Bombardier signs US$4.5b contract to build Cairo monorail
MONTREAL (Metro Rail News): Canadian manufacturing group Bombardier announced on Monday it had signed a multi-billion dollar agreement to build two automated monorail lines...
Chennai metro Rail launches feeder service cab at Rs 10
CHENNAI (Metro Rail News): Aimed at increasing patronage for metro services, the Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) has launched a feeder service cab at...
India to have the World’s First Hyperloop System
MAHARASHTRA (Metro Rail News): Typically, a journey from Mumbai to Pune could take up to 3.5 hours. But with the Hyperloop project, the first-of-its-kind...
Myanmar to start Yangon sky train project in 2020
YANGON (Metro Rail News): Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar planned to implement a sky train project in the commercial city of Yangon starting 2020,...
Indian Railways offers aircraft-like services in Vande Bharat Express
NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Indian Railways passengers are getting flight-like hospitality in Vande Bharat Express! Indian Railways has started a pilot project whereby...
More than 3,000 Bangalore Metro smart cards affected by the glitch
BANGALORE (Metro Rail News): More than 3,000 metro passengers are still waiting for the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) to credit their money into...
Only 2% of city commuters take Metro Rail
HYDERABAD (Metro Rail News): Commuters in the city depend heavily on personal vehicles to travel, with 47.8% using them and only a meager 2%...
Commuters clueless on the scope of Kochi1 Card
KOCHI (Metro Rail News): With the Centre launching the common mobility card ‘One Nation One Card’, those who are holding a Kochi1 Card, which...
MoUD, NITI Aayog raise questions about Chennai Metro’s phase II cost
CHENNAI (Metro Rail News): The Union Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) and NITI Aayog have questioned the estimated cost of phase II of the...
Nagpur Metro giving infra projects a good name
NAGPUR (Metro Rail News): In a country where infrastructure projects hog headlines for time and cost overruns, the Nagpur Metro is ahead of targets,...
PMRDA seeks local bodies’ inputs on Metro extension
PUNE (Metro Rail News): The Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) has sought suggestions from Pune Cantonment Board and Pune Municipal Corporation on extending...
NCRTC organizes ‘Vendor Meet-Consultation with Prospective Construction Partners’
NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) is a first of its kind mobility service being implemented in India. Keeping this...
Rail based mass transport system for Metrolite more viable
PUNE (Metro Rail News): The metro rail system being developed at present is of high capacity which is required for bigger cities with very...
Hyderabad metro on a tricky track, running on losses
HYDERABAD (Metro Rail News): Metro Rail MD NVS Reddy said that L&T Metro project is running in losses. Reacting to allegations of Hyderabad Intellectuals,...