With an eye toward expansion, the company in charge of the French capital’s transport system will be renamed.
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Kyiv Workers Find Their Way Online Even as Ukraine Faces Power Outages
Sporadic power outages have people resorting to makeshift office spaces in the Ukrainian capital. Stores have set up power hubs, and workers are getting comfortable doing their jobs in home furnishing displays.
South Korea Halloween Deaths Were ‘Absolutely Avoidable’ Disaster, Experts Say
Days after the deaths of more than 150 young people, officials were still struggling to explain what exactly went wrong and who was to blame.
In London, a Long-Awaited High-Tech Train Is Ready to Roll
The Elizabeth line, 13 years in the making, will soon uncoil under central London with cathedral-like stations and roomy cars. Its managers say it’s a testament to the power of public transportation.
15,000 Are Sheltering in Kyiv’s Subway
People sleep three or four to a mattress and plastic food bags litter the scene, while mothers search endlessly on their phones for news of the war.
London Underground Is Again Shut Down by Worker Strike
Transport workers have walked out amid concerns over unfilled posts, pensions and the long-term financing of the rail system.
In Moscow’s Technological Advances, a ‘Double-Edged Sword’
The latest example is Face Pay, which replaces a Metro card with facial recognition. It may be advanced, but activists are sounding the alarm on privacy issues.
The Stunning Grandeur of Soviet-Era Metros
Between 2014 and 2020, Frank Herfort visited more than 770 metro stations in 19 cities, creating a remarkable archive of architectural and artistic splendor.
Faulty Studs Led to Mexico City Metro Collapse, Attorney General Says
A monthslong investigation by city authorities supports the central findings of a New York Times investigation, which had uncovered a series of fatal construction flaws.
How Record Rain and Officials’ Mistakes in China Led to Drownings on a Subway
The deluge in the city of Zhengzhou revealed how China’s years of go-go construction had left its cities vulnerable to climate change.