Urban Transport Magazine

Carris, the public transport operator in Portugal’s capital, Lisbon, is continuing to convert its fleet to zero-emission vehicles.

The tramway system in Kolkata, the metropolis of West Bengal, has long held a special place among transport enthusiasts.

The Kommunale Verkehrsgesellschaft Lippe (KVG) is driving forward the electrification of bus services in the Lippe district.

With a new generation of partially double-deck suburban trains, Renfe is modernising Spain’s suburban rail services, known locally as Cercanías.

The Metrobüs Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line has established itself as one of the mainstays of public transport in Istanbul.

Trolleybus operations in the French city of Saint-Étienne once covered up to eight routes, including a longer interurban section.

From Vancouver to Shanghai, from Lyon to Medellín: International cities and experts will meet in Lyon to discuss how the next generation of electric bus systems can be planned, financed and operated.

LNVG and the Regionalverband Großraum Braunschweig are jointly procuring 113 battery-electric multiple units from Siemens Mobility.

Karlsruhe-based telematics specialist INIT is expanding its involvement in autonomous driving.

After years of political debate and preliminary studies, plans for a tram connection to the Urban Tech Republic are taking shape.

Portugal, España & Italia Fresh off the press is the latest publication from the Berlin-based publisher Robert Schwandl.

50 AKIA electric buses Turkish manufacturer AKIA has won the first major tender issued by the IETT General Directorate (Istanbul Electric Tram and Tunnel Enterprises) for the procurement of fully electric 12-metre buses for the Turkish metropolis of Istan…

The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) TRANSform & EXPO 2026 officially opened on 5 October 2026 – at McCormick Place in Chicago, bringing together more than 12,000 public transportation professionals, policymakers, suppliers, manufacturers…

Today, on 5 October 2026, The Hague’s tram line 19 was extended in Delft from the railway station to Delft University of Technology without any official ceremony.

Digitalisation in public transport has reached a new stage of development.

London now has the largest fleet of fully electric scheduled-service buses in Western Europe and is one of the world’s leading cities when it comes to the electrification of public transport.

The southern section of Bielefeld’s Line 1 tram route between Brackwede railway station and Senne has undergone extensive modernisation in recent years.

Since spring 2026, Kitzbühel’s urban transport network has been operated entirely with electric buses.

Twelve new light rail vehicles for around €65 million: in Braunschweig, the PESA Twist 3.0 marks the beginning of the replacement of the 95-series vehicles introduced in the mid-1990s.

The Association of German Transport Enthusiasts (Verband Deutscher Verkehrs-Amateure – VDVA e.V.) presented its fourth anniversary book at its anniversary conference, “70 Years of VDVA”, held in Frankfurt.

In the infrastructure domain, public-private partnerships typically involve road projects, most notably highways.

It’s that time of year again: the world’s largest rail trade fair is opening its doors – INNOTRANS at Messe Berlin.

The Feria Internacional de Autobuses y Autocares, known as FIAA for short – the trade fair for the bus and coach industry in and for Spain – took place from 22 to 24 September 2026 in Halls 7 and 9 … Der Beitrag FIAA 2026 – the bus and coach trade fair in…

The new S-DT 8.16 marks the beginning of a new generation of light rail vehicles for Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen AG (SSB).

Spanish bus manufacturer UNVI, based in the north-western region of Galicia, is to test its first autonomous electric bus in passenger service in Herford, Westphalia.