Amsterdam metros to feed brake energy back to power grid
Amsterdam public transport companies GVB and the Amsterdam transport region will initiate a project next year whereby brake energy from metros is fed back to the grid. This should increase the available energy for both...Read more
Stadler prepares facilities for the new UK Tyne and Wear Metro trains
Swiss manufacturer Stadler, which has signed a contract to supply and maintain the new Tyne and Wear Metro trains in the UK, is now preparing its new depot.Read more
Tunneling for Paris’ metro line 11 finished
The Sofia tunnel boring machine has finished its run in Paris last week after 15 months of digging. Six new stations will see the light of day, and an extension of 6 kilometres of track....Read more
Alstom consortium selected for first section of Athens Metro Line 4
Alstom, as part of a consortium with construction group Avax and tunneling construction company Ghella, has won the public procurement tender for the construction of the first section of Athens Metro Line 4. The technical...Read more
Third line of Sofia Metro opened
The third metro line was put into operation in Sofia. It crosses the Bulgarian capital from northeast to southwest providing fast and reliable communication between the city centre and the remote neighbourhoods. Four more stations...Read more
Uncertain future for Russia’s only monorail
The Moscow Monorail, Russia’s only public transport network of this kind, is threatened with closure. It is losing popularity among passengers for the past several years. The final decision will be approved after online voting...Read more
Siemens deploys CBTC Signalling in Buenos Aires Metro
German technology company Siemens Mobility will install a Communications-Based Train Control system (CBTC) in the Buenos Aires Metro. The new signalling solution will be deployed on Line D of the city underground rapid transit network....Read more
London Underground to be powered with green energy
The London Underground, the world’s first metro network, will become an innovator in the energy-consuming policy. Instead of using conventional electricity, it will be powered with solar and wind energy. The city authorities plan to...Read more
Artificial intelligence supervises social distancing in metros
In order to meet safety requirements in pandemic times, public transport operators need new innovative solutions. To this end, French technology and rolling stock company Alstom has applied its AI-based mobility supervision system to monitor...Read more
New locations for Thales CBTC technology in Asia
French technology group Thales is continuing to improve metro networks in Asia. It will deploy its SelTrac communication-based train control system on the metro lines in South Korea, China and Turkey. The CBTC solution allows...Read more
Stockholm Metro steps up towards significant extension
The expiring spring has become a crucial season for the Stockholm Metro. A considerable part of the blasting works started at all planned extensions of the Blue Line. In addition, Region Stockholm’s Extended Metro Administration...Read more
Ukrainian city to introduce new type of metro trains
Kharkiv, the second-largest city in Ukraine, intends to introduce the new type of trains in its metro network. They will have an open gangway connection between the carriages. Currently, all three metro systems in Ukraine...Read more
Paris Metro takes another step towards automation
French public transport company RATP is preparing one of the oldest routes of Paris Metro for introducing the Automatic Train Operation (ATO). Line 4 has been equipped with a new operation control centre. It was...Read more