Arup is an integrated consultancy that provides multi-disciplinary services for all aspects of rail infrastructure projects. They have expertise in areas such as planning, design, construction management, signaling, operations and maintenance. Arup works on rail projects around the world ranging from high speed rail to light rail and freight. As a global firm, they are able to take rail projects from initial planning through completion.

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2. MODE SCOPE
SERVICES
High speed rail
Planning
Project Delivery & Control
Infrastructure Design
Route location
Revenue & demand forecasting
Environmental assessment
Operational assessment & capacity
Station planning
Systems integration
Business case appraisal
Rail Strategy
Programme management
Project management
Interface management
Value management
Construction management & supervision
CDM coordinator
Commissioning
Asset management
Track
Bridges
Tunnels
Transport architecture
Stations
Depots
Freight terminals
Control centres
Ventilation
Mechanical & electrical
Noise & vibration
Civil engineering
Geotechnics
Utilities diversions
Signalling & communications
Control & data systems
Traction power & power supply
Customer information systems
Systems engineering & assurance
Safety management
RAMS
Fire engineering
Risk assessment
Wheel-rail interfaces
Crashworthiness
Vehicle styling & design
Vehicle dynamics simulation
Organisational change
Human factors
Funding and procurement advice
Systems
Safety & Reliability
Technology
Management Consulting
Heavy rail/
Suburban
Metro/
Mass transit/
Transit
Light rail
Monorail
Guided bus
Heavy haul freight
Strategic advice
& management
Business case &
appraisal
Feasibility studies
Detail design
Design & build
Asset management
Implementation &
commissioning
Project creation &
PFI
Evolving Transport Requirements
Today’s rail challenge is to meet
passenger needs, and freight
user requirements, to guarantee
revenue streams, and to control
costs. Freight clients and
passengers expect trains to be
safe, clean, reliable, and on time.
Punctual and safe services give rail
transport a competitive edge, making
it the ideal way to combine short travel
times with easy accessibility to leisure
and business hubs. Key to achieving this
challenge is technology, interoperability,
and integration of assets, allowing for
seamless operation, high integrity,
resilience, and responsiveness to the needs
of users.
Arup is able to take rail projects, large or
small, through their complete life cycle,
with sustainable solutions considered at
every stage:
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3. Arup provide a comprehensive consultancy
service for all aspects of rail infrastructure
design. Our permanent way, bridges,
tunnelling, station planning, civil engineering
and earthworks designs are integrated with our
signalling, telecommunications and traction
power designs, into multi-disciplinary projects
to produce optimum and economic solutions.
An in-depth knowledge of the industry, and a reputation for
working at the cutting edge, enables us to deliver appropriate
solutions to clients, addressing whole-life issues, and including
safety, reliability, operability, and maintenance.
Critical interfaces between the engineered solution and the
human element for operators of the system, users, and third
parties are always considered.
Our rail experience covers all forms of guided transport
systems and associated facilities including:
• High Speed Rail
• Heavy Rail
• Mass Transit & Metros
• Light Rail
• Guided Bus
• Monorail
• Freight
Projects undertaken by Arup range in scope from master/
strategic planning and total rail infrastructure improvement
programmes requiring multi-disciplinary teams, to the
application of singular, specialist skills such as operations,
planning, permanent way, traction power, signalling,
communications, acoustics, station design and tunnelling.
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4. Arup is one of the world’s leading global
brands in the provision of professional
consultancy services. We are the creative
force behind many of the world’s most
innovative projects with contributions to
fields as diverse as transportation, energy,
social infrastructure, urban regeneration,
architecture and manufacturing.
Our reputation stands on our unparalleled record of
understanding client needs, creating solutions and
delivering results. Established more than 60 years ago,
the firm has offices in all time zones of the world and has
many projects running concurrently.
Our ability to integrate business and technical services
is the key to our distinctive brand. Few can match our
breadth of experience and proven ability to deliver
on programmes as diverse as technical development,
organisational change, operational improvement and
planning and design of new and upgraded assets.
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5. A sample of our rail projects
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6. Projects - Europe
01. High Speed 1, London-Kent, UK
02. King’s Cross Station and Underground, UK
03. High Speed 2, UK
04. Docklands Light Railway (DLR), UK
15. Copenhagen Cityringen, Denmark
14. Florence TAV Station, Italy
13. TGV Mediterranee, France
12. Zal Prat, Barcelona, Spain
11. High Speed Rail, Portugal
10. LUAS Metro, Ireland
09. Cambridgeshire Guided Bus, UK
08. Tyne & Wear Metro, UK
07. Switch and Crossings, UK
06. Heathrow PRT, UK
05. Crossrail, UK
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7. Projects - Americas
01. Metrolinx Electrification, Canada
02. Spadina Metro Stations, Canada
03. Transbay Transit Centre, USA
04. California High Speed Rail Project, USA
05. Fulton Street Transit Centre, USA
06. Second Avenue Subway, USA
07. Sao Paulo Metro, Brazil
08. Metro de Santiago, Chile
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8. Projects - Africa and the Middle East
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01. Trans Africa Rail Pre-feasibility
study, South Africa
02. PRASA Strategic Rail Plan,
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03. Gautrain, South Africa
04. Integrated Railway Project, Qatar
05. Etihad Rail, UAE
06. Abu Dhabi Integrated Public
Transport Network, UAE
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9. Projects - Asia
01. New Delhi Railway Station, India
02. Beijing South High Speed Rail Station, China
03. Shenyang Metro Forecast, China
04. Shenzhen Metro Line 4, China
05. Westrail, Hong Kong
06. Express Rail Link, Hong Kong
07. Kwun Tong Line YMT to Whampoa, Hong Kong
08. West Island Line, Hong Kong
09. South Island Line, Hong Kong
10. MTR Knowledge Management, Hong Kong
11. STAR LRT, Malaysia
12. Bangkok MRTA, Thailand
13. North East Line Metro, Singapore
14. Singapore Metro Downtown Line (DTL), Singapore
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10. Projects - Australasia
01. Sunbury Electrification, Australia
02. Hunter Valley – Maitland to Branxton, Australia
03. Gold Coast Light Rail, Australia
04. North West Rail Link Options Study, Australia
05. Regional Rail Link, Australia
06. Perth Mode Split Survey, Australia
07. Wiggins Island Rail, Australia
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11. Further Information
Colin Stewart
Global Rail Leader
+44 121 213 3500
Timothy Suen
East Asia
+852 2268 3838
Keith Rudd
UK Middle East & Africa
+44 161 228 2331
Steve Clark
Americas
+1 713 343 1478
Neal Mumford
Australasia
+617 3023 6185
Mike Evans
Europe
+353 12 33 4022
Rail Business Leaders
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