Atlanta airport peoplemover upgrading contract awarded
USA: The city of Atlanta’s Department of Aviation has awarded Crystal Mover Services Inc a contract to upgrade the ATL SkyTrain automated peoplemover at Hartsfield-Jackson airport.
56·5 km monorail line opens in Cairo
EGYPT: The 56·5 km East Nile monorail with 22 stations was opened on March 20 with a ceremony attended by President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
Houston airport peoplemover modernisation and operations contract awarded
USA: Alstom has been awarded a $437m contract to modernise and operate the Skyway automated peoplemover at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston.
Saudi Arabia: Riyadh’s year-old metro looks to grow
Riyadh metro celebrated its first year of operation on December 1 last year, and the city is now moving forward with planned expansion towards the fast-growing western suburbs, along with high speed rail links to satellite towns. Benjámin Zelki investigates.
Alstom Boa trains enter service on Lille metro Line 1
FRANCE: Alstom Boa rubber-tyred light metro trains have finally begun entering passenger service on Lille’s automated Line 1, as part of a long-running programme to upgrade the line.
France: Urbanloop promises personal transit
With contracts to deploy its technology in Abu Dhabi and two French cities in the next three years, personal rapid transit start-up Urbanloop is bringing fresh momentum to the ultra-light metro concept. Reinhard Christeller reports.
Metro beats monorail as best choice for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor
China: Latest wave of openings brings faster and more automated metros
Integrated transport app covers multiple Mumbai public transport operators
Tainan monorail Blue Line construction to start next year
President announces Santo Domingo monorail project
Egis awarded Riyadh monorail site supervision contract
Two-car sets boost capacity on the Sengkang-Punggol LRT
Moskva monorail closes to be turned into an elevated park
Dark Green Line approved as Tainan monorail network takes shape
Rubber-tyred light metro vehicle delivered for Busan’s single-track Yangsan Line
Interview: Keolis finds its niche in China
Prismo energy-efficient peoplemover announced
Peoplemover cars ordered to support Denver airport growth
Sengkang-Punggol LRT peoplemover sets on test
Alstom delivers Atlanta airport Plane Train peoplemover cars
Inglewood peoplemover project put on hold
Hiroshima AGT deliveries completed
New fleet boosts capacity on Nippori-Toneri Liner