Metro Report International

25/03/2025

Oradea tram-train plan firms up

ROMANIA: Tenders worth €250m are scheduled to be called in the coming weeks covering work to build a 32 km tram-train network around Oradea. Feasibility studies for the project were approved by Bihor county council and Oradea municipality in November 2023. The procurement plans were announced ...

25/03/2025

Israel: NofIt project learns from Karlsruhe

Work is under way on the NofIt interurban light rail line linking Haifa and Nazareth, which will run through complex terrain with gradients of up to 8%. Dan Shenbach, CEO of project promoter TransIsrael, discusses the state of progress with Benjámin Zelki.

24/03/2025

Končar tram delivered to Osijek

CROATIA: Operator GPP Osijek has taken delivery of the first of 10 low-floor trams ordered from Končar KEV as part of a programme to modernise the city's network. 'The Osijek tram is a completely new project for us, we developed it in 18 months, which we ...

24/03/2025

Momentum builds behind Gdańsk suburban rail expansion

POLAND: A 7·5 km southwestern extension of the SKM suburban service that links Gdańsk with Wejherowo via Gdynia has received environmental permit. Branded as PKM Południe, the extension would run from Gdańsk Śródmieście to Kowale, serving six new stations in the growing southwestern neighbour...

21/03/2025

Strasbourg and Le Havre order trams

Strasbourg tram visualisation. FRANCE: Alstom has been awarded contracts to supply 27 additional trams to Strasbourg and eight trams for Le Havre's future Line C, the manufacturer announced on March 19. The contract signed by local authority Eurométropole de Strasbourg and operator CTS is exercisin...

21/03/2025

Advanced EMUs refresh the Tobu fleet

JAPAN: Tobu Railway has put its first Series 80000 EMU into revenue service on the Urban Park Line.

20/03/2025

Astana light metro train production underway

KAZAKHSTAN: Production of 19 four-car trainsets for Astana's future elevated light metro line is underway at the CRRC Tangshan plant in China. The 60 m long 1 520 mm gauge trainsets will have a capacity of more than 600 passengers at 6/m2. They will be equipped ...

20/03/2025

Urban transport industry news round-up

This week's round-up of news from the urban transport sector.

20/03/2025

Clear answer to NJ Transit's cloudy window problem

USA: NJ Transit has worked with the Rutgers Center for Advanced Infrastructure & Transportation to asses damage to the polycarbonate coating on rolling stock windows caused by acid rain, heat and ultraviolet rays. It was determined that refurbishing the windows on its double-deck push-pull train...

19/03/2025

Transport ticketing news round-up

Following the Transport Ticketing Global exhibition, Railway Gazette International takes a look at some of the latest developments in the world of fare payment.

18/03/2025

CAF to supply Tours Line 2 trams

FRANCE: Transport authority Syndicat des Mobilités de Touraine has awarded CAF a contract to supply 19 Urbos trams for use on the future Tours Line 2.

18/03/2025

State government evaluates Chennai metro expansion plans

INDIA: Chennai Metro Rail has submitted two detailed project reports to the government of Tamil Nadu for expansion of Chennai's metro.

17/03/2025

Coaster double-deck coaches unveiled

USA: California's North County Transit District unveiled new Alstom double-deck push-pull coaches as part of celebrations marking the 30th anniversary of its Coaster passenger service between Oceanside and San Diego. The coaches shown on February 21 feature crash energy management systems, enhanced....

17/03/2025

Ticket gate designed with life-cycle costs in mind

UK: On display at the Transport Ticketing Global exhibition in London was Scheidt & Bachmann's latest FareGo PG'50 ticket gate, which has been developed with total cost of ownership in mind. The structure and mechanical elements are designed to offer a long life, while the validation ...

14/03/2025

Swedish region to test ticketing app

SWEDEN: The Halland region is to trial Fairtiq's pay-as-you-go ticketing system based on swiping in and out on a mobile app. The trial will assess the app's capacity to accurately identify trips across all modes of public transport. This assessment will cover routes, departure times and ...

14/03/2025

Polish-Korean railway technology partnership

INTERNATIONAL: The Rail-Mil Computers subsidiary of Poland's Kombud Group and South Korean company STraffic have formed a strategic partnership to supply control systems for railways and metro lines. 'STraffic has successfully completed major infrastructure projects in 13 countries worldwide, accumu...

14/03/2025

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