Taichung metro Blue Line E&M contract awarded
TAIWAN: Rapid Transit System Bureau of Taichung City Government has awarded an international consortium a NT$60·8bn turnkey contract to supply the rolling stock and electrical systems for the MRT Blue Line automated metro project.
Madrid and Delhi metros join forces to study urban freight shipments
INTERNATIONAL: The operators of the Madrid and Delhi metros have agreed to co-operate to assess how far their networks could be used for urban parcel distribution.
Metro project approved to keep København as an attractive city for everyone
DENMARK: Construction of København metro Line M5 has been approved as part of a wider agreement for the development of the artificial island of Lynetteholm as a new urban district.
Napoli metro network edges towards the airport
ITALY: A 1·9 km one-station extension of Napoli metro Line 1 from Garibaldi to Centro Direzionale opened on April 1, as work progresses to take the line to the airport.
Pilot project looks at low-altitude drones for railway inspection
CHINA: The use of low-altitude drones to enhance the efficiency of railway maintenance is to be explored by Traffic Control Technology and MTR Corp.
Singapore Rail Test Centre completed
SINGAPORE: The second phase of the Singapore Rail Test Centre been completed, offering facilities for train commissioning and the comprehensive testing of signalling, telecoms, power, control and other systems under realistic local conditions.
Next Docklands Light Railway operating contract begins
Bengaluru metro train order increased
DMRC and Alstom selected for Chennai Metro Phase 2
Delhi Metro trials urban freight service
Buenos Aires confirms plan to build long-planned Line F
Astana light metro train production underway
State government evaluates Chennai metro expansion plans
Polish-Korean railway technology partnership
China: Metro sector prioritises extensions
West Coast Extension leads Singapore’s urban rail growth plans
Kazakhstan: Extending the reach of the Almaty metro
Paris metro CBTC contract awarded
Very light rail and pop-up metro partnership
Second metro line opens in Taiyuan
Network Rail and TfL to collaborate on innovation
Metro signalling: TACS supports flexible operation
Roma metro funding agreed as more tram extensions studied
Paris metro MF19 train unveiled as next order planned
