Amtrak Opens Full-service Bar In Metropolitan Lounge At Moynihan Train Hall
NEW YORK – Amtrak customers can now enjoy bar service at Amtrak’s premium Metropolitan Lounge in the Moynihan Train Hall in New York City. The bar menu offers beer, wine, cocktails, and hot food offerings available for purchase between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Nodding to the more than 400 breweries in New York state, […]
Wiener Linien presents an innovative digital passenger information system for the new X-car
Innovative digital passenger information and guidance system Dynamic visual information on the X-car ensures easy and convenient use With the introduction of the first new X-car in 2022 on the U1-U4 lines, another innovation will premiere on the rails of the Vienna metro system: the world’s first digital passenger information and guidance system of its […]
Comfortdelgro Scores A Singapore First By Commencing Revenue Rail Service In New Zealand
Rail services in New Zealand’s most populous city commenced under a new operator – Singapore’s very own ComfortDelGro Corp and its Australian partner UGL Rail Services (UGL). This marks the first overseas heavy rail venture by a Singapore company and ComfortDelGro’s first in New Zealand. Services on the Eastern, Southern and Onehunga Lines of the […]
Covid-19: UK rail operator halt operation on London route
LONDON – A British rail operator has been forced to suspend all direct services to the busy London Victoria train station until Jan. 10 after staff fell ill with COVID-19 and others had to isolate. Southern Rail said on Twitter that due to coronavirus isolation and sickness, there would be no direct services to or […]
Romiley station platform upgrades to boost future rail capacity
England: Platforms at Romiley station on the Hope Valley line are being extended in January 2022 to allow longer trains to stop there in the future. The essential upgrades to platforms 1 and 2 will start on 4 January and involve work to strengthen the railway bridge over Stockport Road which forms part of the […]
Britain’s Summer months saw most rail journeys made since the start of the pandemic
Train passenger journeys across Britain’s railway in the summer increased by more than a third (36%) in July to September 2021, with 248 million people travelling by rail compared to 182 million in the first quarter of 2021-22. The numbers are provided in the Office of Rail and Road’s (ORR) quarterly reporting on passenger rail […]
Multi-million-pound platform access improvements for Euston passengers
Work has been completed relocating shops from ramps leading to platforms 8-11 allowing more space for rail travellers to move from the concourse to trains. The addition of shops to the ramp in the 1980s and increasing passenger numbers since had led to bottlenecks and crowds forming when trains were announced. Gareth Parry, station manager […]
“Digital Train Control System” for the Frankfurt metro
VGF and Siemens Mobility to build the train control system of the future for Frankfurt Major public transport infrastructure project and milestone in the mobility transition VGF, Frankfurt’s public transport provider, will replace the conventional train control system currently used in its metro and tram network with a new, state-of-the-art digital system. The “Digital Train […]
Step towards digitalisation this Christmas – passengers reminded of changes on London’s Northern City Line
Upgrades to the track and signalling on London’s Northern City Line continue over Christmas Major work will take place on Christmas Day and Boxing Day when there are no timetabled services running Trains between Finsbury Park and Moorgate will divert into London King’s Cross on Monday 27 and Tuesday 28 December – passengers reminded to […]
MTR Provides Free Travel for Passengers on 19 December 2021
To support the Government’s arrangements for the 2021 Legislative Council General Election Polling Day, MTR Corporation will provide free rides on the MTR (except Airport Express), Light Rail and MTR Bus for passengers on 19 December 2021. Passengers do not need to tap their Octopus or pay any fare when they enter or exit MTR […]
