ALSTOM says it is ready to start test running at its Valenciennes test centre in northern France with its Urbalis communications-based train control (CBTC) and Huawei's LTE 4G telecommunications system.
Budapest celebrated the opening of its fourth metro line on March 28, a piece of infrastructure that finally became reality after 42 years of delays and disappointment. IRJ's Hungarian correspondent Ferenc Joó looks at the project and the prospects for future metro expansion in the city.
TURKEY's prime minister, Mr Recep Tayyip Erdogan, opened Line M2 of the Ankara metro on March 13. This follows hot on the heels of the opening of Line M3 by the premier on February 12.
The Saudi capital Riyadh has set itself a daunting task: to build an automated metro comprising six lines simultaneously in five years. David Briginshaw explains how this ambitious project will be implemented.
Zhengzhou's metro is the first network in the world to utilise a 4G LTE communications platform. Kevin Smith travelled to China to witness the system in action.
CHINA's latest metro which is due to open in Zhengzhou on December 26 will be the first to adopt 4G LTE for its telecommunications.
DELHI Metro Rail Corporation has awarded Nippon Signal, Japan, a contract worth around $US 38m to supply Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) for Line 8, the city's first driverless metro line, which is currently under construction.
JR East plans to introduce its Advanced Train Administration and Communications System (Atacs) on the busy Saikyo Line in Tokyo from autumn 2017.
Sweden's LKAB opened its newest and deepest excavation level at its iron-ore mine in Kiruna in May, which is using an automated railway to move extracted iron-ore. Kevin Smith travelled 145km into the Arctic Circle and 1365m below the surface to visit the mine.
CONSTRUCTION of Line 1 of the Panama metro is now 92% complete and test running is underway.