US: First Transit to operate Denton commuter rail services
The Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA) Board of Directors announced that First Transit, part of FirstGroup, has been awarded the […]
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Akron Univ. and Exacter provide new analytics for preventing rail failures
The University of Akron and Exacter, Inc. are developing technologies for preventing system failures on metro and electric rail systems. […]
Moscow Ring Railway to share similar style with Moscow Metro
Stations of the Moscow Ring Railway will be built in the style similar to that of the famous Moscow metro […]
New York to launch RFP for the construction of 1,025 new metro cars
New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has unveiled the design features of 1,025 new and reimagined metro cars, including vital […]
Singapore: Temasek could fully acquire rail operator SMRT
Singapore state investment company Temasek Holdings Pte is considering buying the remaining stake in SMRT Corp., Singapore’s biggest metro operator, […]
Singapore: SMRT Trains and SMRT Light Rail to transit to New Rail Financing Framework
Singapore Land Transport Authority (LTA) and SMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Trains) have concluded discussions on the transition of the North-South […]
Delhi Metro to have 500 exit gates converted for smart card only
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has decided to convert around 50 per cent of the existing Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) […]
20 new metro trains for Line 1 of Lima Metro
Peru’s Ministry of Transport, Concesionaria GyM Ferrovías and Lima’s Linea 1 del Metro signed a contract addendum that involves the […]
Auckland’s City Rail Link contract awarded
Downer-Soletanche Bachy joint venture was awarded one of the first construction contracts for the Auckland’s City Rail Link that will […]
Astana’s LRT to be launched in 2018
The first light rail line in the capital city of Kazakhstan, Astana, is set to be completed by August 2018. […]