WARSAW Metro has issued a call for tender for the supply of 37 six-car trains for operation on lines 1 and 2. Closing date for bids is September 27.
WARSAW expanded its tram network to the north of the city on February 27 with the opening of the 1.1km northern extension of Line 2 from Mehoffera to Nowodwory in the district of Białołęka.
WARSAW Tramways launched a tender on February 3 for a contract to supply up to 213 LRVs in a deal which could be worth up to Zlotys 2.3bn ($US 570m) gross.
POLISH bus and tram manufacturer Solaris and Stadler announced on December 9 that they are creating a joint venture in Poland.
AN agreement was signed on September 23 allocating Zlotys 1.82bn ($US 470m) in European Union funding towards the construction of the two second-phase extensions of Warsaw’s east-west metro Line M2, which have a total length of 6.5km.
THE first of six Newag type 39WE EMUs for Warsaw Commuter Railway (WKD) is undergoing dynamic tests at the Polish Railway Research Institute test track at Żmigród ahead of delivery to the capital at the end of next month.
International Railway Summit 2016, Vienna: Mr Jerzy Lejk, CEO, of Warsaw Metro, announced that a general contractor will be appointed very soon to construct the first phase of planned extensions to Line M2.
THE management board of Warsaw metro has selected preferred bidders for contracts to construct the two second phase extensions of metro Line M2, which have a combined length of 6.5km.
The Czech Republic is currently engaged in an unprecedented programme of infrastructure upgrades. Pavel Surý, director general of Czech railway infrastructure manager SŽDC, speaks exclusively to Kevin Smith and Quintus Vosman about how this work is transforming domestic and international services.
WARSAW Tramways has taken delivery of the first of 30 type 134N Jazz low-floor LRVs from Pesa, which will be used on lower-density routes in the city.
