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Chennai metro

17.03.2023

Hitachi Rail wins $200M contract in India

Rail solutions provider Hitachi Rail has received an order worth approximately $200 million for the Chennai Metro Rail project in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Warsaw metro

03.03.2023

Warsaw plans to build three new metro lines

The authorities of Warsaw have presented the general scheme of development of public transport until 2050, providing both lengthening of existing lines and construction of new subway lines.
Ile-de-France

17.02.2023

Alstom unveils final Île-de-France metro train

Alstom, together with Île-de-France Mobilités, Société du Grand Paris (SGP), has presented the final rolling stock design for the future line 18 of the Île-de-France metro network.
Brussels

02.02.2023

Brussels Metro to play birds chirping while waiting for trains

While waiting for the metro to arrive, residents of Brussels will be able to listen to the birds chirping of the famous Suan forest, located at the southeast edge of the city.
Tbilisi metro

02.02.2023

Tbilisi decided not to terminate the contract for the supply of metro cars with Metrovagonmash

This was announced by the vice-mayor of the Georgian capital, Irakli Khmaladze, writes Railway Supply, citing RollingStock.
metro

01.02.2023

Alstom upgrades trains for Copenhagen metro

The French engineering concern and operator Metroselskabet have signed a contract worth about €30 million. It involves the modernization of 34 metro trains operating on the M1 and M2 lines in the Danish capital for almost 20 years.
russian lines

26.01.2023

The capital of Bulgaria refused to purchase Russian metro trains for “Russian lines”

The Sofia metro has decided to abandon Russian-made trains in connection with European sanctions against the Russian Federation, Railway Supply magazine reports, citing the Bulgarian edition of Dnevnik.
Tbilisi metro

20.01.2023

EBRD allocates €50.6 million to modernize Tbilisi metro

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has provided a €50. 6 million loan to Georgia to upgrade up to 12 metro stations in the country's capital, Tbilisi, to encourage the transition to public transport.
Istanbul metro

20.01.2023

Istanbul is building a metro line to the new airport

In Istanbul, the construction of a new metro line M11 is being completed, which will connect the city with the new airport on January 22.
Warsaw metro

12.01.2023

Warsaw will provide 10 trains for the Kyiv Metro

At the invitation of Mayor Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Warsaw Rafał Trzaskowski visited Kyiv. During the visit, representatives of both cities signed a protocol of intent regarding cooperation between the Warsaw and Kyiv metros.
Kolkata

04.01.2023

India’s first underwater metro will be launched this year

India's Kolkata Metro Rail (KMRC) is due to complete construction of the country's first undersea metro by December 2023.
metro

03.01.2023

Bangladesh PM opens first metro line in Dhaka

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed officially opened the first section of the country's first subway in the capital, Dhaka.