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REMOURBAN project – Delivering sustainable mobility

2 November 2015 | By Maria Angeles Gallego, Javier Olmos, Clemente Cárdenas Cuevas, Cristina de Torre and Miguel Ángel García Fuentes, all from CARTIF Technology Centre

The REMOURBAN project focuses on the welfare of citizens within the sustainability framework of a smart city and aims to develop and validate a number of innovative technologies plus organisational and economic solutions to meet the needs of the energy, mobility and ICT sectors. For Intelligent Transport, REMOURBAN colleagues Maria…

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FGC Barcelona opens Terrassa metro line extension

4 August 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Intelligent Transport

Artur Mas, President of the Catalan government, has opened a 4 kilometre extension of the FGC Barcelona metro.

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Barcelona Metro’s new trams enter service

6 January 2015 | By FGC

The first two new 114 series metro trains have now entered service on Line L7 of the Barcelona Metro network, supplied by an Alstom-CAF consortium...

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Metro de Madrid invests in maintenance and seeks new revenuemaking opportunities

24 October 2014 | By Ignacio González Velayos, Chief Executive, Metro de Madrid

After completing its biggest ever expansion in its history during the 2003-2007 legislature with the construction of 80km of new network and 90 new stations, Metro de Madrid is now directing its efforts in maintaining a modern and quality metro network – essential to this plan is, of course, effective…

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New Barcelona bus network to be extended on Monday with five additional lines, covering more than 93 km

15 November 2013 | By TMB

The Catalan capital is transforming its surface passenger transport system to ease...

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Spain exports its high-tech know-how in public transport

3 September 2012 | By Pedro Fortea, Director, MAFEX

In recent years, the Spanish rail industry has been at the forefront of the greatest public transport advances seen in the country’s main cities – a result of the firm commitment to R&D and the return of transport modes such as the tramway, as well as the implementation of new…

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Spain: a worldwide technological reference in public transport

18 August 2011 | By Pedro Fortea, Director, MAFEX – the Spanish Association of Manufacturers and Exporters of Equipment and Services for the Railway Industry

Metro and tram networks have become the preferred modes of transport in Spain’s big urban centers. The country’s main cities have implemented modern underground lines as a response to the growing demand of fast and efficient mobility systems that can be adapted to the particular needs of all cities. This…

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TMB’s strategy for an efficient bus network in Barcelona

18 August 2011 | By Dídac Pestaña, Executive Vice-President, Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB)

Like most big European cities, Barcelona has severe problems with air pollution due to several factors, like industry and domestic emissions, but especially due to road transport emissions. In the Metropolitan Region of Barcelona, transport contribution to energy consumption accounts for 40%. TMB is the main public transport operator for…

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The Madrid Regional Transport Consortium celebrates its 25th anniversary

18 August 2011 | By José-Dionisio González Garcia, Director, Consorcio Regional de Transportes de Madrid (CRTM)

The Madrid Regional Transport Consortium (CRTM, Consorcio Regional de Transportes de Madrid1) was founded by the Community of Madrid Act in May 1985, and started work in March 1986 to coordinate the infrastructure and services of the different public transport modes in the region as the Public Transport Authority of…

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New diesel-electric train / trams order for Spain

28 April 2011 | By Vossloh Kiepe Gmbh

Vossloh Kiepe and Vossloh Rail Vehicles have received an order for 4 diesel-electrical train / tram vehicles for the province of León, Spain...

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25th anniversary of Consorcio Regional de Transportes de Madrid

7 March 2011 | By CRTM

CRTM started operations in 1986 as a Public Transport Authority to coordinate infrastructures and services for the different modes of transport in the Madrid Region...

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First year of automation is a success for Barcelona

25 February 2011 | By

2010 was a very significant year for Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB). It was the first year that automated lines were put into operation – since December 2009, sections of the first five stations of a new line were inaugurated and the existing light metro Line 11 was turned into…

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Bombardier’s CBTC system set to further increase capacity and improve passenger experience on the Madrid Metro

9 February 2011 | By Bombardier

Bombardier’s advanced CBTC system, CITYFLO 650, is in service on the 8400 series metro cars...

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Aguirre opens the new section of Line 11 which takes the Metro to the 15,000 residents of La Fortuna

5 October 2010 | By Metro

The Community meets a historic demand of this Leganés neighbourhood, which has a direct connection with Madrid as of today...

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