no comment Rome metro offers trash-for-tickets to tackle plastic pollution Italy's capital is offering travellers a way to exchange their waste plastic bottles for tickets on the eternal city's public transport system. 03/10/2019
Austria Viennese say 'no thanks' to citrus and melon scented metro trains Citrus or rose and melon scented metro trains? 'No thanks,' said the Viennese in an online survey. 06/08/2019
no comment Tiny guide pony in training on Newcastle Metro A miniature guide horse is being trained on the the Tyne and Wear Metro system before starting his first job in London helping a partially-sighted woman. 20/04/2019
France Scapegoat found as Paris Metro brought to a halt Scapegoat found as Paris Metro brought to a halt by four-legged commuter 13/11/2018
World IMMERSIVE STORY: Moscow's Metro aka the 'subterranean palace' in 360 IMMERSIVE STORY: Moscow's Metro aka the 'subterranean palace' in 360 08/11/2018
United Kingdom Watch: Man found guilty of attempted murder after underground shove Man convicted of two counts of attempted murder after he pushed a 91 year-old-man onto the London Underground rail tracks. 06/10/2018
Iran The Iranian teenager telling the story of Tehran through its metro Hannaneh Heydari, 19, sees the metro as a “mirror of the Tehran metropolis”. Her distinct photographs seek to tell the city’s story. 28/07/2018
France Woman gives birth to baby at Paris train station The baby gets to ride free on the entire RATP network until his 25th birthday. 18/06/2018
Denmark Copenhagen and Malmo want to build "world's first international metro" City chiefs in Denmark and Sweden are looking at spending up to €4 billion on what is thought to be the world’s first international metro. 29/05/2018
China Subway construction collapse kills eight in China An investigation is underway into the cause of the cave-in at the Foshan construction site 08/02/2018
France Paris man stabbed to death in metro as 'onlookers film, post on social The victim's mother said "no one lifted a finger," when her son was attacked. 15/01/2018
Japan An app to help pregnant women find train seats is being trialled in To Tokyo is trialling an app allowing a pregnant women to send a message when she wants a seat, which will then look for pre-registered users who have said they are willing to give up theirs. 12/12/2017
United Kingdom London: UK threat level raised to 'critical' after Tube blast Britain’s Prime Minister announced that the UK terror threat level has been raised to ‘critical’ following the blast on a London underground train on 15/09/2017
United Kingdom Police treating London Underground explosion as 'terrorist incident' Police say they are treating an explosion on the London Underground, which left 22 people hospitalized, as a “terrorist incident”. Emergency 15/09/2017
world news Watch: Australians caught moving furniture… by train Most people hire a removals company or their own van, but some Australians have a different approach to moving furniture. Queensland Rail has 12/07/2017
no comment Video shows man forcefully removed from Munich train Police in Munich investigate an incident in which security guards forcefully remove man from a train 03/07/2017
Russia Islamist group claim responsibility for St Petersburg metro attack A group called the Imam Shamil Battalion has claimed responsibility for a metro bombing in the Russian city of St. Petersburg that killed 16 people. 25/04/2017
Russia 'Man who trained St Petersburg bomber' detained near Moscow A ninth person is detained in connection with the St Petersburg metro attack. Reports suggest Abror Azimov is believed to have trained the bomber. 17/04/2017
Russia Ninth suspect in St Petersburg bombing detained Russian security forces have made another arrest bringing to nine the number of suspects detained following the St. Petersburg metro bombing. 17/04/2017
Russia St Petersburg metro attack: 'Bomb' found in police raid Authorities in St Petersburg say they have detained several suspects and made an explosive device safe inside an apartment block in the city. 06/04/2017
Russia Seven arrested as part of St Petersburg bombing probe Seven people have been arrested by police investigating the deadly metro bomb attack in St Petersburg. 05/04/2017
Russia Russia confirms identity of St Petersburg suicide bomber The suspected suicide bomber who killed 14 people and injured 50 in the St Petersburg underground has been identified by Russian authorities as 22-year old Akbarzhon Jalilov, a Russian of Kyrgyz… 04/04/2017
Russia Among injured in Russia blast, four in a critical condition Among the almost 50 people injured in the explosion in the St. 04/04/2017
Russia Suspected St Petersburg bomber identified as Kyrgyz-born Russian The man suspected of killing 14 people in a bombing on the St Petersburg underground has been identified as Akbarzhon Jalilov, a Russian citizen born in the former Soviet republic of… 04/04/2017
Russia Suspect in St Petersburg blast reportedly Kyrgyz-born Russian citizen As the hunt goes on for whoever was responsible for the deadly metro blast in St. 04/04/2017
