metropolitan Council were deemed cheaper. In 2001, Ottawa at Toronto’s Union Station. A larger rollout is expected in May 2010. and the Minnesota Twins baseball team. started a diesel light rail project (O-rail) The second phase of the project will to supplement its bus system, however However, Toronto passengers are extend the route by 68 km to St Cloud. scrapped the idea in December 2006. likely to have to wait until at least 2012 or 2013 for pre-loaded smartcards. Negotiations underway for commuter Toronto’s Eglinton Crosstown LRT project (1 Canadian Dollar [CAD] = 0.9416 USD) rail system in Florida receives approval Negotiations on a bill to help create a Los Angeles Gold Line introduces The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) commuter rail system for parts of Florida in Ontario, Canada, has approved the 33 services are underway. So far, the proposal has km Eglinton Crosstown LRT draft plan. been challenged by union leaders who The construction of the line is expected The Los Angeles light rail line, ‘Gold Line’ has launched services on the six mile predict an adverse effect on organised to begin in 2010 and be operational in labour. 2016. It is the fourth of the seven transit stretch between Union Station to Atlantic city lines to be completed after the Boulevard in East Los Angeles. Legislative leaders are likely to Sheppard East, Etobicoke-Finch West, The USD900 million project has taken discuss the proposal to expand Florida’s and Waterfront West LRT lines. The around 22 years to be completed. The Los public rail system along the I-4 corridor Ontario government will provide Angeles County Metropolitan and in the densely populated South funding for the construction of this line. Transportation Authority (MTA) is also Florida region in a special session soon. The proposed Eglinton Crosstown contemplating constructing an eight mile The commuter rail project is also was initiated by the Toronto Transit light-rail project along Crenshaw important for Florida’s chances of Commission in March 2007. It is the Boulevard. It believes that although a securing federal funds for a high speed longest and most expensive proposed dedicated busway may be less expensive, system linking Orlando and Tampa and Transit City LRT line, built at an Wilshire Boulevard has sufficient eventually extending to Miami. The estimated cost of approximately USD4.6 passenger density to justify the expense federal government is making USD8 billion. of a subway. billion available for high speed systems across the nation. However, a key The Eglinton line will stretch from San Bernardino County Transit Agency in criterion is that such systems must have Pearson Airport to Kennedy Station and links to local transportation networks. be both an over ground and California to build BRTS underground construction. A contract has already been signed The San Bernardino County transit between the state and CSX Meanwhile, Metrolinx, formerly the agency is planning to build a 257.5 km Transportation to construct 60 miles of Greater Toronto Transportation long bus rapid transit system (BRTS) to rail link in Orlando. The rail link will be Authority, and TTC are discussing link the Highland in the east to Pomona used for carrying freight as well as bringing in private players to design, in the west. The BRTS will include passenger traffic. build and finance the new Finch Avenue deploying buses which are 60 feet long, light rail line and overhaul the (about 20 feet longer than current buses), Scarborough rapid transit line, as well and run on alternative fuel. US mass transport budget to witness 30 as the Eglinton Crosstown line. per cent decline Meanwhile, construction on SBX, the BRTS linking Cal State San Bernardino, In a move that could reduce funds for TTC starts construction of Spadina downtown San Bernardino, Hospitality mass transit construction by up to 30 per subway extension Lane and Loma Linda University, is cent from existing levels, the US Congress expected to begin operations at the end has failed to pass a long term TTC in Canada has started construction of the year. Buses on this 25.75 km route transportation spending bill. (More in of the CAD2.6 billion, 8.6 km Spadina are expected to run faster than typical Finance) subway extension into Vaughan. The buses by 8 to 16 km/hr.

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Federal government to allocate USD280 Transportation District (RTD). (More in bearings and related items for ARRC million for urban mass transit projects Company News) under a blanket purchase order. The in Portland order includes 10 deep groove roller Bombardier delivers first ALP-46A bearings, 10 Hyatt traction motor The Obama Administration has bearings, 12 LDS and small bore seals, 12 announced its plans to spend USD280 locomotive for New Jersey Transit Viperlube high performance SY grease million on developing urban mass transit Rail equipment manufacturer, (400 grams), 56 McGill inner race, 56 projects, such as streetcars and bus Bombardier Transportation, has McGill solid race need, 20 roller chain- facilities, in Portland, Oregon. (More in delivered the first of the 36 type ALP-46A domestic, and 20 precise riveted roller Finance) electric locomotives ordered by the New chain 10 feet roll-domestic. The funds for Jersey Transit authorities. (More in the project will be contributed by ARRC, Jonesboro to consider 50 per cent cut in Company News) the Federal Transit Administration and public transit system the Federal Railroad Administration. The final date for submission of bids is City officials in Jonesboro, Arkansas, are Los Angeles MTA invites bids for December 17, 2009. considering reducing the city’s public operations of local transit system transit system budget by over 50 per cent Los Angeles County MTA has invited starting from January 2010. (More in Requests for Proposal (RfP) for the Finance) LATIN AMERICA operation of local transit lines in the Gateway cities and San Gabriel valley Tren Eléctrico Lima consortium receives Atlantic Express Transportation region of Los Angeles County. The contract for extending electric train completes exchange offer resultant contract, if awarded, will be project in Lima federally funded and is subject to fiscal US-based Atlantic Express Transportation year funding. The closing date is The Tren Eléctrico Lima consortium led has completed the exchange of all of its November 20, 2009 for pre-bid by Brazil-based construction firm, Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes, confirmation and January 8, 2010 for price Odebrecht and comprising local firm which are due in 2012. (More in Finance) bids. Graña y Montero, has received a contract to expand the electric train system in GE and Amtrak seek funds to replace 54 Maryland invites bids for overhaul of Lima, the capital of Peru. The consortium locomotives light rail vehicles submitted a bid of USD410 million to carry out the project, which had an official Transport equipment manufacturer, GE The Maryland Transit Administration has budget of USD431 million. Transportation and rail operator, Amtrak, invited RfPs through internationally The selection committee awarded the are lobbying for the US.S federal competitive bids for the mid-life overhaul consortium’s technical and economic government to fund the replacement of of light rail vehicles. A pre-proposal proposals 100 points. In comparison, 54 Amtrak locomotives with outdated conference and light rail vehicle competing bidder, the Metropolitano engines. (More in Finance) inspection will be conducted on January consortium, comprising Brazil-based 12, 2010. The closing date for inquiries is Andrade Gutierrez and local firm GE Transportation ties up with China’s February 24, 2010. Gallegos Casabonne Arango Quesada Ministry of Railways Ingenieros, scored 94.8 points. Washington MTA invites bids for special The electric train expansion project The Lawrence Park Township-based unit track work components of locomotive manufacturer, General involves building a rail line from the Atocongo bridge to Las Artes and from Electric Transportation, has entered into The Washington MTA has invited Las Artes to Hospital 2 de Mayo. Tren a memorandum of understanding with internationally competitive bids from Eléctrico Lima will start work in January China’s Ministry of Railways for pursuing qualified contractors for providing, 2010 and is aiming to complete the civil high speed rail opportunities in the US. manufacturing, shop assembly, testing, construction and electromechanical (More in Company News) packing and shipping for special track work within the 18 months stipulated by work components, turnout/crossover, etc. the contract. Mile High Transit to opt out of bidding for The successful bidder will be responsible Denver commuter train project for providing all equipment and Private investment promotion materials necessary for the procurement. agency ProInversión is expected to select The Mile High Transit consortium, The closing date for the bids is December a concessionaire to provide rolling stock comprising Canada-based railcar builder 30, 2009. and operate the system in March 2010. Bombardier Transportation, US-based The project is being funded by the Flatiron Construction and US-based Tenders for bearings and related items Government of Peru, which has already CH2M Hill One, has opted out of the for Alaska Railroad earmarked USD100 million for the same. bidding for the project to build the The Andean Development Corporation, commuter train system to Denver The Alaska Railroad Corporation (ARRC) Corporacion Andina De Fomento (CAF), International Airport and other FasTracks in the US has invited internationally is also expected to grant USD300 million programs, initiated by the Region competitive bids for the supply of for the project.

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Meanwhile, Lima’s electric train system in the metropolitan region of Meanwhile, Metro is slated to authorities are also carrying out studies, Pernambuco’s state capital, Recife. The inaugurate the extension of subway Line funded by CAF, to build a third stretch project is designed to improve urban 1 in Santiago’s Las Condes district in of the electric train system, which will mobility for the 2014 World Cup. Around December 2010. The company is also connect Hospital 2 de Mayo to San Juan BRL200 million will be spent on the working to extend the same line in the de Lurigancho. The contract for the third urban beltway BR-101, while around opposite direction to the Maipú district stretch is likely to be granted in 2011. BRL71 million will be used to build an by end-2010. Recently, in November 2009, the east-west bus corridor. In another recent development, Peruvian-Swiss-Finnish consortium (1 Brazilian Real [BRL]= 0.5737 USD) representatives of Chinese vehicle Cesel-Pöyry was granted a USD14.9 manufacturers have visited Chile’s million contract to supervise the civil and capital Santiago in order to meet local electromechanical works of the electric Montevideo municipal government to companies and explore business train project, which involves implement Medellín’s transport opportunities in the country’s mass constructing a train link from the infrastructure model transport sector. Chile’s transport Atocongo bridge to Las Artes and from infrastructure market is expected to Las Artes to Hospital 2 de Mayo. The municipal government of witness investments of over USD6 billion Montevideo in Uruguay, Intendencia over the next five years. Municipal de Montevideo (IMM), is Paraguay MOPC to construct mass considering implementing a transport transit system in Asunción infrastructure model along the lines of Metro launches pilot IT project on Chile’s The Paraguay Ministry of Public Works, that deployed in Medellin, Colombia. Transantiago metro system Ministerio de Obras Públicas y A Uruguayan delegation visited Chile’s state-owned subway company, Comunicaciones (MOPC) is planning to Medellín earlier in November 2009 to Metro, has launched a pilot project for implement a mass transport system in its learn about the city’s urban development deploying a new information technology capital city, Asunción, under the Plan plan and held discussions with the local (IT) system on Line 1 of its metro system. Asunción 2011. The project will involve state-owned metro firm Metro de The system enables users to receive text deploying high-quality buses with Medellín. The delegation also visited messages regarding delays or problems exclusive lanes and integrated bus other cities – Santiago in Chile, Curitiba with the service. The implementation of terminals between San Lorenzo and in Brazil, Bogota in Colombia and some the IT system is in line with Metro’s Puerto de Asunción. The authorities are European cities - to examine their mass initiatives to improve services on its exploring various strategies for transport systems. integrated mass transport system deployment and looking at the examples Transantiago. of the transit systems that have already Meanwhile, the government is been set up in other Latin American working with international financing Meanwhile, Metro is also working on countries such as Columbia to learn best entities such as Inter-American two expansion projects: the Line 1 practices. Development Bank (IDB) to obtain extension to the Los Domínicos, in Las financial and technical support for the Condes district and the Line 5 extension country’s long term development plan, Brazil government to invest in Natal’s to district Pudahuel. Both projects are which includes expanding urban mass expected to be completed before the end urban transit systems transit systems. of 2009. Metro is also working on The authorities from the urban mobility Presently, IMM and the country’s extending Line 5 to district Maipú, slated division of Brazil’s Growth Acceleration Public Works and Transport Ministry are to be completed by end-2010. Plan (GAP) have approved urban transit working with private bus operators to In another recent development, projects worth BRL400 million for Rio implement an integrated mass transport Santiago’s (Chile’s capital) public works Grande do Norte’s state capital, Natal. system that will include the construction ministry of planning and investment has of exclusive bus lanes. The projects aim at improving the said that the construction of a light rail urban transit infrastructure in the city in transit system connecting Santiago’s time for the 2014 World Cup. Sixteen out Chile’s MTT and Metro to explore new metro network to the city’s Arturo of 18 projects submitted to the state metro expansion projects Merino Benítez international airport may authorities have been approved. The be built sooner than expected. projects include constructing tunnels and Chile’s state-owned subway operator bus rapid transit routes. Metro and the Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications (MTT) are expected Santiago mass transit system to deploy The Brazil National Development to review new metro projects for Santiago IVU’s fleet management software Bank will provide a loan of BRL370 in 2010. Chile capital Santiago’s integrated mass million for the projects while the state Transport experts are mulling over transport system, Transantiago, has and city governments will contribute the implementing metro lines to improve granted an over USD44.7 million contract remaining BRL30 million. The funds are connectivity between the city center and to Germany-based IVU Traffic already available and will be used by the north of the capital, Santiago; between Technologies for supplying fleet June 2014. Meanwhile, Brazil’s federal southern and western Santiago; and management software. IVU will install its government has granted around USD174 between east to west in the south of software on 6,400 buses in addition to million to develop a bus rapid transit Santiago. deploying passenger counters, security

Global Mass Transit Report | December 2009 9 News cameras and panic buttons. The project Under the new system, existing bus construction company, Empresas ICA will be implemented over 2.5 years and routes will be redesigned to reduce and Spain-based rail equipment will also involve applying control centres waiting times and increase the frequency manufacturer, CAF, has placed the only and training almost 20,000 drivers to use of buses. The successful bidder will bid to build and operate a suburban the new software.Such intelligent replace Panama City’s old bus fleet in passenger train line in Mexico City, ‘Line transportation systems are increasingly eight months and operate the system. 3’. (More in Company News) being used throughout the country. Currently, dozens of individual Centralised traffic light systems, for operators compete on each route. The CRV receives metro vehicle supply instance, which were first installed in new bus system will also have pre-paid Santiago in the early 1990s, are now used smart card facilities. The renewed and contract from Metro Rio de Janeiro in four other cities and will be extended restructured bus system, to be known as Metro Rio de Janeiro has granted a to six more cities shortly. Metrobús, is slated to start running in USD160 million contract to China-based March 2010. The government has also recently Changchun Railway Vehicles (CRV), a inaugurated a monitoring centre, using subsidiary of China-based rail geographic positioning system (GPS) Funds received for consultancy on equipment manufacturer, China and cameras on every bus, to improve Panama City’s new metro Northern Locomotive and Rolling Stock bus flow management for Transantiago. Corporation (CNR) for supplying A-type The metro authority of Panama and metro vehicles. (More in Company News) Chile’s Transportation and Colombia-based mass transport Telecommunications Ministry is also operator, Metro de Medellín, have Siemens wins order to supply equipment looking to increase the involvement of entered into a framework cooperation the private sector in the implementation agreement to carry out consultancy work for Cabletren Bolivariano in Caracas of intelligent transportation systems. on Panama City’s new metro system. Germany-based transport equipment (More in Finance) manufacturer, Siemens Industry Guatemala government to renew city Solutions, has won an order from bus system São Paulo government seeks loans for Austria-based Automatic People Mover metro ‘line 5’ extension manufacturer, Doppelmayr Cable Car, to Guatemala will begin replacing and supply the electrical equipment for a renewing the 3,500 strong bus system in The São Paulo government is seeking cable liner shuttle connecting two metro Guatemala City in December 2009. The loans worth roughly USD1.1 billion from lines in Caracas, Venezuela. (More in new buses, which will be in place by the IDB and the World Bank’s International Company News) end of 2010, will be environment-friendly. Bank for Reconstruction and Urban public transportation in Development (IBRD) for its project to Scania supplies 215 buses to Brazil- extend the metro Line 5, the ‘lilac line’. Guatemala City mainly comprises buses based Grupo Gontijo and has been supplemented with a bus (More in Finance) rapid transit system called Transmetro, Sweden-based truck and bus consisting of special purpose lanes for Ecuador state bank to grant loan to Quito manufacturer, Scania, has sold 215 buses high capacity buses. There is also a local government to the Brazil-based bus and coach prepaid bus card system that is being operator, Grupo Gontijo. (More in implemented in the metro area. Ecuador’s state bank Banco del Company News) Estado (Bede) has granted a USD57.4 Panama City’s Metrobus concession million loan to the local government of Mobitec Brazil to supply EID systems for Quito for improving the metropolitan attracts over 20 bidders district’s transport system. (More in Sao Paulo rail project Over 20 domestic and international Finance) Global Electronic Information companies have submitted expressions of Display (EID) provider, Mobitec Brazil interest for a USD270 million tender to CAF receives train order from Medellín (the Brazil-based business unit of operate Panama City’s new ‘Metrobus’ metro in Columbia Sweden-based Mobitec) has received an system. The bidding rules have been order from Canada-based rail equipment published on the government’s e- Spain-based train equipment provider, Bombardier, for supplying EID procurement portal Panamá-Compra. manufacturer, Construcciones y Auxiliar systems for a rail project in Sao Paulo, Offers are scheduled to be presented on de Ferrocarriles (CAF), has received a Brazil. (More in Company News) February 26, 2009, while the contract will COP211 billion contract to supply 12 be awarded by March 29, 2010. three-car trains for the Medellín metro Tenders invited for the supply of in Colombia. (More in Company News) Interested firms include Spain’s machine parts for São Paulo metro Empresa Municipal de Transportes de Madrid (EMT), Central America’s Grupo Empresas-CAF consortium bids for Companhia do Metropolitano de São Q, Panama’s Distribuidora David, Mexico City suburban rail project Paulo, the developer and operator of the Brazil’s Busscar, China’s Lutong, and Sao Paulo metro system in Brazil, has operators of Chile’s Transantiago mass A consortium comprising Mexico- invited internationally competitive bids transport system. based engineering, procurement and for the supply of machined parts for the

10 Global Mass Transit Report | December 2009 News metro cars. The accessories, equipment model of a low impact mass transport government of France has expressed and components required are for the system. interest in financing the new metro line, brake systems and propulsion systems while the Italy-based firm Impregilo for the red fleet on Line 3 of the São Paulo Government of Mexico invites economic intends to participate in the project. metro. The last date for bid submission Line 1 of the system was inaugurated is November 30, 2009. bids for concession of Line 3 of suburban rail system in February 2009. The transport authorities are now planning to extend Government of Mexico launches tender Mexico’s transport and the system to three main lines and a for Metrobús Line 3 communications ministry and the state secondary network of Line 4, Line 5 and government have invited single Line 6. The federal District Government of economic bids for the concession of Line Mexico has launched a tender for 3 of Mexico valley’s suburban rail constructing Line 3 of Mexico City’s system. São Paulo Metro Company launches Metrobús BRTS. Interested parties may monorail tender acquire bidding rules until December 4, So far, only one technical offer has The São Paulo Metro Company, 2009, and the contract is scheduled to be been received from a consortium Companhia do Metropolitano de Sao awarded on December 31, 2009. The comprising Spain-based Construcciones Paulo (CMSP) has invited bids for its project is estimated to cost over USD77.8 y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF), BRL2.3 billion tender to build a 23.8km million. Mexico-based construction firm ICA’s subsidiary Conoisa and Spain-based monorail. The successful bidder will The first phase of the project involves firms ICF and Constructora Hispánica. have to design and construct the constructing a 15.9 km road stretch in the monorail, as well as procure 54 trains for Cuauhtémoc, Vallejo, Prolongación The transport ministry has approved the transit system. Proposals must be Guerrero, Guerrero, Rosales and Bucareli the technical offer and will evaluate the submitted by December 21, 2009 and the sectors. The successful bidder will create, consortium’s economic proposal over the winning company will be announced on modernise, conserve and maintain the next few days. The contract is scheduled December 22, 2009. road infrastructure along the BRT line for to be awarded on December 17, 2009. The The monorail, known as Expresso a 10-year period and will receive an project, which is estimated to cost Tiradentes, is an extension of the city’s annual payment from the government USD1.15 billion, involves constructing a metro ‘Line 2’, the ‘green line’ and will for the duration of the contract. 32.1 km suburban train line which will run from Chalco to Nezahualcóyotl, link Vila Prudente and Cidade reaching speeds of up to 130 km/hr. Tiradentes in eastern São Paulo. A new Mexico transport authorities to launch station (Vila Prudente) will also be Macrobús tender in January 2010 The consortium is planning to begin constructed next to the line while an construction works by building two underground walkway will extend from The Mexico transport authorities are terminals and three stations located in it to enable passengers to access the line. planning to launch a tender for building Chimalhuacán, La Paz and Ayotla. The the second phase of the Macrobús BRTS remaining five stations, to be located in The first 2.4 km link will connect Vila in Guadalajara, Jalisco in January 2010. Peñón Texcoco, Ciudad Jardín, Los Prudente and Oratório, for which testing The project is estimated to cost USD214 Reyes, Tlalpizáhuac and Ixtapaluca, will is due by the end of 2010. Phase 2, to be million and will be implemented under be built at a later stage. ready in 2011, will constitute a 10.4km a public-private partnership framework. stretch to the São Mateus station. The Under this framework, a private sector complete line, with 17 stations, is Transport authorities postpone deadline expected to be ready in 2012. CMSP is company will be hired to construct the for Santo Domingo’s metro tender 32 km long BRT corridor and will be paid contributing BRL1 billion to the project. by the government to maintain and The Dominican Republic transport This is part of CMSP’s plan to operate the same for 17 years. authorities have changed the deadline to construct six monorail projects totalling The federal government will finance submit bids for the tender to build and 110 km by 2013. Three lines (including 50 per cent of the project’s costs through operate Line 2 of the Santo Domingo Expresso Tiradentes) have been its national infrastructure fund, Fonadin, metro system from December 4, 2009 to confirmed while the proposals for the while 45 per cent of the funding will December 14, 2009. The deadline was remaining three are still under come from private investment. The extended due to a change in the bidding discussion. The estimated cost of the six Jalisco state government will put in the rules. The 28 km Line 2 will link San Luis projects is between BRL7.7 billion and balance. The state government has in the east of the city to Los Alcarrizos in BRL10.4 billion. the west, intersecting with the existing already started preparatory work on the (1 Brazilian Real [BRL] = 0.58029 USD) new line and is waiting for Fonadin to Line 1 at the Máximo Gómez station. The approve the budget. line will have 34 stations. The successful bidder will finance, Rio de Janeiro authorities invite RfPs for The first phase of the Macrobús BRT studies began operations in March 2009. The build and operate the subway under a 30-year concession and is expected to system currently runs over a 16 km The Rio de Janeiro city transport invest at least USD200 million in the stretch on Guadalajara’s main Calzada department is inviting requests for project. The project will be run as a Independencia Avenue and has received proposals (RfPs) from organisations for public-private partnership. The international recognition as a successful carrying out studies to design the city’s

Global Mass Transit Report | December 2009 11 News bus rapid transit (BRT) route ‘T5’. The Commuters will have to tap the card at The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation transport authorities are also in the validator, installed near the doors of (DMRC) is also working on a proposal discussions with the IDB for formulating the bus, while boarding. The fares will to finalise phase III of the metro project. a non-reimbursable technical be deducted on the basis of distance Phase III will provide connectivity cooperation agreement for the required travelled by the commuter with the help between Ghazipur in east Delhi and studies. The task involves defining the of global positioning system (GPS) Dhaula Kuan, parallel to the Ring Road, T5 route and preparing its architectural technology. Around 30 bus conductors and from Noida’s Sector 18 to the and engineering designs. Interested are being trained in a pilot project to run National Highway-8, running parallel to parties must submit their requests by the system on six buses. the Outer Ring Road. Projected to be November 20, 2009. completed by 2015, phase III is estimated The smart cards will be made to require over INR300 billion. DMRC The proposed BRT is expected to be available to commuters with a security expects about 40 per cent of this amount 30 km long and will link northern Rio deposit of INR50 and will be recharged to come from the Japan International de Janeiro to the Barra de Tijuca suburb in denominations of INR50. They will be Cooperation Agency (JICA). to the south of the city. available at bus depots and with bus conductors. The Transport Ministry of (1 Indian Rupee [INR] = 0.0215 USD) VALEC launches tender for engineering the Delhi government aims to eventually design common smart cards to Suvarnabhumi Airport Rail Link in design of Brazil north-south rail incorporate DTC buses, the Delhi Metro, Bangkok to be operational by mid-2010 Brazil-based VALEC-Engenharia and other forms of rapid transit systems. Construcoes e Ferrovias has invited bids (1 Indian Rupee [INR] = 0.0215 USD) The Bangkok transport authorities for the engineering design of the North will launch services on the 28 km long South Railway stretch Ouro Verde de Suvarnabhumi Airport Rail Link Goiás to Star of the West. The closing Demand for low-floor buses rises in connecting the airport with the city dates for the bids are December 28, 2009. Kolkata centre by mid-2010. The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has said that it expects The demand for low-floor buses in the airport link’s full-scale commercial Kolkata has increased after the Supreme operations to be launched by April 2010 Court upheld the Calcutta High Court’s ASIA PACIFIC as long as engineers can certify all the judgement suspending the bus permits rail equipment within three months. Kerala transport authorities await of private operators running pre-1993 clearance for bus terminal complex buses. This means that many private bus Otherwise, the launch will be operators will now be looking to postponed to August 2010. The SRT is The Kerala government in south purchase low-floor buses. About 170 new now seeking a subsidiary company for India is yet to grant its approval for the low-floor buses are already running on the management of the train’s operations construction of Kerala State Road various routes while another 40 buses during the first phase of service. Transport Corporation’s (KSRTC) will soon be added to the fleet. About 50 proposed INR559.3 million 10-storey bus per cent of the cost of the new low floor Philippines transport authorities to terminal complex. The complex is to be buses will be borne by the central extend MRT system built at the central bus station in the state government under its flagship capital Thiruvananthapuram. The programme, the Jawaharlal Nehru The national and local governments clearance of the master plan for the National Urban Renewal Mission of the Bulacan province in the project has been pending with the (JNNURM). Philippines have started discussions government for a year. Launched by the central government, regarding the construction of the USD2 The project will be implemented on the JNNURM is a city modernization billion Metro Rail Transit (MRT) system the build-operate-transfer (BOT) model, scheme with a total investment of over extension project linking Quezon City and is being carried out by a joint venture USD20 billion in a 5-6 year period. So far, and Bulacan. The province is linked with between the Kerala Transport the Ministry has funded more than Metro Manila primarily through the Development Finance Corporation and 15,000 luxury buses, including ultra- North Luzon Expressway and Manila the KSRTC. The project is estimated to modern and air-conditioned buses in the North Road. The Manila MRT System is be completed in 30 months. The bus 65 cities identified under JNNURM. part of the metropolitan rail system in terminal complex is one of six such the Metro Manila area of the Philippines. complexes that KSRTC is planning to It has a single line, MRT-3, or the Blue New Delhi metro stretches another 13 km build. The other bus terminal complexes Line. may come up at Angamaly, Kozhikode, to Noida Peroorkada and Malappuram. New Delhi’s metro link to Noida has Shortlisted consortia submit bids for been opened to the public. The 13 km Sydney Metro construction Delhi Transport Corporation to introduce long line connecting the metro to Noida’s smart card systems on buses Sector 32, has 10 stations, four in Delhi Three consortia - McConnell Dowell, and six in Noida. The Noida section is Abigroup and Obayashi, Leighton The Delhi Transport Corporation an extension of the Dwarka-Yamuna Contractors and SELI Spa, and Thiess/ (DTC) is planning to introduce smart bank line, and is the longest metro John Holland joint venture - have card systems on its bus networks. corridor running 45 km with 43 stations. submitted their bids for the Permanent

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Route Infrastructure (PRI) contract northern suburbs and ends at Clarkson, selected bidder will have to construct a involving the construction of tunnels and will be extended north of Clarkson to final design to be approved by the local station boxes for Phase 1 of the Sydney Butler. authorities. The actual construction work Metro. The trio had been shortlisted in is also expected to be started in early The project will also involve August 2009. The bids will be evaluated 2010. The project, estimated to cost constructing a new railway station as shortly, with a decision expected in the MYR7 billion, is likely to be completed well as a park-and-ride facility in the far second quarter of 2010. Construction is in three years. northern suburb. Project construction is due to start in mid-2010. expected to begin in 2011 and be SPN is also looking to introduce a Meanwhile, two consortia are completed by the end of 2014. longer, four-car train for the Kelana Jaya preparing their bids for a separate LRT line, a key metro system in Kuala (1 Australian Dollar [AUD]= 0.9142 USD) Integrated Metro Operations (IMO) Lumpur. The first batch of the four-car contract for the same line. The IMO train, which is currently undergoing contractor will build three stations, for Mumbai Development Authorities to call testing, will be operational by end 2009. which the designs have already been for bids for construction of monorail A total of 35 trains will be delivered in developed. one and a half years, with four being The Mumbai Metropolitan Region delivered every quarter. Phase 1 of the Sydney Metro will link Development Authority (MMRDA) has Central to Rozelle and will form the approved an INR37.5 billion project for (1 Malaysian Ringgit [MYR] = 0.2916 backbone of the future metro network. building a monorail line between Thane- USD) Phase 2 of the Metro is still at the Bhiwandi-Kalyan. The 30 km stretch will planning stage. The state and federal be implemented under a public-private Chinese Province of Guangdong to build governments are carrying out a joint partnership and will have a station after 580 km LRT feasibility study to identify the preferred each km. Bids for the project will be alignment and station locations. invited in December 2009. MMRDA is The government of China and the also planning to extend the line from National Development and Reform Kalyan to Badlapur. Commission have approved Chinese South Korea transport authorities start province, Guangdong’s proposed 580 km This is part of MMRDA’s plan to construction work on high speed rail line inter-city LRT system in the Pearl River build four monorail lines in the city: the delta region. The provincial transport The transport authorities of South 19.54 km Jacob Circle to Chembur via department has issued medium term Korea have started construction work on Wadala line, the 9 km BKC-Bandra East notes worth USD1.46 billion for a new 230 km high speed railway linking line, the 10 km Oshiwara-Kanjurmarg financing the project. The proposed LRT Osong, about 100 km south of Seoul, and Line and the Thane Bhiwandi-Kalyan network will have 23 intercity routes Mokpo, a southwestern port. Line. totalling 1,890 km and is expected to be The government plans to invest The Jacob Circle Wadala monorail operational by 2012. USD9.8 billion in the construction of the line is under construction and is likely Three other inter-city LRT projects railway, expected to be completed by to be completed by 2010. The line is linking Guangzhou, Dongguan and 2017. estimated to cost INR 24.6 billion and is Shenzen, Dongguan and Huizhou and being built by a consortium comprising Building works have begun on the Foshan and Zhaoqing are already under Larsen & Toubro and Malaysia-based first 182.3 km stretch of the railway construction. The delta region is also Scomi Engineering. linking Osong and Gwangju. This part planning to introduce 8 additional inter- is estimated to be completed in 2014, In the future, MMRDA may also set city bus routes. The province will pool while the portion linking Gwangju and up a 10-15 line monorail network across capital inputs of worth CNY800 billion Mokpo is scheduled for completion in the city for east-west connectivity. It has for key transport infrastructure projects 2017. already appointed consultancy firm Lea in the delta over the next few years. Associates to locate probable routes for In addition, work is currently being (1 Chinese Yuan [CNY]= 0.1465 USD) the project. carried out on constructing another section of the line linking Busan and (1 Indian Rupee [INR] = 0.0213 USD) China’s Ministry of Railways to add Daegu, an industrial city about 300 km 20,000 km of rail tracks southeast of Seoul. This section is Malaysia’s SPN evaluates pre- expected to be completed by the end of China’s Ministry of Railways has 2010. qualification bids for Kelana Jaya and Ampang LRT extension firmed up its plans to add nearly 20,000 km worth of new rail tracks in the West Australia Government approves Malaysia-based National western region by 2020. The move will extension of Joondalup Railway Infrastructure Company, Syarikat take its total rail network up to 50,000 Prasarana Negara (SPN) is evaluating km. There will be a special emphasis on The Government of Western the pre-qualification bids of 136 expediting existing rail track Australia has approved the AUD240 contractors for the proposed extension of construction projects as well as initiating million extension of the Joondalup the Kelana Jaya and Ampang Light Rail new projects such as the Chengdu- railway in the capital, Perth, by 7.5 km. Transit (LRT) lines. Bids for the formal Guiyang railway, the Chongqing- The railway, which runs through Perth’s tender will be invited by early 2010. The Guiyang railway and the Kunming-

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Nanning railway. The cost of the project officers to read ISO/IEC 24727 compliant provide signalling systems for the has not been disclosed. Overall, the Queensland Government smartcards. Changping Line of the Beijing subway country will spend an average of USD102 Respondents are also invited to provide network. (More in Company News) billion a year on rail construction over details on any future technologies which the next three years to achieve its target should be considered. The closing date CRV delivers first set of high speed trains by 2020. for the bids is December 18, 2009. to New South Wales Meanwhile, Pakistan Railways has firmed up its plans to buy 75 Chinese New Zealand government to grant China-based CRV, a subsidiary of CNR, locomotives. About 85 per cent of the NZD500 million to KiwiRail has delivered its first set of high speed purchase will be funded by a loan from trains for the Australia state of New South China’s Export Import Bank, which is State owned rail operator, KiwiRail will Wales. (More in Company News) expected to be finalised shortly. The take a NZD500 million loan from the move is part of Pakistan Railways’ Government of New Zealand to purchase CSR Qishuyan Locomotive and GE overall railways’ development plan of electric trains for its metro rail system in Auckland. (More in Finance) Transportation form joint venture for buying 150 locomotives, 75 of which are building locomotive engines expected to come from the US. Thailand to propose a THB1.47 trillion CSR Qishuyan Locomotive has formed a Construction of Hong Kong stretch of plan for improving the railways 50:50 joint venture with GE Express Rail Link to start by end 2009 Transportation for building and The Thailand Transport Ministry will maintaining the Evolution Series of The Hong Kong stretch of the 142 km soon propose a THB1.47 trillion plan to locomotive engines in China. (More in Express Rail Link from West Kowloon revamp the railway system to meet Company News) to the Shibi railway hub in New international standards. (More in Finance) Guangzhou, China will start Balfour Beatty awarded rail construction by the end of 2009. The Thailand government approves funding electrification contract by China move comes after the Special for four high speed train routes Administrative Region’s Executive Ministry of Railways Council approved the Express Rail link The Thailand government has approved London-based engineering and project in late October 2009. a THB112 billion project to construct four construction firm, Balfour Beatty, has high speed train routes in the country as The Hong Kong stretch of the project been awarded a GBP64 million contract part of the Transport Ministry’s THB1.47 will comprise the building of a 26 km to electrify the Xinxiang-Heze-Ranzhou- trillion plan to upgrade the national underground rail link (with intermediate Rizhao railway line by China’s Ministry railway system. (More in Finance) stations at Futian, New Shenzhen/ of Railways. (More in Company News) Longhua and Humen) and will cost HKD53.7 billion (non-railway works will Bombardier unveils metro train design Volvo secures bus order from Kochi cost an additional HKD11.5 billion). for Singapore ‘Downtown Line’ Corporation MTR Corporation will carry out the construction and commissioning of this Bombardier has unveiled its metro train The Kochi Corporation in Kerala in south section and will be invited to operate the design for Singapore’s ‘Downtown Line’. India has agreed to buy seven Volvo buses line on a concession basis. The line is (More in Company News) to provide premium bus services in the expected to be operational in 2015. city of Kochi. (More in Company News) (1 Hong Kong Dollar [HKD] = 0.1290 Alcatel-Lucent-Thales receives USD) signalling contract from Beijing MTR

The Beijing Mass Transit Railway (MTR) EUROPE Queensland transport authorities Corporation has awarded a turnkey request information on e-ticketing contract to a consortium comprising Extension of tram line T2 inaugurated in equipment Alcatel Lucent, France-based Thales and Paris Beijing-based Hua-Tie Information The autonomous operator of Parisian The Queensland Department of Technology Development, for providing Transport, Régie Autonome des Transport and Main Roads in Australia signalling on the Daxing Line of the Transports Parisiens (RATP) has officially have requested information on the supply Beijing subway. (More in Company News) of hand-held devices for electronic opened the 2.3 km extension of Paris tram infringement processing (e-ticketing). Route T2 from Ivry-Val-de-Seine to Porte Hollysys Automation Technologies de Versailles. The extension has been built This includes information on the receives signalling contract from at an investment of EUR92.5 million, of associated device management and Beijing MTR which EUR36 million has been integration, software application contributed by Île de France, EUR19 development and management, ongoing The Beijing MTR Corporation has million by the Hauts-de-Seine maintenance and support services and awarded a CNY326 million signalling Department and EUR18 million from the project delivery. The devices will initially contract to China-based firm Hollysys French government. The test runs for the be used by government enforcement Automation Technologies. Hollysys will extension began in August 2009.

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At the new terminal station of Route for the project, which is scheduled to be use of public transport, especially in the T2 at Porte de Versailles, an interchange completed by 2017, will begin in 2010. suburbs of London. has been provided with Line C of the Meanwhile, the Berlin Senate and Regional Express Railway (RER). The Germany-based rail operator Deutsche London Bus Service awards bus extension also offers interconnections Bahn have agreed on a funding package with orbital tram Route T3, and metro ticketing and transport services for implementing Phase 1 of Line S21 of Line 8 and Line 12. However, the Alstom contracts the Berlin S-Bahn rapid transit system. Citadis low-floor trams deployed on This system consists of 15 lines, operated London Bus Services Limited, a Route T3 and Route T2 have different by S-Bahn Berlin, a subsidiary of the subsidiary of TfL, has awarded various dimensions so there will be no physical Deutsche Bahn. contracts: connection between the extension of Route T2 and Route T3. The project involves the construction UK-based Metric Group Limited has of a 1.6 km stretch between the northern won a GBP15 million contract to operate (1 Euro [EUR] = 1.5063 USD) side of the ring line and Hauptbahnhof and maintain the 1,143 roadside ticketing by 2014, which will be extended by 2 km machines, which are Almex ‘Accent’ Trams ordered for regional railway in the long term. It is estimated to cost machines, bought in 1999. The contract operations in Switzerland EUR226.5 million, of which the local requires maintenance services for a three government will contribute 40 per cent year period, with an option for a two year Swiss regional rail operator Baselland and the federal government will put in extension at the discretion of TfL. Transport (BLT) has awarded a CHF74 the balance. million contract to Switzerland-based A GBP4.3 million contract and a Stadler Rail for the delivery of 15 Tango (1 Euro [EUR] = 1.48981 USD) GBP3.7 million contract have been trams in 2011-12. Four pre-series cars awarded to UK-based Metroline Travel were delivered to BLT in 2008 and have Limited to provide bus services on Russian Railways to set up new designated routes (189 and 32, been tested for 14 months for customer passenger transport company satisfaction. Each tram is 45 metres long respectively) for a five year period, with and 2,300 millimetres wide, suitable to The state-owned railroad operator a provision of a two year extension. operate on meter gauge. They can reach Russian Railways is planning to set up a A GBP4.9 million contract has been a maximum speed of 80 km/hr and will new passenger rail company, the ‘Federal awarded to UK-based First Capital East be used on BLT’s long distance route. Passenger Company’, to provide long- Limited to provide bus services on Route distance transportation. Its charter capital The SRF276 million framework 259 for five years, with a provision of a is likely to be set at RUB136.8 billion. agreement allows for the ordering of up two year extension. Russian Railways will hold almost 100 to 60 trams and was agreed by the Basel per cent stake (minus one share) in the (1 British Pound [GBP] = 1.658 USD) city transport company BVB (20 vehicles) new company. The creation of a and BLT (40 vehicles) in May 2006. Now, specialised company is intended to BVB is expected to follow BLT in Go-Ahead to take over Plymouth-based improve the efficiency of operations. ordering 15 to 25 trams and a further 20 Citybus to 30 vehicles in 2014. The Federal Passenger Company is The Plymouth city council is likely to expected to start operations in April (1 Swiss Franc [CHF] = 0.9855 USD) approve UK-based public transport 2010. It will also provide both traditional provider, Go-Ahead’s proposal to acquire and specialised long-distance passenger the Plymouth-owned bus company, New extensions for Berlin Metro Line U5 transportation services. Citybus. Go-Ahead has offered GBP20.2 approved (1 Russian Rouble [RUB] = 0.0346 USD) million for taking over the company, of The board of Berlin Transportation which the city council is expected to Company, Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe receive GBP19.58 million after accounting Oyster cards to be introduced on London for debt and other payments. The council (BVG) has approved the 2.2 km suburban rail underground expansion of metro Line U5 will discuss whether to approve the sell- off at a meeting on November 30, 2009. (part of the Berlin U-Bahn rapid transit Pay-as-you-go Oyster cards are set to be The sell-off is being opposed by workers’ rail system) from Brandenburger Tor to launched in all national rail stations along unions and the Labour Party. Alexanderplatz. The new extension is the London suburban overland rail aimed at integrating the U55 shuttle network by January 2, 2010. An If the deal goes through, the name of (opened in August 2009) between agreement to this effect has been signed the bus service, ‘Citybus’, will remain Brandenburger Tor and Hauptbahnhof by Transport for London (TfL) and eight unchanged. Go-Ahead will also with line U5. train operators, responsible for running maintain the existing bus routes for six different sections of the network. The The project, requiring an investment months. Subsequently, if there are any travel cards currently being used on the of EUR433 million, also involves the changes made to the routes, Go-Ahead network will be replaced by the construction of stations at Berliner must give the council a 90-day prior permanent and reusable Oyster card Rathaus and Museumsinsel in addition notice. Besides Go-Ahead, four other already used on the London to a station at Unter den Linden to companies had submitted offers for Underground, buses, trams, over ground provide an interchange for Line U6 at purchasing Citybus. and Dockland Light Rail services. The Französische Strasse. Preparatory works move is expected to further increase the (1 British Pound [GBP] = 1.6502 USD )

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Italy grants EUR1.3 billion for Messina to submit bids for Phase II of the Sweden, has ordered 25 AnsaldoBreda Bridge construction project Nottingham Express Transit (NET) tram Sirio trams at a cost of EUR61 million. project. (More in Company News) (More in Company News) The government of Italy has approved a EUR1.3 billion grant for constructing the Strait of Messina rail and road bridge New-generation electronic interlocking CAF wins contract for supply of trams to connecting the island of Sicily to the system by Thales inaugurated in France Belgrade country’s mainland. (More in Finance) France-based rail operator, Réseau Ferré Spain-based rail equipment de France (RFF), has inaugurated a new manufacturer, Construcciones y Auxiliar Netherlands transport ministry to revise generation electronic interlocking system de Ferrocarriles (CAF), has been awarded funding for deploying free wi-fi on trains on its rail network at Longueau. The a EUR70 million contract by the local system has been supplied and installed government of Belgrade in Serbia to The Transport ministry in the by the France-based Thales Group. (More supply 30 light rail vehicles (trams). (More Netherlands will invest EUR16.1 million in Company News) in Company News) to equip all trains in the country with free internet access. (More in Finance) DB Regio procures regional trains Invensys Rail secures re-signalling contract for Finland rail network Shareholders approve National DB Regio, a subsidiary of Germany-based Express’s proposed rights issue ; rail operator Deutsche Bahn (DB), has UK-based technology group, Invensys Cosmen family increases shareholding selected Alstom to supply 16 Coradia Lint Rail, has won a contract from Finland’s regional trains to be deployed on its north Rail Administration, Ratahallintokeskus Around 68 per cent of the shareholders network between Schleswig and Holstein. (RHK), for providing re-signalling works of National Express have voted in favour at the Siilinjärvi depot and mainline of the company’s proposed GBP360 DB Regio secures rail operation contract railway. (More in Company News) million rights issue. (More in Finance) in Sweden Bombardier emerges as preferred Thameslink programme budget to DB Regio Sverige, a subsidiary of the bidder for French National Railways experience cuts Germany-based national rail operator, Deutsche Bahn, has secured a contract French National Railways, Société The UK Treasury is planning to reduce from Östgötland transport authority Nationale des Chemins de Fer Français the budget for the Thameslink ÖstgötaTrafiken in Sweden to operate its (SNCF), has chosen Canada-based programme by GBP750 million as a local train services for a 10 year period Bombardier Transportation as the consequence of the recession and the starting from December 12, 2010. (More preferred bidder for a USD1.4 billion results of recently conducted tests to in Company News) contract to supply suburban/regional gauge the programme’s “value for trains. (More in Company News) taxpayers’ money”. (More in Finance) Solaris secures tram supply contract in Poland UK-based Arriva launches m-ticketing in Network Rail plans investments for its bus services nationwide station refurbishment Poznañ Municipal Transport Company in project Poland has awarded a EUR82.4 million UK-based bus operator, Arriva has contract to Poland-based Solaris Bus and launched mobile phone ticketing, known UK-based rail operator, Network Rail, has Coach to supply 40 trams. (More in as m-ticketing services, on its bus services announced a GBP3.25 billion plan to Company News) across England, Scotland and Wales. renovate over 2,000 railway stations (More in Company News) throughout the country. (More in Finance) Siemens secures contracts to supply trains Thales secures maintenance contract Spain grants loan for cross-border for high-speed rail line in Spain Perpignan-Figueres high speed rail link Germany-based Siemens has secured various railway-related contracts. France-based electronic systems Spain’s Ministry of Development will Vienna transport operator Wiener Linien supplier, Thales, has secured a EUR41.2 grant a EUR20.4 million loan to TP Ferro, has awarded Siemens Mobility a EUR25 million contract for providing both the France-Spain consortium building the million contract to deploy automatic preventive and corrective maintenance new cross border high-speed rail route train control equipment on two of signalling equipment along the between Perpignan in France and extensions in the city’s metro network. Madrid-Valladolid high speed rail line Figueres in Spain. (More in Finance) (More in Company News) in Spain. (More in Company News)

Nottingham Express Transit shortlists Ansaldos receives tram supply contract Cubic secures contract to provide e- bidders for tram project from Göteborgs Spårvägar ticketing in Germany

The Arrow Connect and Tramlink Tram operator, Göteborgs Spårvägar, Germany-based Rhein Main Services, on Nottingham consortia have been invited which runs tram services in Göteborg in behalf of the German Transit Authority

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Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV), trains (model - Val206) of the Toulouse project involved constructing the 9 km has awarded a contract to Cubic agglomeration. The scope of restoration long Line 1 connecting - “Haï el Badr” Deutschland, a subsidiary of US-based works includes complete external and with “Tafourah-Large post office”. The Cubic Corporation, to develop both the interior repair, without restoration of the 10 station line began operations recently. initial stage and central core of Germany’s chain from traction as well as the first large scale electronic ticketing bearings. The closing date of the tender China Civil Engineering Construction system. (More in Company News) is November 23, 2009 receives railway construction contract from Government of Nigeria Bombardier collaborates with German France’s SITURV invites bids for supply of Aerospace Centre for development of rolling stock The Government of Nigeria has awarded new high speed trains a USD876 million contract to the China France’s Syndicat Intercommunal des Civil Engineering Construction Germany-based Bombardier Transports Urbains de Valenciennes Corporation (CCEC) for constructing the Transportation (subsidiary of Canada- (SITURV) has invited internationally 200 km Abuja–Kaduna railway. The based transport equipment provider, competitive bids for the supply of rolling project is expected to be finished in three Bombardier) has signed a five-year stock for railway and tramway services. years. contract with the German Aerospace The rolling stock will be deployed for The Chinese government has granted Centre, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft und services on the second line of TCSP a loan of USD500 million for the project Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR), for undertaking (Valway) and for the extension of the East- – part of the first phase of Nigeria’s joint research and development activities West line. national railway modernisation for a new generation of high speed trains. The contract also includes optional programme. (More in Company News) lots for supply of spare parts in accordance with the provisions of the The contract replaces a USD300 Croatia Railways Infrastructure invites CCFP, and supply and installation of the million agreement for the construction of a complete new network which was bids for signalling and electronic guidance system on vehicle type signed by the previous government but interlocking articulated buses of the network of Valenciennes. later terminated. Croatia Railways Infrastructure Limited The closing date for the bids is Nigeria is focusing on improving its has invited internationally competitive December 18, 2009. railway system. It recently granted a bids for the supervision of works related contract to CCEC for the rehabilitation to the signalling and interlocking system of the 488 km Lagos–Jebba route by late at the Zagreb main railway station. The 2010. The 488 km long line will connect works to be supervised involve the MIDDLE EAST AND the southern and northern states of the substitution of the existing signalling and country. The project includes providing interlocking system with the new AFRICA signalling and telecommunication electronic interlocking. It will interface systems along the rail lines. The project with the existing systems in the EMA grants construction contract for is part of a NGN24 billion umbrella plan neighbouring stations and railway line Martyrs-Emir Abdelkader squares metro to revamp all Nigeria’s railway lines. In sections. line in Algeria addition, the Nigerian Railway A new power supply and a new Corporation has ordered 25 locomotive Algeria-based metro operator, Metro engines from General Electric and digital telecommunication system will Company of Algiers, Entreprise Métro also be installed and a part of the existing another 120 coaches and wagons are d’Alger (EMA) has granted a USD54.9 being refurbished. building for the new SSI equipment million contract to the Association of accommodation will be reconstructed. Central Algiers Metro for constructing a A bill to repeal the Nigerian Railway The works will be carried out metro line between the Martyrs and Emir Corporation Act of 2004 is in progress. according to FIDIC conditions of contract Abdelkader squares in northwest Algeria. The bill will establish a Nigerian Railway (FIDIC conditions of contract for plant The multilateral consortium will have to Authority and pave the way for private and design-build for electrical and complete the construction of the line, a sector involvement in the rail sector. mechanical plant, and for building and 1.7 km tunnel and two stations in Ali (1 Nigerian Naira [NGN] = 0.0065USD) engineering works, designed by the Boumendjel and Martyrs Square within contractor – FIDIC Yellow Book, 1999). 42 months. The closing date for the bids is January Johannesburg high-speed rail link The Association of Central Algiers 5, 2010. project running behind schedule Metro comprises Brazil-based transport equipment manufacturer Andrade The high speed rail link project in South France’s TISSEO-SMTC launches subway Gutierrez (with a 55 per cent Africa connecting the airport to restoration tender shareholding), Portugal-based Texeira Johannesburg and Pretoria, known as the (with a 25 per cent shareholding), Gautrain, is reportedly running behind France-based bus and subway operator Angola-Portugal-based Zagope (10 per schedule and may not be operational in TISSEO-SMTC has invited bids for cent) and Algeria-based Geni Sider (10 time for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The industrial market restoration of the cases, per cent). The Algiers Metro was USD3.5 billion project is meant to carry without their bearings, of 28 subway launched in 1980. The first phase of the visitors from the airport to the commercial

Global Mass Transit Report | December 2009 17 News centre during the World Cup. Under The Kuwait MRT project is estimated Solution (MTS) consortium, has construction for three years, the railway to cost USD7 billion and involves the requested the government of Israel for a system was scheduled to be completed in construction of a 171 km long inner city two month extension to secure funding October 2010. transport network with four lines for the project. (More in Finance) running across Kuwait City. About 60 km The project implementing agency, of the lines will be built underground. Bombela consortium, has sought an Abu Dhabi to invest AED166.67 billion in additional USD180 million to meet the rail-based transport systems deadline but the South African Light rail construction project starts in government has refused. Saudi Arabia Abu Dhabi plans to invest a minimum of AED166.67 billion in constructing rail- Construction work has begun on Phase 1 based transport systems in the city. (More South Africa-based Durban Transport to of the new light rail transit (LRT) project in Finance) procure new buses in the Saudi capital, Riyadh. The project involves constructing a 25 km long rail South African bus operator, Durban Dan Bus Company to acquire Veolia line with 36 stations. Transport, is planning to add new buses Transport’s stake in Jerusalem Light Rail to its fleet. The operator began services The north-south route will extend Project in August 2009 but its planned full from the northern side of the ring road to number of 450 peak standard buses is still Olaya and Batha streets up to the Israel-based Dan Bus Company is not in operation. New buses are needed southern ring road, covering 30 city planning to buy out France-based Veolia to replace the old buses, which were districts. Transport’s stake in the Jerusalem Light owned by Remant Alton. Rail project for USD15 million. (More in Of the 36 stations, 23 will be built on Company News) In 2004, Remant Alton had acquired the first route and the remaining 13 on Durban Transport and operated the second route. scheduled bus services throughout the Deutsche Bahn secures railway contract Phase 2 of the project (east-west Durban metropolitan area. However, projects worth USD25 billion from Qatari route) will be 14 km long and will extend Remant Alton’s services were suspended from the eastern side of the ring road Diar in March 2009 due to violent industrial across King Abdulaziz Road up to King action by its employees, unroadworthy Germany-based rail operator, Deutsche Khaled Road in the west. vehicles and the company’s poor financial Bahn, has secured railway project position. The eight-car coaches for the project, development contracts worth USD25 being manufactured by CAF under a billion in Qatar and Bahrain. (More in Company News) Kuwait metro project receives over 45 SR612 million contract, are scheduled to be delivered by December 2012. EoIs (1 Saudi Riyal [SR] = 0.2666USD) Julius Berger receives track extension Over 45 consultants have submitted contract from Nigeria government expressions of interest (EoI) for Kuwait’s MRT project. The Partnerships Technical China extends grant for transport The government of Nigeria has awarded Bureau (PTB), which is overseeing the projects to Botswana a NGN7.76 billion contract for project, is slated to finalise the request for constructing a portion of the Itakpe- The government of China has granted proposals (RfPs) in mid-December 2009. Ajaokuta-Warri rail project to Germany- CNY20 million to the government of based construction company, Julius The successful bidder will be the Botswana to help it implement some of Berger. (More in Company News) transaction adviser of the project, its priority projects (including transport carrying out various activities such as projects) under its National Development aiding the PTB, buying equipment and Plan. (More in Finance) Alstom unveils new design for Al Sufouh negotiating deals. Its tasks will also tramway in Dubai include validating previous feasibility Majlis Planning Committee to invest studies, carrying out due diligence on the France-based rail equipment project, and overseeing the tendering USD1.7 billion in Tehran Metro manufacturer, Alstom Transporation, has unveiled the design of the cars for process. The project is the second public- The Majlis Planning and Budget private-partnership scheme launched by the Al Sufouh tramway. (More in Committee has approved the allocation Company News) the government since the summer of of USD1.7 billion and USD0.3 billion to 2009. the Tehran Metro and other urban A private developer, which will own transport projects in other Iranian cities Alstom receives Citadis tram supply 40 per cent of the project company, will respectively. (More in Finance) order from Morocco-based Casa design, build, finance, operate and Transports maintain the metro network. The MTS seeks additional time to secure The Casablanca Tramway government will own 10 per cent of the finances for Tel Aviv light rail project Development Company (Casa project company. The state will sell the Transports) has granted a EUR120 remaining 50 per cent stake in the project The contractor for Israel’s Tel Aviv light million contract to France-based rail company via an initial public offering. rail system, the Metro Transportation equipment manufacturer, Alstom, for

18 Global Mass Transit Report | December 2009 News supplying 74 of its Citadis trams. (More technical and economic feasibility of new USD3 billion LRT network by early 2010. in Company News) rail links to several locations in Nigeria. Construction work has already started Phase 1 of the study will involve assessing with site clearing and excavation for two Syrian Railways invites bids for carrying the feasibility of railway extensions to the lines of the project already done. The Central Line and Kano to Katsina, and project is expected to be completed by out railway feasibility study cover areas such as traffic study, railway 2017. alignment, and the assessment of other Syrian Railways has invited Overall, the LRT will run across 39 required infrastructure. internationally competitive bids for km, and will be constructed in two conducting an executive study to Under Phase 2, a pre-feasibility study phases (two separate lines). The 25 km determine the feasibility of a railway line will be conducted for a new west-east long first line, with 23 stations, will run between Al-Muslumieh Station and line in the country. This will cover in the north-south direction. Jebreen Station and passing through the analysis of railway alignments, initial The 14 km long second line, with 13 industrial area of Al Sheekh Najar in freight and passenger traffic study, stations, will run in the east-west Aleppo. The closing date for the bids is capital investment study, etc. The scope direction. ADA also plans to develop a January 5, 2010. of the feasibility study will also require bus network to feed in to the LRT system. (1 Syrian Pound [SYP] = 0.0217 USD) the consultant to assess the potential for private sector participation in the project Various consultancy teams are (1 Euro [EUR] = 1.4987 USD) and suggest how such involvement can working on the project. These include be arranged, for both phases. The closing Beirut-based Dar al-Handasah, France- Nigeria Railway Corporation invites bids date for bids is December 11, 2009. based consultancy Semaly, Omrania and for techno-economic feasibility study Associates of Saudi Arabia and Canada- based IBI Group. The project authorities, for rail extensions ADA to invite bids for LRT project by 2010 in November 2009, awarded a USD163 [free access] The Nigeria Railway Corporation has million contract to Spain’s railway invited internationally competitive The Arriyadh Development Authority equipment supplier Compañía Auxiliar prequalification bids for the provision of (ADA), Saudi Arabia, is planning to de Ferrocarriles (CAF) to supply consultancy services to assess the launch tenders for the construction of a coaches. Global Mass Transit Report Information and analysis on the global mass transit industry

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Global Mass Transit Report | December 2009 19 TA/TSO Focus

The Roads & Transport Authority, Dubai Dubai metro project

Developing a comprehensive public transport A 174 km long metro network is planned to be developed network across four lines coded as the Red Line (52.5 km), Green Line (22.5 km), Purple Line (49 km) and Blue Line (50 km). The Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) was set up in 2005 to Under the first phase, the Red Line and Green Line will be plan and provide transport facilities in Dubai. Established under developed, with 47 stations along the two routes, of which decree number 17 for the year 2005, RTA’s jurisdiction covers 10 will be underground. Of the total length planned, 4.7 roads and traffic within Dubai as well as inter-city transport km of the Red Line and 7.9 km of the Green Line will be between Dubai and its neighbouring countries. underground in nature. Also, the Red Line is planned to be extended by 15.5 km to the border with Abu Dhabi with RTA’s responsibilities include providing bus, taxi and marine six additional stations and a multi-storey car park. USA- transport services. The authority also implements projects related based Llewelyn Davies has been chosen lead architect for to road engineering, road beautification, rail, parking and traffic both lines, with Dubai Rapid Link as the contractor. safety measures. These services are carried out by six different agencies under the RTA, namely rail, public transport, traffic and The RTA has selected UK-based Serco Group to operate roads, marine, Dubai Taxi, and licensing. and maintain the Red Line and the Green Line. The USD795 million contract is applicable for a period of 12 years and Developing rail-based projects six months. Other companies to be awarded projects related to the metro include UK-based Capita Symonds as lead The rail agency under the RTA plans to develop, operate and engineer and project manager, UK-based KCA maintain a railway network in the region. The agency is currently International as design consultant for stations interiors, and implementing two rail-based projects, namely the Dubai metro US-based Kellogg Brown & Root as tunnelling engineering and Al Sufuoh Tramway (see box for details). advisor. By September 2009, a section of the Red Line, covering 10 stations, was made operational. The RTA Construction on the Dubai metro project, which was launched expects the Red Line to be completely operational by 2012 in 2006 to provide a modern and efficient mode of transport, and the Green Line to begin operations in 2010. gathered momentum during 2009. However, a major revision in the project design and scope has led to a massive cost revision, For the Purple Line, Parsons Brinckerhoff has been from the original estimate of USD4.22 billion to USD7.6 billion. selected as project consultant. The development of the Further, RTA’s Al Sufouh tramway project, to improve traffic flow Purple Line has been postponed because of the slowdown and road services between Umm Suqeim and Jumeirah lakes, is in the real estate market. estimated to require an investment of USD1.08 billion. In September 2009, UAE-based integrated telecom Overall, given the enormous project costs of implementing service provider, du, launched wi-fi broadband services rail-based projects, RTA is considering the public-private on Dubai metro trains and stations in conjunction with partnership model to develop these projects. For instance, it is RTA. In addition, a new personalised metro card is planned currently revisiting its original plan for funding the Red Line to be launched shortly. and the Green Line of the Dubai metro project through private sources. To increase the attractiveness of these projects to private investors, RTA plans to give the private sector access to revenue The Al Sufouh Tramway Project accrued through station-naming rights, retail units, advertisements and adjoining real estate development. The 14.5 km project will be implemented in two phases. The first phase, running 9.5 km with 13 stations, will link the Al Sufouh and the Dubai Marina areas and the second Managing the Extensive Bus Network phase, running 5 km with six stations, will include a spur line to link Jumeirah Beach road with the ‘Mall of the Dubai has a very large and extensive bus system, run by RTA. Emirates’. For the first phase of the project, the design-build On an average weekday, a total of 734 peak bus schedules cover contract was awarded to the ABS consortium consisting of a distance of 264,260 km on 79 routes. About 310,000 passengers Alstom, Besix and the Serco Group in April 2008. The use the bus service everyday. USD544 million contract was signed in October 2008. The The fleet comprises custom-built, air-conditioned buses, second phase of the project has been put on hold because equipped with individual seats, an electronically operated of global financial conditions. destination display system and computerised fare collection Recently, France-based rail-equipment manufacturer, system. Most buses have a capacity of 51 sitting and 10 standing Alstom, unveiled the design of the cars for the Al Sufouh passengers. Smaller capacity buses are also put into service in tramway. The dark-coloured Alstom Citadis 402 trams will the central business district as well as low-density corridors. The have diamond-shaped front ends and colour-coded seats buses are maintained at Al Qusais and Al Awir bus depots. to cater to specific classes of women and children. To provide a 24-hour bus service, RTA has introduced night All stations will be equipped with platform screen doors services. These services, operating between 11.30 pm and 6.00 and automatic vehicle control to ensure proper am, are linked with the normal bus service. The buses operate at synchronisation between the tram and platform doors. intervals of 30 minutes, and cover all major bus stations including

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Al Rashidiya, Gubaiba, Al Qusais, Jabel Ali Free Zone, Gold Souq issues, registers and renews licenses of commercial vessels, and Satwa. They also pass through important destinations like personal vessels, yachts, and tourist vessels after ensuring their the Al Karama area, Dubai Marina and the Greens. Overall, the safety standards, as mandated by RTA. bus transport infrastructure includes a fleet of 1,333 quality buses, One prominent marine-based project currently being nine bus stations, 1,860 bus stops, 1,302 wayside passenger undertaken by the RTA is the USD13.6 million Abra maintenance shelters, and point timetables at 500 bus stops. facility project, to be complete by 2010. A consultant has been The RTA also provides an inter-Emirates bus service with 11 appointed by the RTA to design a routine maintenance facility to routes connecting Dubai with the other Emirates through 12 take- provide routine maintenance and light repairs to existing and off points and 17 drop-off points. Over 277 buses, with different proposed water transport vessels operating within Dubai Creek, passenger-carrying capacities, are used for providing inter- including Abras, waterbuses, water taxis and small passenger Emirates services. On an average, over 53,000 passengers use ferries. Another project involves designing and building Dubai this service daily. The inter-Emirates services connect Dubai to ferry stations in accordance with green building standards. Sharjah, Ajman, Um Quwin, Ras Alkhaima, Masafi, Al Dhaid, Scheduled to be completed by 2010, the USD108.9 million project Fujairah, Abu Dhabi, Al-Ain, Derah and Sabkha. is planned to be implemented in two phases. Further, as part of its awareness-building campaign to promote the use of public transport, RTA has agreed to purchase Monitoring taxi services in Dubai 518 environment-friendly buses to act as feeder services for metro commuters. Under a USD0.51 billion contract, the buses will be Dubai has an extensive taxi system, which is by far the most supplied by Netherlands-based VDL and managed by UAE- frequently used means of transport within Dubai. Taxis in Dubai based Swaidan Al Naboodah. They will utilise eco-friendly fuel, are government-operated as well as run by private cab with a sulphur content of 50 parts per million (ppm) against 500 companies. The current fleet in Dubai is operated by six franchise ppm found in normal fuel. companies, namely, RTA Dubai Taxi, National Taxi, Cars Taxi, Metro Taxi, and Arabia Taxi, in addition to City Taxi, which is operated on a rideshare basis. The performance and evaluation Coordinating traffic and roads of these taxi service providers are monitored by the Franchise and Enforcement department of RTA. Currently, RTA Dubai Taxi Under the traffic and roads segment, the RTA plans, designs, has deployed about 3,503 taxicabs, inlcuding district taxi, airport constructs, maintains and controls the road system in Dubai. taxi, hatta taxi, ladies taxi, special- needs taxi and normal taxis Besides, the agency uses intelligent transportation systems to on several customer service lines. Over 7,000 drivers, on a shift plan, service and control traffic systems, and to promote a safe basis, provide 24-hour taxi service. traffic culture and awareness among drivers.

Parking policies, designed by RTA, are used as a tool to Operating as a licensing agency encourage the use of public transportation modes, reduce traffic- related accidents, regulate use of personal vehicles, and reduce The licensing agency operates through a combination of agencies traffic jams. Advanced technological systems like a parking such as customer service centres, approved agent operators, and central management system (PCMS) connecting and controlling e-service channels. The licensing agency also has five all parking machines are being used to regulate parking areas in departments, each with specific tasks. These are drivers’ licensing, Dubai. Parking fines are levied electronically for quick drivers’ training and qualification, vehicle licensing, commercial transactions and to optimise human resources. transport activities, and monitoring and enforcement. Several Under the traffic and roads agency, the Road Fees and Parking projects related to driving-simulation evaluation, improving Department is responsible for planning, managing, operating driving examiner skills, etc., are being taken up by RTA. and maintaining the parking and road fees system in Dubai. The department issues parking reservation permits, and no-objection Conclusion certificates for removing and installing parking machines. It also allocates private plots for paid parking systems. RTA, Dubai is currently implementing a wide range of transport- related initiatives ranging from implementing the investment- intensive metro project to small vehicle licensing initiatives. Looking after the country’s marine system However, optimal utilisation of public transport facilities in Dubai Marine transport routes serve about 27 million passengers will depend on integration of various modes of transport. In this annually, accounting for 1.2 per cent of the total commuters using regard, RTA launched its ‘Journey Planner’ in 2009 to integrate public transport systems in Dubai. transport services in Dubai, making it the fifth city in the world after London, New York, Munich and Melbourne to apply the The marine agency of RTA prepares legislation, undertakes draft system. Known as Wojhati, it is installed at all metro stations studies, provides licenses, and is responsible for the safey of and displays travel-related information to enable commuters to marine transport systems in Dubai. Marine services are integrated plan their travel. According to the RTA, the Wojhati system is with other systems of transport. The marine agency also has a recording an average daily increase of 78 per cent in new visitors. separate operations and maintenance department to inspect and continuously develop marine transport routes in Dubai. The The installation of Journey Planner at all metro stations is a department ensures the quality of marine transport operations positive step towards an integrated and comprehensive and the application of safety standards. Another department, transportation system in Dubai. Looking ahead, RTA plans to the registration and licensing department, is responsible for prepare legislation and develop integrated roads solutions in  technical vehicle examination, and evaluation of vessels. It also accordance with Dubai’s economic development plans.

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Energy Efficiency for Road Transportation in their oil-importing economies, thereby threatening their future energy security. It calls for a shift from the business-as-usual in Asia scenario, to a different on-road scenario now itself, if we want to ensure a better and more sustainable quality of life by 2035. Policies must encourage public transport and The solution advocated by experts requires a holistic approach clean fuels through a multi-sector action plan which simultaneously addresses issues related to increasing emissions, pollution, capacity and funding constraints, limited land availability, and new phase of accelerated economic growth coupled with energy security. A range of policy instruments are required to Arapid urbanisation is taking place in developing economies, incentivise a change in existing travel demand in favour of public particularly in Asia. Besides higher standards of living, this has transport systems such as buses, light rail and rapid transit brought along with it higher urban population densities and systems. Moreover, a change in travel behaviour patterns can be increasing energy consumption. In fact, over the past 30 years, induced by modifying land use and urban development patterns energy consumption in Asia has increased by around 230 per that would minimise the frequency and length of trips people cent resulting in greater concentrations of carbon dioxide in the are required to take. atmosphere. This is anticipated to usher in drastic climate changes and, in the process, adversely affect sustainable development This needs to be complemented with research and and equity in these countries. development geared towards improving the energy efficiency of individual vehicle types so as to reduce fuel consumed per With the climate summit in Copenhagen just round the corner, passenger km, as well as enforcing more stringent fuel efficiency the focus of multilateral organisations, advocacy groups, urban standards for existing and new vehicles. Better maintenance of planners and governments alike has shifted to exploring roads and vehicles can play a key role in increasing fuel efficiency. strategies for reducing the carbon footprint of these emerging Further, cleaner fuels such as bio-fuels and renewable energy economies. Clearly, one of the key areas for achieving this must be used. reduction is road transportation in urban areas. Within the broad framework of these policy guidelines, each The demand for travel in urban areas has been on the rise, country and city would need to design specific interventions leading to increased mobility and vehicles on roads. Notably, suitable to the local context, incorporating differences in cultures, motorised vehicles in Asia are not only the largest source of habits, societal standards, land-use, etc. Action plans that are greenhouse gas emissions but also the fastest growing, with created must be flexible and regularly updated through a vehicle fleets doubling every 5 to 7 years. Correspondingly, reiterative and consultative process involving a wide range of carbon dioxide emissions from road transportation can also be stakeholders. In fact, the private sector is expected to play an expected to increase by 3-5 times up to 2035. important role in reducing the climate change effects of on-road For policymakers, it is therefore evident that interventions in transportation, supported by regulatory guidelines formulated the urban road transport sector would have a widespread and by governments. sustainable impact on achieving targets of lower carbon Going forward, a paradigm shift is needed in the thinking emissions. This is especially relevant because emerging Asian on mobility. Since private vehicle use is still not as high in Asian economies still have low levels of personal motorisation (mostly countries relative to developed countries, it is important to arrest in the form of two-wheelers), which makes it easier to control increasing automobile use by putting in place an integrated, the future course of automobile growth. If on the other hand, no effective, affordable, attractive, safe, reliable and comfortable policy imperative is adopted, then growing urban populations, public transport system. Many cities such as Dubai and Seoul coupled with higher purchasing power could result in an increase are already reaping the benefits of an integrated public transport in demand for four-wheelers at a faster rate than the increase in system. Such examples could be replicated. Meanwhile, a gross domestic product of these countries. monitoring system to gauge performance in terms of emissions For instance, under a scenario of business-as-usual, the active reduction should be set up using pre-defined parameters that population of automobiles (cars and sports utility vehicles [SUVs]) are pragmatic and acceptable to all stakeholders. is expected to grow by 15 times in China and 13 times in India by 2035. Moreover, the motorcycle population in India will Forecast of vehicle populations (million vehicles) increase by 2.4 times in China and 6.6 times in India. Land and funds being two major constraints, building road infrastructure Vehicle type China India to match the rate of growth of private vehicles will be both 2015 2025 2035 2015 2025 2035 infeasible and unsustainable. Two-wheelers 146.7 193.2 130.4 87.7 174.1 236.4 Such a scenario will also lead to a three-and-a-half-fold Three-wheelers 1.7 0.3 0.0 5.3 8.8 13.1 increase in total fuel consumption of on-road vehicles in the same Heavy-duty 19.9 29.3 37.5 4.6 9.1 16.2 period. Within Asia, China’s energy use for transportation is commercial vehicles projected by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to grow by 6-9 Light-duty 22.8 37.7 52.9 5.7 12.5 26.9 per cent per year whereas the energy demand in India’s commercial vehicles transportation sector is projected to grow at 5-8 per cent per year Cars/SUVs 56.8 115.8 192.7 18.0 41.6 80.1 up to 2025. Total 247.9 376.3 413.5 121.3 246.1 372.7 This will place a heavy burden on the exchequers of Source: “Energy Efficiency and Climate Change Considerations for On-road governments that are heavily subsiding fossil-fuel consumption Transport in Asia”, 2006, by Asian Development Bank, Department for International Development and Clean Air Initiative

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Transit Financing in US transit nationally to the levels needed would require USD24 billion. This amount is an underestimate because the 2004 report is based on 2002 data; it does not account for commodity price Funding shortfall poses challenges in sustaining increases, and expresses its estimate as a constant dollar amount rise in ridership to be invested each year for 20 years.

ver the past several years, use of public transportation in Financing Sources the US has grown faster than vehicle and air miles travelled O Mass transportation remains essentially a public service that is as a whole. In particular, a significant modal shift in favour of provided and managed locally. Financing the construction, public transportation was seen in the US after the recent increase operation and maintenance of public transportation systems in gasolene prices. involves many different types of funding sources, including Americans have come to realise that addition of rail or bus federal and non-federal grants, loans and revenue. rapid transit to a community’s transportation infrastructure can USDOT offers several financing programmes for federal improve commute times and air quality, thereby enhancing transit funding. Financing arrangements such as leases and quality of life. Significantly, it was observed that even after the public-private partnerships have been used to fund the fuel prices stabilised, the higher ridership on public transport procurement of materials and activities. modes was sustained, displaying a clear preference for alternative modes of transport. Federal grants for transit capital improvements are provided from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund. At While the rise in ridership has been a relatively easy the state level, many states spend some of their gas tax receipts adjustment for some transit agencies, others are facing difficulties on transit, but policies vary greatly. Ten states spend no gas tax in meeting operating costs, which hamper their ability to ramp- receipts on mass transit; 19 states spend less than 1 per cent on up service or even maintain normal levels. transit; and 4 states spend between 15 and 25 per cent of their Agencies need to overcome the financing challenges they face gas tax receipts on mass transit. in developing and expanding systems to capitalise on the public’s Transit also receives funding from local revenue from sales increased interest and acceptance of mass transit. taxes, property taxes, general revenues, advertising and fares.

Financing Needs Tax increments or benefit assessment financing provide revenue to service debt for mass-transit infrastructure Of the ten largest transit agencies in the country, more than half improvements based on the future value of property appreciation, will face serious budget issues in the next year. Low fares, incremental property taxes, or benefits to property owners from declining sales tax revenues, and cash-strapped state improved public transportation services. governments are making it difficult to obtain the funds to build, WMATA has no dedicated taxes providing support. Much of operate, and maintain expensive and extensive rail and bus the authority’s budget consists of appropriations from the federal systems. government and states of Virginia and Maryland. The authority Both the Chicago Transit Authority and Washington anticipates it has USD11.4 billion in capital needs over the next Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) are looking at ten years. fare increases and service cuts to cover budget shortfalls in 2010. WMATA is seeking revenue through additional advertising Clayton County Transit in Georgia, which was operated by the sales and new retail outlets at its 86 transit stations in the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) is Washington D.C. area. It is also considering more debt shutting down all services and the Massachusetts Bay financing for long-term assets, such as bus garages. Transportation Authority (MBTA) is being subsumed into what is being dubbed a “superagency” incorporating several formerly Federal support for transit includes revenue from motor fuel independent state entities. taxes (from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund) and general fund appropriations. The amount of federal motor Fare box revenues on average account for only 40 per cent of fuel taxes dedicated for transit in the Mass Transit Account has system operating costs. For example, bus and train fares provide totalled 2.86 cents per gallon since 1997. the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority only 26 per cent of the money needed to operate the system. The other The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation major local sources of revenue for the system are three 0.5 per Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (Public Law 109-59; SAFETEA- cent sales taxes, approved by voters in 1980, 1990, and 2008. LU) is a funding and authorisation bill that governs federal surface transportation spending. Revenues from the three sales taxes were down USD160 million (10.4 per cent) in fiscal 2009. This is in addition to an 8.9 SAFETEA-LU project cost eligibility criteria per cent sales tax revenue drop in fiscal 2008. Sales tax revenue is expected to decline another 5 per cent in fiscal 2010, with a 7 - Minimum project cost: per cent drop in ridership and fares. In fiscal 2011, sales tax USD50 million (reduced from USD100 million) revenue is not expected to fall , but is not likely to increase either. - Minimum information technology project cost: In March 2006, the United States Department of USD15 million (reduced from USD30 million) Transportation (USDOT) published its 2004 Conditions and - Federal funding cannot exceed 33 per cent of eligible costs Performance Report which estimated that the “cost to improve”

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It expired on September 30, 2009 but has been extended up The rapid infusion of large capital amounts to support the to December 18, 2009. long-term goals of public transportation has the potential to change the future of public transit in the US. The time-limits Authorisation by Congress of a new replacement imposed by the ARRA will put new pressure on transit to identify transportation bill, now in the House Transportation Committee, the projects to fund with recovery funds and issue purchase is likley to establish a funding level of USD450 billion for the orders quickly to avoid losing funding. next six years. In receiving ARRA funding, project managers and purchasing Each year Congress provides an annual appropriation which staff still need to meet all the regulatory requirements, funds programmes specified in SAFETEA-LU. Upon receiving disadvantaged business participation and bidding processes but this appropriation, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) uses may not have the same amount of time available. formulae and earmarks to apportion and allocate these funds. FTA apportionments are published annually in the Federal ARRA funds do not address operating budget crises that Register. many US transit authorities are currently experiencing due to decreases in tax-based revenue sources. The FTA provides financing eligibility within its grant programmes for the use of revenue bonds, such as fare box In ARRA, Congress appropriated USD100 million for a new, revenue bonds and grant anticipation notes, debt service reserve discretionary grant programme for public transportation projects financing and capital leasing. FTA also serves as a source of that result in a decrease in a transit system’s energy use or that research and shared best-practices for public-private reduce a transit system’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The partnerships, joint development efforts, and transit-oriented new stimulus programme is known as Transit Investments for development. Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction (TIGGER). Grant funds were awarded to 43 recipients for capital Sources of funds at the state and local levels include: investments to assist either in reducing the energy consumption of a transit system or to reduce GHG emissions of a public - direct transit system taxing authority transportation system. - property taxes Under a new ARRA programme, TIGER Discretionary Grants - motor fuel taxes (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) - tolls allow up to USD1.5 billion to be awarded through September 30, - sales taxes 2011 to state and local governments who submit applications for capital investments in surface transportation infrastructure, - income taxes including public transportation projects. - other tax sources Direct spending planned under ARRA A Recent Funding Initiative - ARRA - USD8 billion for intercity passenger rail projects and rail The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) congestion grants, with priority for high-speed rail; is an economic stimulus package enacted by the 111th United States Congress in February 2009. - USD6.9 billion for new equipment for public transportation; ARRA funds must be spent on capital projects, and cannot be used to fund day-to-day expenses related to the operations of - USD1.3 billion for Amtrak; public transportation like fuel or driver payroll. The funds can - USD100 million to help public transit agencies; be spent on buses, new facilities, planning, preventative maintenance, property acquisition or information technology - USD750 million for construction of new public rail projects. transportation systems and other fixed guideway systems; and ARRA funds have an important feature that distinguishes them from other federal funding for public transportation. The - USD750 million for the maintenance of existing public money appropriated to each agency must be spent within a year. transportation systems. In fact, 50 per cent must be committed within the first 180 days or the Secretary of Transportation will withdraw the funds Public-Private-Partnerships and redistribute them to agencies that have committed 50 per cent of the funds. The remaining 50 per cent must be committed Given the serious financial constraints affecting government by March 5, 2010 or the same withdrawal rules apply. budgets, the idea of leveraging public money with private financing is finally taking off. Many states began amending their five-year Transportation Improvement Plans before the bill was passed to add or move Public officials now realise there is room for the public and projects up to the current year to take advantage of ARRA funds private sector to work together in getting projects off the ground. before the time-limit expired. Compared to traditional procurement methods, public- In addition to time-limits, ARRA funding comes with a new private partnerships (PPP) represent any situation in which the set of reporting and certification requirements. Transit agencies private sector assumes a greater role in the planning, financing, are required to segregate ARRA funds from all other funding, design, construction, operation and maintenance of a and report sources and uses separately. transportation facility.

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Private sector involvement not only contributes a portion of Transit PPPs take various forms: the financing with risk sharing, but also brings in business expertise to ensure a workable business plan. • Procurement: Fixed-price contract; joint and several liability consortium (“wrap insurance”) Mass-transit authorities can generate new revenue streams over the long term, which can support transit operations or the • Operation: Operation and maintenance contracts awarded expansion of the network. on the basis of subsidy minimisation In the US, many states have begun taking public-private • Design-Build-Operate-Maintain: Fixed price for the partnerships seriously. New state laws have opened the door to procurement and operation of a transit asset and may include the financing these partnerships provide. For example, California financing allows unlimited PPPs on state transportation projects through Public-private partnerships embrace the joint development 2017. of transit and real estate projects, and joint (public and private One promising opportunity for a public-private partnership sector) financing as an effort to equitably allocate and manage is the high-speed train system from southern California to the project risk, capture some of the monetary value of public Bay Area, which is currently in the preliminary design stage. investments, and provide an environment for private financing. The project is expected to generate over USD1 billion in surplus To make joint development projects successful, mass-transit annual revenues. Moreover, it requires no taxpayer operating officials must prove to private developers they are credible, subsidies. reliable and responsive participants. Private developers require public partners with the ability and willingness to solicit, respond California High-Speed Rail to and pursue joint development opportunities. Funding shortfalls are large enough that a single option will Project: 800-mile, 220 mph rail service from San Diego to San not suffice, so packages of funding options will be required. Francisco Key to the success of PPPs has been building consensus on Funding Required: USD40 billion needed action; developing specific plans and investment Financing Status: requirements; identifying appropriate roles and responsibilities for federal, state, and local governments and the private sector; Federal: USD10 to 12 billion clearly describing revenue sources and rationales; fielding well- State and local: USD9.95 billion bond issue conceived public education campaigns; sustaining leadership for the initiatives; and working to a clear timetable for action. PPPs: USD4.5-7 billion including project debt, vendor financing, system operations, and private ownership However, a new bill now before the Senate Committees on Environment and Public Works and Finance, S. 884, will penalise states that turn to PPPs to fund transportation projects. The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) is poised to launch a PPP initiative it hopes will encompass 17 projects, If adopted, the bill would reduce the funding these states including a multimodal passenger terminal in Atlanta, connector receive through the Highway Trust Fund by changing the grant highways, toll roads and privatised highway rest stops. allocation formulae for several programmes to exclude privately operated facilities. GDOT estimates that project costs will range from USD150 million to over USD1 billion. The state is expected to shoulder about 25-30 per cent of the total project costs. Additional revenue streams available for transit agencies in using PPPs Financing options for the state include private-activity bonds; grant anticipation revenue vehicles, or Garvee bonds; traditional - Transit-oriented property development of stations to toll-revenue bonds; and credit assistance from the federal include restaurants and cafes, convenience stores, greeting government through the Transportation Infrastructure Finance card shops, newsstands, a museum, or theatre; and Innovation Act (TIFIA) programme. The TIFIA programme provides low-interest loans as well as other lines of credit for - Private ownership or lease of profitable routes, using the transportation projects. revenue to support marginal routes or expansion of the transportation network; The triple-A-rated state is currently in the market with USD700 million of new-money and refunding general obligation - Revenue-sharing between public transportation agency bonds. As much as USD400 million of this is expected to sell as and private operator after covering all the costs of the state’s first taxable Build America Bonds. Some of the new- operating the transportation infrastructure, including debt money bonds will be used for transportation funding. service and maintenance; FTA’s New Starts programme is the federal government’s - Shadow tolls to allow for private financing and primary financial resource for supporting locally planned, construction of public transportation infrastructure, paid implemented and operated transit capital investments. for over time by the public transit agency’s revenues or funds; and Transit PPP projects that are under the New Starts programme - Congestion pricing in which commuters pay more include the Hiawatha Light-Rail Transit (LRT) Line in to travel at peak times which will stagger demand and Minneapolis, the Downtown Transit Circular in Fort Lauderdale free capacity during peak hours. and the Hudson-Bergen Light-Rail System in New Jersey.

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Conclusion Options for Financing Public Transit systems receive funds from governments at the federal, state and local levels, and from private sources. While federal Transportation in the United States funding often is available for mass-transit capital expenditures, such as building a light-rail line or expanding access to bus routes Capital Leasing: A vendor or financial institution leases a capital through construction of park-and-ride facilities, it is rarely asset to a transit agency in lieu of selling it to them. The grantee makes lease payments from a combination of federal funds (up available to support ongoing operations of these programmes. to 80 per cent) and local funds. All federal funding for capital This means that public authorities can afford to build an asset investment can be used to lease rather than purchase transit or facility which they may not be able to afford to operate, equipment. Capital leases can include maintenance costs, finance charges including interest, and ancillary costs such as especially when their own generation of funds is limited. delivery and installation. Without timely and adequate funding for operations, Revenue Bonds: These are issued by state or local government maintenance, and expansion, even the most logical or beneficial and secured by repayment from the transit agency. Bonds may mass-transit projects are doomed to fail. US transit agencies need be secured by a single source or a combination of revenue to be more creative on funding development to match the growth sources such as motor vehicle registration fees, sales taxes and in ridership. property taxes. Each mass-transit project requires careful consideration and Fare Box Revenues: The level of transit state and local funds three years subsequent to a bond must exceed the level for the analysis to implement solutions based on unique local, state and three years preceding the bond. The use of fares for bonds must situational demands. be offset by a revenue source for operating expenses. A wide variety of traditional financing mechanisms exist to Grant Anticipation Notes (GANs): This is a type of revenue give transit agencies increased access to funds. These traditional bond enabled by TEA-21. The principal and interest on GANs mechanisms have been supplemented by federally supported are eligible for repayment with FTA capital funding. Proceeds financing mechanisms which reduce the risk to private investors from GANs may be used for part of the local match. Over of lending for transit by leveraging other funding sources and/ USD3.2 billion in GANs have been issued with 3 to 15-year terms or reducing principal and interest costs. and USD18-450 million as principal. Debt Service Reserve: SAFETEA-LU has authorised transit agencies to be reimbursed for up to 80 per cent of deposits in a Given the availability of federal funding for debt service reserve established for the purpose of financing financing capital investments in the mass transit transit capital projects from FTA and capital funds. Reserves support timely payments to bond holders and reduce grantees’ sector, public authorities can often afford to build out-of-pocket costs. an asset or facility. However, they may not be able Private Activity Bonds: These are municipal tax-exempt securities issued by the state. They may be issued by a private to afford to operate the assets, especially when entity for a public purpose. State “caps” are set by the IRS on a their own generation of funds is limited. population basis. Eligible projects must be under Title 23, such as commuter rail. Public-Private Partnerships: These are arrangements between The options cover conventional and innovative ways to public and private sectors to acquire, build or maintain a public generate revenues for both the short term and long term. These project. include: Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act - raising and indexing fuel and vehicle taxes (TIFIA): This is a federal credit programme for eligible transportation projects (of at least USD50 million) of national - hiking transit fees or regional significance under which the USDOT may provide three forms of credit assistance – secured (direct) loans, loan - introducing mileage-based or vehicle-mile user fees guarantees, and standby lines of credit. Intended to fill market - adopting local-option sales taxes gaps for projects of at least USD50 million with national significance, including transit and passenger rail facilities. Loan - applying impact and development fees sizes are 33 per cent of eligible project costs. Senior debt must be rated investment grade, and total debt service coverage ratio - adding sales taxes (senior and TIFIA) needs to be at least 1:10. The programme is - increasing property taxes administered by USDOT. State Infrastructure Banks: This is a TEA-21 /SAFETEA-LU - using more general revenue to pay for transportation programme administered by each state and capitalised with programmes. federal and state matching funds with below-market interest - introducing tolling rates. This is capable of offering a wide variety of credit and credit-enhancement products including direct loans, loan - using road pricing to manage demand, and guarantees and bond issues. - expanding opportunities for PPPs to attract private capital. National Infrastructure Bank: A provision of USD5 billion per year for five years has been included in the FY 2010 budget to As the demand for public transport increases exponentially, provide grants, credit assistance and tax incentives for transit authorities will need to explore all available options to infrastructure projects sponsored by public, private and non- fund future expansion plans. profit entities.

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Recently announced winning project proposals under ARRA’s TIGGER Program

State Transit Agency Project Funds (USD) Alabama Montgomery Area Transit System Purchase of five hybrid electric buses 2,675,000 California AC Transit Photovoltaic capacity to generate “green” hydrogen: 6,400,000 install multiple PV modules at central maintenance facility in Hayward City of Santa Clarita Photovoltaic modules on Transit Maintenance Facility 4,620,000 Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Wayside energy storage substation at Westlake passenger station 4,466,000 Authority North County Transit District PV solar installation in various facilities 2,000,000 Colorado Denver Regional Transportation District Heating upgrades at East Metro and Boulder bus maintenance facility 1,095,000 Connecticut Connecticut Department of Transportation Purchase of diesel-electric hybrid transit buses and stationary fuel cells 7,000,000 Delaware Delaware Transit Corporation Solar panel installations at transit facilities 1,500,000 Florida Palm Tran Purchase and install thermal motor fans for diesel buses to improve efficiency 320,000 Broward County Transit Diesel bus efficiency improvements through bus-cooling system retrofits 2,000,000 Georgia Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Shade structures with integrated, grid-tied photovoltaic cells 10,800,000 in bus storage lot Iowa Ames Transit Agency Upgrade diesel buses to hybrid electric buses 1,600,000 Illinois Illinois Department of Transportation Statewide Paratransit Bus Hybrid Programme 4,030,000 Chicago Transit Authority Electric power delivery system for outdoor bus parking 1,500,000 Rock Island Metro Solar thermal system on building roof for hot water 600,000 Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District Facility upgrade with geothermal heat pump system 450,000 Indiana Greater Lafayette Public Transportation Corporation Wind energy project 2,180,000 Massachusetts Lowell Regional Transit Authority Photovoltaic panel array installation on roof of 70,000 sq ft facility 1,500,000 Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Wind energy generation turbines in eastern Massachusetts 2,500,000 Maryland Maryland Transit Administration Destruction of MTA’s inventory of Halon 1301 522,000 and replacement with clean agent Michigan Thunder Bay Transportation Authority Replacement of 4 diesel buses with 4 series plug-in hybrid buses 2,590,000 Flint Mass Transportation Authority Ultra-light zero emission buses 2,200,000 Minnesota Productive Alternatives/Transit Alternatives Various energy reduction projects such as building 845,000 energy-efficiency upgrades, hybrid vehicle upgrades, wind power, etc. Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Council Replacement of diesel buses with gas-hybrid electric buses 1,100,000 North Carolina City of Charlotte/Charlotte Area Transit System Upgrade planned order of buses from diesel to hybrid 3,000,000 New Jersey NJ Transit Efficient air compressor systems at NJ Transit facilities 250,000 Nevada Regional Transportation Commission Purchase of low-floor 60' hybrid electric-diesel articulated buses 3,000,000 of Washoe County New York Capital District Transportation Authority Incremental cost of making transit buses hybrid electric 3,520,000 New York City Transit Department of Subways Remote 3rd Rail Heaters Monitoring and Control System 2,000,000 Ohio Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Facility energy conservation with replacement of lighting fixtures, 2,257,000 control systems, and roof upgrades at selected facilities Oregon Lane Transit District Incremental cost of making transit buses hybrid electric 3,000,000 Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation Diesel bus efficiency improvements with bus cooling system retrofits 750,000 District of Oregon Pennsylvania Red Rose Transit Authority Energy improvements to the planned upgrade of main operations facility 2,450,000 Rhode Island Rhode Island Public Transportation Authority Lighting conversion and upgrades for facilities 345,000 Tennessee Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority Lighting upgrades for facilities 650,000 Texas VIA Metropolitan Transit Replacement of conventional diesel transit buses with 5,000,000 composite body electric transit buses Virginia Arlington Transit Purchase of CNG-hybrid buses to replace Ford diesel vehicles 1,500,000 Washington Snohomish County Public Transit Incremental cost of hybrid propulsion system on diesel buses 3,000,000 Link Transit Battery-powered zero-emission circulator buses 2,925,000 Clark County Public Transportation Benefit Area Facility improvement projects such as high-performance 1,500,000 fluorescent lighting, solar PV installations Wisconsin Madison Metro Transit Lighting upgrades in bus storage area 150,000 Milwaukee County Department of Purchase gasoline-electric hybrid vans 210,000 Transportation and Public Works Source: US Department of Transporation (USDOT)

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Denmark: Key Figures for Bus and Rail Transport

enmark has a developed transportation system for its population of 5.5 million (July 2008 estimate) based in an area of 43,094 sq Dkm. The total road network length (comprising motorways, dual carriageways and other roads) is 73.2 km and total railway network is 2,667 km. Rail and road bridges across the Great Belt and the Øresund strait have improved traffic across the country and between Denmark and Sweden. Further, the Copenhagen Metro is an automated driverless rapid transit system serving Copenhagen and Frederiksberg. The metro opened in 2002 and currently has two lines with 22 stations and 21.3 km of track, following the opening of an extension to Copenhagen Airport in 2007. The following tables provide key transport details for bus and rail transit in Denmark, as of July 1, 2009.

Current Transport Infrastructure

Year 1998 2006 2007 2008 Road network length (km) 71,444 72,362 72,411 73,197 Rail network length, total of which (km) 2,762 2,663 2,663 2,667 electrified 600 636 636 640 private railways 514 514 514 514 Stations and halts (number) 509 537 535 547 Source: Danish Ministry of Transport

Investments in Transport Infrastructure (Danish Krone [DKK] million)

Year 1998 2005 2006 2007 Road network 2,990 6,913 8,882 7,600

Rail network, total of which: 854 1,204 948 1,396 new investments 256 386 364 263 reinvestments 398 793 566 1,106 other investments 200 25 18 27

Private railways 131 44 59 45 Copenhagen Metro 840 517 295 238 Great Belt Link 1,479 29 26 44 Oresund Link 3,223 1 1 6 Source: Danish Ministry of Transport

Passenger Transport (million passenger km)

Year 1998 2005 2006 2007 Cars 56,200 60,911 62,348 63,917 Bicycles/mopeds/motorcycles 3,122 3,306 3,307 3,305 Buses in scheduled services 2,797 2,978 3,069 3,042 Coaches and other buses 4,799 4,361 4,380 4,380 Metropolitan S-trains 91,900 90,456 90,407 88,615 Copenhagen Metro - 36,100 36,500 39,400 Other trains 63,700 80,921 84,166 86,325 Source: Danish Ministry of Transport

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Bus and Rail Stock

Year 1998 2006 2007 2008 Buses Buses, total of which: 13,779 14,402 14,552 14,482 scheduled services 4,469 5,057 5,194 5,256 coaches, other buses 9,310 9,345 9,358 9,226

Registration of new buses 661 649 709 676

Railways Rolling Stock Train sets, total of which: 458 566 535 537 diesel 264 307 313 315 electric 194 259 222 222

Of electric trains: Metropolitan S-trains 152 157 120 120 Copenhagen Metro - 34 34 34

Locomotives 265 183 140 133

Passenger carriages in sets, total of which: 1,397 1,627 1,532 1,567 diesel sets 623 715 704 739 electric sets 774 912 828 828

Of electric train sets: Metropolitan S-trains 606 562 478 478 Copenhagen Metro - 102 102 102

Passenger carriages, singles 301 218 218 198

Seats in train sets (‘000) of which: 82 110 106 107 diesel sets 34 47 47 48 electric sets 48 63 58 58

Of electric train sets: Metropolitan S-trains 39 44 40 40 Copenhagen Metro - 3 3 3

Seats in passenger carriages 21 18 18 17 Source: Danish Ministry of Transport

Global Mass Transit Report | December 2009 29 Finance

through the funds it manages, has become the controlling and NORTH AMERICA majority stakeholder of the company’s outstanding common stock. US mass transport budget to witness 30 per cent decline Atlantic Express provides student transportation services, In a move that could reduce funds for mass transit construction paratransit services for physically and mentally challenged by up to 30 per cent from existing levels, the US Congress has passengers, and fixed route transit, express commuter line and failed to pass a long term transportation spending bill. charter and tour bus services. However, the Public Works Committee will push for a six- month extension of the current transportation law, which will GE and Amtrak seek funds to replace 54 locomotives also include a clause to prevent the drop in funding. Transport equipment manufacturer, GE Transportation and rail Meanwhile, the US government is planning to propose that operator, Amtrak, are lobbying for the US.S federal government it oversees safety regulations for subway and light rail systems to fund the replacement of 54 Amtrak locomotives with outdated in the country. engines. If Congress agrees to fund the locomotives, GE will bid According to the plan, which is expected to be unveiled in on the contract to manufacture them. December 2009, the Department of Transportation will either set GE is in a strong position to win the bidding process since it and enforce safety standards itself or grant states the option to has prior experience in building high speed locomotives. The do so under its guidance and financial assistance. rail equipment manufacturer has already entered into a deal to The proposal, which needs Congress’ approval, aims to develop high-speed locomotives with speeds of up to 322 km/hr change a 1965 law that prohibits the federal government from for the Government of China. overseeing safety regulations for subways and light rail. Meanwhile, GE is mulling over launching electric engines in the European market. Till now, the company has largely supplied Federal government to allocate USD280 million for urban mass diesel engines. transit projects in Portland However, GE has recently shipped the first two pieces of an order for a total of 30 Powerhaul electric locomotives, placed by The Obama Administration has announced its plans to spend Britain’s Freightliner, to the UK to undergo testing. USD280 million on developing urban mass transit projects, such as streetcars and bus facilities in Portland, Oregon. The move is in line with the government’s ‘livability initiative’, which is being carried out by a venture founded by the U.S. Department of LATIN AMERICA Transportation, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development and the US Environmental Protection Agency. The Funds received for consultancy on Panama City’s new metro funds will be made available through two programs: The metro authority of Panama has entered into a framework • A maximum of USD25 million per project will be made cooperation agreement with the Colombia-based mass transport available from approximately USD130 million in unallocated operator, Metro de Medellín, to carry out consultancy work on New Starts/Small Starts Program funds. Eligible projects include Panama City’s new metro system. street cars and other urban circulator systems. The consultancy work will be financed through non- • Around USD150 million in unallocated discretionary Bus and reimbursable funds from the Inter-American Development Bank Bus Facility funds will also be made available for projects that (IDB) and the Andean Development Corporation, Corporación will foster the development of urban and rural communities by Andina de Fomento (CAF). These two international financial providing new mobility options. institutions are promoting Panama’s Medellín city as a model of urban development. Jonesboro to consider 50 per cent cut in public transit system Metro de Medellín will aid the Metro Authority of Panama City officials in Jonesboro, Arkansas, are considering reducing with the design, planning, administration, operation and the city’s public transit system budget by over 50 per cent starting maintenance of the subway system, which is expected to start from January 2010. construction in 2010. The leaders of Jonesboro Economical Transportation System In October 2009, a consortium led by Switzerland-based believe that reducing the number of routes is the only way to consulting and engineering firm, Pöyry and comprising Mexico- remain viable as revenues decline. A public hearing on the plan based Cal y Mayor and Panama-based Geo Consult was also is set for December 14, 2010. awarded a USD2 million consultancy contract by the Metro Authority of Panama. Atlantic Express Transportation completes exchange offer São Paulo government seeks loans for metro ‘line 5’ extension US-based Atlantic Express Transportation has completed the exchange of all of its Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes, which The São Paulo government is seeking loans worth roughly are due in 2012. The move will enable the company to restructure USD1.1 billion from IDB and the World Bank’s International Bank its balance sheet and reduce its indebtedness by approximately for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) for its project to USD100 million. Post-offer, Wayzata Investment Partners LLC, extend the metro Line 5, the ‘lilac line’.

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Specifically, the state is requesting USD481 million and envisages the private sector investing THB708 billion to build USD650 million from IDB and IBRD respectively. The São Paulo high speed train networks. state government will finance all civil works and infrastructure, (1 Thai Baht [THB] = 0.0300USD) comprising about 45 per cent of the total project cost.

Companhia do Metropolitano de Sao Paulo (CMSP) is slated Thailand government approves funding for four high speed train to launch a tender for extending metro Line 5, the ‘lilac line’ in February 2010. The construction on the line will begin in March routes or April 2010 and is estimated to be completed in 2012. The Thailand government has approved a THB112 billion project The project involves building a 11.7 km extension to the to construct four high speed train routes in the country as part of metro line with 11 new stations, which will connect southwest the Transport Ministry’s THB1.47 trillion plan to upgrade the Sao Paulo to the centre of the city. The plan will also include national railway system. procuring 26 new trains and rehabilitating eight existing trains. The newly approved projects involve constructing rail lines linking Bangkok with the northern province of Chiang Mai, the Ecuador state bank to grant loan to Quito local government northeastern province of Nong Khai, the eastern province of Chan-tha-bu-ri and Padang Besar town, on the northern part of Ecuador’s state bank Banco del Estado (Bede) has granted a the Perlis state in Malaysia. Construction work on the high speed USD57.4 million loan to the local government of Quito for rail projects will be carried out between 2010 and 2013. improving the metropolitan district’s transport system. The Ministry will also carry out a feasibility study and The funds will be spent on different initiatives such as the develop an investment plan for a rail route project linking procurement of 80 articulated buses and the construction of bus Bangkok to the eastern province of Ra-yong as the pilot project. lanes and bus stops along the city’s south-east road corridor. (1 Thai Baht [THB] = 0.0301USD) For instance, the local government intends to construct a 5.4 km bus lane from the El Trébol intersection up to the Mariscal Sucre avenue. EUROPE The loan will also help modernise fare collection on the Metrobus-Q bus rapid transit system (BRTS). The transport Italy grants EUR1.3 billion for Messina Bridge construction authorities are planning to implement a centralised and automatic project prepaid smartcard-based payment system. The government of Italy has approved a EUR1.3 billion grant for constructing the Strait of Messina rail and road bridge connecting ASIA PACIFIC the island of Sicily to the country’s mainland. The overall project cost has been estimated at EUR6.5 billion. New Zealand government to grant NZD500 million to KiwiRail The project involves the construction of four tracks for a high- speed railway line, which is expected to carry 200 trains per day. State-owned rail operator, KiwiRail will take a NZD500 million This will replace the existing slow speed ferry service between loan from the Government of New Zealand to purchase electric the island and mainland. Construction work is scheduled to begin trains for its metro rail system in Auckland. by the end of 2009 and is expected to be completed by 2017. KiwiRail is likely to begin making purchases in early 2010 The project, originally proposed in 2001, was scrapped in while the first electric train is expected to start operating services October 2006 by the parliament due to the bridge’s “doubtful in 2013. It will also upgrade its tracks to a double-tracking system. usefulness and viability”. But by this time, construction works KiwiRail is attempting to modernise its metro rail system. had already been awarded to various companies including an The loan brings the government’s investment in Auckland’s metro Italy-based consortium including engineering company rail system to NZD1.6 billion. Impregilo, waterworks company Condotte d’Acqua, as well as Spain-based engineering group Sacyr Vallehermoso and Japan- (1 New Zealand Dollar [NZD] = 0.7220 USD) based Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries. Later, in March 2009, the government revived the project. Thailand to propose a THB1.47 trillion plan for improving the The proposed 12,000 feet bridge is slated to be the world’s railways longest suspension bridge. The Thailand Transport Ministry will soon propose a THB1.47 (1 Euro [EUR] = 1.48981 USD) trillion plan to revamp the railway system to meet international standards. In Phase 1 of the project, to take place between 2010 Netherlands transport ministry to revise funding for deploying and 2014, the government will invest THB46 billion on renewing free wi-fi on all trains the train fleet, improving signalling systems etc. In Phase 2, the government will invest THB392 billion on The Transport ministry in the Netherlands will invest EUR16.1 expanding the rail network coverage by 2,651 km. In Phase 3, million to equip all trains in the country with free internet access. another THB323 billion will be spent on converting the existing The revised funding is EUR1 million more than what was single-track to dual-track mode. The final phase of the plan announced earlier.

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Of this, EUR15 million has been allocated to Dutch Railways Prior to this, a consortium comprising private equity fund, Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS). The remaining EUR1.1 million CVC Capital and the Cosmen family backed out of making a has been allocated for UK-based transport company Arriva, formal takeover offer of National Express. which has already begun a free internet trial on the Leeuwarden- (1 British Pound [GBP] = 1.6502 USD) Groningen track, along with ProRail and NS. However, the two month pilot project implemented by the company has showed The National Express board believes that the Cosmen family that the wi-fi connection was not yet safe. needs a shareholding worth at least 8 per cent to retain a seat, while the Cosmens insist they only need to have around the same Studies to install wi-fi on all trains successfully are underway number of shares as they received for Alsa, (13.5 million), as the ministry’s mandate requires all trains in the Netherlands regardless of what percentage of the stock this represents. to be equipped with free internet by 2012, with roll out scheduled to begin in 2010. The dispute further complicates matters at a time when the Cosmen family is deciding whether to participate in National (1 Euro [EUR] = 1.5063 USD) Express’ rights issue

Shareholders approve National Express’s proposed rights issue Meanwhile, the government is planning to terminate National Express’s contract for running the East Anglia rail franchise three ; Cosmen family increases shareholding years early. Around 68 per cent of the shareholders of National Express have The contract will end in March 2011, though it contained the voted in favour of the bus and rail operator’s proposed GBP360 option for a three year extension till 2014. The East Anglia line million rights issue. National Express needed 50 per cent-plus- connects Essex with London. one-share of votes to proceed with the much debated rights issue, which it launched earlier in November 2009 to reduce its GBP1.1 The government was earlier considering terminating the East billion debt burden. Anglia and c2c franchise contracts immediately but decided against it because it thought the move would not serve the public It now expects the new shares to begin trading November interest. Instead, National Express will continue operating the 30, 2009. National Express favoured the equity route of raising East Anglia line until March 31, 2011, with a new operator taking funds in comparison to a merger with Perth-based bus company over in April 2011. Stagecoach. By raising new equity, the company expects to strengthen its balance sheet, subject to which its lenders have (1 Euro [EUR] = 1.5063 USD) also agreed to extend the maturity on its EUR540 million loan (1 British Pound [GBP] = 1.658 USD) facility from September 2010 to March 2011. National Express is going ahead with the rights issue despite Thameslink programme budget to experience cuts the objections of one of its directors, Jorge Cosmen, whose family holds an 18.5 per cent stake in the company. Cosmen had earlier The UK Treasury is planning to reduce the budget for the tied up with CVC Capital Partners to bid for National Express, Thameslink programme by GBP750 million as a consequence of but the consortium recently backed out of making a formal offer. the recession and the adverse results of recently conducted tests to gauge the programme’s “value for taxpayers’ money”. The Cosmen family had previously stated that it would support the rights issue “subject to undisclosed conditions”. The proposed cutbacks include reducing the order for However, these have not been met and it is uncertain whether carriages by 950 units (resulting in a saving of GBP400 million); the Cosmen family will now take up its share of the offer. removing the automatic train operations technology from the proposed design (resulting in a saving of GBP150 million); and Meanwhile, in another recent development, National Express’ redesigning the development work around London Bridge deputy chairman, Jorge Cosmen, locked in a confrontation with station (resulting in a saving of another EUR200 million). The the company over the terms that give him the right to sit on the GBP16 billion Crossrail project may undergo similar budget cuts. board. The Thameslink programme, which is estimated to cost The Cosmen family was granted a board seat when it sold GBP5.5 billion, envisages constructing direct links from south the family business, Alsa, to National Express in October 2005. east London and Kent into the capital. The links will augment However, the terms of this deal are now under dispute. the capacity of the 50-station Thameslink rail route by 2011. The The Cosmen family has bought an additional 0.5 million project is being implemented in three phases and is scheduled shares in National Express, increasing its stake in the UK-based for completion by 2015. transport company from 18.6 per cent to 18.97 per cent. The shares (1 British Pound [GBP] = 1.6656 USD) were acquired at a price of 341 pence each, requiring an overall equity investment of GBP1.7 million. Network Rail plans investments for nationwide station Industry sources indicate that the share buy is aimed at refurbishment project emphasizing the Cosmen family’s commitment to National Express by becoming a long-term shareholder in the business. UK-based rail operator, Network Rail, has announced a GBP3.25 National Express has recently launched its GBP360 million billion plan to renovate over 2,000 railway stations throughout rights issue. On the rights issue, the Cosmen family has said that the country. The renovation works involve installing new the sale of additional shares is not in the best interests of the passenger information systems, lifts, lighting and closed-circuit company. television systems.

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The stations will be renovated during 2009-14, with variable Development Plan. investments proposed for each station. For this purpose, a three- China had already granted CNY10 million in May 2009. month long nationwide survey of passengers’ expectations will Consultations regarding the allocations of the previous grant are be launched in end-November 2009, following which a wider currently underway. China had also earlier granted Botswana review of the stations will be carried out. Railways a BWP50 million interest free loan and a BWP99 million The investments planned under the refurbishment project concessional loan to improve its railway line. include GBP100 million for stations at Birmingham New Street, (1 Chinese Yuan [CNY]= 0.1465 USD) Blackfriars, Edinburgh Waverley, King’s Cross and London Bridge, over GBP20 million for Farringdon, Cannon Street and (1 Botswana Pula [BWP]= 0.1479 USD) Paddington, and GBP10 million for Bromsgrove, Leicester, Oxford and Putney rail stations. Further, about GBP85 million Majlis Planning Committee to invest USD1.7 billion in Tehran will be spent on improving over 120 railway stations in Wales. Metro Funds for the project will be contributed by Network Rail along with the Welsh Assembly Government, the Department The Majlis Planning and Budget Committee has approved for Transport (DfT), the Scottish Government, the Passenger the allocation of USD1.7 billion and USD0.3 billion to the Tehran Transport Executive Group and other train operators and local Metro and other urban transport projects in other Iranian cities authorities. respectively. The Majlis committee is planning to access the funds from its Forex Reserve Fund. In particular, DfT has announced GBP50 million funding for 10 railway stations that have been identified as urgently needing The Tehran metro is currently facing a major finance crunch. modernisation, namely, Manchester Victoria; Clapham Junction; Earlier, in November 2009, the Government of Iran was planning Crewe, Stockport and Warrington Bank Quay, in Cheshire; to take over control of the Tehran Urban and Suburban metro Barking, in Essex; Preston and Wigan North Western, in company from the Tehran Municipality since the subway system Lancashire; Luton in Bedfordshire; and Liverpool Central. was not performing up to the mark. The Tehran metro is a rapid transit system comprising six operational lines. (1 British Pound [GBP] = 1.6656 USD) MTS seeks additional time to secure finances for Tel Aviv light Spain grants loan for cross-border Perpignan-Figueres high rail project speed rail link The contractor for Israel’s Tel Aviv light rail system, the Metro Spain’s Ministry of Development will grant a EUR20.4 million Transportation Solution (MTS) consortium, has requested the loan to TP Ferro, the France-Spain consortium building the new Government of Israel for a two month extension to secure funding cross border high-speed rail route between Perpignan in France for the project. and Figueres in Spain. The government is considering cancelling its USD2.6 billion Subsequently, during 2010-12, the ministry will provide an contract with MTS due to funding problems but the latter has additional EUR62 million loan as part of a package of measures threatened to sue the government if this happens. to compensate the private concessionaire for delays in the completion of the connecting high speed line between Barcelona The contract involves building the first stage of Tel Aviv’s and Figueres. Under the package, the concession period has also planned partly-underground light rail project, comprising a 23 been extended from 50 to 53 years. km line with 33 stations. The line is scheduled to be built by 2014. The MTS consortium includes Germany-based Siemens, TP Ferro has been formed by Spain-based ACS and France- China-based CCECC, Portugal-based Da Costa Soares, Dutch- based Eiffage to construct the 44.4 km high speed rail link. based transport company HTM and Israel-based Egged Bus Meanwhile, France-based railway infrastructure manager, Cooperative. Réseau Ferré de France (RFF) has launched formal design studies for the high speed railway line proposed between Perpignan and Montpellier in France. Abu Dhabi to invest AED166.67 billion in rail-based transport systems The public consultations for the proposed line were conducted during March-July 2009, through which the preferred corridor Abu Dhabi plans to invest a minimum of AED166.67 billion in for the line has been identified. The line will connect the constructing rail-based transport systems in the city. The projects Perpignan–Figueres line to the Nîmes–Montpellier bypass. include constructing a 130 km long high speed urban metro (1 Euro [EUR] = 1.5063 USD) project and a 340 km long tram route project. The planned investment will be divided equally between these two projects, with most of the planned investment likely to MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA materialise by 2017. The transport authorities have already launched the tenders China extends grant for transport projects to Botswana for the design of the two projects and have invited bids from consultants. To partly fund both the projects, the authorities plan The Government of China has granted CNY20 million to the to levy parking and congestion charges. government of Botswana to help it implement some of its priority  projects (including transport projects) under its National (1 United Arab Emirates Dirham [AED] = 0.2722USD)

Global Mass Transit Report | December 2009 33 Project Update

Recent Developments: On November 15, 2009, the Eastside NORTH AMERICA Extension of the Gold Line was opened to the public. The 9.66 km stretch between Union Station and Atlantic Boulevard in east Virginia Railway Express (VRE), Virginia, USA Los Angeles has taken around 22 years to be completed at an Developer: VRE investment of USD900 million. Project: VRE is a commuter rail service that connects the northern In November 2009, the Los Angeles MTA has proposed a Virginia suburbs to Union Station in Washington, D.C. Two lines borrowing plan of USD5.2 billion for the implementation of mass are operational under the service: transit projects (rail and bus-based) worth around USD20 billion. It is also looking to garner USD10 billion from federal and local • Fredericksburg Line, from Fredericksburg, Virginia; and funds and private investment, and at raising an additional • Manassas Line, from Broad Run/Airport station in Bristow, USD6.8 billion from federal and state transit funds. Meanwhile, Virginia. a coalition of 14 Members of Congress has asked the LA MTA Board of Directors to include the Gold Line Foothill Extension, VRE operates lines owned by US-based companies Norfolk Gold Line Eastside Extension Phase II, and Crenshaw/South Bay Southern and CSX Transportation and currently operated by US- Transit Corridor in its long-range transportation plan. based Amtrak. A cross-honouring agreement between VRE and the Maryland Area Rail Commuter service allows passengers of each system to transfer to a train on the other system provided it is going in the opposite direction to rush-hour commuters. LATIN AMERICA

Recent Developments: In November 2009, VRE received final Sao Paulo Metro and Monorail, Brazil approval from the Northern Virginia and Potomac and Rappahannock transportation commissions to terminate its 17- Developer: Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos (CPTM) year contract with Amtrak and partner with France-based Keolis Rail Services for operating and maintaining its commuter rail Project: Sao Paulo city has a well developed urban railway rapid system. VRE is awarding a five-year, USD85.7 million contract transit system spanning 61.3 km of underground railway metro to Keolis with two five-year renewal options. Keolis will begin systems with four lines in operation (55 stations), complemented running services from July 1, 2010, when Amtrak’s contract ends. by another 260.8 km of suburban railways. The Sao Paulo state government is planning to expand the rail-based system in the city. Various acquisitions have been planned till 2010, as part of Los Angeles County Metro Rail expansion, USA the extension projects. Developer: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Extensions: The plan outlines projects to increase the 322 km Authority (MTA) network to span 500 km by 2020. Project: The Los Angeles County Metro Rail is the rail-based mass The planned extensions in various stages of implementation are: transit system of Los Angeles County, comprising two operational • Line 2 connecting Green Vila Madalena and Cidade rapid transit subway lines and three operational light-rail lines Tiradentes (38.8 km, 31 stations) with a combined span of 127.3 km. • Line 5 connecting Lilac Capão Redondo and Chácara Klabin Various extensions are proposed on the existing lines. (25.5 km, 17 stations) Extensions: The lines/extensions for which construction is The planned new lines in various stages of implementation are: underway are: • Line 4 connecting Yellow Luz and Vila Sônia (14.3 km, 11 • Expo Line, which will be a new light-rail line connecting stations), scheduled to be opened in 2012; Downtown Los Angeles to Santa Monica, via the Exposition Boulevard corridor in south Los Angeles. Construction work • Line 6 connecting Orange Brasilândia and Ipiranga (19 km, is scheduled for completion in 2010. 19 stations), scheduled to be opened in 2014; • Foothill extension of the Gold Line from Pasadena to • Line 15 connecting White Vila Prudente and Tiquatira (10 Montclair city. Phase I is scheduled to be complete by 2013 km, 10 stations), scheduled to be opened in 2013; and Phase II by 2017. • Line 16 connecting Silver Cachoeirinha and Lapa. (9 km, 10 Other lines/extensions planned are: stations) scheduled to be opened in 2015; and • Purple Line extension, from Wilshire to Santa Monica. It was • Line 17 connecting Gold São Paulo with Morumbi and São delayed due to a ban which was withdrawn in 2007. The Judas/Jabaquara (21.3 km, 20 stations), scheduled to be construction plan is expected to be finalised by the end of opened in 2013. 2010; CMSP also plans to construct six monorail projects totalling • A Regional Connector between the Gold Line and Blue Line 110 km by 2013. Three lines (including Expresso Tiradentes) have been confirmed while the proposals for the remaining three are • Green Line extension (spur) from Marina Del Rey to Los still under discussion. The estimated cost of the six projects is Angeles International Airport; and between BRL7.7 billion and BRL10.4 billion. • Crenshaw Line, which is a new light-rail starting from Moreover, about USD900 million is likely to be invested in Crenshaw station, which will be a high-priority project. fleet upgradation and modernisation. To this end, CPTM has

34 Global Mass Transit Report | December 2009 Project Update called for tenders for the purchase of 33 new trains, of which position as the world’s longest metro system. nine will be used in the proposed 11-line Coral and 24 in Line 8- In September 2008, 58 km of track length were added by the Diamente. For Line 8, the private player will be responsible for opening of three lines: renewing the fleet with the construction of 24 new trains and the refurbishment of 12 units in operation. The project scope also • Line 8 Phase I connecting Beitucheng and South Gate of Forest includes the maintenance of these 36 trains for 20 years. Park; Recent Developments: In November 2009, the state government • Batong Line connecting Sihui (Chaoyang) and Tuqiao announced its plans to borrow about USD1.1 billion from the (Tongzhou); and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the World Bank’s • Airport Line connecting Dongzhimen (Dongcheng) and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) Capital Airport (Chaoyang). for its project to extend the metro Line 5, the ‘lilac line’. Specifically, the state is requesting USD650 million and USD481 Construction work on ten more lines/extensions has begun million from IBRD and IDB respectively. The São Paulo state and is at various stages of completion. These lines are: government will finance all civil works and infrastructure, comprising about 45 per cent of the total project cost. CMSP is • Line 6 (Phase I) connecting Wulu (Haidian) and Cangfang slated to launch a tender for extending metro Line 5 in February (Tongzhou), scheduled for opening in 2012; 2010. The construction on the line will begin in March or April • Line 7 (Phase 1), connecting Beijing West and Jiaohuachang, 2010 and is estimated to be completed in 2012. slated for completion by 2014; In November 2009, CMSP invited internationally competitive • Line 8 (Phase II) connecting Huoying North (Changping) and bids for the supply of machined parts for the metro cars for the the Museum of Art (Dongcheng), scheduled for opening in brake systems and propulsion systems for the red fleet on Line 3 2012; of the Sao Paulo metro. Further, CMSP also invited internationally competitive bids for supplying one shock absorber Part 70 for • Line 9 connecting National Library (Haidian) and the city’s metro system. The closing date for the latter tender is Guogongzhuang (Fengtai), scheduled for opening in 2012; December 11, 2009. • Line 10 connecting Jinsong Station (Chaoyang) and Bagou In November 2009, the São Paulo Metro Company, Station (Haidian), scheduled for opening in 2012. Its Companhia do Metropolitano de Sao Paulo (CMSP), invited bids construction has been put out for a USD1.17-billion loan bid; for its BRL2.3 billion tender to build a 23.8 km monorail to add • Line 15 (Phases I and II), which will be a loop line through to the existing urban rail network. The successful bidder will Wangjing West-Houshayu-Fengbo-Beishatan-Wangjing West. have to design and construct the monorail, as well as procure 54 The Phase 1 Shunyi section is scheduled for opening in 2011 trains for the transit system. Proposals must be submitted by and the remainder by 2013; December 21, 2009 and the winning company will be announced on December 22, 2009. The monorail, known as Expresso • Daxing Line connecting Gongyixiqiao (Fengtai) and Tiradentes, is part of the Line 2 extension project. Tiangongyuan (Daxing), scheduled to be opened by December 2010; In November 2009, Global Electronic Information Display (EID) provider, Mobitec Brazil received an order from Canada- • Yizhuang Line connecting Songjiazhuang (Fengtai) and based rail equipment provider, Bombardier, for supplying EID Yizhuang Railway Station (Tongzhou), scheduled for opening systems for approximately 50 light rail cars to be deployed on by December 2010; Sao Paulo’s rail network. Mobitec Brazil has already started • Fangshan Line connecting Suzhuang Dajie (Fangshan) and delivering the order, which is expected to be completed in the Guogongzhuang (Fengtai), scheduled for opening by first quarter of 2010. December 2010; and (1 Brazil Real [BRL] = 0.5770 USD) • Changping Line (Phase I) connecting Xi’erqi and Chengnan (Changping) scheduled for opening by December 2010. Other proposed lines/extensions for which construction plans ASIA PACIFIC have not yet been finalised are:

Beijing Subway Expansion Plan for 2015, Beijing city, China • Line 15 (Phase II), scheduled to be completed by 2011; • Western suburban line scheduled to be completed by 2011; Developers: Beijing Subway Group (Beijing Infrastructure Investment Company Limited and Beijing Subway Operation • Line 14, the tendering process for which has not yet begun, Company Limited) but construction is expected to be completed by 2014; Project: The Beijing subway network, one of the oldest in China • Line 14 (Phase II), construction of which will follow that of (operational since October 1969) is undergoing a major expansion. Phase I; The 200 km subway at present comprises eight operational lines • Line 6 (Phase II) scheduled to be completed by 2015; and . and 123 stations. • Changpin Line (Phase II) scheduled to be completed by 2015. Extensions: The plan, introduced in 2007, outlines projects to more than double the network length to 420 km by 2012 and to The subway operates a diverse fleet of rolling stock, mostly 561 km by 2015 (with 19 lines covering 203 stations). By 2015, sourced from domestic producers. Older cars, such as DK11 and the Beijing subway is likely to usurp London Underground’s DK16 which dominate Lines 1 and 2 have either been refurbished

Global Mass Transit Report | December 2009 35 Project Update or will most likely be retired. Further, new rolling stock worth • Downtown Line connecting the north-western and eastern CNY2.5 billion will be supplied for the Daxing Line and Line 8 regions of Singapore to the new downtown area at Marina (Phase II) by the China South Locomotive & Rolling Stock Bay in the south and the central business district. Stages 1, 2 Corporation Limited (CSR). and 3 are scheduled for opening in 2013, 2015 and 2016, respectively. Recent Developments: In November 2009, the Beijing Mass Transit Railway (MTR) Corporation awarded a turnkey contract Other planned lines/extensions for which construction plans to a consortium comprising Alcatel Lucent, France-based Thales are tentative are: and Beijing-based Hua-Tie Information Technology • North South Line, Marina South Extension scheduled to be Development, for providing signalling solutions for the Daxing completed by 2014; Line of the Beijing subway system. Thales will supply its SelTrac Communications-based Train Control, while Alcatel Lucent, • East West Line, Tuas West Extension scheduled to be through its Chinese subsidiary Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell, will completed by 2015; be responsible for network integration, consulting, design and • East West Line, Tuas South Extension scheduled to be engineering services. completed by 2015; In November 2009, Beijing MTR Corporation also awarded a • Thomson Line scheduled to be completed by 2018; and CNY326 million signalling contract to China-based Hollysys Automation Technologies to provide signalling systems for the • Eastern Region Line scheduled to be completed by 2020. Changping Line of the Beijing subway network. Specifically, the project scope includes providing engineering, procurement and Recent Developments: In November 2009, Bombardier unveiled construction services for the signalling system. its metro train design for the Downtown Line. The company has been contracted by LTA to supply 73 three-car trains for the Line. In September 2009, Line 4 started functioning. It is the first The trains provided by Bombardier will have a new seat design Beijing subway line to be constructed on a public-private and layout, and a dynamic route map, which will indicate which partnership basis by Beijing MTR Corporation Limited - a joint- side doors will open. LTA will now evaluate the design submitted venture between the Hong Kong MTR Corporation (49 per cent), by Bombardier, the Beijing Capital Group (49 per cent) and Beijing Infrastructure Investment (2 per cent). In November 2009, transport authorities installed technologically advanced 1.5 metre high platform screen doors (1 Chinese Yuan [CNY] = 0.1463 USD) (PSDs) at the Pasir Ris metro station on the East West Line. Pasir Ris is one of three stations identified under the pilot project for Expansion of Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), Singapore such systems, the other two being Jurong East and Yishun stations. The rapid transit authorities plan to install the PSDs on Developer: Land Transport Authority (LTA), Singapore all 36 above-ground mass rapid transit stations by 2012. Project: The rapid transit system in Singapore forms the backbone of the rail-based transportation network in the country and is the second-oldest metro system in Asia after Manila Light Rail EUROPE Transit in Philippines. The existing network, comprising four lines (119 km), is operated by two concessionaires, SMRT Thameslink Programme, London, United Kingdom Corporation and SBS Transit. With the release of a white paper in 1996 titled, “A World Class Land Transport System”, the Developers: Transport for London (TfL) and Department for Government of Singapore reinforced efforts to expand the Transport (DfT), London existing MRT network with the aim of replacing the bus network Project: The Thameslink programme is being carried out to primarily with rail-based transportation. augment capacity of the 50-station Thameslink rail route by 2011. Extensions: The plan outlines projects to increase the 67-km The proposed investment is USD9.79 billion. The project is being network (as of 1995) to 160 km by 2015. implemented in three phases, under which stations will have longer platforms to accommodate 12-car trains and upgraded to Already, three lines/extensions have been opened under the operate 24 trains per hour. Blackfriars and King’s Cross plan, adding 52 km of track length: Thameslink stations are also being redeveloped under the • East West Line (Phase II) connecting Tanah Merah and Changi programme. Key outputs 1 and 2 of the programme are scheduled Airport, which opened in January 2001; for completion by 2015. • North East Line HarbourFront and Punggol, opened in June Recent Developments: In November 2009, the UK Treasury 2003; and announced plans for a budget cutback of GBP750 million for the GBP5.5 billion Thameslink programme as a consequence of the • Circle Line (Stage 3) connecting Bartley and Marymount, recession and results of recently conducted tests to gauge the opened in May 2009. programme’s “value for taxpayers’ money”. Construction work has begun on two additional lines and is Proposed cutbacks include reducing the order for carriages at different stages of completion. These lines are: by 950 units (resulting in a saving of GBP400 million); removing • Circle Line connecting all existing MRT lines in a loop. Stages the automatic train operations technology from the proposed 1 and 2 are scheduled to open in 2010; stages 4 and 5 to open design (saving of GBP150 million); and redesigning development in 2011; the Spur Line to open in 2012; and work around London Bridge station (saving of EUR200 million).

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In October 2009, Sweden-based Skanska was awarded a By 2014, rolling stock is expected to increase to 144 cars USD94 million contract from Network Rail to build a 400 metres operating on a 68.5 km track length. New trams are to be long railway viaduct in south-east London for the Thameslink purchased from Alstom for the extension of Route T3 at a cost of programme. Work is scheduled to be completed in August 2012. USD147.49 million. In September 2009, Alstom unveiled its new commuter train The cost of the new rolling stock will be equally shared by design, X’Trapolis, in response to demands made by DfT and RATP and STIF (the Regional Transport Authority). Network Rail to competing manufacturers for supplying 1,200 Recent Developments: In November 2009, the autonomous new trains for the Thameslink route. The new design is based on operator of Parisian Transport, Régie Autonome des Transports features such as single internal space with vast openings and Parisiens (RATP), officially opened the 2.3-km extension of Paris fewer wheels than traditional machines to reduce the train’s tram Route T2 from Ivry-Val-de-Seine to Porte de Versailles. weight and track wear. The design is currently under consideration. The extension has been built at an investment of EUR92.5 million, of which EUR36 million has been contributed by Île de (! British Pound [GBP] = 1.1054 EUR) France, EUR19 million by the Hauts-de-Seine Department and EUR18 million by the French government. Test runs for the Paris Tramway Expansion Project, France extension began in August 2009.

Developer: Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens (RATP) At the new terminal station of tram Route T2 at Porte de Versailles, an interchange has been provided with Line C of the Project: The first generation of tramways is no longer operational Regional Express Railway (RER). The extension also offers in Paris, with the last line closing down in 1957. In 1992, a new interconnections with orbital tram Route T3, and metro Line 8 generation of trams was unveiled. The new system, which and Line 12. currently has four operational orbital light-rail lines (38.1 km) connecting the radial rail and metro lines, is still expanding. However, the Alstom Citadis low-floor trams deployed on While Route T1, Route T2 and Route T4 run outside the core city, Route T3 and Route T2 have different dimensions so there will Route T3 is the first modern tramway to operate within the core be no physical connection between the extension of Route T2 of Paris. The existing trams were doubled in length in 2005 to and Route T3. increase capacity. (1 EUR = 1.5063 USD) Extensions/New Lines: Expansion plans include 10 new lines/ extensions, of which one extension (Route T2) has been completed. The three extensions under construction are: MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA • Route T1 westward extension to Asnières and Gennevilliers, scheduled to be completed in 2014; Dubai Al Sufouh Tram Project Tram, UAE

• Route T2 extension to Bezons (to be completed shortly); and Developer: Dubai Roads and Transport Authority • Route T3 extension to Porte de Charenton and further to Porte Project: The Dubai Road and Transport Authority seeks to build de la Chapelle, scheduled for completion in 2012. a tram system in the Al Sufouh area to improve traffic flow and Four new lines have been proposed and are in planning stage. road services between Umm Suqeim and Jumeirah lakes. The The proposals for these new tramway and tram-on-tyres lines 14.5 km project will be implemented in two phases: were reassessed and assigned numbers by the regional Phase I (9.5 km with 13 stations) connecting the Al Sufouh transportation authority of Île-de-France, namely, STIF (Paris area with the Dubai Marina area by replacing the existing bridge Region Transportation Council). These lines are: with a new one to link Jumeirah Beach Residence with the Dubai • Route T5 connecting Saint-Denis to Garges-Sarcelles (6.6 km, Marina. The design-build contract for the project has been 16 stations); awarded to the ABS Consortium consisting of Alstom, Besix and the Serco Group. It is expected to be completed in April 2011. All • Route T6 connecting Châtillon to Viroflay (14 km, 21 stations); the stations will be equipped with platform screen doors. • Route T7 connecting Villejuif to Athis-Mons (11 km, 18 Phase II (5 km with 6 stations) to include a spur line to link stations); and Jumeirah Beach road with the Mall of the Emirates. This phase is • Route T8 connecting Saint-Denis (Porte de Paris) to Épinay- currently on hold due to global financial conditions. sur-Seine (Quartier d’Orgemont) and a branch line to Recent Developments: In November 2009, France-based rail Villetaneuse (8.46 km, 17 stations). equipment manufacturer, Alstom, unveiled the design of the cars Other planned lines/extensions include: for the Al Sufouh tramway. The Alstom Citadis 402 trams will be dark-coloured, with diamond-shaped front ends and colour- • Route T1 eastwards extension to Montreuil and eventually coded gold and silver seats. to the Val de Fontenay RER station; and The colour-coding is designed to cater to separate classes for • Route T4 extension to Noisy-le-Sec where it will connect to women and children. Power supply to the trams, which are Route T1. The construction schedule is yet been announced, designed to tolerate extreme weather conditions, will be provided but studies are being conducted for the extension. Moreover, through Alstom’s APS II wireless ground-level system and a branch line from Gargan to Montfermeil has also been operations will be managed using a modified version of the proposed for Line T4. company’s Urbalis communications-based train control system.

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ordered by the New Jersey Transit authorities. The authorities NORTH AMERICA ordered the ALP-46A locomotives for USD317 million as a follow- on from the 29 ALP-46 locomotives they had earlier bought and GE Transportation ties up with China’s Ministry of Railways deployed on their passenger trains between New Jersey and New The Lawrence Park Township-based unit of locomotive York City in 2002. manufacturer, General Electric Transportation, has entered into The ALP-46A can travel at up to 200 km/hr and incorporates a memorandum of understanding with China’s Ministry of the power, control and data cables supplied by Nexans. Railways for pursuing high speed rail opportunities in the US. Bombardier will also supply 26 electro-diesel variants of the The collaboration is expected to increase GE’s efficiency and ALP-45DP locomotives to be used for a one-seat ride into New competitive advantage. For instance, while GE’s locomotives are York Penn Station from non-electrified lines. capable of achieving speeds of up to 200 km/hr, China’s rail systems can achieve speeds of up to 354 km/hr. The tie-up is also likely to translate into more business LATIN AMERICA opportunities for GE, which has already been contracted to supply China with 300 US-made locomotive kits. CAF receives COP211 billion train order from Medellín metro in Also, in October 2009, GE was granted an order for 35 Columbia locomotives from Canadian National Railways. GE Transportation is now looking to acquire a portion of the USD13 Spain-based train equipment manufacturer, Construcciones y billion federal stimulus funds in US that have been earmarked Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF), has received a COP211 billion for high speed rail. contract to supply 12 three-car trains for the Medellín metro in Colombia. The trains will be deployed on the metro line connecting the southern extension of Line A to Ancón Sur. Mile High Transit opts out of Denver commuter train project CAF will start delivering the trains in 18 months and the entire The Mile High Transit consortium, comprising Canada-based process will be completed within 24 months. The project is being railcar builder Bombardier Transportation, US-based Flatiron funded by the Medellin metro as well as loans from the Bogotá, Construction and US-based CH2M Hill One, has opted out of Occidente and AV Villas banks. the bidding for the project to build the commuter train system to Denver International Airport and other FasTracks programs, Medellín’s metro network currently consists of two lines initiated by the Region Transportation District (RTD). FasTracks totalling 28.8 km with 25 stations. A western extension of Line B is the RTD’s comprehensive transit expansion program for rail and a tramway along Highway 80 are also envisaged in the and bus services. metro’s 2020 master plan. The project will be built on a public-private partnership (1 Columbian Peso [COP]=0.0005USD) model. The other consortiums in the running are Denver Transit Partners and Mountain-Air Transit Partners, who are expected Empresas-CAF consortium bids for Mexico City suburban rail to submit their technical plans in March 2010 and financial project proposals in April 2010. Mile High Transit bowed out of the bidding process as it was unsure whether it could submit a A consortium comprising Mexico-based engineering, competitive proposal within the set timetable. procurement and construction company, Empresas ICA and Spain-based rail equipment manufacturer, CAF, has placed the The RTD expects to select the winning bidder by June 2010. only bid to build and operate a suburban passenger train line in The winner will have to finance, design, build, operate and Mexico City, ‘Line 3’. maintain a USD2.3 billion portion of the FasTracks project. The Mexico Communications and Transport Ministry, The works include the 37 km train between Union Station Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes (SCT) has stated that and DIA, the Gold Line commuter train to Arvada/Wheat Ridge the bid is valid from a technical perspective. and the portion of the Northwest commuter rail line from Denver to Westminster. The RTD expects to receive a USD1 The financial bids will be opened on December 4, 2009 and billion grant from the federal government for the venture while the contract will be allocated by December 17, 2009. A second the successful bidder may contribute about USD900 million. consortium, comprising Global Vía, Mexicana de Global Vía and Autobuses de Oriente, had also expressed interest in bidding, The Denver Transit Partners consortium includes Fluor but opted to withdraw from the process Enterprises, Macquarie Capital Group, Ames Construction and Balfour Beatty Rail while the Mountain-Air Transit team The suburban railway line, Line 3, will be 32 km long and includes Germany-based rail equipment manufacturer, Siemens, link the municipalities of Nezahualcoyotl and Chalco, in the transit operator Veolia, Kiewit Construction and the eastern part of Mexico City in a project estimated to cost USD1.15 international finance company HSBC. billion. The suburban railway system, Ferrocarril Suburbano de la Bombardier delivers first ALP-46A loco for New Jersey Transit Zona Metropolitana del Valle de México, is an electric regional rail system in Mexico City. Line 1 of the suburban railway line is Rail equipment manufacturer, Bombardier Transportation, has 27 km long and has been operational since last year. The SCT is delivered the first of the 36 type ALP-46A electric locomotives yet to invite bids for the construction of Line 2.

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CRV receives metro vehicle supply contract from Metro Rio de Janeiro ASIA PACIFIC

Metro Rio de Janeiro has granted a USD160 million contract to Bombardier unveils metro train design for Singapore China-based Changchun Railway Vehicles (CRV), a subsidiary ‘Downtown Line’ of China-based rail equipment manufacturer, China Northern Locomotive and Rolling Stock Corporation (CNR) for supplying Bombardier has unveiled its metro train design for Singapore’s A-type metro vehicles. CRV is expected to start delivering the ‘Downtown Line’. The company has been contracted by the Land vehicles to Brazil 20 months after the contract becomes effective. Transport Authority, which will now evaluate the design, to supply 73 three-car trains for the Line. The two parties have also decided that, three months after the delivery of the last batch of metro vehicles, Metro Rio de The trains provided by Bombardier will have a new seat Janeiro will grant another contract for the delivery of 5 to 19 design and layout, and a dynamic route map, which will indicate metro vehicles of the same standard. the side at which the doors will open. The under-construction Downtown Line will be 40 km long Siemens wins order to supply equipment for Cabletren with 33 stations and aims to improve travel between the Bolivariano in Caracas northwest and eastern areas of Singapore and the central business district and Marina Bay. Germany-based transport equipment manufacturer, Siemens Meanwhile, transport authorities have installed Industry Solutions, has won an order from Austria-based technologically advanced 1.5 metre high platform screen doors Automatic People Mover manufacturer, Doppelmayr Cable Car, (PSDs) at the Pasir Ris metro station. Pasir Ris is one of three to supply the electrical equipment for a cable liner shuttle stations identified under the pilot project for such systems. The connecting two metro lines in Caracas, Venezuela. rapid transit authorities plan to install the PSDs on all 36 above- The shuttle will link the Petare station on Line 1 of the metro ground mass rapid transit stations by 2012. to the to-be-constructed Waraira Repano station on Line 6 and is expected to be operational by the end of 2011. Alcatel-Lucent-Thales receives signalling contract from Beijing The 2.3 km long cable hauled transit link, Cabletren MTR Bolivariano, will be served by four four-car trains and five stations. The system, with a journey time of about 7.5 minutes, The Beijing Mass Transit Railway (MTR) Corporation has will have the capacity to carry up to 3,500 passengers per hour. awarded a turnkey contract to a consortium comprising Alcatel Lucent, France-based Thales and Beijing-based Hua-Tie Information Technology Development, for providing signalling Scania supplies 215 buses to Brazil-based Grupo Gontijo solutions for the Daxing Line of the Beijing subway system. Sweden-based truck and bus manufacturer, Scania, has sold 215 Thales will supply its SelTrac Communications-based Train buses to the Brazil-based bus and coach operator, Grupo Gontijo. Control, while Alcatel Lucent, through its Chinese subsidiary The buses will be used by the subsidiaries Gontijo and São Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell, will be responsible for network Geraldo for providing passenger transport services in the country. integration, consulting, design, and engineering services. Grupo Gontijo is presently renewing its bus fleet. The 22 km long Daxing line with 11 stations will connect the Scania will deliver 205 K420 6x2 units for long haul service Daxing district in the south suburban capital city Beijing to the and 10 F270 4x2 models for shorter haul intercity applications. Beijing metro Line 4. The line is expected to be operational by The long distance coaches are equipped with Scania’s gearbox December 28, 2010. with an integrated retarder. The consortium has won similar metro signalling contracts Currently, over 70 per cent of the two thousand vehicles in earlier in Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai and Wuhan. Grupo Gontijo’s fleet have been supplied by Scania. However, this is the first sale of F-series models with such a configuration Hollysys Automation Technologies receives signalling contract to a Brazil-based bus operator. from Beijing MTR Mobitec Brazil to supply EID systems for São Paulo rail project The Beijing MTR Corporation has awarded a CNY326 million signalling contract to Chinese firm Hollysys Automation Global Electronic Information Display (EID) provider, Mobitec Technologies. Hollysys will provide signalling systems for the Brazil (the Brazil-based business unit of Sweden-based Mobitec) Changping Line of the Beijing subway network. Specifically, the has received an order from Canada-based rail equipment project scope includes providing engineering, procurement and provider, Bombardier, for supplying EID systems for a rail project construction services for the signalling system. in São Paulo, Brazil. The contract involves providing EID products for approximately 50 light rail cars in São Paulo. The 31.24 km long Changping line with 11 stations will extend north from Xi’erqi station on Line 13 to the Thirteen Tombs Scenic Mobitec Brazil has already started delivering the order, Area, linking the central Changping District with the Beijing which is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2010. Subway network. Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the project are expected The order is significant for Mobitec as it marks the entry of its to be operational by 2010 and 2012 respectively. parent company, digital communications provider, DRI Corporation, into the Brazilian rail market. (1 Chinese Yuan [CNY] = 0.1464USD)

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CRV delivers first set of high speed trains to New South Wales buses. Launched by the central government, the JNNURM is a city modernisation scheme with a total investment of over USD20 China-based CRV, a subsidiary of China Northern Locomotive billion in a 5-6 year period. and Rolling Stock Corporation (CNR), has delivered its first set of high speed trains for the Australia state of New South Wales. Also in south India, negotiations between the Karnataka state The remainder of the fleet is scheduled to be delivered by 2013. transport authorities and Mercedes Benz for buying buses has The high speed trains have stainless steel double-deck passenger hit a roadblock. The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation rail coaches. feels Mercedes’ asking price of INR7.5 million per bus is too high. Instead, it wants a price that is closer to what it paid for the Volvo In another development, the Transport ministry of South buses. And in the Indian capital, the Delhi Transport Corporation Australia will soon invite bids to electrify the rail network of (DTC) has received a fleet of 40 low-floor buses for its Noida Adelaide. The project is estimated to require an investment of depot. This is also partially financed by the JNNURM. USD1.4 billion. (1 Indian Rupee [INR]= 0.0213 USD) Work on the Seaford and Gawler lines is scheduled to begin in 2011, and the total rail network is expected to be electrified by 2013. The electrification is expected to improve services. EUROPE CSR Qishuyan Locomotive and GE Transportation form joint venture for building locomotive engines Nottingham Express Transit shortlists bidders for tram project

CSR Qishuyan Locomotive has formed a 50:50 joint venture with The Arrow Connect and Tramlink Nottingham consortia have GE Transportation for building and maintaining the Evolution been invited to submit bids for Phase II of the Nottingham Express Series of locomotive engines in China. The joint venture will Transit (NET) tram expansion project. assemble and overhaul diesel engine components in China from The project involves the construction and operation of the 2011. In 2013, the two plan to expand their activities to include 7.5 km Line 2 to Clifton and the 10 km Line 3 to Beeston and the manufacture and assembly of complete engines. Chilwell. These will supplement the operations of the 14 km Line 1 which opened in 2004. Bids are to be submitted by May 2010, GE Transportation and CSR Qishuyan Locomotive first and the contract will be awarded in August 2011. The extensions entered into a partnership in 2005, when they acquired a contract are expected to be completed by late 2014. to supply 500 HXN5 China Mainline Locomotives to China’s Ministry of Railways. A similar agreement to supply 300 Arrow Connect comprises Canada-based transport additional such locomotive was signed on November 16, 2009. equipment manufacturer, Bombardier, infrastructure service According to GE Transportation, locomotive repowering work company, VolkerRail, Transdev, local bus operator Nottingham has significant market opportunities in China. Currently, over City Transport and private equity investor CDC Group. Tramlink 6,000 diesel locomotives, produced by CSR Qishuyan Locomotive, Nottingham comprises VINCI Investments and VINCI are in operation. Construction UK, Alstom, Keolis, Trent Barton Bus Service, and infrastructure investment funds InfraVia and Meridiam.

Balfour Beatty awarded rail electrification contract by China New-generation electronic interlocking system by Thales Ministry of Railways inaugurated in France London-based engineering and construction firm, Balfour Beatty, France-based rail operator, Réseau Ferré de France (RFF), has has been awarded a GBP64 million contract to electrify the inaugurated a new generation electronic interlocking system on Xinxiang-Heze-Ranzhou-Rizhao railway line by China’s Ministry its rail network at Longueau. The system has been supplied and of Railways. Under the contract, Balfour Beatty will deliver an installed by the France-based Thales Group. overhead contact line and traction substations for the 616km double track passenger and freight line. The project work is The LockTrac 6171 PIPC G2 system which is part of RFF’s scheduled to be completed by 2010. The deal takes the value of ongoing rail reservation programme, can determine train recently won international rail contracts by Balfour Beatty to positions in real time, establish itineraries inside stations by GBP188 million. controlling points and control train movement through signalling (1 British Pound [GBP] = 1.6656USD) control. In Longueau, the system is capable of managing 178 itineraries and controlling 61 sets of points and 75 light signals. The system is aimed at enhancing safety and optimising Volvo secures bus order from Kochi Corporation operational efficiency as well as lowering operating and maintenance costs, and will be rolled out across the entire rail The Kochi Corporation in Kerala in south India has agreed to network of France during 2010-20. buy seven Volvo buses to provide premium bus services in the city of Kochi. The corporation has also urged the speedy formation of a special purpose vehicle (SPV) for managing the DB Regio procures regional trains while emerging preferred fleet of buses. However, till the SPV is formed, the corporation bidder for a metro in UK has allowed the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation to manage the buses. Under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban DB Regio, a subsidiary of Germany-based rail operator Deutsche Renewal Mission (JNNURM), Kochi Corporation will receive 200 Bahn (DB), has selected Alstom to supply 16 Coradia Lint regional buses comprising 50 air-conditioned, 120 ordinary and 30 mini trains to be deployed on its north network between Schleswig

40 Global Mass Transit Report | December 2009 Company News and Holstein in Germany. The diesel engine trains can reach a options for supplying equipment and service contracts. Currently, maximum speed of up to 120 km/hr and have two coaches each Solaris is looking for local partners to support production of the that can accommodate 130 passengers. About 95 per cent of each trams, for which negotiations with Modertrans Pozna have train is recyclable. reached an advanced stage. Further, the trains are disabled-friendly, featuring continuous (1 Polish Zloty [PLN] = 0.3636 USD) low-floor mobile pallets located at the entrance and at gangways between the coaches. They are expected to enter service by Siemens secures contracts to supply trains December 2011. The order follows an earlier order in 2008, under which Alstom is supplying 180 Coradia Lint train sets to DB Germany-based Siemens has secured various railway-related Regio. contracts. Vienna transport operator Wiener Linien has awarded Meanwhile, DB Regio (Tyne and Wear) has emerged as the Siemens Mobility a EUR25 million contract to deploy automatic preferred bidder for a contract to operate the Tyne & Wear Metro train control equipment on two extensions in the city’s metro in the UK. The contract notice was issued by Nexus, the Tyne & network. Siemens will supply two Sicas ECC electronic Wear transport authority, which will now finalise the details of interlockings and LZB513 continuous automatic train control for the operating concession. The concession will run for seven years, the extensions as well as a depot interlocking system and another starting April 1, 2010, and there is an option for a two year one for staff training. extension. Nexus will pay DB a performance-based fee for the The company will also be responsible for integrating the operations, while it continues to own the 59 km network, specify equipment with the existing central control room. The two services and set fares. extensions covered under the contract are a 9.7 km extension of The operations are being tendered out in accordance with a line U2 to Aspernstrasse, of which the first 5 km is expected be funding agreement with the Department for Transport for an completed by late 2010, and a 4.7 km extension of line U1 south overall GBP600 million financial package for the second phase to Rothneusiedl, to be completed by 2015. of a three stage ‘Metro Re-invigoration’ programme in the city. Meanwhile Siemens Industry Solutions has secured a contract DB Regio beat an in-house bid from Nexus while UK-based Serco- to supply four Doppelmayr Cable Cars, to be deployed on the Ned Railways and Hong Kong-based MTR Corporation had 2.3 km long Cabletren Bolivariano cable-hauled shuttle link on dropped out of the bidding process earlier. the Caracas metro system in Venezuela. The cable cars, to be (1 British Pound [GBP] = 1.6487 USD) supplied along with drive, power and control equipment, will provide shuttle services between the Petare station on Line 1 and the upcoming Waraira Repano station on Line 6. The shuttle DB Regio secures rail operation contract in Sweden service is due to be opened in end-2011 and will cover five stops. Each train has a capacity of 3,500 passengers per hour. DB Regio Sverige, a subsidiary of the Germany-based national rail operator, Deutsche Bahn, has secured a contract from Siemens has also begun testing the first of its 38 Class Desiro Östgötland transport authority ÖstgötaTrafiken in Sweden to EMUs that it is building for the Scotland rail operator ScotRail, operate its local train services for a 10-year period starting from UK. Under the GBP250 million order, Siemens has to supply 22 December 12, 2010. The contract also has an option for an three-car and 16 four-car trains to the rail operator between extension of four years. DB Regio will also be responsible for September 2010 and March 2011. The vehicles to be supplied are maintaining the five new Coradia Lirex X61 electric multiple units 25kV 50Hz vehicles with lightweight aluminium body shells and (EMUs) that are due to enter service in 2010, at a new depot in a bolt-on steel structure at the front end to meet EN15227 crash Linköping. The trains will be operated between Norrköping and worthiness requirements. Mjölby at 20-minute intervals and beyond Mjölby, to Jönköping, Moreover, each vehicle is fitted with a fully electronic train at one-hour intervals. management system. Each car will have two wheelchair spaces, For DB Regio, this is the company’s first successful rail tender and are reportedly expected to become the first trains in the UK outside Germany. However, the firm has been active in the UK to be fully compliant with the Persons with Reduced Mobility since acquiring Chiltern Railways’ parent company Laing Rail Technical Specification for Interoperability. in 2008. (1 Euro [EUR] = 1.4886 USD)

Solaris secures tram supply contract in Poland Ansaldos receives tram supply contract from Sweden-based Poznañ Municipal Transport Company, Miejskie Göteborgs Spårvägar Przedsiêbiorstwo Komunikacyjne (MPK), in Poland has awarded a PLN342 million contract to Poland-based Solaris Bus and Coach Tram operator, Göteborgs Spårvägar, which runs tram services to supply 40 trams. Each low-floor Solaris Tramino LF 32 tram is in Göteborg in Sweden, has ordered 25 AnsaldoBreda Sirio trams uni-directional, 31.96 metres long and 2.4 metres wide, and with at a cost of EUR61 million. The trams have been ordered under a capacity for 229 passengers. Each vehicle will have two powered the terms of a 2001 contract for 40 trams which included options bogies and one non-powered bogie, with four 105 kW motors for up to 80 more vehicles. The 29 metres long and 2 650 fitted with a static inverter on each motor. millimetres wide uni-directional type M32 trams have been styled by Pininfarina and have 83 seats and space for 96 standing The first tram is scheduled to be delivered in June 2011 and passengers. The latest batch will feature an updated version of the remaining trams by March 2012, to be deployed during the the vehicle control system. 2012 European Football Championship. The order also includes (1 Euro [EUR] = 1.4886 USD)

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CAF wins contract for supply of trams to Belgrade around Paris. The project will be funded by the regional authorities. Spain-based rail equipment manufacturer, Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF), has been awarded a EUR70 The contract is expected to be signed in February 2010, for million contract by the local government of Belgrade in Serbia to which negotiations are underway. The first trains are due to enter supply 30 light rail vehicles (trams). The vehicles will be used on service in mid-2013. The long term deal could include a further the Belgrade tram system over the next three years, with the first option to supply up to 860 trains, which could take the contract tram to be delivered in 2011. Each tram will cost EUR2.1 million, value up to USD12.6 billion. France-based rail equipment to be partly financed by a EUR20 million loan from the European manufacturer, Alstom Transport, had also bid for the contract. Investment Bank. The city budget will fund the balance. An expert committee ruled out the cheapest bid by Croatia- Bombardier collaborates with German Aerospace Centre for based Konèar in favour of CAF’s bid due to the higher quality of development of new high speed trains the latter’s trams. The trams are 33 metres long, 2.3 metres wide and belong to the CAF’s URBOS family of light rail vehicles. They Germany-based Bombardier Transportation (subsidiary of are 100 low-floor vehicles and comprise five cars, two powered Canada-based transport equipment provider, Bombardier) has bogies and a trailer bogie, and operate at a DC power of 6,000 V. signed a five year contract with the German Aerospace Centre, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR), for (1 Euro [EUR] = 1.48981 USD) undertaking joint research and development activities for a new generation of high speed trains. The new technology trains are Cubic secures contract to provide e-ticketing in Germany expected to be more eco-friendly, efficient, comfortable and lighter. The collaboration will cover railway vehicle aerodynamics Germany-based Rhein Main Services, on behalf of the German and aero-acoustics, dynamic stability, interior airflows and Transit Authority Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV), has interior acoustics, lightweight vehicle construction, and railway awarded a contract to Cubic Deutschland, a subsidiary of US- control and safety systems. based Cubic Corporation, to develop both the initial stage and To test the vehicles arising from the collaboration, DLR also central core of Germany’s first large scale electronic ticketing plans to open two test facilities for tunnel simulation and system. The scope of the contract involves developing an crosswind testing. It already has five wind tunnels to facilitate integrated back office computer system and providing point-of- high speed vehicle construction. sale terminals. The system and devices will be operated by Cubic for a period of three years. The new system will cover the entire region under RMV and its partners. UK-based Arriva launches m-ticketing in its bus services

UK-based bus operator, Arriva has launched mobile phone Invensys Rail secures re-signalling contract for Finland rail ticketing, known as m-ticketing services, on its bus services across network England, Scotland and Wales. Passengers will be able to buy daily, weekly and monthly tickets using their general packet radio UK-based global technology group, Invensys Rail, has won a service (GPRS)-enabled mobile phones. The new service will be contract from the Finland-based Rail Administration, deployed on 1,000 routes and a regional fleet of 4,500 buses. Ratahallintokeskus (RHK), for providing re-signalling works at the Siilinjärvi depot and mainline railway. The scope of the Arriva has developed the system in partnership with UK- contract includes design, installation, testing and commissioning based Concept Data Technologies and US-based mBlox. Tickets of signalling equipment, including seven centralised Westrace can be bought either directly through the application via a inter-lockings. Invensys will also implement a local traffic registered card or by purchasing credit from any PayPoint outlet. management system to manage a 14 km stretch of the mainline To ensure consumers only pay the price of the ticket and do not railway and depot area. The project is currently in the planning incur any data download charges to their mobiles, Arriva is using phase and is estimated to be commissioned in August 2011. The mBlox’s unique Zero Data Charge service. contract marks Invensys Rail’s entry into the railway signalling segment in Finland. Thales secures maintenance contract for high-speed rail line in Spain Bombardier emerges as preferred bidder for French National Railways France-based electronic systems supplier, Thales, has secured a EUR41.2 million contract for providing both preventive and French National Railways, Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer corrective maintenance of signalling equipment along the Français (SNCF), has chosen Canada-based Bombardier Madrid-Valladolid high speed rail line in Spain. The four year Transportation as the preferred bidder for a USD1.4 billion contract has been awarded by Spain’s national railway contract to supply suburban/regional trains. According to the infrastructure company, Administrador de Infrestructuras contract, Bombardier will supply 80 double dock EMUs – based Ferroviarias (ADIF). on a new design, Porteurs a Haute Densité. The trains will be The order includes maintenance of the existing signalling deployed in the regional services covering seven regions – equipment such as electronic inter-lockings, centralised traffic Aquitaine, Bretagne, Centre, Lorraine, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, control, track circuits and axle counters, along with train Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur and Rhône-Alpes. The contract also protection systems (European Train Control System levels 1 and contains an option for supplying up to 55 additional sets as well 2, and ASFA of Spain), power supply systems, auxiliary systems as another 200 additional sets for providing Transilien services and equipment handling facilities along the route. The scope of

42 Global Mass Transit Report | December 2009 Company News the contract further includes maintenance works along the Berger. The contract will involve building the remaining 22 km Olmedo-Medina branch line of the high speed network. of railway tracks to connect Ovu to Warri. Preliminary work, such as aerial survey and mapping, has already begun. The tracks The 180km long Madrid-Valladolid high speed line was will also be extended to the Delta Steel Company jetty. The project inaugurated in December 2007 and the original train command will involve constructing six new stations and renovating the and control, telecommunication and energy systems were initial 254 km long railway line. supplied by a consortium led by Thales. Moreover, Thales is already executing other railway maintenance contracts in Spain The Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri rail project has been revived after including the Madrid-Sevilla and Córdoba-Málaga high speed being postponed by over three years over payment issues with lines and other commuter lines of the conventional network. Julius Berger. Recently the federal government decided to rehabilitate the existing rail network and spend an additional (1 Euro [EUR] = 1.4916 USD) NGN6 billion to complete the Ajaokuta-Warri railway project. (1 Nigerian Naira [NGN] = 0.0066USD) MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA Alstom unveils new design for Al Sufouh tramway in Dubai

Dan Bus Company to acquire Veolia Transport’s stake in France-based rail equipment manufacturer, Alstom, has unveiled Jerusalem Light Rail Project the design of the cars for the Al Sufouh tramway. The Alstom Citadis 402 trams will have a dark colour, diamond-shaped front Israel-based Dan Bus Company is planning to buy out France- ends and colour-coded, gold and silver seats. The colour-coding based Veolia Transport’s stake in the Jerusalem Light Rail project is designed to cater to separate classes for women and children. for USD15 million. As part of the deal, Dan Bus will also acquire the operations of the local railway, currently being run by Veolia. The power supply to the trams, which are designed to tolerate extreme weather conditions, will be provided through Alstom’s Currently, the stakeholders in the Light Rail project include APS II wireless ground level system and operations will be Ashtrom (27.5 per cent), Alstom (20 per cent), Harel (20 per cent), managed using a modified version of the company’s Urbalis Polar Investments (17.5 per cent), Israel Infrastructures Fund (10 communications-based train control system. All the stations will per cent), and Veolia (5 per cent). It is being speculated that the be equipped with platform screen doors, which were recently other stakeholders may not agree to the proposal because Dan deployed in stations in Singapore, and automatic vehicle control Bus Company has no experience in the rail sector. However, to ensure proper synchronisation between the tram and the Veolia Transport is looking to withdraw from the project due to platform doors. technical difficulties, as well as pressure from pro-Palestinian groups. The company may, however, stay back to instruct and mentor the Dan Bus Company in rail operations if the stake buy- Alstom receives Citadis tram supply order from Morocco-based out materialises. The first line of the light rail project is already Casa Transports running 18 months behind schedule owing to engineering problems. It is now expected to start running by the end of 2010. The Casablanca Tramway Development Company (Casa Transports), the public company in charge of the construction of the tram network of Casablanca, Morocco, has granted a EUR120 Deutsche Bahn secures railway contract projects worth USD25 million contract to France-based rail equipment manufacturer, billion from Qatari Diar Alstom, for supplying 74 of its Citadis trams. The trams will be used on Casa Transports’ 29 km long Y-shaped tram network, Germany-based rail operator, Deutsche Bahn, has secured slated to introduce services in December 2011. Alstom will also railway project development contracts worth USD25 billion in provide maintenance facilities for the tram cars for 15 years. The Qatar and Bahrain. The projects include building an east coast contract also includes an option for the supply and maintenance rail link between Ras Laffan and Mesaieed, a high speed rail of additional trams, which may increase the contract value to link from Doha to Bahrain across the Qatar-Bahrain Causeway EUR190 million. and a four-lined 300 km long Doha metro project. The trams will be supplied in 65 metres long paired sets. The These projects will be developed as part of the new company configuration of the trainsets is similar to that under construction known as Qatar Railways Development Company which was in Rabat. The first trainsets will be delivered to Casa Transports formed as a joint venture with state-owned infrastructure and 24 months after the contract becomes effective, with entry into property development company Qatari Diar Real Estate commercial service expected for December 2012. The 74 Citadis Investment Company. The government has made a budgetary trams will be operated on a 30 km line crossing the city from east allocation of USD1 billion towards the project. The developers to west. are currently inviting bids for constructing the first part of the Qatar rail network. Present in Morocco for over 40 years, Alstom has supplied 27 electric locomotives to the ONCF (the Moroccan state-owned Julius Berger receives track extension contract from Nigeria railway operator) since 1992, while 20 next-generation Prima locomotives are currently being delivered. Alstom is also building government 22 double unit trainsets for the Rabat tramway and is involved The Government of Nigeria has awarded a NGN7.76 billion in a project to build a high speed link between Tangiers and contract for constructing a portion of the Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri Kenitra. rail project to Germany-based construction company, Julius (1 Euro [EUR] = 1.4962USD)

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Closing date: December 14, 2009 (2 pm) NORTH AMERICA Contact: Assistant Material Coordinator, Metra Materials Management Department Rail corridor art project 547 W. Jackson Boulevard., Ste. 1100 Chicago, Country: USA IL 60661-5717, USA Organisation: City of Wichita Phone: NA Description/Scope of Work: Internationally competitive bids are Fax: +1 312 322 6679 invited for a rail corridor art project proposed in Wichita city. Email: NA Closing date: December 11, 2009 Website: http://metrarail.com/content/metra/en/home/ Contact: City of Wichita, City Purchasing Manager, metra_business/purchasing.html 12th Floor, City Hall 455 North Main Wichita, Kansas, USA Phone: +1 316 268 4351 Overhaul of light rail vehicles Fax: +1 316 268 4519 Country: USA Email: NA Organisation: Maryland Transit Administration Website: http://www.wichitagov.org Description/Scope of Work: Requests for proposal are invited through internationally competitive bids for the mid-life over- Operation of local transit haul of light rail vehicles. A pre-proposal conference and light- Country: USA rail vehicle inspection will be conducted on January 12, 2010 (10 Organisation: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation am) at MTA Light Rail Division, 344W North Avenue, Baltimore. Authority (Metro) Inquiries will be accepted up till February 24, 2010. Description/Scope of Work: Internationally competitive bids are Closing date: February 24, 2010 (2 pm) invited for the operation of local transit lines in the Gateway Cit- Contact: William Ellerman, Procurement Officer, Office of Pro- ies and San Gabriel Valley region of Los Angeles County, referred curement 6 St. Paul Street, Seventh Floor, Baltimore, Maryland to in the tender document as the East Region. 21202, USA Closing date: November 20, 2009 for pre-bid confirmation and Phone: +1 410 767 3363 January 8, 2010 for price bids Fax: +1 410 333 4810 Contact: One Gateway Plaza Procurement Department, Email: [email protected] Gateway Plaza Conference room, 3rd Floor Los Angeles, Website: www.mtamaryland.com CA 90012, USA Phone: +1 213 922 7451 Special trackwork components Fax: +1 213 922 1004 Country: USA Email: [email protected] Organisation: Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Website: www.metro.net Description/Scope of Work: Internationally competitive bids are invited from qualified contractors for providing, manufacturing, Supply of parts for Atlantic Railroad shop assembly, testing, packing and shipping for special track Country: USA work components, turnout/crossover, etc. The successful bidder Organisation: Alaska Railroad Corporation (ARRC) will be responsible for providing all equipment and materials Description/Scope of Work: Internationally competitive bids are necessary for the procurement. invited for the supply of bearings and related items for ARRC Closing date: December 30, 2009 under a blanket purchase order. The order includes 10 deep Contact: Metro Headquarters, 600 5th St., N.W. Washington, DC groove roller bearings, 10 Hyatt traction motor bearings, 12 LDS 20001, USA and small bore seals, 12 Viperlube high performance SY grease Phone: +1 202-637-1234 (400 grams), 56 McGill inner race, 56 McGill solid race need, 20 Fax: NA roller chain-domestic, and 20 precise riveted roller chain 10 feet Email: [email protected] roll-domestic. The funds for the project will be contributed by Website: www.wmata.com ARRC, the Federal Transit Administration and the Federal Rail- road Administration. Station improvement works Closing date: December 17, 2009 (3 pm) Country: USA Contact: P.O. Box 107500 Anchorage AK 99510-7500, USA Organisation: Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Author- Phone: +1 907 265 2355 ity Fax: +1 907 265 2608 Description/Scope of Work: Internationally competitive bids are Email: [email protected] invited for station improvement works at the existing Chestnut Website: http://www.akrr.com/ Hill East R7 Regional Rail Station. A pre-bid meeting is sched- uled for December 1, 2009 (9.30 am). Electronic train management Closing date: December 22, 2009 (1 pm) Country: USA Contact: Joseph A. Burke, 1234 Market Street 4th Floor Philadel- Organisation: Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad phia, PA 19107, USA Corporation Phone: +1 215 580 7484 Description/Scope of Work: Internationally competitive bids are Fax: NA invited for supplying the replacement parts of an electronic train Email: [email protected] management system. Website: www.septa.com

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Operation of local transit São Paulo, Brazil Phone: +55 11 3291 5362 Country: USA Fax: NA Organisation: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Email: [email protected] Authority Website: http://www.bec.sp.gov.br Description/Scope of Work: Requests for proposal are invited for the operation of local transit lines in the South Bay and Gate- way cities region. Closing date: February 9, 2010 (4 pm) ASIA PACIFIC Contact: One Gateway Plaza Los Angeles, 12th Floor Receptionist, CA 90012-2952, USA Electrical systems for new passenger line Phone: +1 213 922 7451 Country: China Fax: +1 213 922 1004 Organisation: The People’s Republic of China National Devel- Email: [email protected] opment and Reform Commission Website: www.metro.net Description/Scope of Work: Internationally competitive bids are invited for the construction and integration of electrical systems for passenger Line 4 on the Shi Wu Shijiazhuang-Zhengzhou LATIN AMERICA Passenger Dedicated Line (Henan Section), Dan Wu passenger line between Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou-Wuhan section within the Engineering design of Brazil north-south rail provincial boundaries. The contract works involve communica- tion, signals, traction power supply, power supply and associ- Country: Brazil ated houses construction, materials, equipment, and equipment Organisation: VALEC - Engenharia Construcoes e Ferrovias SA procurement and system integration, test and simulation, etc. Description/Scope of Work: Internationally competitive bids are Works not under the project scope include communication engi- invited for the engineering design of the North South Railway neering in the information subsystem (customer service, electri- stretch (Ouro Verde de Goiás to Star of the West) cal and mechanical equipment monitoring, etc.) and the instal- Closing date: December 28, 2009 lation of a security monitoring system and disaster prevention Contact: Setor de Autarquias Norte - SAN, equipment. The tender document will be sold at a non-refund- Quadra 03 - Lote A, Brasília - DF. Tel: e able price of RMB4.3 million. BRAZIL Closing date: Registration by November 19, 2009 (5.30 pm) and Phone: +61 3315 8003 submission of bid by December 14, 2009 (10 am) Fax: +61 3315 8013 Contact: Wang Min, Guang An Men Wai Street, Email: NA Xuanwu District, Beijing, No. 122, Guang Yun Hotel, Website: http://www.valec.gov.br Railway Engineering Trading Center Phone: +86 371 68366977 Urban transportation analysis Fax: +86 371 68366977 Country: Chile Email: NA Organisation: Santiago Metropolitan Region Acquisition Website: NA Description/Scope of Work: Internationally competitive bids are invited for implementing Phase II of the Strategic Analysis Ur- Station reconstruction project ban Transport Project, which involves conducting strategic stud- Country: China ies and analysis of urban transportation in different cities, and Organisation: Qin Empire Railroad Limited Liability Company technical analysis and economic evaluation of a set of comple- Description/Scope of Work: Internationally competitive bids are mentary initiatives and projects for the urban transportation sys- invited for the reconstruction of the Lake East station in Shanxi tem. Province. The contract involves the renovation of electric heat- Closing date: December 18, 2009 ing turnout machines. The tender document will be sold between Contact: Transportation Purchasing Unit Secretary, November 20, 2009 and November 26, 2009 at a non-refundable Teatinos 950, Floor 17, price of RMB1,000 per set. Santiago Metropolitan Region Administration, Chile Closing date: December 10, 2009 (8.30 am) Phone: NA Contact: Ngai, Da-Qin Railway Company Limited, Fax: NA 14 North Street, Shanxi Province, Email: [email protected] Datong Station 037,005 Website: http://www.gobiernosantiago.cl/index.aspx Phone: +86 352-7123997 Fax: +86 352-7123997 Supply of shock absorber for rail Email: NA Country: Brazil Website: NA Organisation: Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo -Metro Description/Scope of Work: Internationally competitive bids are Cleaning of rail cars invited for the supply of 1 shock absorber Part 70 for the São Country: Australia Paulo metro company. Organisation: Public Transport Authority of Western Australia Closing date: December 11, 2009 Description/Scope of Work: Internationally competitive bids are Contact: Rua Boa Vista, 175, CEP 01014-001,

Global Mass Transit Report | December 2009 45 Tenders & Contracts invited for the provision of cleaning services for the Prospector, Fax: NA Avon Link and Australind Railcars, in the metropolitan area of Email: [email protected] Perth and in the regional depot locations of Kalgoorlie and Picton. Website: www.mainroads.qld.gov.au A non-mandatory site visit will be conducted at the ARG Picton Depot at 12.30 pm on December 11, 2009. Supply of rail turnout spare parts Closing date: January 14, 2010 (11 am) Contact: 160 West Parade, Perth, Country: Australia WA, 6000, Australia Organisation: Department for Transport Energy and Phone: +61 08 9326 2000 Infrastructure, Australian government Fax: +61 08 9326 2192 Description/Scope of Work: Prequalification bids are invited for Email: [email protected] the supply and delivery of rail turnout spare parts for the Website: http://www.pta.wa.gov.au/ Walkerville Rail Revitalisation Project. Closing date: Trevor Roberts, Power supply for rail transit Corporate Contracting and Procurement, 3rd Floor, Room 360, 33 Warwick Street, Country: France Walkerville, SA Australia Organisation: Minmetals International Tendering Company Lim- Contact: December 17, 2009 (2 pm) ited Phone: +61 8 7424 7512 Description/Scope of Work: Request for proposals are invited Fax: +61 8 8297 3416 for installing a power supply line along the Shapingba Substa- Email: [email protected] tion to Daxuecheng Substation stretch serving the Chongqing Website: www.dtei.sa.gov.au Municipal Rail Transit Line 1. The project is being financed by KfW. The tender document is priced at CNY8,000 or USD1,200 Liverpool Turnback Project or EUR900. Closing date: January 15, 2010 Country: Australia Contact: Long Qingguang, Room D202, Organisation: Transport Infrastructure Development Corpora- 2nd Floor, Building D, Minmetals Plaza, tion No. 5 Sanlihe Road, Description/Scope of Work: Internationally competitive bids are Haidian District, Beijing, China invited from companies interested in undertaking the role of sig- Phone: +86 10 88821708 nalling sub-contractor for the Liverpool Turnback Project, which Fax: +86 10 88821703 involves the construction of an additional 1.8 km of new track Email: [email protected] around Liverpool Station. Tender documents are available from Website: www.minmetals.com/english November 23, 2009. Closing date: January 15, 2010 (2 pm) E-ticketing equipment Contact: Mr James Walker, Locked Bag 6501, St Leonards, NSW 2065, Australia Country: Australia OR Level 5, Tower A, Zenith Centre, Organisation: Department of Transport and Main Roads, 821 Pacific Highway, Chatswood, Queensland government NSW, Australia Description/Scope of Work: Request for information from Phone: +61 2 9200 0200 relevant companies for the supply of hand-held devices for Fax: +61 2 9200 0290 electronic infringement processing (e-Ticketing) and the Email: [email protected] associated device management and integration, software Website: www.tidc.nsw.gov.au application development and management, ongoing maintenance and support services, and project delivery. Details Hankou Station Renovation of any relevant experience with other customers, including case studies, may also be provided. Further, respondents are invited Country: China to provide details of any future technologies which they believe Organisation: Wuhan Railroad Bureau should be considered. Description/Scope of Work: Internationally competitive bids are invited for the Hankou Station Renovation and Expansion Project. Request for offer will soon be opened for the Handheld e- Bidder registration will take place between November 23, 2009 Ticketing devices, which will initially be used by government and November 27, 2009 (8.30-11.30 am and 2.30-5.30 pm). Ten- enforcement officers to read ISO/IEC 24727 compliant der documents will be sold between November 30, 2009 and Queensland Government smartcards (“QG Smartcards”) to December 4, 2009 (9-11.30 am, afternoon 2-4 pm). Enquiries will support infringement processing and future mobility solutions be answered till December 5, 2009 (5 pm) and on December 7, for enforcement officers. Pricing information has also been 2009 in the Wuhan Railway Bureau Engineering office. sought. Closing date: December 22, 2009 (8-9.30 am) Closing date: December 18, 2009 (2 pm) Contact: Zhu Zhihui, Stadium Road, No. 5, Contact: Steve Parry, Queensland Government Tender Box Hubei Lijiang Hotel, Second Floor Conference Room, c/o Decipha Pty Limited, 2 Duncan Street, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, Wuchang District, China West End, Brisbane, Phone: +86 27 51125128 Queensland, Australia Fax: NA Phone: +61 7 38345150 Email: [email protected] Website: NA

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a quality assurance is sought by the awarding authority from EUROPE the manufacturer for a minimum period of 48 months from the date of receipt of each of the ETA. Planning and execution of public transport services Closing date: January 5, 2010 (9 am) Country: Italy Contact: St. Batorego 23, 05-825, Organisation: Societa Di Committenza Regione Piemonte S.P.A. Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland Description/Scope of Work: International competitive bids are Phone: +48 22 755 55 64 invited for planning and execution of public transport services Fax: +48 22 755 20 85, 755 47 60 in compliance with the local rail service obligations. These have Email: NA been specified in the conditions and specifications for Website: http://www.wkd.com.pl development goals and quality of service laid down in the tender document. The service is structured into three lots. In accordance Construction of platform with the contract, proceeds from the sale of tickets will be Country: Spain allocated to the foster enterprise. Organisation: Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias Closing date: December 10, 2009 (12 pm) (ADIF) Contact: Via Belfiore 23I-10125 Torino, Italy Description/Scope of Work: Internationally competitive bids are Phone: +39 0114325054 invited for the construction of a platform for the expansion of Fax: +39 0114323570 the high speed line between Madrid (Atocha) and Torrejon de Email: NA Velasco on the Pinto - Torrejon de Velasco section. The estimated Website: www.scr.piemonte.it value of the contract is EUR 47.84 million. The contract duration is expected to be 22 months from the date of award. Railway signalling Closing date: December 21, 2009 (12 pm) Country: Belgium Contact: Contracting Authority, ADIF, Organisation: Infrabel SA C/ Titan 4 y 6 - Edificio T.1.2. Mendez Description/Scope of Work: Internationally competitive bids are Alvaro - planta 7 E-28045, invited for the provision of railway signalling on the railway Madrid, Spain network of Belgium. Phone: +34 917744837 Closing date: January 12, 2010 (11 am) Fax: +34 917745814 Contact: Mr. Werner Deceur, Rue Bara 110, Email: [email protected], [email protected] Tuc Rail SAB-1070 Bruxelles, Belgium Website: www.adif.es Phone: +32 25297187 Fax: +32 25254865 Railway platform construction works Email: [email protected] Country: Spain Website: http://www.infrabel.be Organisation: Sociedad Estatal de Infraestructuras del Transporte Terrestre Rolling stock for railway and tramway Description/Scope of Work: Internationally competitive bids are Country: Poland invited for construction work for the railways along the corridor Organisation: Szybka Kolej Miejska Sp. z o.o. north north west of Madrid-Galicia, on the Zamora-Lubián Description/Scope of Work: Internationally competitive bids are tranche (Zamora-La Hiniesta subsection; Platform 20091019-F invited for supplying railway and tramway locomotives and [ZA-2]) rolling stock and associated parts including passenger coaches Closing date: December 22, 2009 (12 pm); deadline for requesting and support services for railway transport. tender document is December 11, 2009 Closing date: December 12, 2009 (10 am) Contact: Jose Manuel Dorrego Iglesias, Contact: Katarzyna Walczak, Administrative Office, SA, C / Jose Abascal, Szybka Kolej Miejska Sp. z o.o., Ul. Minska 25Lok, 4, E-28003 Madrid, Spain 639PL-03-808 Warszawa Phone: +34 915916629 Phone: +48 223366413 Fax: +34 915916630 Fax: +48 223366410 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.seitt.es Website: http://www.skm.warszawa.pl Railway construction works

New EMUs for Warsaw Commuter Rail Country: Sofia Country: Poland Organisation: Nacionalna Kompania Zhelezopztna Organisation: Warsaw Commuter Railway Sp Zoo Infrastruktura Description/Scope of Work: Internationally competitive bids are Description/Scope of Work: Internationally competitive bids are invited for the supply of 14 units of new electric multiple units invited for railway construction works in three lots. The contract’s (EMUs). The contract involves a provision of maintenance completion terms for the lots varies from 19 to 43 months. The services for a period of 6 months from the date of supply of each bid guarantee for the three lots is estimated at BGN90,000, unit, and trained staff designated by the awarding authority for BGN456,000 and BGN435,000, respectively. The performance the operation, maintenance and repair of the current fleet. Further, security is 10 per cent of the amount of the contract and the tender document is priced at BGN50 per unit.

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Closing date: December 31, 2009 (12 pm CET) for submission of Locomotive Depots, Office, Office 429, Minsk, Belarus tender document, and January 11, 2010 (4.45 pm CET) for sub- Phone: +375 17 225 45 59, 225 05 64 mission of block flow diagram (BfD) Fax: +375 17 227 56 48, 225 45 73 Contact: Snezhana Kusorova, 110, Email: [email protected] Knyaginya Mariya Luiza Blvd. Website: http://en.tg.by/rail/bel_zd.php 1233 Sofia, Bulgaria Phone: +359 2 932 61 20 Track maintenance works Fax: +359 2 931 06 63 Email: [email protected] Country: France Website: www.rail-infra.bg Organisation: Regie Autonome des Transports Parisiens (RATP) Description/Scope of Work: Internationally competitive bids are Tramline construction works invited for railway track maintenance services on regional rail RER Line A by renewal of continuous welded rail (CWR). The Country: Germany main locations of the renewal works are on the Saint Germain en Organisation: Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft MBH Laye/Boissy St Leger and Saint Germain en Laye/Marne La Vallee Description/Scope of Work: Internationally competitive bids are stretches. The scope of the project involves renewal of approxi- invited for tramline construction works on the Stadbahn mately 8,280 meters of CWR, liberation and incorporation of Karlsruhe tram train system involving double track extension of about 1,370 meters of track and completion of approximately 54 the Reichenbach – Langensteinbach section. The contract involves welds. The expected duration of the contract is three months. two lots, with lot 1 for about 2,500 metres of track construction Closing date: December 15, 2009 and lot 2 for building temporary bridge (span 17,10 metres, DB- Contact: Jerome Brochot, 54 Quai de la Rapee, HB-directional drawing ZH6), to expand the ground and allied F-75599 Paris Cedex 12, France construction works. The award procedure is scheduled to begin Phone: +33 158771118 on January 13, 2010. Work is anticipated to begin in April 2010 Fax: +33 158769582 and last up to December 2011. Email: [email protected] Closing date: Scheduled start of award procedures on January Website: http://www.ratp.fr 13, 2010 Contact: Herrn Haeffele Tullastrasse 71D-76131 Karlsruhe, Track maintenance works Germany Phone: + 49 7216107 6306 Country: France Fax: +49 7216107 5399 Organisation: Regie Autonome des Transports Parisiens (RATP) Email: [email protected] Description/Scope of Work: Internationally competitive bids are Website: http://www.avg.info invited for railway track maintenance services on métro line 2 and line 10 by revision of cyclical ways and track devices. The Equipment for rail car maintenance scope of the project involves the renewal of approximately 18,000 linear meters. Country: France Closing date: December 14, 2009 (12 pm) Organisation: Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Français Contact: Olivier Gestin, 54 Quai de la Rapee, (SNCF) F-75599 Paris Cedex 12, France Description/Scope of Work: Internationally competitive bids are Phone: +33 158771111 invited for car maintenance/service works for French National Fax: +33 158769582 Railways. The contract involves the provision of road rail exca- Email: [email protected] vators and spare parts for maintenance, suitable for works such Website: http://www.ratp.fr as railway ballast recovery, moving and handling of components. Closing date: December 14, 2008 (2 pm) Supply of rolling stock Contact: Jeanne Pierre, Purchasing Division, 29 rue Waldeck-Rousseau, Choisy-Le-Roi, France Country: France Phone: +33 478654318 Organisation: Syndicat Intercommunal des Transports Urbains Fax: +33 78654786 de Valenciennes (SITURV) Email: [email protected] Description/Scope of Work: Internationally competitive bids are Website: http://www.sncf.com/en_EN/flash/ invited for the supply of rolling stock for railway and tramway services for the operation of the second line of TCSP (Valway) Supply of electric trains project for the extension of East-West line. The contract also in- cludes optional lots for the supply of spare parts in accordance Country: Belarus with the provisions of the CCFP, and supply and installation of Organisation: State Association Belarusian Railways the guidance system on articulated buses of the network of Description/Scope of Work: Internationally competitive bids are Valenciennes. invited for the purchase of 10 electric trains running from an Closing date: December 18, 2009 (12 pm) external source of electric power. The contract is valued at EUR58 Contact: M. le president du Siturvrue du President million. The trains are to be delivered at the Republic of Belarus, Lecuyer F-59880 Saint-Saulve, France Minsk, ul. 25, Timiryazeva, 25, motorized depot Minsk. Phone: +33 327452125 Closing date: December 14, 2009 (9.30 am) Fax: +33 327456308 Contact: Mazets VA, VE Dmitrachenko, 220030, Republic of Email: [email protected] Belarus, Minsk, Lenin, 17, the Office of the Belarusian Railway, Website: www.siturv.fr

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Supply of rolling stock the Randweg tunnel section, completion of railway siding, ma- terial preparation, soil excavation including substitutions, line Country: Italy utilities re-routing, clearing, planting and restoration work, etc. Organisation: Societa Subalpina di Imprese Ferroviarie S.p.a Closing date: April 15, 2010 (10 am) Description/Scope of Work: Internationally competitive bids are Contact: Herrn Markus Reiterer Vivenotgasse, invited for the provision of rolling stock. 10A-1120 Wien, Austria Closing date: December 16, 2009 (2 pm) Phone: NA Contact: Daniele CortiVia Mizzoccola 9 I-28845 Domodossola, Fax: +43 316930006119 Italy Email: [email protected] Phone: +39 0324242055 Website: http://www.oebb.at Fax: +39 032445242 Email: [email protected] Railway related electronic works Website: http://www.vigezzina.com Country: Norway Railway transport services Organisation: Jernbaneverket Utbygging Description/Scope of Work: Internationally competitive bids are Country: Germany invited for railway construction works. The scope of the contract Organisation: Zweckverband Nahverkehr Rheinland (Zv Nvr) involves implementing electronic loop, contact line system, low- Federfuehrend voltage system and a temporary signalling system. Description/Scope of Work: Internationally competitive bids are Closing date: December 11, 2009 invited for public transport services by railways on the follow- Contact: Dag Erik Pettersen Postboks 6166 Sluppen Contact: ing lines: Trondheim N-7435 Trondheim, Norway RE 12 Koeln Messe / Deutz: Euskirchen: Gerolstein Trier Hbf Phone: +47 46416121 (timetable route 474), RE 22 Koeln Messe / Deutz: Euskirchen: Fax: NA Gerolstein (CAB 474), RB 24 Koeln Messe / Deutz: Euskirchen: Email: [email protected] Kall / Gerolstein (KBS 474), RB 83 Jünkerath: Gerolstein Trier Website: http://www.jernbaneverket.no Central Station (KBS 474), RB 23 Bonn Hbf: Euskirchen: Bad Muenstereifel (CAB 475), RB 25 Koeln-Hansaring: Gummersbach: Marienheide: Meinerzhagen (KBS 459): RB 30 Bonn Hbf: Ahrbrück (CAB 470, 477). The benefits include about 7.2 million MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA train km per standard year. Closing date: August 11, 2010 (12 pm) Automatic fare collection system Contact: Dr. Norbert Reinkober Glockengasse 37-39 D-50667 Country: Mauritius Koeln, Germany Organisation: National Transport Corporation Phone: +49 22120808 6601 Description/Scope of Work: Internationally competitive bids are Fax: +49 22120808 6640 invited for the supply, installation, commission and maintenance Email: [email protected] of an automated fare collection system for the bus fleet of the Website: http://www.nahverkehr-rheinland.de National Transport Corporation. The bid documents have been priced at USD150 for overseas dispatch. Tram track maintenance Closing date: December 11, 2009 (2 pm) Country: Austria Contact: Bidding Box at the Head Office National Transport Organisation: Wiener Linien Gmbh and company Corporation Bonne Terre, Vacoas, Mauritius Description/Scope of Work: Internationally competitive bids are Phone: +230 427 5000 invited for track construction works involving the automatic Fax: +230 426 5489 elaboration of gravel tracks (straightening and tamping work) Email: NA in the tram and underground network of Wiener Linien GmbH Website: NA & Co KG, Department of railroad-B63. Closing date: December 16, 2009 (10 am) Spare parts for locomotives Contact: DI Dr. Andreas Oberhauser Erdbergstrasse 202 A-1030 Country: Syria Vienna, Austria Organisation: Syrian Railways General Phone: +43 790963003 Description/Scope of Work: Internationally competitive bids are Fax: +43 790963009 invited for the supply of spare parts for 1,500 hp Czech locomo- Email: [email protected] tives. A bid deposit of SYP470,000 for local bidders and EUR7,000 Website: http://www.wienerlinien.at for foreign bidders has been set. The winning bidder will be awarded a performance fee of 5 per cent of the total contract Railway construction works value. IT is obligatory for foreign bidders to nominate their reg- Country: Austria istered commercial agent in Syria for the bid. Organisation: ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG Closing date: December 28, 2009 Description/Scope of Work: Internationally competitive bids are Contact: P.O. Box: 182 Aleppo-Syria invited for railway construction works including the construc- Phone: +963 212213900 tion of a tunnel and shaft in the closed and open cut method in Fax: +963 212251002 cyclical and continuous on the south-tube, expansion work on Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.cfssyria.org

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Spare part for diesel electric locomotives Contact: Tasval Fick, Supply Chain Office – Metrorail, Room 622A, Sixth Floor Propnet Country: Syria Building No. 1 Adderley Street, Cape Town 8001, Organisation: Syrian Railways South Africa Description/Scope of Work: Internationally competitive bids are E-Mail: [email protected] invited for the supply of spare parts for French-made diesel elec- Phone: +27 215 072150 tric locomotives Type 3200 (AD33C). The bid bond has been set Fax: 0027 0215072279 at EUR100,000 for foreign bidders and SYP6,600,000 for domes- Email: [email protected] tic bidders. Further, a performance bond at 5 per cent of the con- Website: www.metrorail.co.za tract value will be required from the bidders. It is obligatory for foreign bidders to nominate a registered commercial agent in Techno-economic feasibility study of rail extensions Syria on their behalf for making the offer. Closing date: January 4, 2010 Country: Nigeria Contact: Georges Mokabari, P.O. Box 182, Aleppo, Organisation: Nigeria Railway Corporation Syrian Arab Republic Description/Scope of Work: Pre-qualification bids are invited Phone: +963 21 2213900 through internationally competitive bids for the provision of Fax: +963 21 2251002 consultancy services to assess the technical and economic Email: [email protected] feasibility of a proposed project to provide new rail links to several Website: http://www.cfssyria.org/en/en.htm locations in Nigeria. Under Phase 1 of the study, the feasibility study for railway extensions to the Central Line and Kano to Feasibility study for railway line Katsina will be conducted. It will include traffic study, railway alignment, and assessment of other required infrastructure, etc. Country: Syria Under Phase 2, a pre-feasibility study will be conducted for a Organisation: Syrian Railways new west-east line in the country. This will include options Description/Scope of Work: Internationally competitive bids are analysis of railway alignments, initial freight and passenger invited for conducting an executive study to determine the fea- traffic study, capital investment study, etc. The scope of the sibility of a railway line between Al- Muslumieh Station and feasibility study will also require the consultant to assess the Jebreen Station and passing through the industrial area in Al potential of leveraging private sector participation for the project Sheekh Najar in Aleppo. The bid bond has been set at EUR10,000 and further suggest the appropriate mode for such involvement for foreign bidders and SYP620,000 for domestic bidders. Fur- for both phases. ther, a performance bond at 10 per cent of the contract value will Closing date: December 11, 2009 (5 pm) be required from the bidders. It is obligatory for foreign bidders Contact: Mansur Ahmed, Director General Infrastructure Con- to nominate a registered commercial agent in Syria on their be- cession Regulatory Commission, No. 13, half for making the offer. Suleiman Barau Crescent Aso Villa, Asokoro Abuja, Nigeria Closing date: January 5, 2010 Phone: +234 80 33143403 Fax: NA Contact: P.O. Box 182 , Aleppo, Syrian Arab Republic Email: [email protected] Phone: +963 21 2213900 Website: www.nrc-ng.org Fax: +963 21 2251002 Email: [email protected] Transportation planning consultancy Website: http://www.cfssyria.org/en/en.htm Country: Israel Lux readings on metro stations Organisation: Ministry of Environmental Protection Description/Scope of Work: Internationally competitive bids are Country: South Africa invited for transportation planning and consultancy services in Organisation: Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) Tel Aviv. Questions and clarifications will be entertained up to and Metrorail December 3, 2009. Description/Scope of Work: Internationally competitive bids are Closing date: December 13, 2009 (1 pm) invited for undertaking lux readings on all metro stations in the Contact: Road 125, Floor 12, Government, Tel Aviv, Israel Western Cape operational area on an ‘as and when required’ Phone: +97 22 6495803 basis. Tenders should be submitted only by bidders with a CIDB Fax: NA contractor rating of 2EB or higher. A non-refundable tender de- Email: [email protected] posit of ZAR200 is required to be paid on collection of the re- Website: http://www.sviva.gov.il quest for proposal (RfP) tender documents, which are available from November 23, 2009 (8am) onwards during working hours. Track construction works Further, a compulsory clarification meeting will be held on De- cember 3, 2009 at 2.15 pm at the Metrorail Infrastructure Depot, Country: Morocco Off Malta Road, Salt River. Bidders will not be allowed to attend Organisation: Oulad Amer the clarification meeting without possession of relevant tender Description/Scope of Work: Internationally competitive bids are documents. All bidders will be evaluated for financial viability, invited for the construction of a railway track connecting Rp 3503 broad-based black economic empowerment and technical capac- and Douar Nouana over a 2 km length. ity and ability, as described in the RfP document, and will also Closing date: December 15, 2009 (10.30 am) be subjected to security screening. Tenders will not be accepted Contact: Çhanki nour eddine, Bureau Technique De La Cr, via telephone, facsimile, telegraph, telex or email. Ouled Ameur, Morocco Closing date: December 15, 2009 (12 pm) Phone: +212 66 7890734

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