Comment and analysis
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Metro Report InternationalOn track to an integrated future
The Autumn 2022 issue of Metro Report International magazine is now available to read under the Digital Magazines tab.
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Metro Report InternationalMetros can capitalise on telecoms innovation
The emergence of 5G networks and Fibre to the Edge technology means urban rail operators can now address some of the long-standing challenges of getting telecoms connectivity across the whole of their networks, benefitting passengers and operating staff alike, argues Dr Yong Hoon Kang, Chief Technology Officer at Solid Inc.
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Metro Report InternationalCities will drive the decarbonisation of transport
Providing more and better transport from the passenger’s perspective through initiatives such as Mobility as a Service will help to decarbonise the urban environment as well as reducing congestion, believes Hitachi Rail CEO Andrew Barr.
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Urban In DepthBuilding back better
Public transport operators around the world face a massive challenge in the years ahead, as countries and cities seek to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic that has swept around the globe during 2020.
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Metro Report InternationalThe role of ticketing technology in enabling MaaS
As more transport operators look to adopt Mobility as a Service business models, traditional fare collection technology could be holding them back.
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Metro Report InternationalDigitalisation strategies drive Smart Transit
The SmartTransit conference, organised by SmartRail World, is taking place on October 28-30 in Los Angeles.
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NewsComment: Safety first
The LRSSB will build on work undertaken by the safety steering group following a derailment at Sandilands in Croydon which killed seven passengers. Will technology make travel safer? It certainly has the potential to do so, as recent developments in the tram sector have shown. Several manufacturers, ...
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Metro Report InternationalReshaping urban mobility
The role of urban rail is changing with the market. Automation and connectivity look set to disrupt the traditional modes of public transport provision.
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Metro Report InternationalLearning to adapt in a multimodal transport era
Among the main messages from the UITP Global Public Transport Summit 2019 was that operators have to adapt to changing mobility needs as new modes emerge.
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Metro Report InternationalThe art of public transport
Next week, the international public transport community will come together in Stockholm for the UITP Global Public Transport Summit.
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Metro Report InternationalDriving towards a digital future
Siemens Mobility plans to focus on aspects of digitalisation at the forthcoming UITP Summit in Stockholm, presenting three key streams ahead of the event.
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Metro Report InternationalDigitalisation discussed at Asia-Pacific Rail
The application of digital technology to metros was a core theme at the 21st Asia-Pacific Rail conference in Hong Kong.
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NewsUITP Stockholm 2019
SPONSORED CONTENT: On 9-12 June 2019, the international public transport community, mobility decision makers and industry suppliers will come together in Stockholm for the UITP Global Public Transport Summit. With almost 130 years of history behind it, the UITP Global Public Transport Summit proudly remains the world’s ...
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Metro Report InternationalAdditive manufacturing: from cup holders to front-ends
Additive manufacturing is emerging as a commercially viable option for producing components for transport applications, with CAF among the suppliers embracing the technology.
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NewsNudging commuters to avoid the crush
What would it take to make you change a daily habit? A small monetary incentive? Perhaps the more tangible reward of free food would do the trick. Tokyo Metro is pinning its hopes on the latter as it undertakes a two-week trial that could see commuters receive gifts of ...
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NewsThe winners and losers of Russian metros
The 2018 FIFA World Cup highlighted some sharp contrasts between Russia’s metro networks.
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NewsDigital transport and the challenges of urbanisation
Digitalisation was the key topic of the SITCE conference in Singapore, held for the first time as part of the World Cities Summit.
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NewsSurveying a new mobility landscape
Data, automation and new models of transport were just some of the talking points at Transport Research Arena 2018.
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Metro Report InternationalAutomation speeds up metros
The benefits of automated metros are well-known, apart perhaps from the higher speeds that automation brings.
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Metro Report InternationalMobile technology ecosystems to transform travel in 2018
This year will see the more widespread adoption of mobile-first infrastructure by transport operators, predicts Robert Sprogis, Director of Mobile at Cubic Transportation Systems, who says effective implementation will require an integrated strategy leveraging the total mobile ecosystem.