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Riyadh metro Red Line extension contact awarded

2026-01-20T06:00:00+00:00

SAUDI ARABIA: The Royal Commission for Riyadh City has awarded a design and build contract for an extension of the automated metro’s Red Line west to Diriyah Gate.

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Indian rolling stock engineers trained in Russia

2026-01-19T08:00:00+00:00

INTERNATIONAL: Indian rolling stock producer Kinet Railway Solutions and its Russian parent Transmashholding have launched a training programme for technicians from India.

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Toronto confirms C$2·3bn single-source order for Canadian-built metro trains

2026-01-16T13:51:00+00:00

CANADA: Toronto Transit Commission has placed a C$2·3bn directly-awarded contract for a fleet of 70 metro trains be supplied by Alstom, as the only company able to build the trains in Canada. 

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Indra signs £524m ‘global flagship’ contract to manage Transport for London’s ticketing systems

2026-01-16T13:47:00+00:00

UK: Transport for London has appointed Indra as the next strategic and technical partner for the operation of its fare collection system.

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St Petersburg opens metro Line 6

2026-01-16T09:00:00+00:00

RUSSIA: The first section of St Petersburg metro Line 6, the Krasnoselsko-Kalininskaya line, has been inaugurated.

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Transport for London to look at bringing cleaning services in-house

2026-01-16T04:00:00+00:00

UK: Transport for London has awarded facilities management company Mitie an outsourced cleaning contract, but at the request of Mayor Sadiq Khan it is to look at bringing the services in-house in the future.

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