Route clearance work starts on Chinese-backed Hanoi metro Line 5
VIETNAM: Lane closures on part of Hanoi’s Thang Long motorway have marked the onset of work to clear the alignment for metro Line 5.
Turnkey contract to build Beograd’s first metro line confirmed
SERBIA: Alstom has announced the securing a €915m turnkey contract to build a fully automated metro line in Beograd.
Largest-ever Subway car order planned in New York’s ‘golden age of transit investment’
USA: New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority has invited proposals for its largest-ever Subway car contract, which could see more than a third of the entire fleet of 6 574 cars replaced.
Taiwan Metro Alliance meets in Singapore for the first time
ASIA: Taiwan Metro Alliance members met in Singapore for the first time to discuss joint procurement initiatives, strengthening asset life cycle management and exploring innovative approaches to grow non-fare revenue.
Ticketing: Mobile and contactless payment expand in Mexico City
The launch of mobile and contactless ticketing and the phasing out of paper tickets from the Mexico City metro are the latest developments in an ambitious modernisation and expansion programme, as Michael Dreyer explains.
Alstom awarded Paris metro Line 8 CBTC contracts
FRANCE: Alstom is to supply its I-CBTC onboard communication-based train control equipment as part of the resignalling of Paris metro Line 8.
Saudi Arabia: Riyadh’s year-old metro looks to grow
Hitachi Rail awarded €480m Torino Metro Line 2 contract
Alstom Boa trains enter service on Lille metro Line 1
Limited service starts on Santo Domingo metro extension
Underground solar power contract awarded
Government backs Kraków metro plans
RATP suggests ‘Team France’ approach to winning international contracts
Construction starts on New Taipei’s Keelung line
Odour filters to be tested on Chicago metro trains
Metro beats monorail as best choice for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor
Alstom among bidders for Riyadh metro Line 7
Driverless metro train on test
China: Latest wave of openings brings faster and more automated metros
CRRC starts work on São Paulo metro trainsets
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