INDIA: On February 21 Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhu launched construction of an extension of the Kolkata metro to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Dum Dum.
The 6·9 km underground route would start from the current northern terminus of the North-South Line at Noapara and run northeast to Bimanbandar, with three stations.
At the event, Prabhu announced that 14 additional peak services have been introduced on the existing route from February 22.
INDIA: Kolkata Metro Rail Corp has formally awarded CAF a contract to supply 14 six-car trainsets for the future 14·7 km east-west metro line. The contract is worth more than €110m, and includes an option for a further 21 cars. The air-conditioned trains will have a maximum speed of 90 ...
INDIA: A 2·8 km extension of Kolkata's north-south metro line from Kavi Nazrul to Kavi Subhash was officially inaugurated by Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee on October 7. Named after Indian poet Subhash Mukhopadhyay, the terminus at Kavi Subhash serves the New Garia district to the southeast of the city. Opening ...
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 ...
