RUSSIA: The first train equipped with automatic train operation has entered passenger service on Line 5 of the Moscow metro. Testing started in September on Line 8, and two more ATO-equipped trains are due to enter service on Line 5.
The train operates with a driver who has to give authorisation for leaving a station or restarting after a stop, as well as opening and closing the doors. The ATO software allows the train to stop within 300 mm of the platform end.
RUSSIA: A southern extension of Moscow metro Line 1 on February 15 brought the number of stations on the network to 200. The 1·9 km section from Rumyantsevo to Salaryevo follows on from the opening of the previous extension, a 2·5 km section from Troparyevo to Rumyantsevo, on January 18. ...
RUSSIA: Moscow Metro has taken delivery of a diagnostic train from Tvema. The Sinergiya-2 train is the next model of the first-generation Sinergiya train that is already in service on the metro. Sinergiya-2 uses infrared sensors, thermal imaging and laser measurement, as well as high-resolution recording, to detect rail ...
USA: The Operation Lifesaver safety campaign has expressed concern over an increase in illegal ‘Subway surfing’, where people ride on the outside of metro trains, and New York City Transit has deployed drones to back up a publicity campaign developed with teenagers to tackle the problem ...
