Metro and urban rail programme and project delivery
We work as programme delivery partners and provide confident and efficient project management for major rail schemes through the whole life cycle.
This means clients benefit from support during development of the initial business case, procurement or undertaking the design management, through to construction management.
Our successful track record includes delivering major projects on time and budget, and delivering cost savings through design or programme interventions. This includes projects where our team has been brought into successfully change the trajectory of major programmes that are running behind schedule and over budget.
Our goal is to ensure our clients remain in control throughout. That’s why we use a range of customised digital tools and workflows designed to improve transparency, streamline information sharing, measure performance, and enhance overall coordination.
Operational readiness
We also support rail companies and special programme entities to establish or adapt their organisational structure so that their workforce is mobilised and ready to deliver the service on day one and beyond. Our people and change experts work with leaders to establish effective new organisations, including the processes, teams and culture, required for successful delivery of new urban rail systems.
The multi-billion-dollar expansion and upgrade of Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) is a strategic component of a plan to transform New York’s regional transportation infrastructure.
An Arup-led joint venture with Jacobs Civil Consultants Engineering (AJJV) served as the MTA C&D’s Project Management Consultant, providing comprehensive project management oversight of the design-builder, 3rd Track Constructors (3TC). In this role, AJJV led a project management consultant team comprised of 20+ companies responsible for commercial, risk, public outreach, rail operations and digital information management.
All critical milestones were delivered on time and on budget — a rarity on a project of this scale and complexity.
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Projects
Explore more rail projects:
Designing Sydney’s first integrated station development
Sydney Metro Martin Place integrated station development, Australia
Rolling stock procurement for vital new east-west rail line
East West Rail Engineering Partner, UK
Developing a low carbon train specification for ScotRail
ScotRail new train procurement, UK
Improving accessibility and user experience for tram stops in Melbourne
La Trobe Street Tram Stop Upgrades, Australia
Commuter and mainline rail
Across the world, Arup has been at the forefront of urban transit for more than 40 years, working with clients to unlock the transformative potential rail systems offer. Our international team helps clients to take projects from initial vision to operational reality, whether a completely new urban rail project or a major extension of an existing network.