3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (314+ words) CHINA: The opening of metro Line 7 in Changchun on August 26 is to be followed by Line 5 next month, with two more additions expected by the end of the year. Changchun’s 23.2 km metro Line 7 opened on August 26. The fully underground line…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (394+ words) Railway Gazette International Urban rail industry news round-up This week’s round-up of news from the global urban transport sector. On September 5 Wien tram Line 18 was extended from Schlachthausgasse on U-Bahn Line U3 to Stadion on U2, serving the Ernst Happel Stadium. Construction…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (455+ words) NETHERLANDS: Den Haag transport operator HTM has displayed its first Stadler TINA tram to the public ahead of entry into service on Route 2. The order for 62 trams is the largest to be placed for Stadler’s TINA family, and was the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (379+ words) SPAIN: High speed operator Iryo is to expand its service offering by 13.8% in 2027, the company announced on August 31 as it confirmed that its trains can now be booked a year in advance. The company said that over the next year,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (285+ words) SWITZERLAND: Scheidt & Bachmann is to supply Basel’s BVB with 500 cashless ticket vending machines. The company will also provide 10 years of maintenance and software management, including hosting. The machines are scheduled to be commissioned in 2027. Around 500 existing ticket vending machines will…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (599+ words) ISRAEL: The prequalification process for the US$10bn Infra 2 railway systems and rolling stock contract for the US$60bn Tel Aviv Metro programme has been launched by government-owned project promoter NTA Metropolitan Mass Transit System. The planned network comprises three entirely underground…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (335+ words) NETHERLANDS: The Amsterdam tram network has been extended, with a three-stop, 1.8 km eastern extension of Route 26 opening from Theo van Goghpark to IJburg Franz Kafkastraat. The extension serves two emerging residential neighbourhoods currently under construction on artificial islands in Amsterdam-Oost....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (536+ words) GREECE: The Kalamaria extension of the Thessaloniki automated metro was opened by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on August 27. The 4.8 km underground branch starts at 25 Martiou on the initial 9.6 km line and adds five stations at Nomarchia, Kalamaria, Aretsou, Nea Krini…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (493+ words) Across Europe, railway operators are under increasing pressure to expand capacity, maintain fleet availability, and meet evolving passenger expectations. Rising demand for rail services is creating a need for additional vehicles to be brought into service within increasingly demanding timeframes,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (396+ words) DENMARK: København metro authority Metroselskabet has selected the KBH Metro Partner consortium as the winner of the next contract to operate automated metro lines M1 to M4, it announced on August 28. KBH Metro Partner comprises Paris transport operator RATP, its international branch…...