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First « Passenger day » in Berlin-Brandeburg
Updated : septembre 9, 2004
VBB, the regional transport authority in Berlin- Brandenburg (6 million inhabitants on a 30,000km2 territory) held on 20th June the first “Passenger Day” for users of public transport systems. This initiative aimed to...
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Green light for new tramway in Edinburgh
Updated : septembre 9, 2004
Since the closure of its tramway network in 1956, the capital city of Scotland (800,000 inhabitants in the metropolitan area) has seen many attempts to reinstate light rail. But it is only in 2003 that the Scottish...
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DELFI : a national door-to-door
Updated : septembre 9, 2004
The DELFI system, that aims to provide doorto- door travel information for public transport users in whole Germany, was launched in 1996 by the German Ministry of transport in co-operation with the Länder (regions). A...
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London will invest €4.5 billion into public transport infrastructures over the next 5 years
Updated : septembre 9, 2004
The British government released on 20th July its White Paper about the future of Transport in the UK by 2030. This document, in line with the Spending Review for 2004/2009, supports the Business Plan of Transport for...
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The French State will withdraw from public transport organisation in Paris (Ile-de-France)
Updated : septembre 9, 2004
The French Parliament adopted on 30th July a law on devolution of powers from the State to local authorities, which contains a chapter on public transport in the region of Paris Ile-de- France (11 million...
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Metro keeps growing in Porto and fare integration under way
Updated : septembre 9, 2004
One year after the inauguration of its first section (see EMTA News n°9), the metro network keeps growing in the second largest Portuguese metropolitan area (1.5 million inhabitants). The section of 12km (18 stations)...
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New contract for local and regional railways in Rhine-Ruhr
Updated : septembre 9, 2004
VRR, the public transport authority of the Rhine-Ruhr conurbation (7.2 million inhabitants on a 5,000km2 territory in Germany around Düsseldorf and Essen), signed in July a new contract with DB German railways for the...
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Successful fare integration implemented in Seville
Updated : septembre 9, 2004
Greater Seville includes 22 municipalities for a total population of 1.2 million inhabitants. Achieving greater fare integration between the 10 companies operating transport networks on its 1,300km2 territory has...
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Tramways are back in Barcelona
Updated : juin 9, 2004
34 years after the closure of the last tramway line serving the Catalan capital city, four lines of the new tramway network of Barcelona (see EMTA News n°2) were inaugurated in April and May. This network consists in...
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Towards more integrated and more reliable rail services in London ?
Updated : juin 9, 2004
Heavy rail carries 42% of morning peak passengers into central London ; it is a backbone of the public transport systems of the British capital city. Surveys show that Londoners make seven times more rail journeys...
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