A MAJOR expansion of Kuala Lumpur's urban rail network is underway as the Malaysian government pursues its master plan to tackle the growth in car journeys and congestion by quadrupling public transport's market share by 2020.

Hyundai Rotem has awarded Thales a contract to supply communications-based train control (CBTC) on the 12km extension of the Sin Bundang metro line from Jeongia to Gwanggyo.

MORE than 23 years after construction began, Kazakhstan's first metro line finally opened on December 1, with the inauguration of Almaty Line 1.

Work is underway on Bay Area Rapid Transit's (Bart) largest expansion since the metro network opened in 1972. Kevin Smith examines the projects and their impact on public transport in the second most densely populated region in the United States.

THE first 6.7km section of the Bangalore metro was officially opened today by India's minister for urban development Mr S K Nath and the chief minister Karnataka state Mr S Gowd.