Urban rail – Page 20
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NewsMomentum builds behind Gdańsk suburban rail expansion
POLAND: A 7·5 km southwestern extension of the SKM suburban service that links Gdańsk with Wejherowo via Gdynia has received environmental permit. Branded as PKM Południe, the extension would run from Gdańsk Śródmieście to Kowale, serving six new stations in the growing southwestern neighbourhoods of Gdańsk. ...
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Metro Report InternationalKončar tram delivered to Osijek
CROATIA: Operator GPP Osijek has taken delivery of the first of 10 low-floor trams ordered from Končar KEV as part of a programme to modernise the city’s network. ‘The Osijek tram is a completely new project for us, we developed it in 18 months, which we ...
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Metro Report InternationalAstana light metro train production underway
KAZAKHSTAN: Production of 19 four-car trainsets for Astana’s future elevated light metro line is underway at the CRRC Tangshan plant in China. The 60 m long 1 520 mm gauge trainsets will have a capacity of more than 600 passengers at 6/m2. They will be equipped ...
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NewsStadler profits hit by ‘environmental disasters’
INTERNATIONAL: Rolling stock and signalling supplier Stadler Rail has cited ‘environmental disasters’ as the main reason behind a fall in its profit margin. The Swiss-headquartered group issued its annual financial results on March 19, reporting a drop in EBIT margin of two percentage points to 3·1%. ...
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NewsAdvanced EMUs refresh the Tobu fleet
JAPAN: Tobu Railway has put its first Series 80000 EMU into revenue service on the Urban Park Line. Kinki Sharyo is supplying 25 Series 80000 trainsets, which are intended to operate as five-car formations. Seven are being built as such, but the other 18 will be supplied as four-car units to be augmented by one vehicle transferred from existing Series 60000 units, which are to be shortened from six to five cars.
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Metro Report InternationalStrasbourg and Le Havre order trams
FRANCE: Alstom has been awarded contracts to supply 27 additional trams to Strasbourg and eight trams for Le Havre’s future Line C, the manufacturer announced on March 19.
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NewsClear answer to NJ Transit’s cloudy window problem
USA: NJ Transit has worked with the Rutgers Center for Advanced Infrastructure & Transportation to asses damage to the polycarbonate coating on rolling stock windows caused by acid rain, heat and ultraviolet rays. It was determined that refurbishing the windows on its double-deck push-pull trainsets was ...
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Metro Report InternationalUrban transport industry news round-up
This week’s round-up of news from the urban transport sector.
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Metro Report InternationalCAF to supply Tours Line 2 trams
FRANCE: Transport authority Syndicat des Mobilités de Touraine has awarded CAF a contract to supply 19 Urbos trams for use on the future Tours Line 2.
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Metro Report InternationalTransport ticketing news round-up
Following the Transport Ticketing Global exhibition, Railway Gazette International takes a look at some of the latest developments in the world of fare payment.
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NewsCoaster double-deck coaches unveiled
USA: California’s North County Transit District unveiled new Alstom double-deck push-pull coaches as part of celebrations marking the 30th anniversary of its Coaster passenger service between Oceanside and San Diego.
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Metro Report InternationalState government evaluates Chennai metro expansion plans
INDIA: Chennai Metro Rail has submitted two detailed project reports to the government of Tamil Nadu for expansion of Chennai’s metro.
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Metro Report InternationalSwedish region to test ticketing app
SWEDEN: The Halland region is to trial Fairtiq’s pay-as-you-go ticketing system based on swiping in and out on a mobile app. The trial will assess the app’s capacity to accurately identify trips across all modes of public transport. This assessment will cover routes, departure times and ...
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Metro Report InternationalTicket gate designed with life-cycle costs in mind
UK: On display at the Transport Ticketing Global exhibition in London was Scheidt & Bachmann’s latest FareGo PG|50 ticket gate, which has been developed with total cost of ownership in mind. The structure and mechanical elements are designed to offer a long life, while the validation ...
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NewsDeutschlandticket retailers take on the ‘cyber mafia’
GERMANY: After two waves of fraud hit sellers of the Deutschlandticket monthly public transport pass, measures now being taken to address the problems include the use of account authentication and AI-based fraud detection when selling tickets.
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NewsPolish-Korean railway technology partnership
INTERNATIONAL: The Rail-Mil Computers subsidiary of Poland’s Kombud Group and South Korean company STraffic have formed a strategic partnership to supply control systems for railways and metro lines. ‘STraffic has successfully completed major infrastructure projects in 13 countries worldwide, accumulating vast experience and a diverse product ...
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NewsRevenue protection, accessibility and safety focus for next-generation ticket gate
TICKETING: Cubic Transportation Systems launched its FEnX station ticket gate at the Transport Ticketing Global trade fair in London, saying it had combined the latest technology with user-centric design to reduce fare evasion, enhance the passenger experience and optimise efficiency. An overhead camera and the Fare ...
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Metro Report InternationalChina: Metro sector prioritises extensions
Almost 600 km of new metro and suburban railway was put into service across 22 Chinese cities from November 2024 to early 2025, with the focus on expanding existing networks.
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Metro Report InternationalPorto orders CRRC trams equipped for automatic operation
PORTUGAL: Metro do Porto has awarded CRRC Tangshan a contract to supply trams equipped for GoA2 attended automatic operation on the future Line H (Ruby).
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Rail Business UKResearch centre to explore the use of AI and fare evasion in public transport
UK: Cubic Transportation Systems and experts from Imperial College London are to conduct joint research into the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning in the public transport sector. Collaboration is already underway, and in September an ‘immersive’ centre will be opened at CTC’s Redhill site ...
