The Latest Breaking News from Metro

Metro passengers urged to get ready for three-month shutdown of South Shields line starting soon

The closure of the system between Pelaw and South Shields will be the biggest in the 42-year history of the Metro and allow for a £103m upgrade project to take place

Chronicle Live · Aug 16, 2022

'Self-professed' white supremacist gets jail for Jan. 6 riot

A Maryland man described by the FBI as a white supremacist has been sentenced to four months of incarceration for storming the U.S. Capitol while wearing a court-mandated device that tracked his movements

The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2022

Kolkata: AC snag fixed on moving Metro train

KOLKATA: A running Metro rake was repaired on Tuesday morning as the air conditioning system in four coaches developed a snag.

The Times of India · Aug 10, 2022

Kolkata: Ruby access points a hurdle for New Garia Airport Metro October launch

KOLKATA: Uncertainty looms over the October launch of New Garia-Airport Metro's first phase between New Garia and Ruby because construction is yet to begin in access points in two of the five stations that are to be commissioned. While each station is designed to have four access points, Kavi Sukanta…

The Times of India · Aug 5, 2022

‘The big squeeze’: what the papers say about Bank of England’s recession forecast

Bleak period of recession combined with rises in cost of living dominate the front pages, with plenty of horrifying graphics

The Guardian - AU · Aug 5, 2022

Tynemouth railway station in 1977 - and 140 years of rail and Metro travel there

Since 1980, it's been a Metro station, but Tynemouth railway station opened back in 1882, paving the way for countless thousands of day trippers who flocked to the beaches

Chronicle Live · Aug 4, 2022

Delhi Metro to hear your view on improving services

NEW DELHI: If you travel by Metro and have feedback to share about its availability, facilities, customer service, security, safety or comfort, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is all ears.

The Times of India · Aug 1, 2022

Nagpur: Metro’s rainwater harvesting fails at some places; will correct them soon, it says

NAGPUR: MahaMetro’s rainwater harvesting system at stations and along the routes seems to have failed at some places and is causing water logging, damage to roads and inconvenience to citizens. Despite directives given by Union minister Nitin Gadkari and the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC), it has failed to take measures…

The Times of India · Jul 30, 2022

Lollapalooza: Green Day’s Metro aftershow a flashback to the songs, club gigs of the ’90s

‘Welcome to our little superspreader event,’ frontman Billie Joe Armstrong jokes at the joyful, tightly packed set.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 30, 2022

Erika D. Smith: They wanted to save Leimert Park from gentrification. Here's how they got one block

As it turns out, nothing about buying back the 'hood to build generational wealth and manage gentrification — as the late rapper Nipsey Hussle so famously encouraged his fans to do — is easy when you're Black.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 29, 2022