RUSSIA: Moscow metro’s Line 1 was extended further south with the opening of a 2·5 km section from Troparyevo to Rumyantsevo on January 18.
Tunnelling on the one-station extension began in July 2013. Like Troparyevo, Rumyantsevo station is 12 m underground, and will remain as the southern terminus of Line 1 until an extension to Salaryevo opens later this year. This will also bring a new depot into use.
A 1·4 km extension from Yugo-Zapadnaya to Troparyevo opened in December 2014.
RUSSIA: The Moscow city government approved the start of planning for two new tram routes in the south of the city on December 8. The first project is an extension of a route approved in June 2014. Construction of the 8·3 km, 10-stop line from Krasnogo Mayaka to Biryulyovo ...
RUSSIA: A 1·4 km southern extension of Moscow metro’s Line 1 opened on December 8, taking the line from Yugo-Zapadnaya to Troparyevo. Troparyevo is the network’s 196th station. It lies at a depth of 12 m and has an island platform. The station was designed by Inzhproekt. The main ...
USA: Automatic train operation has resumed on the Washington DC metro after a 15 year gap. ATO was installed when the metro opened in 1976, but it was turned off following a fatal collision in June 2009. This was caused by a track circuit failure that ...
