Stations

Members of the public should expect to see more police patrolling Britain’s railway stations following the bomb attack in Manchester on Monday night. British Transport Police (BTP) will be deploying ‘more officers than usual’ – including armed personnel – on...

Alstom is set to showcase its Optimet real-time train occupancy technology at the UITP summit in Montreal. The product promises to enhance passenger journeys on metros by influencing them to board carriages that are less crowded. In turn the system - which...

Passenger services will begin on an underground section of the Chennai Metro after its official inauguration at the weekend. Running from Koyambedu to the Nehru Park area, the 7.4km stretch will be the first underground tunnel on the network. On Sunday,...

The historic Old Curzon Street station in Birmingham could be brought back to life. HS2 - with the help of Atkins - has submitted a proposal to Birmingham City Council to make alterations to the Grade 1-listed building. Currently vacant, the council-owned...

Toshiba's hydrogen energy system will now provide power to the Musashi-Mizonokuchi Station in Japan. The system, H2One, is now operational and generating electricity to light part of the station, which is based on the JR Nambua Line in the city of...

Architects from Weston Williamson + Partners (WWP) and engineers from Aecom have been awarded the contract to design and build the East Midlands hub station at Toton. WWP is already involved in the design of the HS2 stations at Old Oak Common in West...

Images of what the Airport Metro Connector project in Los Angeles could look like have been released by the local transport authority. The new transit station will connect metro service passengers to a new people mover that will serve Los...

Work on the £15 million upgrade of Bath Spa station has begun. Network Rail started the modernisation works, which will see the platforms widened and track realigned, on April 8. It will continue until April 23 to allow the new, longer...

The West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) is celebrating the opening of the region's third new railway station in 16 months. Following the launch of Apperley Bridge and Kirkstall Forge, the combined authority has now opened a third, Low Moor station...

HS2 has published details of contract opportunities for architects and developers interested in delivering the four new stations for the London to Birmingham high-speed railway. HS2 is looking for companies to help refine its plans for three new stations - Birmingham...