Odour filters to be tested on Chicago metro trains
USA: Chicago Transit Authority and Sandbox Carbon are to test the use of activated carbon filters to mitigate the smell of cigarette smoke and other odours on metro trains.
Metro beats monorail as best choice for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor
USA: The Los Angeles Metro board has unanimously approved the selection of a metro rather than a monorail to provide a high-capacity rail connection between the San Fernando Valley and Westside.
Alstom among bidders for Riyadh metro Line 7
SAUDI ARABIA: Alstom has confirmed that it is bidding for the design and construction of Riyadh metro Line 7.
Driverless metro train on test
RUSSIA: Moskva Metro has begun testing a driverless train on the Big Circle Line.
China: Latest wave of openings brings faster and more automated metros
The number of fully automated metro lines in China is increasing rapidly as cities seek to accommodate urban growth by improving efficiency and increasing capacity through higher frequencies. Toma Bačić reviews the latest tranche of openings.
CRRC starts work on São Paulo metro trainsets
BRAZIL: The local operator has confirmed that supplier CRRC Qingdao Sifang has begun production of 44 metro trainsets for use on three lines in São Paulo.
Santiago metro Line 7 automated trainset unveiled
TfL starts DLR Thamesmead Extension Programme market engagement
Roma metro Line C extension contract awarded
Hong Kong: MTR completes East Rail Line’s complex retrofit
Financial close allows Ho Chi Minh City Line 2 civil works to start
Metro Maintenance: Investigating degradation in tight curves
Titagarh orders ABB traction equipment for Mumbai metro trains
Helsinki metro CBTC and 5G communications contracts awarded as automation ambitions revived
Ahmedabad metro train sashays into spotlight as Titagarh targets the world market
Riyadh metro Red Line extension contact awarded
Indian rolling stock engineers trained in Russia
Toronto confirms C$2·3bn single-source order for Canadian-built metro trains
Indra signs £524m ‘global flagship’ contract to manage Transport for London’s ticketing systems
St Petersburg opens metro Line 6
Transport for London to look at bringing cleaning services in-house
Transit Tech Lab seeks proposals to enhance infrastructure management, modernise data and streamline workflows
Baltimore metro trains and CBTC enter service as ‘far more than a fleet replacement’
Napoli metro Line 10 contracts awarded