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April 7, 2026 | Metros

Monorail Line 17 finally opens in São Paulo

6.7km elevated line to Congonhas Airport was originally scheduled to open in 2014.

March 23, 2026 | Metros

Egypt inaugurates 56.5km monorail

Egyptian president opens the 22-station East of Nile monorail.

October 27, 2025 | Metros

Thai monorail project makes progress

The Green Line in Pattaya, southeast Thailand, could form part of a four-line monorail network.

October 24, 2025 | Metros

Taiwan approves Tainan monorail project

The MRT Blue Line will be first rapid transit line to be built in Tainan.

October 2, 2025 | Financial

Dominican Republic launches monorail tender

Project in Santo Domingo will be the country’s second monorail.

September 2, 2025 | Middle East

Riyadh monorail supervisory contract awarded

Egis has won the contract to oversee construction of a 3.6km monorail in the King Abdullah Financial District.

March 5, 2025 | Financial

Panama Metro secures new Jica loan

Japanese institution will provide $US 1.1bn to enable completion of Line 3.

October 31, 2024 | Metros

Contract signed for driverless monorail line in Riyadh

Circular line will serve King Abdullah Financial District in the Saudi capital.

September 13, 2024 | Metros

Pattaya monorail project approved

Thai city hopes to build 11km Purple Line under a public-private partnership (PPP).

April 19, 2024 | Africa

Is it time to take monorails more seriously?

Kevin Smith reports from Egypt’s New Administrative Capital, which will be served by a new 56km monorail line, one of two currently under construction east and west of the River Nile.

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