RUSSIA: The first train equipped with automatic train operation has entered passenger service on Line 5 of the Moscow metro. Testing started in September on Line 8, and two more ATO-equipped trains are due to enter service on Line 5.
The train operates with a driver who has to give authorisation for leaving a station or restarting after a stop, as well as opening and closing the doors. The ATO software allows the train to stop within 300 mm of the platform end.
RUSSIA: A southern extension of Moscow metro Line 1 on February 15 brought the number of stations on the network to 200. The 1·9 km section from Rumyantsevo to Salaryevo follows on from the opening of the previous extension, a 2·5 km section from Troparyevo to Rumyantsevo, on January 18. ...
RUSSIA: Moscow Metro has taken delivery of a diagnostic train from Tvema. The Sinergiya-2 train is the next model of the first-generation Sinergiya train that is already in service on the metro. Sinergiya-2 uses infrared sensors, thermal imaging and laser measurement, as well as high-resolution recording, to detect rail ...
PHILIPPINES: Finance Secretary Ralph Recto and Japan International Cooperation Agency Chief Representative Takema Sakamoto signed a ¥150bn loan agreement on March 26 for the third tranche of financing for Phase 1 of the Metro Manila Subway Project. MMSP Phase 1 is being supported by two previous ...
