All Urban rail operators articles
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Tainan Mass Rapid Traansit
Proposed metro network, with the Blue line approved by the national Transportation Ministry in March 2024. The initial 9 km section of Bue line is planned to run between interchanges with TRC services, looping eastward from the main line and serving 10 stations, one of which would be on a ...
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Bhubaneswar Metro Rail Corp
Construction began on January 1 2024. The initial line of the metro is to run on an elevated northwest–southeast alignment, from just south of Cuttack at Trisulia Square to Biju Patnaik International Airport (26·0 km, 20 stations). A second route is proposed to serve Khurda to the southwest. Delhi Metro ...
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In depthInterview: Making trains even greener
Wabtec Transit CEO Pascal Schweitzer explains to Nick Kingsley how the tier one supplier is innovating in areas such as brake design and air-conditioning agents to further enhance the sustainability of rolling stock.
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Transdev Wellington
Network of five services on four lines serving 49 stations: from Wellington on the lines to Johnsonville, Waikanae and Melling, plus two services on the route from Wellington to Waterloo, Upper Hutt and Masterton. Transdev has operated services under the Metlink brand since 2016 when it took over from Tranz ...
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Santiago de los Caballeros Monorail
Single monorail route under construction. Work on a 13·2 km line began in March 2022. This starts at Cienfuegos to the northwest of the city, running southeast to the city centre and then east along Av. Las Carreras to Monumento. From there it heads south to a loop around southeastern ...
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Resita Tramway
Work on reopening a tram line began in 2022. It is to follow most of the central section of Reșita’s previous tram route, running from Kaufland in the north to Piața Republicii in the southeast in 2024 (9 km). The original line operated for just 23 years until being abandoned ...
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Huangshi Rail Transit
Opened 2022; single light rail line serving 29 stops. See Wuhan & Huangshi network map. This city is located some 70 km southeast of Wuhan. Following a 2019 feasibility study, construction began on a part-elevated light rail line in 2020. The line opened on December 28 2022 (26·9 km, 29 ...
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Asunción Light Rail
A project is being developed to construct a 44 km light rail line between Asunción and Ypacarai, via Puerto Botánico, Luque, Yukyry, Patiño and Areguá. In December 2022 a bill was passed to allow a consortium of Benito Roggio e Hijos with Hyundai Rotem to be awarded a turnkey contract ...
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Shantou Metro
Single metro route under construction, serving Longhu and Jinping districts in the far east of Guangdong province. This line will link central Shantou with its mainline station east of the city centre. The metro will run south from the mainline station before turning west parallel to the Rong river, crossing ...
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ViaMobilidade
Concessionaire for several of São Paulo’s metro and suburban routes. See São Paulo network map. On August 4 2018 ViaMobilidade took over as concessionaire for metro Line 5 (lilac) for a 20-year term awarded in January 2018. It has also been selected as operator for the future Line 17 (gold) ...
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Galveston Island Trolley
Single tram line, reopened 2021. Street-running ‘Downtown Route’ tramway along 25th Street, linking loops at 20th & Market and 21St & Seawall (3·2 km, 11 stops); the service connects with rubber-tyred road replica buses operating the longer Seawall Route. The line had operated as a heritage trolley from 1988 until ...
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Be’er Sheva Light Rail
Plans for a light rail line are being developed. A 25 km light rail line is being planned to run northeast from a loop serving central Be’er Sheva along the Highway 60 corridor to Likit and Meitar. The city centre loop would serve both North/University and Central railway stations, Ben ...
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Dopravní podnik mesta Mostu a Litvínova as (DPML)
Opened 1951; inter-urban tramway with four operating routes serving 27 stops. The main line runs between Most main station north to Litvínov main staion, terminating northeast of the town at Citadela. In Most, a branch runs southwest to Velebudická. DPML introduced three new EVO2 trams in 2019-20, with extensive upgrading ...
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Szybka Kolej Miejska Sp zoo (SKM)
Established February 2004, SKM began operations in October 2005. See Warszawa network map. SKM runs several suburban routes over national network main line infrastructure run by PKP. Routes serve Warszawa and neighbouring urban districts: S1: west – southeast (Pruszków – Warszawa Zachodnia – Wawer – Falenica – Otwock) S2: ...
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Guilin Metro
Construction of an initial metro line connecting Suqiao in the southwest to Guilin railway station began in 2017 (47·2 km, 29 stations), with opening expected in 2025.Plans for six more lines would add a further 220 km. AddressGuilinGuangxi ProvinceChina Network data Gauge1435 mmLength(47·2 km – under construction)Electrification(47·2 km ...