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Cairo's new monorail glides above a city struggling below

Cairo's new monorail slices across the city skyline, running above the familiar chaos of blaring horns and ageing buses' exhaust fumes that mark rush hour below.The $4.5 billion mo...

Egypt Launches First Phase of East Nile Monorail on Wednesday

Egypt’s Ministry of Transport announced that the first phase of the East Nile Monorail will open to passengers this Wednesday, 6 May, running daily from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. The line w...

A new era of smart and sustainable mobility in Egypt: commercial service begins for the East of Nile Monorail, transform...

- - • The first monorail system in Africa - • Significantly reducing travel time and improving connectivity between key residential, business and administrative districts - •...

Egypt Announced Monorail Ticket Prices

Egypt’s Ministry of Transport announced on Friday 8 May ticket prices for the newly launched East Nile Monorail linking El-Mosheer Tantawy Station to the New Administrative Capital...

Africa’s first monorail has begun commercial operations

Alstom, in partnership with Orascom Construction and Arab Contractors, has announced the start of commercial operations on the first section [...]

Egypt Cuts Monorail Fares by Half to Lure Riders to New Capital

Egypt’s Ministry of Transport announced on 14 May a 50 percent fare discount on the East Nile Monorail’s first phase, beginning Friday, 15 May, as the government attempts to draw c...

Alstom Supplies Rolling Stock for New African Monorail System

Alstom has celebrated the start of commercial service on the initial portion of Africa’s first monorail system – a service which utilises a number of rolling stock manufactured by...

USA, California - Monorail on a fanciful version of Golden Gate Bridge, Disney's California Adventure Park

USA, California - Monorail on a fanciful version of Golden Gate Bridge, Disney's California Adventure Park 

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Dubai plans airport express lineDubai Metro has proposed a new metro line to connect more areas of…

Italy Turin Metro Line 2 | UNS Amsterdam Redefines Urban Infrastructure Design

Next generation metro project connecting city and public space NS has unveiled its winning design proposal for […]

São Paulo inaugurated Monorail Line 17

Monorail Line 17 in São Paulo was inaugurated by Governor Tarcísio de Freitas during a ceremony attended by officials and [...]

UNS and Settanta7 Selected to Design Turin Metro Line 2 as a 32-Station Network

UNS's design proposal for Turin's new Metro Line 2, developed in collaboration with Settanta7, Mijksenaar, Frigorosso, 3BA, and WSP, has been selected by an international jury of e...

New Kai Tak Public Transport Route To Link Kai Tak Cruise Terminal To Kai Tak MTR

Hong Kong has approved a new public transport link for Kai Tak after the Chief Executive in Council authorised the railway scheme on 31 March 2026. The project is planned as a 3.5-...

São Paulo Launches Line 17 with BYD SkyRail

The train that arrived a decade late may have been worth the wait. When Line 17 entered revenue service in São Paulo last March 31, it closed a long-troubled infrastructure chapter...

New Birmingham Metro Extension Now Serving Millennium Point

Passenger tram services are now running to the Millennium Point stop, connecting more parts of Birmingham city centre to the West Midlands Metro network. New additions to the line,...

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KAZAKHSTAN-ASTANA-LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM-OPERATION

(260516) -- ASTANA, May 16, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A light rail train runs on the first day of its operation in Astana, Kazakhstan, May 16, 2026. Kazakhstan on Saturday officially launch...