Metro Cars News
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RFID Enables Reliable Train Positioning in Modern Metro Networks
TransCore's RFID technology powers precise, real-time train positioning across a major Southeast Asia metro network, supporting reliable aut…
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Agra Metro Saves ₹5 Million in One Year with Regenerative Braking Technology
Agra Metro is the first metro in India to implement Sécheron’s IGBT inverter for regenerative energy recovery.
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MASATS Boosts Stopping Accuracy with New Radar Positioning System (RPS
Masats’ Radar Positioning System (RPS) enables precision train stopping supporting GoA1/GoA2 metro lines and tramways without CBTC upgrades.
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Alstom and Île-de-France Mobilités Unveil MF19 Metro Trains for Paris
Île-de-France Mobilités and Alstom have unveiled the new generation MF19 metro train to be operated by RATP in the Paris region.
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Hitachi Rail Delivers Greece's First Driverless Metro
Hitachi Rail has launched Greece’s first driverless metro system, introducing advanced technology in Thessaloniki.
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Alstom Delivers First Driverless Trainset for Chennai Metro Phase II
Alstom has delivered the first of 36 Metropolis trainsets that will run on Chennai Metro Phase II. Production started in February this year.
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Hanoi Metro Line 3 Commences Passenger Service
Alstom has celebrated the start of revenue service on the elevated section of Hanoi Metro Line 3 on 8 August 2024.
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Italy: Metro Line 6 Opens in Naples
The City of Naples has commenced passenger service on Metro Line 6, which will use Hitachi Rail’s digital signalling and rolling stock.
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India: Alstom Delivers First Trainset for Meerut Metro Project
Alstom has delivered the first trainset to the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) for the Meerut Metro project in India.
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Alstom Starts Production of Driverless Trainsets for Chennai Metro Phase II
India: Alstom has started the production of its Metropolis trainsets for the Chennai Metro Phase II at its manufacturing facility in Sricity…
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Madrid to Modernise Fleet with Plans for 80 New Metro Trains
Madrid’s Governing Council has approved the purchase of 80 metro trains to modernise the city’s fleet and increase capacity.
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Montreal's REM South Shore Metro Commences Commercial Service
CDPQ Infra has inaugurated the first segment of the REM automated urban rail system, connecting Montreal’s South Shore with Central Station
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Bulgaria: Sofia Buys Metro Trains from Škoda
Škoda has won a contract to deliver 8 4-car metro trains to Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, where they will be operated by Metropoliten EAD.
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Testing Underway for City & Southwest Trains under Sydney Harbour
Metro trains have commenced testing under Sydney Harbour as part of the Sydney Metro City & Southwest project.
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First New Barcelona Metro Trains Enter Commercial Service
The first new metro trains have entered commercial service on Barcelona Metro's line 3. A total of 50 enter service over the coming months.
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CRRC Metro Trains Commence Trial Runs on Shanghai-Jiangsu Line 11
CRRC-made metro trains have commenced no-load trial runs on China's first cross-county metro line from Shanghai-Jiangsu.
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First South Wales Metro Tram-Train Arrives at Taff’s Well Depot
The first CITYLINK tram-train for the South Wales Metro project has been delivered to Transport for Wales’ (TfW) new depot in Taff’s Well.
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MTA Rolls Out First R211 Subway Cars in New York
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has commenced the rollout of its new R211 subway cars on New York's A line.
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Portugal: CRRC Delivers Its First Metro Train to Porto
CRRC has delivered its first metro train to Porto, Portugal, marking the first city rail train to be exported from China to an EU country.
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Stadler Delivers First New Tyne and Wear Metro Train
Stadler has successfully delivered the first of 46 new Tyne and Wear Metro trains to Nexus' Gosforth Metro Depot in the North of England.
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Drivers Get First Chance to Try Out New Stadler Class 555 Metro Train
The Metro Futures Traincrew Specialist Team has become to drive the new Class 555 Stadler Metro train at a test track.
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Alstom Supplies 163 DT5 Metro Vehicles for Hamburg Metro
Alstom has concluded its project of manufacturing 163 DT5 metro vehicles for the Hamburg Metro, operated by Hamburger Hochbahn.
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Beijing Metro Line 16 Celebrates New Year with Opening of Phase III Southern Section
Beijing MTR, a subsidiary of MTR Corporation, has announced the opening of Beijing Metro Line 16’s phase III southern section.
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Automation of Île-de-France Line 13 Gets Green Light
Île-de-France Mobilités’ board of directors has approved the modernisation and automation of Line 13. This will be completed by 2035.