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purchase of trolleybuses and subway cars

10.12.2021

The EIB will allocate 100 million euros to Kyiv for the purchase of trolleybuses and subway cars

The project will be implemented by Kyiv Metro and Kyivpastrans. In November, the European Investment Bank approved a 100 million euro loan to Kyiv to purchase public electric vehicles, including trolleybuses and subway cars.
new metro station

30.11.2021

The new metro station in Baku will consist of four levels

In Baku, on the purple branch of the capital metro on Jalila Mammadguluzade Street, there will be a 170-meter complex of B-04 station, which will consist of four levels, said Bakhtiyar Mammadov, head of the press service of Baku Metro.
construction of the Belgrade metro

29.11.2021

Work begins on the construction of the Belgrade metro

The Belgrade City Council approved a master plan for the development of the metro, as well as the expansion of suburban rail and tram networks, and preliminary work has begun to clear the area for the future metro depot.
It is planned to update the rolling stock and introduce digital systems in the metro of the Uzbek capital.

22.11.2021

An agreement on the modernization of Tashkent metro signed

It is planned to update the rolling stock and introduce digital systems in the metro of the Uzbek capital. TMH and the Tashkent Metro signed a 10-year Memorandum of Cooperation on the development of the Metro, which will be in effect during 2022-2032, reports Railway Supply magazine with reference to ТMH.
Contract signed for the design of the extension of the metro line in Bucharest

12.11.2021

Contract signed for the design of the extension of the metro line in Bucharest

Metrorex, the Bucharest metro operator and the 3TI Progetti Italia consortium - Ingegneria Integrata, SWS Engineering, Coding and Metrans Engineering have signed a technical assistance and design contract for the expansion of the Eroilor-Iancului metro, part of metro line 5.
модернізованих вагонів метро

02.11.2021

TMH sent a new batch of modernized subway cars to Sofia

After major repairs and modernization Metrovagonmash (MVM, part of TMH) sent 12 metro cars of 81-717. 4 / 714.
subway cars

01.11.2021

Presentation of the next batch of subway cars

On October 26, a presentation of modern subway cars, which arrived the other day, took place at the Tashkent-Central railway station.
Egis Rail signs a contract for the construction of the second Belgrade metro line

10.08.2021

Egis Rail signs a contract for the construction of the second Belgrade metro line

The second metro line, 21 km long, will consist of 23 stations. The French company Egis Rail has signed an agreement with the government of Belgrade to design a second metro line in the Serbian capital.
Metrowagonmash showed new metro trains for Tashkent

09.08.2021

Metrowagonmash showed new metro trains for Tashkent

According to the contract signed this year, 10 trains of model 81-765. 5 / 766.
20 more metro cars appeared in Baku

06.07.2021

20 more metro cars appeared in Baku

Transmashholding sent 4 five-car trains (20 cars) from its Mytishchi plant to the Baku Metro. New trains arrived for acceptance at the end of June.
Baku Metro

04.06.2021

New line of Baku Metro opened

A new line of the Baku Metro was opened. On May 29, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev inaugurated 1 km of the Purple Line of the Baku Metro.
Iran unveils self-designed metro train

04.06.2021

Iran unveils self-designed metro train

Iran presented a subway train of its own design. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani introduced the metro train, which has 85% localization of production.