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Centro names CAF as preferred bidder for Midland Metro tram deal
Friday, February 03, 2012 The West Midlands transport authority Centro, in the UK, has chosen Spanish tram manufacturer Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocariles (CAF) as the preferred bidder for the new Midland Metro...

Siemens to electrify Lima metro line in Peru
Tuesday, December 13, 2011 Siemens has been selected by the Consorcio Tren Eléctrico consortium to electrify an additional 12 kilometres of the Tren Urbano metro line in the Peruvian capital Lima, which is planned to...

Fairfax County approves Dulles Rail funding agreement
Thursday, December 08, 2011 The Fairfax County Board in Virgina, US, has approved the revised funding agreement for the second phase of the Dulles Corridor MetroRail...

Connecticut commences Fairfield Metro rail station service
Tuesday, December 06, 2011 The Connecticut Department of Transportation (DOT) in the US opened the Fairfield Metro railroad station for commuter service...

Los Angeles speeds up Metro Expo Line testing
Tuesday, December 06, 2011 The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority in California, US, has ramped up tests along the future Exposition Line, a new light rail line under construction between downtown...

Colas Rail wins Venezuelan metro rail contract
Tuesday, October 25, 2011 Colas Rail, a unit of French construction and telecommunications group Bouygues, has won a €96m contract to build a railway line in...

Bangalore rolls out first Metro line
Tuesday, October 25, 2011 India has rolled out the first line of the Bangalore Metro from MG Road station, in the city centre, to Baiyappanahalli station in the eastern suburb covering 6.7 km of elevated tracks and...

EIB to fund Helsinki urban transport project
Tuesday, October 25, 2011 The European investment bank (EIB) has agreed to provide €250m in grants to Finland's Helsinki metro (HKL) to raise capacity, modernise equipment and improve passenger comfort and...

Scotland Approves Funds for Glasgow Subway Upgrade
Monday, March 14, 2011 The Scottish Government has given the final nod to provide substantial funding for the Glasgow subway upgrade in Scotland as per the proposals of the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT). ...

Tsunami Disrupts Japanese Rail Networks
Friday, March 11, 2011 Rail lines in north-eastern Japan have ground to a halt after an earthquake measuring 8.9 on the Richter scale took place 125 miles off the country's coastline, triggering huge tsunami...

GTT Launches Automated Metro Service in Italy
Thursday, March 10, 2011 Gruppo Torinese Trasporti (GTT) has launched the service on the 3.6km extension of its fully automated metro line in Turin, Italy. The company has purchased another six Val 208 type...

JV Secures Indian State Metro Project Work
Monday, February 07, 2011 A joint venture between Afcons Infrastructure and Russia's Transtonnelstroy has received two construction orders worth $567m for the Chennai metro project in Tamil Nadu, India. The...

Bangladesh to Finalise Metro Rail Route
Monday, February 07, 2011 The Bangladeshi Government will finalise the route of the proposed 21.5km metro-rail network in Dhaka within two weeks, aimed at easing traffic congestion in the capital city. The...

Majority of UK Trains on Time in December 2010
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 Continued severe winter weather in the UK resulted in only 81% of trains running on time in December 2010, compared with 80% for the same period last year, according to figures released by...

Bombardier-Alstom Consortium Wins Canadian Metro Cars Deal
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 A consortium of Bombardier Transportation and Alstom Transport has signed a $1.2bn rail contract with Canadian transit operator Société de Transport de Montreal. The contract...

European Investment Bank Loan for Vietnam’s Metro Line
Thursday, October 07, 2010 The European Investment Bank has granted a €73m ($100.5m) loan to Vietnam to finance the construction of a 12.5km-long metro rail line project in Hanoi. The $1bn line will run from Nhon...

Delhi Metro Trials New Metro Section Ahead of Games
Thursday, September 30, 2010 The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) in India has begun trial runs on the new 21km section of its metro system, which has been completed ahead of the 2010 Commonwealth Games to be held in...

UK Tube Staff to Hold Second Strike
Thursday, September 30, 2010 About 200 maintenance workers on London Underground's network will hold a second 24-hour strike next week over pay, the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) workers union said. Alstom-Metro...

First Mumbai Metro to Open Next Year
Monday, September 27, 2010 Mumbai's first metro line will be open by August 2011. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority said construction work on the 11km Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar line will be completed...

London Overground Upgrade Nears Completion
Thursday, September 23, 2010 The upgrade of the London Overground network has reached its final phases following the commissioning of re-signalling work, according to Transport for London (TfL). The work is part of...