A major project to increase metro capacity in Oslo was completed on April 3 with the inauguration of Oslo Sporveien's Løren Line connection between Økern on the Grorud Line and Sinsen on the Ring Line.
KUALA Lumpur light metro operator Rapid KL began serving four new stations in the district of Puchong on March 31 with the opening of the 6.5km southern extension from Kinrara BK5 to Bandar Puteri.
THE European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed to provide a Rs 33bn ($US 498m) loan to finance the construction of the first metro line in the Indian city of Lucknow.
THE first two vehicles from a fleet of 20 four-car driverless trains being built by Hitachi Rail Italy (HRI) for the Honolulu metro arrived in Hawaii on March 24.
THE first of seven new trains for the Genoa metro was unveiled to the media at Brignole station on March 24, before entering passenger service on the 6.5km line to Brin.
JR East has awarded a contract to Toshiba to supply its H2One autonomous hydrogen energy supply system for installation at Musashi-Mizonokuchi station on the Nambu Line in Kawasaki City. The system will start operating in the first half of 2017.
HAMBURG U-Bahn operator Hamburger Hochbahn has unveiled plans for a new depot in the east of the city, which will provide additional maintenance and stabling capacity for the expansion of its train fleet.
CANADIAN finance minister Mr Bill Morneau announced details of phase 1 of the federal government's new infrastructure plan, which was unveiled as part of the 2016 budget on March 22.
TAIPEI Rapid Transit Corporation has awarded a contract to Thales to upgrade the fare collection on the city's metro network as the first step towards a national integrated system.
THE Chinese city of Ningbo inaugurated the second phase of metro Line 1 on March 19 with the launch of trial operation on the 25.3km nine-station western extension from Donghuan South Road to Xiapu in Beilun district.
