This week’s round-up of news from the global urban rail transport sector. In September Genève transport operator TPG took delivery of the first of 38 Stadler Tramlink cars ordered in December 2022 to support network expansion and replace older vehicles. Entry into service is planned for 2027, with the trams able to operate on all five routes. The 44 m long bidirectional vehicles have an onboard traction battery, 74 seats, a total capacity of 252 passengers, 14 doors and four spaces for wheelchair users. The municipality of Hwaseong, a satellite town south of Seoul, announced on October 9 that it expects to start construction of a 31.6 km two-line tramway network later this month. The local authority had previously reported good progress on contract negotiations, underway since April, with local construction and engineering company DL E&C, which was sole bidder for final design and civil works. On October 8, CAF delivered the first nine-module Urbos3 tram to Budapest ordered in 2022-23 under a 2014 framework agreement. The five nine-module trams will enter service on Line 1 to accompany 17 more ordered under earlier options. In September Philadelphia‘s SEPTA took delivery of 24 single-deck Comet coaches purchased from Montréal‘s Exo for US$8·58m using US$220m of emergency funding allocated by Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro in November 2025 to support urgent safety upgrades and infrastructure improvements. They will be overhauled to work with SEPTA’s push-pull locomotives, joining 10 coaches leased from Maryland’s MARC in December. South Korean manufacturer Sung Shin Rolling Stock Technology has been in advanced negotiations for the supply of an unspecified number of six-car battery-electric multiple units for the Lagos Red Line suburban railway, the supplier told Railway Gazette International at InnoTrans 2026 in Berlin. Test running has started on an 8.3 km section of the former 1 000 mm gauge railway being rebuilt to form part of the Arapiraca suburban rail project in the Brazilian state of Alagoas. The line will use the reconstructed railway alignment for 9 km while another 4 km will be newly built. Test running is being undertaken using a diesel loco and a passenger car; this formation is heavier than the two-car Prosper City diesel multiple-units being supplied for the line by Marcopolo Rail. Atlanta’s MARTA has integrated its standalone See & Say app for reporting safety concerns, suspicious activity and maintenance issues into the main MARTA app. ‘Consolidating our reporting tools into one MARTA app makes it faster and more convenient for passengers to connect with safety personnel, while also managing their daily commute, all in one place. It’s all part of our effort to improve the overall customer experience for MARTA riders’, said General Manager & CEO Jonathan Hunt. Sacramento RTD opened an infill station on its Green Line north of the city centre on October 15. The new stop at 7th & Railyards serves a redevelopment zone.
This week’s round-up of news from the global urban rail transport sector.
In September Genève transport operator TPG took delivery of the first of 38 Stadler Tramlink cars ordered in December 2022 to support network expansion and replace older vehicles. Entry into service is planned for 2027, with the trams able to operate on all five routes. The 44 m long bidirectional vehicles have an onboard traction battery, 74 seats, a total capacity of 252 passengers, 14 doors and four spaces for wheelchair users.
The municipality of Hwaseong, a satellite town south of Seoul, announced on October 9 that it expects to start construction of a 31.6 km two-line tramway network later this month. The local authority had previously reported good progress on contract negotiations, underway since April, with local construction and engineering company DL E&C, which was sole bidder for final design and civil works.
On October 8, CAF delivered the first nine-module Urbos3 tram to Budapest ordered in 2022-23 under a 2014 framework agreement. The five nine-module trams will enter service on Line 1 to accompany 17 more ordered under earlier options.
In September Philadelphia‘s SEPTA took delivery of 24 single-deck Comet coaches purchased from Montréal‘s Exo for US$8·58m using US$220m of emergency funding allocated by Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro in November 2025 to support urgent safety upgrades and infrastructure improvements. They will be overhauled to work with SEPTA’s push-pull locomotives, joining 10 coaches leased from Maryland’s MARC in December.
South Korean manufacturer Sung Shin Rolling Stock Technology has been in advanced negotiations for the supply of an unspecified number of six-car battery-electric multiple units for the Lagos Red Line suburban railway, the supplier told Railway Gazette International at InnoTrans 2026 in Berlin.
Test running has started on an 8.3 km section of the former 1 000 mm gauge railway being rebuilt to form part of the Arapiraca suburban rail project in the Brazilian state of Alagoas. The line will use the reconstructed railway alignment for 9 km while another 4 km will be newly built. Test running is being undertaken using a diesel loco and a passenger car; this formation is heavier than the two-car Prosper City diesel multiple-units being supplied for the line by Marcopolo Rail.
Atlanta’s MARTA has integrated its standalone See & Say app for reporting safety concerns, suspicious activity and maintenance issues into the main MARTA app. ‘Consolidating our reporting tools into one MARTA app makes it faster and more convenient for passengers to connect with safety personnel, while also managing their daily commute, all in one place. It’s all part of our effort to improve the overall customer experience for MARTA riders’, said General Manager & CEO Jonathan Hunt.
Sacramento RTD opened an infill station on its Green Line north of the city centre on October 15. The new stop at 7th & Railyards serves a redevelopment zone.
Source: Railway Gazette
