India: Bhopal and Indore to have metro systems soon
The Madhya Pradesh government has announced that Bhopal and Indore will have metro systems by 2018. The metros will have […]
Public Transport
USD 281 million for CTA’s Red and Purple modernisation
Under the federal government funding, Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) will receive USD 281 million for its Red and Purple Modernisation […]
EMEF to ensure Eurotram maintenance for Metro do Porto
EMEF S.A. has signed the contract for the maintenance of the Metro do Porto Eurotram vehicles for a total of […]
Future Tel Aviv light rail lines could be privatized
The Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Finance of Israel are reconsidering opening the light rail NIS 25 billion […]
USD 125 million for Orange County’s tramway system
President Barack Obama included, in his budget for next fiscal year, USD 125 million for the Orange County’s Streetcar project. […]
Atlanta to overhaul tunnel ventilation systems
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) has awarded a design-build contract to Archer Western Construction with WSP | Parsons […]
Level crossings in Melbourne to be replaced with elevated railway
The state of Victoria (Australia) has presented the designs for a project to replace a series of level crossings at […]
New York proposes USD 2.5 billion Brooklyn – Queens LRT
New York City mayor Bill de Blasio announced a plan to build a new light rail system that will link […]
FTA issues a safety plan for public transport
The U.S. Federal Transit Administration (FTA) issued a a proposed rule for the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan and a […]
Metro, the favourite public transport mean in Istanbul
According to Istanbul’s transport company Istanbul Ulasim, in 2015, more than half a billion passengers took public rail transit, including […]