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New framework and metro for Budapest
Updated : avril 8, 2005
Financial agreement has been reached on Metro line 4 extension, consisting of 4 new stations and a new line of 2.7 km. Hungarian government will finance 70% and the municipality of Budapest will finance 30% of the...
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Financial agreement for Berlin new airport
Updated : avril 8, 2005
Berlin Brandenbourg International airport funding has been approved by the airport authority ; by private and public stakeholders, including the Federal State, the Länder of Berlin and Brandenbourg, the European Union....
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London experiences new streets for the 21st Century
Updated : avril 8, 2005
Exhibition Road, in South Kensington District is one of the most attractive place in London in term of cultural interest. However, transportation is a huge concern since a major road link crosses the district...
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Rome third metro line on the tracks
Updated : décembre 9, 2004
Rome has 2 projects of metro lines (C and D). The line C project consists in a 39 kilometers line with 42 stops, linking the north west (Tor di Quinto-Vigna Clara) and the south west (University Comprensorio of Tor...
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Greece steps up in public transport
Updated : décembre 9, 2004
After the success of Olympics, Greek national government announced further extensions of Athens’ metro and the beginning of works for Thessaloniki’s metro. Athens’ metro is a 135 km network serving 45 stations, recently...
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Transport for London evaluates impacts of Jubilee Line Extension (JLE)
Updated : décembre 9, 2004
The findings are described in a report prepared by the Transport Studies Group of the University of Westminster for TfL and the Department for Transport. The JLE has been initiated in order to improve the...
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Manchester supports its Metrolink project
Updated : décembre 9, 2004
In July, the British Secretary of State for Transport announced that funding for a three-line expansion of Greater Manchester’s light rail network, Metrolink, was "not approved" due to rising costs. A major lobbying...
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Public transport and car sharing synergies in Geneva
Updated : décembre 9, 2004
The public transport operating company in Geneva has found an innovative solution for a better use of its fleet : off peak hours, light vehicles are made available to customers of Mobility, a car sharing company...
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Light rail works have started in Nice
Updated : décembre 9, 2004
Nice has been for a long time the largest French city without metro or light rail infrastructure, since the end of its tramway, sixty years ago. A tramway scheme has been designed and the main road works started in...
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Free transport by train for Belgian employees
Updated : septembre 9, 2004
The Belgian Government decided in 2003 that the trip to work by train will be free for employees of the public sector as of 1st March 2004. This decision, whose cost for 2004 is estimated at €15 million, will be...
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