All Metro articles – Page 7
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Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC)
Opened 2019, India’s 11th metro. Single line serving 21 stations. See Delhi network map. Approved in 2014 with construction begun in 2015, Phase 1 opened on January 25 2019 (29·7 km, 21 stations). It runs from Noida Sector 51, near Delhi Metro’s Blue line/Line 3 Sector 71 station, on an ...
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Taoyuan Metro Corporation
Opened 2017, single line serving 21 stations. See Taipei and Taoyuan network map. The Taoyuan Airport MRT began trial running on February 2 2017, with full opening on March 2 2017 (51·0 km, 21 stations). It incorporates the Blue line of the Taoyuan’s metro between Huanbei and the airport, also ...
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Nagpur Metro Rail Corp Ltd
Opened 2019, India’s 13th metro. Two routes with 36 stations. See Nagpur network map. Government approval for a two-line, 37 station metro was given in February 2014, with the first section of Line 1 opened for limited service on March 8 2019 from Sitabuldi on the south side of the ...
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Varanasi Metro Rail Corp Ltd (VMRCL)
Metro project on hold. Central government approval for a two-line metro was received in May 2016; however, a review in 2017 and resubmission of the project led to its rejection in June 2018. The line would have run southeast from BHEL via Varanasi Jc station to Banaras Hindu University (19·3 ...
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Patna Metro Rail Corp
An initial phase of a metro for Patna, consisting of north-south and east-west routes (31 km, 24 stations), was approved by Cabinet on February 13 2019. The standard gauge network will be electrified at 25kV AC, with opening planned by 2028. On March 10 2020 Delhi Metro Rail Corp invited ...
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SMRT Corp Ltd (Singapore)
Opened 1987. SMRT operates four lines serving 106 stations. See Singapore network map. SMRT Corporation Ltd is a holding company for several businesses, including SMRT Trains Ltd which operates the North-South, East-West and Circle metro lines, and SMRT Light Rail Pte Ltd, operator of the Bukit Panjang automated light rapid ...
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MTR Corp (Hong Kong)
Opened 1979, now China’s second oldest metro. Nine metro and commuter rail lines serving 98 stations. See Hong Kong network map. MTR operates a network serving Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and the New Territories. High speed connections between Hong Kong International Airport and the city centre are provided by the ...
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Taipei Rapid Transit Corp (TRTC)
First line opened 1996. Network now comprises 6 lines and 130 stations. See Taipei network map. TRTC operates Taipei’s rapid transit network under concession from Department of Rapid Transit Systems (DORTS) - details of lines under construction or planned are listed on the DORTS page. Taipei Metro LineColourNameDirectionkmstaopenlast extnote ...
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Toronto Transit Commission (TTC)
First tramways opened 1861, first metro line 1954, and Intermediate Capacity Transit System (ICTS) light metro route in 1985. Metro comprises three lines (1,2,4) with 75 stations, and tramway network comprises 11 routes. See Toronto network map. Work to extend the Line 1 (Yonge–University–Spadina) from Sheppard West to Vaughan (8·6 ...
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Mashhad Urban Railway Operation Co (MUSROC)
Opened 2011, Iran’s second metro. Two-line network serving 34 stations. See Mashhad network map. Initial light metro line including 10·5 km underground and 8·5 km at grade, began trial running on March 12 2011, and opened on October 11 2011 (19·5 km, 22 stations) and extended on February 6 2016 ...
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Metro Jeddah Co
Phase 1 of the Jeddah Transportation Master Plan envisages a network of up to four metro routes (157 km, 85 stations), three light rail lines (38 km, 43 stops) and a corniche tramway (16 km, 15 stops).Lines planned are:Metro-Red Line-: north - south, along King Abdulaziz Road and King Abdullah ...
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Shinbundang Railway Co (Seoul)
Opened 2011. Single line with 15 stations. See Seoul network map. In 2005 this public-private partnership began work on an initial phase of this driverless metro line, running south from the city centre. It opened on October 28 2011 from Gangnam to Jeongja (17·3 km, 6 stations). Phase 2 south ...
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Tokyo Metro Co Ltd
Opened 1927. Nine line network serving 143 stations. See Tokyo network map. The Tokyo Metro consists of the following lines: Tokyo Metro Name gaugekmstaopenedlast extendednotes C Chiyoda 9 1067 24·0 20 Dec 20 1969 Dec 20 1979 through-running W & E F Fukutoshin ...
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Uijeongbu Light Rail Transit Co Ltd
Single route opened 2012, serving 15 stations. See network map of Seoul, Incheon & Uijeongbu. Construction began in 2007 and this automated, driverless rubber-tyred light metro opened in July 1 2012 serving the city of Uijeongbu to the north of Seoul. The company filed for bankruptcy in 2016, but operation ...
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Wiener Linien GmbH & Co KG
First metro line opened 1976. Network now comprises 5 lines (U6 being a light metro line) with 109 stations. See Wien network map. Wiener Linien also operates an extensive tram network (28 lines), with the Wiener Lokalbahn sharing tracks from Oper/Karlsplatz to Schedifkaplatz. Route O was extended to Bruno-Marek-Allee on ...
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Nanchang Rail Transit Co Ltd (NCRT)
Opened 2015, China’s 25th metro. Four-line network serving 94 stations. See Nanchang network map. Line 1 (28·7 km, 24 stations) runs south from Shuanggang, then east across the Ganjiang River and city centre to Yaohu Lake West, and was opened on December 26 2015. The first phase of Line 2 ...
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Nanning Rail Transit Group Co Ltd
Opened 2016; China’s 28th metro. Five-line network serving 93 stations. See Nanning network map. Work on Line 1 (east-west, 32·1 km, 25 stations) began in 2011; test running on the section between Nanning East railway station and Nanhu Lake (11·2 km, 10 stations) began on January 20 2016, with opening ...
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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 ...