Tyne and Wear Metro control room receives investment of £12 million
17 July 2018 | By Intelligent Transport
New technology and equipment will soon be introduced to the Tyne and Wear Metro control room as a result of their modernisation programme…
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Birmingham’s Paradise Circus to close for almost a year for Metro extension
10 July 2018 | By Intelligent Transport
The Midland Metro Alliance, working on behalf of the West Midlands Combined Authority, will begin the next stage of the Birmingham Westside Metro extension in the UK in September 2018. This stage of works will see the Metro line constructed between Victoria Square and Centenary Square.
Nexus looks to engage with new mobility providers
4 July 2018 | By Intelligent Transport
Nexus has launched an engagement process to work with new mobility providers in an effort to bring better services to the communities it serves...
Delhi Metro to be linked with other modes of public transport by 2019
25 June 2018 | By Intelligent Transport
By 2019, across the Delhi-NCR region, a seamless journey will be available for passengers, with efficient last-mile connectivity…
Tyne and Wear Metro issues body cameras to staff to combat social disorder
1 June 2018 | By Intelligent Transport
Tyne and Wear Metro has joined a number of rail and light-rail service operators in the UK in equipping some of its staff with body cameras to improve safety and curb anti-social behaviour, following a successful trial in 2017...
Maintenance contract awarded for Melbourne Metro signalling
20 April 2018 | By Intelligent Transport
Victoria's largest ever public transport initiative will see Bombardier provide 10 years of rail control services for the Melbourne Metro Tunnel Project…
Alstom-led consortium to provide Montreal with driverless light metro system
16 April 2018 | By Intelligent Transport
Alstom currently employs more than 400 people across Canada and this presence will be reinforced with the construction of the smart mobility project, Réseau express métropolitain (REM)...
Video surveillance system on Barcelona’s metro set for an upgrade
9 April 2018 | By Intelligent Transport
New technology is being installed in 149 trains of Barcelona’s metro fleet, increasing the level of safety as well as the communication across the network…
Australia’s first fully-automated metro system receives first trains
20 March 2018 | By Intelligent Transport
Sydney Metro will provide increased passenger safety and improved comfort to every journey, whilst embracing the new era of automated mobility…
Trialling safety technology in Bilbao
8 March 2018 | By Eduardo Hernandez Ledesma
Eduardo Hernandez Ledesma, Head of Safety & Security at Metro Bilbao, explains how the European Commission-funded eVACUATE project used technology to develop efficient, effective information sharing in emergency situations for both staff and passengers alike.
Tokyo’s Marunouchi line orders communication-based control system
23 February 2018 | By Intelligent Transport
The Metro line in Tokyo will operate with high quality communication on radio equipment; increasing railway safety and reliability…
Siemens commissioned to electrify metro line in India
10 January 2018 | By Intelligent Transport
Siemens will upgrade the metro line in India, improving not just the infrastructure but also the quality of life and economic growth of the city…
Miami-Dade County gets its first new Metrorail train for over 30 years
4 December 2017 | By Intelligent Transport
For the first time since the Metrorail system opened its doors to passengers in 1984, the Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTPW) has placed its first new train into service...
4G mobile coverage on Tube on track to begin from 2019
28 November 2017 | By Intelligent Transport
A 4G mobile network on the Tube is getting closer after TfL carried out a successful trial on the Waterloo & City Line.
LA Metro and Via enter partnership to offer shared rides to transit stations
20 November 2017 | By Intelligent Transport
The project between Via and LA Metro to offer first- and last-mile services to connect to major public transport stations is set to launch in summer 2018...
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