March 1, 2021
Region Stockholm, the developer of the metro system in Stockholm, has announced plans to significantly expand the existing metro network in the city.
February 1, 2021
Rail developments in Latin America have picked up pace recently. The increasing attention paid by governments combined with aid from multilateral agencies have given a major boost to railroad expansion plans in the continent.
January 1, 2021
Mobility as a Service (MaaS) platforms are built on three key foundations: coordination between stakeholders, flexible mobile ticketing platforms, and mobility services aimed at achieving social development and meeting sustainability targets.
December 1, 2020
Global Mass Transit Research organised a virtual edition of its fifth annual conference on ‘Transit Ticketing & Fare Collection in APAC 2020’ on October 28–29, 2020.
November 1, 2020
On September 30–October 1, 2020, Global Mass Transit (GMT) organised a virtual edition of its third conference on ‘Clean Buses in Europe 2020’.
October 1, 2020
Africa is one of the regions with the highest dependency on public transport. Bus transport accounts for the highest modal share in almost all the cities in the region.
September 1, 2020
Given the increasing importance of public transport systems, cities in Africa have focused on the development of bus rapid transit (BRT) systems as the most viable and cost-effective alternative.
August 1, 2020
A mobility super application (app) is an app that provides a diversified range of mobility services that facilitate mobility of people, mobility of things, and mobility of money.
July 1, 2020
A total of 20 key light rail, tram, and monorail projects that will together span over 500 km and cover more than 340 stops/stations are planned to be developed in six Southeast Asian countries.
June 1, 2020
In the Asia Pacific region, more than 230metrorail projects, spanning 4,930 km and covering over 2,900 stations, are planned to be developed at an estimated investment of nearly USD400 billion in 16 countries.
April 1, 2020
The recent and continuing COVID-19 pandemic is expected to pose several challenges for all mobility as a service (MaaS) stakeholders globally.
February 1, 2020
Rail transport in Indonesia comprises an operational mass rapid transit (MRT) system, two light rail transit (LRT) systems, and a commuter rail system.
November 1, 2019
Global Mass Transit Research organised its third annual conference on ‘Transit Ticketing & Fare Collection in APAC 2019’ on October 16–17, 2019, in Singapore.
October 1, 2019
The Government of Saudi Arabia and various city governments of Riyadh, Jeddah, Mecca, Medina and Taif have launched several public transport projects in the last few years.
September 1, 2019
Bank cards (either physical or through mobile applications) have been used to pay for transit in several cities in Australia, South Korea, China, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, and Malaysia. Several other cities in India, Australia, Thailand, New Zealand, and Taiwan have plans to deploy open-payment systems in transit.