The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has announced plans for an extension of the Lagos Mass Transit Red Line to Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos. The extension ... This content is...
Read MoreThe National Treasury of South Africa is phasing out the Public Transport Network Grant (PTNG) by 2027/28 and redirecting the funds to passenger rail. The phase-out was announced in the February 2026 ... This content is...
Read MoreThe Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) has added 17 coaches to its City to City bus service at a launch in Pretoria during October Transport Month. The purchase is the first acquisition of ... This content is...
Read MoreThe Limpopo Department of Transport and Community Safety scheduled the expansion of commuter-card registration for the Makhado Bus Service’s new automated fare-collection system to passengers using th... This content is...
Read MoreThe Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has launched a four-week trial of the Glydways automated transit system on Bluewaters Island in Dubai. The trial assesses technical and operational performance,... This content is...
Read MoreThe Royal Commission for Riyadh City (RCRC) has awarded contracts worth about SAR5.5 billion (USD1.47 billion) to Siemens and Alstom for 94 trainsets for the Riyadh Metro. The scope covers manufacture... This content is...
Read MoreThe government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the company developing MetroKin have signed a joint development agreement with the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) in Dubai for USD877 milli... This content is...
Read MoreThe Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has introduced digital QR code-based tickets for the Dubai Metro, the Dubai Tram, and the public bus network, as an alternative to the single-trip red nol paper... This content is...
Read MoreThe Royal Commission for Riyadh City (RCRC) has ordered additional Metropolis driverless metro trainsets from Alstom for the Riyadh Metro under a contract valued at EUR460 million. The number of train... This content is...
Read MoreThe Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) has confirmed the start of construction of Line 5 of the Nairobi Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, known as Nyati. KURA states that the contractor is on site mobil... This content is...
Read MoreAlstom has received a EUR800 million contract, as part of the Sihamba Sonke Mobility (SSM) consortium, to modernise and upgrade the Gautrain network in Gauteng over the 15-year concession period. The ... This content is...
Read MoreThe Integrated Transport Centre (ITC), operating as Abu Dhabi Mobility, has announced an investment of more than AED300 million in two systems for the Abu Dhabi public bus network: an Automated Vehicl... This content is...
Read MoreThe ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has approved USD100 million to finance rolling stock and operating equipment for Phase II of the Kano–Maradi railway. The standard gauge line is 3... This content is...
Read MoreThe Ministry of Transport has set July 2027 as the target date to open the high-speed rail (HSR) line between Ain Sokhna on the Red Sea and Marsa Matrouh on the Mediterranean Sea. Trial operations, pl... This content is...
Read MoreAbu Dhabi’s Integrated Transport Centre has awarded Conduent Business Solutions S.A.S. a contract to implement the next generation of public-transport management and fare-collection systems across the... This content is...
Read MoreThe Sihamba Sonke Mobility (SSM) consortium has started a 15-year public–private partnership (PPP) concession to operate the Gautrain rapid rail network in Gauteng. The concession began on September 2... This content is...
Read MoreEtihad Rail has started passenger services on the UAE rail network, with trains running between Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Fujairah, UAE. The schedule consists of 10 daily services between Abu Dhabi and Dub... This content is...
Read MoreThe Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) and eThekwini Municipality in the city of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal province have announced a ZAR13 billion plan to integrate fare payment across trains... This content is...
Read MoreSaudi Arabia Railways (SAR) has signed a contract with Stadler for ten new passenger trains, expanding its fleet to meet rising passenger demand. SAR operates freight and passenger rail networks acros... This content is...
Read MoreThe Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) and eThekwini Municipality in the city of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal province have announced a R13 billion plan to integrate fare payment across trains, ... This content is...
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