Romania 'Lack of competence': Bucharest's delayed metro line finally opens It took nine years to build a 7km-line. 19/09/2020
Good Morning Europe Huge contrast in mask use amongst Paris and London commuters There's a slight increase in the number of commuters in both London and Paris - but a marked contrast between the use of protective masks in the two capitals. Use is mandatory in Paris and there is only limited takeup in London where wearing is merely advisory. 14/05/2020
Green News The single-use screens thrown away after 59 seconds This tech revolution could spell disaster for the environment 15/01/2020
Russia Russian court convicts 11 over 2017 St Petersburg bombing 15 people were killed and more than 50 others wounded when a suicide bomber detonated a device on a subway train in April 2017. 10/12/2019
no comment Canadian PM Justin Trudeau takes selfies with subway users in Montreal Trudeau delivered an unexpectedly strong result despite a series of scandals that tarnished his image as a liberal icon 22/10/2019
Chile Chile's president declares state of emergency in capital Santiago Chile's President Sebastián Piñera has declared a state of emergency inthe capital Santiago as protests against a rise in the cost of public transport have escalated. 19/10/2019
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
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
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
