High speed rail grinding on the Stockholm metro
SWEDEN: Stockholm metro maintenance contractor Strukton Rail has awarded Vossloh a subcontract to use a High Speed Grinding machine to remove corrugations, slip waves and other signs of rail wear.
Systra to support Stockholm driverless metro project
SWEDEN: Systra has been awarded its first major metro contract in Stockholm, supporting the control system and rolling stock elements of the Yellow Line project.
Taichung metro Blue Line E&M contract awarded
TAIWAN: Rapid Transit System Bureau of Taichung City Government has awarded an international consortium a NT$60·8bn turnkey contract to supply the rolling stock and electrical systems for the MRT Blue Line automated metro project.
Madrid and Delhi metros join forces to study urban freight shipments
INTERNATIONAL: The operators of the Madrid and Delhi metros have agreed to co-operate to assess how far their networks could be used for urban parcel distribution.
Metro project approved to keep København as an attractive city for everyone
DENMARK: Construction of København metro Line M5 has been approved as part of a wider agreement for the development of the artificial island of Lynetteholm as a new urban district.
Napoli metro network edges towards the airport
ITALY: A 1·9 km one-station extension of Napoli metro Line 1 from Garibaldi to Centro Direzionale opened on April 1, as work progresses to take the line to the airport.
Pilot project looks at low-altitude drones for railway inspection
CHINA: The use of low-altitude drones to enhance the efficiency of railway maintenance is to be explored by Traffic Control Technology and MTR Corp.
Singapore Rail Test Centre completed
SINGAPORE: The second phase of the Singapore Rail Test Centre been completed, offering facilities for train commissioning and the comprehensive testing of signalling, telecoms, power, control and other systems under realistic local conditions.
Next Docklands Light Railway operating contract begins
UK: KeolisAmey’s latest contract to operate the Docklands Light Railway automated light metro in east London came into effect on April 1.
Bengaluru metro train order increased
INDIA: Bengaluru operator Bangalore Metro Rail Corp has ordered a further seven six-car metro trainsets from BEML as part of the Phase 2 (Reach 6) network expansion project.
DMRC and Alstom selected for Chennai Metro Phase 2
INDIA: Delhi Metro Rail Corp has been confirmed as low bidder for a 12-year contract to operate and maintain Phase 2 of the Chennai metro network.
Delhi Metro trials urban freight service
INDIA: Express logistics company Blue Dart has started testing the use of the Delhi metro network to transport express parcels as an alternative to the heavily congested roads of the National Capital Region.
Buenos Aires confirms plan to build long-planned Line F
ARGENTINA: Tenders for construction of the 5 km initial phase of the driverless metro Line F in Buenos Aires are to be called in June. The 5 km first section is to serve six stations, linking Brandsen in the south with Tucumán in the centre, where interchange would be provided to lines B and D. The estimated cost of this section is US$1·1bn, which includes the procurement of 14 trainsets.
Astana light metro train production underway
KAZAKHSTAN: Production of 19 four-car trainsets for Astana’s future elevated light metro line is underway at the CRRC Tangshan plant in China.
State government evaluates Chennai metro expansion plans
INDIA: Chennai Metro Rail has submitted two detailed project reports to the government of Tamil Nadu for expansion of Chennai’s metro.
Polish-Korean railway technology partnership
INTERNATIONAL: The Rail-Mil Computers subsidiary of Poland’s Kombud Group and South Korean company STraffic have formed a strategic partnership to supply control systems for railways and metro lines.
China: Metro sector prioritises extensions
Almost 600 km of new metro and suburban railway was put into service across 22 Chinese cities from November 2024 to early 2025, with the focus on expanding existing networks.
West Coast Extension leads Singapore’s urban rail growth plans
SINGAPORE: The Land Transport Authority is developing plans for two further metro corridors serving north and west Singapore, as well as an extension of the Jurong Regional Line southeast to provide interchanges with two more lines.
Kazakhstan: Extending the reach of the Almaty metro
The single metro line in the former capital of Kazakhstan is being extended in several phases while two light rail routes are planned in the medium term. Vladimir Waldin reports.
Paris metro CBTC contract awarded
FRANCE: Paris metro operator RATP has awarded Hitachi Rail a contract to supply lineside communications-based train control technology for Line 12.