The popularity of driverless metro lines has grown exponentially since the first one was inaugurated in 1981, in Kobe, Japan. Metros built since have had enviable records in safety, flexibility, ...

The first units are expected to be operational by the first half of 2027. Credit: Metro de Madrid. The Community of Madrid has announced an investment of €504m ($542.7m) to acquire a new fleet of 40 ...

Ansaldo STS is a leading international technology company operating in the global railway and mass-transit transportation business, providing traffic management, planning, train control and signalling ...

VDS Rail produces onboard networking Ethernet devices and human-machine interfaces (HMIs) for the railway industry. VDS Rail is an Italian manufacturer of highly reliable onboard networking Ethernet ...

With an annual ridership of 3.334 billion in 2013, a 1.25% increase from the previous year, the Tokyo Subway is the world’s busiest metro system. The 310km rapid transit network serves the Greater ...

The contract covers maintenance for a ten-year lease, with the trains to be built by Hitachi in County Durham. Credit: Hitachi Rail Limited. Britain’s FirstGroup has finalised a £500m ($636.8m) ...

Snaking 1,700 miles through eight US states and three time zones, the railroad line linking the city of Joliet in north-east Illinois to Long Beach in southern California – part of Union Pacific’s ...

The issue of animal deaths on railways first captivated media attention worldwide in May 2013 when a train killed three elephants in West Bengal, and again in November after a train crashed into a ...

The proposed reform fits into Macron’s campaign promise to modernise the economy and aligns with his pro-business, pro-liberalisation agenda as a politician. Credit: Lorie Shaull on Flickr Since March ...

The new facility will help meet the increasing demand in India and across the world. Credit: Siemens. Siemens Limited has opened a new production facility for rail bogies at Aurangabad in the Indian ...

The light rail system, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART), is to be doubled in size during the next decade following agreement on a $2.4bn investment programme.

The JRL is slated to open in three stages starting from 2027. In picture, Jurong East MRT preparation works in 2021. Credit: ZKang123/ commons.wikimedia.org. The Singapore Land Transport Authority ...