In-depth articles on world urban transport from Metro Report International

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North America: Bringing more rail to Mexico’s metropolis

Orange line metro train near Lakshmi Chowk (photo Shutterstock)

Pakistan: Lahore’s pioneering metro approaches maturity

Hanoi Line 3 (photo Hanoi Metropolitan Railway Management Board) (1)

Vietnam: Hanoi ahead in sluggish metro expansion

Paris: Learning lessons from Line 14

Train Control: Paris RER lines switch to NExTEO

Busan - Ulsan suburban rail photos BZ (4)

South Korea: Suburban networks take shape

North America: Bringing more rail to Mexico’s metropolis
Pakistan: Lahore’s pioneering metro approaches maturity
Vietnam: Hanoi ahead in sluggish metro expansion
Paris: Learning lessons from Line 14
Train Control: Paris RER lines switch to NExTEO
South Korea: Suburban networks take shape

North America: Bringing more rail to Mexico’s metropolis

2024-12-27T07:00:00+00:00By Metro Report International

Two major suburban rail projects are well into the phase of delivery in the state of Mexico, which borders Mexico City. But plans to extend metro and light rail beyond the capital’s boundaries are yet to be finalised as policymakers continue to flirt with non-rail modes, which are often perceived as cheaper to deliver.

Pakistan: Lahore’s pioneering metro approaches maturity

2024-10-30T11:00:00+00:00By Dr Eng Qamar Mahboob & Tan Zidong*

This month, Lahore’s Orange metro line completes four years of operation serving Pakistan’s second largest city. Its growing ridership and positive socio-economic impact have spurred the local authorities to plan three more urban rail lines, although funding remains an issue.

Vietnam: Hanoi ahead in sluggish metro expansion

2024-10-28T05:00:00+00:00By Peter Janssen

With Hanoi’s second metro line having opened this summer and a starter route in Ho Chi Minh City due to be inaugurated soon, Vietnam is likely to have 41 km of metro operational by the year end. Yet this is far below the government’s goal, with bureaucratic delays partly to blame. Peter Janssen reports.

Paris: Learning lessons from Line 14

2024-10-22T11:00:00+01:00By Jérémie Anne

Paris metro operator RATP believes it can use the experience it has gained in managing the migration of train control equipment used on Line 14 from one GoA4 platform to another to help upgrade other automated metros. Jérémie Anne reports.

Train Control: Paris RER lines switch to NExTEO

2024-10-21T11:00:00+01:00By Jérémie Anne

SNCF Réseau is committed to installation of the digital NExTEO train control system to increase train throughput on the busiest sections of the heavily used Paris RER network. Jérémie Anne reports.

South Korea: Suburban networks take shape

2024-08-14T06:10:00+01:00By Benjámin Zelki

Under pressure to reduce commuting time across the country, policymakers are developing suburban rail services around key conurbations, many making use of spare capacity on existing main lines. Benjámin Zelki reports.

South Korea: Seoul embraces the ‘GTX era’

2024-08-13T06:10:00+01:00By Benjámin Zelki

This year has seen the opening of the first phase of Seoul’s Great Train Express commuter rail Line A, and the start of construction on lines B and C. Plans have also been announced for extensions of all three and three more lines, as the Executive Director of Korea National Railway’s GTX Department Song Hye-chun explains to Benjámin Zelki.

Portugal: Circle Line leads Lisboa metro expansion project

2024-05-22T11:01:00+01:00By Andre Pires

Backed by EU funding, the expansion of the Lisboa metro and light rail networks is expected to deliver significant environmental benefits for the Portuguese capital, reports Andre Pires.

Philippines: New lines programme puts the metro in Manila

2024-05-15T07:00:00+01:00By Benjámin Zelki

After years of stagnation, major investment in and expansion of the urban rail network in Manila is now on the horizon, with three new lines and one metro extension due to open by the end of the decade. Benjámin Zelki reports from the Filipino capital.

Luxembourg: Luxtram eyes an expanding network

2024-03-18T07:00:00+00:00By Chris Jackson

As Luxembourg City’s first modern light rail line nears completion, work is getting underway on two branches to form a second route. Two more routes are being planned, along with an interurban link to the country’s second city.

Urban transport long reads

North America: Bringing more rail to Mexico’s metropolis

Pakistan: Lahore’s pioneering metro approaches maturity

Vietnam: Hanoi ahead in sluggish metro expansion

Paris: Learning lessons from Line 14

Train Control: Paris RER lines switch to NExTEO

South Korea: Suburban networks take shape