All Commuter articles – Page 2

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    MBTA Commuter Rail

    Boston’s suburban mainline network (11 operating routes, 140 stations) is operated for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority by Keolis. Lines radiate from Boston North northwest to Wachusett, north to Lowell and Haverhill, and northeast to Newburyport and Rockport. Lines from South station run west to Worcester and Needham Heights, southwest ...

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    West Coast Express (WCE)

    Single commuter rail route serving eight stations. See Vancouver network map. Inaugurated on November 1 1995, this subsidiary of TransLink operates the commuter service between Mission City and Vancouver via Port Haney, Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows, Port Coquitlam, Coquitlam and Port Moody. Address601 W Cordova Street Suite 295Vancouver, BC V6B ...

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    Shanghai Metro Operation Co Ltd (SHM)

    Opened 1995, China’s third metro. Network comprises 19 metro lines serving 408 stations, plus trams, maglev and regional lines.See table (below) and Shanghai network map. Since the initial section of Line 1 opened on April 10 1995, Shanghai’s metro network has expanded rapidly. On April 10 2010 it became the ...

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    Tehran Urban & Suburban Railway Co (TUSRC)

    Opened 1999, Iran’s first metro. Seven-line network serving 138 stations. See Tehran network map. Services were inaugurated on March 7 1999 on regional Line 5 linking central Tehran with Karaj (31·5 km, initially with 3 stations), which is built to mainline standards. The line was extended west to Golshahr in ...

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    S-Bahn Berlin GmbH

    Berlin’s S-Bahn network comprises 16 routes with 168 stations, 133 in Berlin and 33 stations in surrounding Brandenburg. See Berlin region and Berlin city network maps. This subsidiary of DB Mobility Logistics AG took over operation of in 1995. At the end of 2015 it won a contract to operate ...

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    Regio-S-Bahn Basel

    SBB Region Nordestschweiz

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    Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens (RATP)

    RATP took over road and rail services in 1949 and now operates all metro and light rail lines (except SNCF’s Aulnay–Bondy tram-train), buses and the RATP-RER (Regional Express) lines.

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    Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)

    First metro line (Market-Frankford line) opened 1907. Network now comprises 2 lines serving 52 stations, plus the Norristown light metro line. See Philadelphia network map. SEPTA runs public transport in the five-county area of Philadelphia, with some routes extending into New Jersey and Delaware. Also operates tramway/light rail system comprising ...

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    Utah Transit Authority (UTA)

    TRAX light rail line opened 1999, now serves 50 stations. See Salt Lake City network map. The Mid-Jordan (17 km, 10 stations) and West Valley (8 km, 4 stations) TRAX extensions opened on August 7 2011, the airport line on April 13 2013 (9·7 km, 6 stations), and the Blue ...

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    Auckland One Rail Ltd (AOR)

    Network of four operating lines serving 40 stations. See Auckland network map. The core network was electrified in 2015, with a 19 km southern extension from Papakura to Pukekohe to be added. In 2017 City Rail Link Ltd was established to build an underground line from Mount Eden to Britomart ...

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    Metrolink (Los Angeles)

    Southern California Regional Rail Authority

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    Maryland Transit Administration (MTA)

    First metro line opened 1983, light rail opened 1992. Network comprises single metro route with 14 stations, and light rail line with 33 stations. See Baltimore network map. The metro line running northwest from the city centre is branded Metro SubwayLink. It opened to Reisterstown Plaza in November 1983, ...

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    Izban

    Upgraded service commenced 2010. Cross-city suburban railway serving 38 stations. See Izmir network map. This joint venture between Izmir Metropolitan Municipality and state railway TCDD (owner of the infrastructure) provides commuter services on routes from Alsancak in the centre south to Menderes Airport and Cumaovası, opened in August 2010 (23 ...

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    Gruppo Torinese Trasporti SpA (GTT)

    Opened 2006. Single route serving 23 stations, plus eight tram routes. See Torino network map. GTT was created in 2003 by merger of local transport operators ATM and Satti. Its local public transport division operates eight tram routes; it also has a division Ferrovie which runs the line north from ...

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    Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos (CPTM)

    Suburban mainline network, comprising 7 routes with 94 stations. See São Paulo network map. CPTM was created in 1992 to run São Paulo’s suburban services. It inherited 78 km of former Fepasa (state railway) suburban routes, and in 1994 took over operation of the 198 km of lines formerly run ...

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    MRTS, Chennai Metropolitan Transport Project (Railways)

    Single elevated urban railway opened 1995, serving 18 stations. See Chennai network map. Phase I of this partially elevated urban railway opened on November 1 1995 from Chennai Beach to Chepauk, extended to Thirumayilai in October 1997. The line was extended further south to Thiruvanmiyur in January 2004, and on ...

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    Central (Rio de Janeiro)

    Companhia Estadual de Engenharia de Transportes e Logística

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    Breisgau-S-Bahn GmbH (BSB)

    This joint venture of Südwestdeutsche Verkehrs-AG (SWEG) and Freiburger Verkehrs AG (VAG) took over services from Freiburg im Breisgau to Breisach (23 km) in 1997 and those to Elzach (28 km) in 2002. AddressBesançonallee 9979111 Freiburg im BreisgauGermanyPhone+49 761 4511 102Fax+49 761 4511 171Emailinfo@breisgau-s-bahn.deWebsitewww.breisgau-s-bahn.de Traffic Passenger journeys7·45 millionInformation ...