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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 InternationalKazakhstan: Extending the reach of the Almaty metro
The single metro line in the former capital of Kazakhstan is being extended in several phases while two light rail routes are planned in the medium term. Vladimir Waldin reports.
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Metro Report InternationalNew York: Subway operator seeks supplier support
Tim Mulligan is heading up a newly created rolling stock programme office at New York MTA, tasked with widening and deepening the relationship between the authority and its supply chain. He explained the plans to Nick Kingsley.
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Metro Report InternationalDaegu’s urban rail network grows
SOUTH KOREA: The urban rail network in Daegu has expanded following the opening of a cross-city suburban rail corridor and the extension of its metro. Suburban link opens Click on image for full-size map. The 61·9 km Daegyeong suburban rail line opened on ...
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Metro Report InternationalSkyTrain station contractors selected
CANADA: The Province of British Columbia has selected the South Fraser Station Partners consortium of Acciona, Aecon and Pomerleau as ‘preferred proponent’ to design and build the stations for the Surrey Langley SkyTrain Project to extend Vancouver’s automated light metro network. The Expo Line is to ...
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In depthTechnology: Putting rail at the heart of digital mobility
Rail and metro can be at the heart of a truly intermodal digital mobility landscape that can decongest cities worldwide, but more ambition and political intervention is needed to make this vision a reality.
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In depthVietnam: Urban links close to completion in two cities
Despite rapid strides being made by the Vietnamese economy, construction of urban rail links and metro lines in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City has been delayed far beyond the original completion dates. Peter Janssen reports.