Alstom’s Automatic Train Operation system enters service on the RER A
Alstom has commissioned the Automatic Train Operation system on the central section of the RER A between Nanterre-Préfecture, Val-de-Fontenay and […]
Public Transport
New York awards preliminary engineering and design contract for LaGuardia AirTrain
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey selected Parsons Brinckerhoff Inc. to conduct preliminary engineering and other planning work […]
Helsinki to open West Metro in September
The City of Helsinki announced that this September the West Metro system will be put into commercial services. The West […]
Australia announces massive railway investments
Under the 2017-2018 budget, the Australian federal government announced that is delivering a AUD 20 billion (USD 14.7 billion) investment […]
Shanghai awards metro overhaul contracts to Shentong Bombardier
Bombardier Transportation’s Chinese joint venture, Shentong Bombardier (Shanghai) Rail Transit Vehicle Maintenance Co., Ltd. (SHBRT), has been awarded two contracts […]
France and Senegal sign EUR 198 million rail deals
The Minister of Economy, Finance and Planning in Senegal, Amadou Bâ, signed two financing agreements with his French counterpart, Michel […]
US: Tempe tram construction to start in June
The greater Phoenix public transit operator Valley Metro announced that Tempe tram project will receive USD 50 million from the […]
US: funds received for Lynnwood LRT extension
Sound Transit will receive USD 100 million in federal funds for its Lynnwood Link Extension, in Washington, that will begin […]
Manila launched LRT-1 Cavite extension works
Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC) launched the pre-construction works on LRT-1 Cavite Extension involving the construction of 20 stations and […]
Sydney Metro underground station design contract awarded
Arcadis and JV partner Mott MacDonald as joint lead designers in the METRON consortium have won the Underground Station Design […]