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// WV Cloud Documentation | Google DoubleClick Advertising // abacusemedia.com/webvision Page 6 of 12 //(Used for: Masthead Leaderboard;) var mapLB = googletag.sizeMapping(). // 320, 0 (Mobile) addSize([320, 0], [[300,50], [320, 50]]). // 601, 0 (Small Tablet - Portrait) addSize([601, 0], [[468,60]]). // 768, 0 (Tablet - Portrait) addSize([768, 0], [[728,90]]). // 1024, 0 (Desktop / Tablet Landscape) addSize([1024, 0], [[728,90], [970,250]]).build(); var mapWallpaper = googletag.sizeMapping(). addSize([0, 0], []). // 1220, 0 addSize([1220, 0], [1, 1]).build(); // var wallpaperSlot = googletag.defineOutOfPageSlot('/13644946/WallpaperV5', 'div-gpt-ad-1602240785818-0').addService(googletag.pubads()); // ADVERT A googletag.defineSlot('/13644946/RGI.COM_MPU_GENERAL_PAGES', [300, 250], 'div-gpt-ad-1602084646203-0').defineSizeMapping(mapSmallRight).addService(googletag.pubads()); // ADVERT B googletag.defineSlot('/13644946/RGI_MPU_General2', [300, 250], 'div-gpt-ad-1601978937945-0').defineSizeMapping(mapSmallRightB).addService(googletag.pubads()); // ADVERT C googletag.defineSlot('/13644946/RGI_MPU_C', [300, 250], 'div-gpt-ad-1666188956933-0').defineSizeMapping(mapSmallRight).addService(googletag.pubads()); // UNDER NAV googletag.defineSlot('/13644946/RGI.COM_LEAD_GENERAL_PAGES', [[300, 50], [320, 50], [970, 90], [728, 90], [970, 250], [468, 60]], 'div-gpt-ad-1601973347622-0').defineSizeMapping(mapLB).addService(googletag.pubads()); // Home Leaderboard 2 googletag.defineSlot('/13644946/RGI_Leaderboard_2', [[300, 50], [320, 50], [970, 90], [728, 90], [970, 250], [468, 60]], 'div-gpt-ad-1724079785985-0').defineSizeMapping(mapLB).addService(googletag.pubads()); // Home Leaderboard 3 googletag.defineSlot('/13644946/RGI_Leaderboard_3', [[300, 50], [320, 50], [970, 90], [728, 90], [970, 250], [468, 60]], 'div-gpt-ad-1724081464759-0').defineSizeMapping(mapLB).addService(googletag.pubads()); // Leaderboard 4 googletag.defineSlot('/13644946/RGI_leaderboard_4', [[970, 250]], 'div-gpt-ad-1726133201831-0').defineSizeMapping(mapLB).addService(googletag.pubads()); 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googletag.defineSlot('/13644946/RBUK_Masthead_Leader_under_Nav', [[300, 50], [728, 90], [468, 60]], 'div-gpt-ad-1602155029502-0').defineSizeMapping(mapLB).addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.defineSlot('/13644946/RBUK_Advert_A', [300, 250], 'div-gpt-ad-1602155062284-0').defineSizeMapping(mapSmallRight).addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.defineSlot('/13644946/RBUK_MPU_B', [300, 250], 'div-gpt-ad-1602155092840-0').defineSizeMapping(mapSmallRightB).addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.defineSlot('/13644946/RBUK_Advert_C', [300, 250], 'div-gpt-ad-1602155131343-0').defineSizeMapping(mapSmallRightB).addService(googletag.pubads()); //Out of page unit - added 15-9-22 googletag.defineOutOfPageSlot('/13644946/RGI_Interstitial', 'div-gpt-ad-1663232421348-0').addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.pubads().setTargeting('UserStateLoggedIn', getDataLayerVal('UserStateLoggedIn')); googletag.pubads().setTargeting('StoryCategories', getDataLayerVal('StoryCategories')); googletag.pubads().setTargeting('navcode', getDataLayerVal('NavCode')); 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item-first hasPicture"><div class="sleeve"><p class="picture"><a href="https://www.railwaygazette.com/peoplemovers-and-monorails/new-fleet-boosts-capacity-on-nippori-toneri-liner/68316.article" class="image"><img alt="Nippori-Toneri Liner (Photo MHI)" class="lazyloaded" loading="eager" src="https://d1c4d7gnm6as1q.cloudfront.net/Pictures/460x307/4/2/8/70428_nipporitonerilinerphotomhi_272116.jpg" srcset="https://d1c4d7gnm6as1q.cloudfront.net/Pictures/460x307/4/2/8/70428_nipporitonerilinerphotomhi_272116.jpg 460w" width="460" height="307" /></a></p><div class="subSleeve"><h2><a href="https://www.railwaygazette.com/peoplemovers-and-monorails/new-fleet-boosts-capacity-on-nippori-toneri-liner/68316.article">New fleet boosts capacity on Nippori-Toneri Liner</a></h2><p class="meta"><span class="date" data-date-timezone="{"publishdate": "2025-02-17T05:00:00"}">2025-02-17T05:00:00+00:00</span></p></div></div></div><div class="spinLayout full twocol right item-second hasPicture"><div class="sleeve"><p class="picture"><a href="https://www.railwaygazette.com/light-rail-and-tram/seltrac-cbtc-to-control-street-running-trams-as-muni-resignalling-agreed/68312.article" class="image"><img alt="us-san francisco muni siemens LRV 2-edited" class="lazyloaded" loading="lazy" src="https://d1c4d7gnm6as1q.cloudfront.net/Pictures/460x307/4/4/6/70446_ussanfranciscomunisiemenslrv2edited_612999.jpg" srcset="https://d1c4d7gnm6as1q.cloudfront.net/Pictures/460x307/4/4/6/70446_ussanfranciscomunisiemenslrv2edited_612999.jpg 460w" width="460" height="307" /></a></p><div class="subSleeve"><h2><a href="https://www.railwaygazette.com/light-rail-and-tram/seltrac-cbtc-to-control-street-running-trams-as-muni-resignalling-agreed/68312.article">SelTrac CBTC to control street-running trams as Muni resignalling agreed</a></h2><p class="meta"><span class="date" data-date-timezone="{"publishdate": "2025-02-14T12:00:00"}">2025-02-14T12:00:00+00:00</span></p></div></div></div><div class="spinLayout full twocol left item-third hasPicture"><div class="sleeve"><p class="picture"><a href="https://www.railwaygazette.com/green-energy-sought-to-power-manchester-light-rail-services/68296.article" class="image"><img alt="Manchester Metrolink tram at Mediacity" class="lazyloaded" loading="lazy" src="https://d1c4d7gnm6as1q.cloudfront.net/Pictures/460x307/3/7/5/70375_tn_gb-manchester-metrolink-mediacity-tram_05.jpg" srcset="https://d1c4d7gnm6as1q.cloudfront.net/Pictures/460x307/3/7/5/70375_tn_gb-manchester-metrolink-mediacity-tram_05.jpg 460w" width="460" height="307" /></a></p><div class="subSleeve"><h2><a href="https://www.railwaygazette.com/green-energy-sought-to-power-manchester-light-rail-services/68296.article">Green energy sought to power Manchester light rail services</a></h2><p class="meta"><span class="date" data-date-timezone="{"publishdate": "2025-02-14T05:00:00"}">2025-02-14T05:00:00+00:00</span></p></div></div></div><div class="spinLayout full twocol right item-fourth hasPicture"><div class="sleeve"><p class="picture"><a href="https://www.railwaygazette.com/long-reads/new-york-subway-operator-seeks-supplier-support/68282.article" class="image layoutIcon pictureLayout"><img alt="NY-Subway-photo-MTA-(3)" class="lazyloaded" loading="lazy" src="https://d1c4d7gnm6as1q.cloudfront.net/Pictures/460x307/3/3/2/70332_nysubwayphotomta3_928342.jpg" srcset="https://d1c4d7gnm6as1q.cloudfront.net/Pictures/460x307/3/3/2/70332_nysubwayphotomta3_928342.jpg 460w" width="460" height="307" /></a></p><div class="subSleeve"><h2><a href="https://www.railwaygazette.com/long-reads/new-york-subway-operator-seeks-supplier-support/68282.article">New York: Subway operator seeks supplier support</a></h2><p class="meta"><span class="date" data-date-timezone="{"publishdate": "2025-02-13T13:00:00"}">2025-02-13T13:00:00+00:00</span></p></div></div></div><div class="spinLayout full twocol left item-penultimate hasPicture"><div class="sleeve"><p class="picture"><a href="https://www.railwaygazette.com/light-rail-and-tram/berlin-freight-tram-plan-needs-legal-clarity/68256.article" class="image"><img alt="Berlin Flexity tram (Photo BVG Sven Lambert)" class="lazyloaded" loading="lazy" src="https://d1c4d7gnm6as1q.cloudfront.net/Pictures/460x307/2/7/1/70271_berlinflexitytramphotobvgsvenlambert_495294.jpg" srcset="https://d1c4d7gnm6as1q.cloudfront.net/Pictures/460x307/2/7/1/70271_berlinflexitytramphotobvgsvenlambert_495294.jpg 460w" width="460" height="307" /></a></p><div class="subSleeve"><h2><a href="https://www.railwaygazette.com/light-rail-and-tram/berlin-freight-tram-plan-needs-legal-clarity/68256.article">Berlin freight tram plan needs legal clarity</a></h2><p class="meta"><span class="date" data-date-timezone="{"publishdate": "2025-02-13T05:00:00"}">2025-02-13T05:00:00+00:00</span></p></div></div></div><div class="spinLayout full twocol right item-last hasPicture"><div class="sleeve"><p class="picture"><a href="https://www.railwaygazette.com/light-rail-and-tram/tramwaje-lskie-orders-50-trams/68297.article" class="image"><img alt="Tramwaje_Slaskie_01" class="lazyloaded" loading="lazy" src="https://d1c4d7gnm6as1q.cloudfront.net/Pictures/460x307/3/7/8/70378_tramwaje_slaskie_01_271339_crop.jpg" srcset="https://d1c4d7gnm6as1q.cloudfront.net/Pictures/460x307/3/7/8/70378_tramwaje_slaskie_01_271339_crop.jpg 460w" width="460" height="307" /></a></p><div class="subSleeve"><h2><a href="https://www.railwaygazette.com/light-rail-and-tram/tramwaje-lskie-orders-50-trams/68297.article">Tramwaje Śląskie orders 50 trams</a></h2><p class="meta"><span class="date" data-date-timezone="{"publishdate": "2025-02-12T11:00:00"}">2025-02-12T11:00:00+00:00</span></p></div></div></div><div class="spinLayout thumb onecol left item-first hasPicture"><div class="sleeve"><p class="picture"><a href="https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/urban-transport-industry-news-round-up/68287.article" class="image"><img alt="First Duewag NGT6D tram to Poznan delivered (image MPK Poznan)" class="lazyloaded" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1179px) 100px, 220px" src="https://d1c4d7gnm6as1q.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/3/6/4/70364_firstduewagngt6dtramtopoznandeliveredimagempkpoznan_269038.jpg" srcset="https://d1c4d7gnm6as1q.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/3/6/4/70364_firstduewagngt6dtramtopoznandeliveredimagempkpoznan_269038.jpg 100w,https://d1c4d7gnm6as1q.cloudfront.net/Pictures/220x147/3/6/4/70364_firstduewagngt6dtramtopoznandeliveredimagempkpoznan_269038.jpg 220w" width="100" height="67" /></a></p><div class="subSleeve"><h2><a href="https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/urban-transport-industry-news-round-up/68287.article">Urban transport industry news round-up</a></h2><p class="meta"><span class="date" data-date-timezone="{"publishdate": "2025-02-12T05:00:00"}">2025-02-12T05:00:00+00:00</span></p></div></div></div><div class="spinLayout thumb onecol right item-second hasPicture"><div class="sleeve"><p class="picture"><a href="https://www.railwaygazette.com/light-rail-and-tram/austin-light-rail-construction-procurement-gets-underway/68290.article" class="image"><img alt="Austin light rail conceptual rendering" class="lazyloaded" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1179px) 100px, 220px" src="https://d1c4d7gnm6as1q.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/3/6/2/70362_austinlightrailconceptualrendering_601992_crop.jpg" srcset="https://d1c4d7gnm6as1q.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/3/6/2/70362_austinlightrailconceptualrendering_601992_crop.jpg 100w,https://d1c4d7gnm6as1q.cloudfront.net/Pictures/220x147/3/6/2/70362_austinlightrailconceptualrendering_601992_crop.jpg 220w" width="100" height="67" /></a></p><div class="subSleeve"><h2><a href="https://www.railwaygazette.com/light-rail-and-tram/austin-light-rail-construction-procurement-gets-underway/68290.article">Austin Light Rail construction procurement gets underway</a></h2><p class="meta"><span class="date" data-date-timezone="{"publishdate": "2025-02-11T11:00:00"}">2025-02-11T11:00:00+00:00</span></p></div></div></div><div class="spinLayout thumb onecol left item-third item-penultimate hasPicture"><div class="sleeve"><p class="picture"><a href="https://www.railwaygazette.com/light-rail-and-tram/modernisation-of-alexandrias-raml-network-gathers-pace/68270.article" class="image"><img alt="Alexandria Raml tram (Photo Faris knight, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons)" class="lazyloaded" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1179px) 100px, 220px" src="https://d1c4d7gnm6as1q.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/3/0/9/70309_alexandriaramltramphotofarisknightccbysa3.0viawikimediacommons_380333.jpg" srcset="https://d1c4d7gnm6as1q.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/3/0/9/70309_alexandriaramltramphotofarisknightccbysa3.0viawikimediacommons_380333.jpg 100w,https://d1c4d7gnm6as1q.cloudfront.net/Pictures/220x147/3/0/9/70309_alexandriaramltramphotofarisknightccbysa3.0viawikimediacommons_380333.jpg 220w" width="100" height="67" /></a></p><div class="subSleeve"><h2><a href="https://www.railwaygazette.com/light-rail-and-tram/modernisation-of-alexandrias-raml-network-gathers-pace/68270.article">Modernisation of Alexandria’s Raml network gathers pace</a></h2><p class="meta"><span class="date" data-date-timezone="{"publishdate": "2025-02-11T05:00:00"}">2025-02-11T05:00:00+00:00</span></p></div></div></div><div class="spinLayout thumb onecol right item-fourth item-last hasPicture"><div class="sleeve"><p class="picture"><a href="https://www.railwaygazette.com/light-rail-and-tram/warszawa-seeks-next-generation-tram-fleet/68271.article" class="image"><img alt="Warszawa tram" class="lazyloaded" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1179px) 100px, 220px" src="https://d1c4d7gnm6as1q.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/3/1/1/70311_plwarszawa_warsolino_20211214vw_641493_crop.jpg" srcset="https://d1c4d7gnm6as1q.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/3/1/1/70311_plwarszawa_warsolino_20211214vw_641493_crop.jpg 100w,https://d1c4d7gnm6as1q.cloudfront.net/Pictures/220x147/3/1/1/70311_plwarszawa_warsolino_20211214vw_641493_crop.jpg 220w" width="100" height="67" /></a></p><div class="subSleeve"><h2><a href="https://www.railwaygazette.com/light-rail-and-tram/warszawa-seeks-next-generation-tram-fleet/68271.article">Warszawa seeks next-generation tram fleet</a></h2><p class="meta"><span class="date" data-date-timezone="{"publishdate": "2025-02-10T11:00:00"}">2025-02-10T11:00:00+00:00</span></p></div></div></div><p class="more"><a href="https://www.railwaygazette.com/urban-transport-news/451.more?navcode=32">More urban transport news</a></p></div></div><div id="metro-features_24295" class="spinBlock colour1 hasmorelink hastitle"><div class="sleeve"><div class="sectionhead"><h2><a href="https://www.railwaygazette.com/metro-report/long-reads">Long reads</a></h2></div><div class="spinLayout full twocol left item-first hasPicture"><div class="sleeve"><p class="picture"><a href="https://www.railwaygazette.com/long-reads/new-york-subway-operator-seeks-supplier-support/68282.article" class="image layoutIcon pictureLayout"><img alt="NY-Subway-photo-MTA-(3)" class="lazyloaded" loading="lazy" src="https://d1c4d7gnm6as1q.cloudfront.net/Pictures/460x307/3/3/2/70332_nysubwayphotomta3_928342.jpg" srcset="https://d1c4d7gnm6as1q.cloudfront.net/Pictures/460x307/3/3/2/70332_nysubwayphotomta3_928342.jpg 460w" width="460" height="307" /></a></p><div class="subSleeve"><h2><a href="https://www.railwaygazette.com/long-reads/new-york-subway-operator-seeks-supplier-support/68282.article">New York: Subway operator seeks supplier support</a></h2><p class="meta"><span class="author">By <a rel="author" href="https://www.railwaygazette.com/nick-kingsley/1019.bio">Nick Kingsley</a></span></p><p class="intro"><strong>Tim Mulligan</strong> is heading up a newly created rolling stock programme office at New York MTA, tasked with widening and deepening the relationship between the authority and its supply chain. He explained the plans to <strong>Nick Kingsley</strong>.</p></div></div></div><div class="spinLayout full twocol right item-second hasPicture"><div class="sleeve"><p class="picture"><a href="https://www.railwaygazette.com/long-reads/mexico-guided-buses-challenge-urban-rail-projects/68233.article" class="image layoutIcon pictureLayout"><img alt="ART Monterrey 4" class="lazyloaded" loading="lazy" src="https://d1c4d7gnm6as1q.cloudfront.net/Pictures/460x307/1/9/0/70190_artmonterrey4_756814.jpg" srcset="https://d1c4d7gnm6as1q.cloudfront.net/Pictures/460x307/1/9/0/70190_artmonterrey4_756814.jpg 460w" width="460" height="307" /></a></p><div class="subSleeve"><h2><a href="https://www.railwaygazette.com/long-reads/mexico-guided-buses-challenge-urban-rail-projects/68233.article">Mexico: Guided buses challenge urban rail projects</a></h2><p class="meta"><span class="author">By <span class="noLink">Michael Dreyer</span></span></p><p class="intro">While Mexico is enjoying a renaissance in rail investment at a national level, urban rail projects in several cities are coming under threat from cheaper bus options and Chinese-backed ART technology. <strong>Michael Dreyer</strong> reports.</p></div></div></div><div class="spinLayout full twocol left item-third hasPicture"><div class="sleeve"><p class="picture"><a href="https://www.railwaygazette.com/long-reads/colombia-bogota-finally-chooses-rail/68199.article" class="image layoutIcon pictureLayout"><img alt="Bogota metro construction (images Metro de Bogotá) (2)" class="lazyloaded" loading="lazy" src="https://d1c4d7gnm6as1q.cloudfront.net/Pictures/460x307/1/2/1/70121_bogotametroconstructionimagesmetrodebogot2_572522_crop.jpg" srcset="https://d1c4d7gnm6as1q.cloudfront.net/Pictures/460x307/1/2/1/70121_bogotametroconstructionimagesmetrodebogot2_572522_crop.jpg 460w" width="460" height="307" /></a></p><div class="subSleeve"><h2><a href="https://www.railwaygazette.com/long-reads/colombia-bogota-finally-chooses-rail/68199.article">Colombia: Bogotá finally chooses rail</a></h2><p class="meta"><span class="author">By <span class="noLink">Marcelo Benoit</span></span></p><p class="intro">In the 2000s the capital of Colombia was famous for its TransMilenio bus rapid transit network, but as that became overcrowded, authorities made a decision to develop metro and tram-train routes, reports <strong>Marcelo Benoit</strong>.</p></div></div></div><div class="spinLayout full twocol right item-fourth hasPicture"><div class="sleeve"><p class="picture"><a href="https://www.railwaygazette.com/long-reads/brazil-urban-rail-projects-battle-local-politics/68191.article" class="image layoutIcon pictureLayout"><img alt="BRT works Cuiaba image State Gov" class="lazyloaded" loading="lazy" src="https://d1c4d7gnm6as1q.cloudfront.net/Pictures/460x307/0/5/7/70057_brtworkscuiabaimagestategov_567217.jpg" srcset="https://d1c4d7gnm6as1q.cloudfront.net/Pictures/460x307/0/5/7/70057_brtworkscuiabaimagestategov_567217.jpg 460w" width="460" height="307" /></a></p><div class="subSleeve"><h2><a href="https://www.railwaygazette.com/long-reads/brazil-urban-rail-projects-battle-local-politics/68191.article">Brazil: Urban rail projects battle local politics</a></h2><p class="meta"><span class="author">By <span class="noLink">Marcelo Benoit</span></span></p><p class="intro">Examples in Cuiabá and Canoas show how vulnerable Brazilian urban rail projects are to changes in local politics, as well as the temptation of alternative modes which are seen as less complex, even if the benefits are lower. <strong>Marcelo Benoit</strong> examines the two cases.</p></div></div></div><div class="spinLayout full twocol left hasPicture"><div class="sleeve"><p class="picture"><a href="https://www.railwaygazette.com/long-reads/brazil-salvador-turns-to-the-tram/68164.article" class="image layoutIcon pictureLayout"><img alt="Latam-Salvador tram (photos CTB) (5)" class="lazyloaded" loading="lazy" src="https://d1c4d7gnm6as1q.cloudfront.net/Pictures/460x307/9/6/6/69966_latamsalvadortramphotosctb5_455584.jpeg" srcset="https://d1c4d7gnm6as1q.cloudfront.net/Pictures/460x307/9/6/6/69966_latamsalvadortramphotosctb5_455584.jpeg 460w" width="460" height="307" /></a></p><div class="subSleeve"><h2><a href="https://www.railwaygazette.com/long-reads/brazil-salvador-turns-to-the-tram/68164.article">Brazil: Salvador turns to the tram</a></h2><p class="meta"><span class="author">By <a rel="author" href="https://www.railwaygazette.com/benjamin-zelki/1095.bio">Benjámin Zelki</a></span></p><p class="intro">Having dismantled a suburban railway and aborted a monorail scheme, the Brazilian city of Salvador is now developing a tram network using second-hand trams and track assets from Cuiabá. <strong>Ana Cláudia Nascimento</strong>, CEO of state transport operator CTB, explains the plans to <strong>Benjámin Zelki</strong>.</p></div></div></div><div class="spinLayout full twocol right hasPicture"><div class="sleeve"><p class="picture"><a href="https://www.railwaygazette.com/long-reads/north-america-bringing-more-rail-to-mexicos-metropolis/67913.article" class="image layoutIcon pictureLayout"><img alt="Mexico City Metro Intermodal Station 1" class="lazyloaded" loading="lazy" src="https://d1c4d7gnm6as1q.cloudfront.net/Pictures/460x307/8/9/1/68891_mexicocitymetrointermodalstation1_392500.jpg" srcset="https://d1c4d7gnm6as1q.cloudfront.net/Pictures/460x307/8/9/1/68891_mexicocitymetrointermodalstation1_392500.jpg 460w" width="460" height="307" /></a></p><div class="subSleeve"><h2><a href="https://www.railwaygazette.com/long-reads/north-america-bringing-more-rail-to-mexicos-metropolis/67913.article">North America: Bringing more rail to Mexico’s metropolis</a></h2><p class="meta"><span class="author">By <a rel="author" href="https://www.railwaygazette.com/metro-report-international/1097.bio">Metro Report International</a></span></p><p class="intro">Two major suburban rail projects are well into the phase of delivery in the state of Mexico, which borders Mexico City. But plans to extend metro and light rail beyond the capital’s boundaries are yet to be finalised as policymakers continue to flirt with non-rail modes, which are often perceived as cheaper to deliver.</p></div></div></div><div class="spinLayout full twocol left item-penultimate hasPicture"><div class="sleeve"><p class="picture"><a href="https://www.railwaygazette.com/long-reads/pakistan-lahores-pioneering-metro-approaches-maturity/67682.article" class="image layoutIcon pictureLayout"><img alt="Orange line metro train near Lakshmi Chowk (photo Shutterstock)" class="lazyloaded" loading="lazy" src="https://d1c4d7gnm6as1q.cloudfront.net/Pictures/460x307/3/2/3/68323_orangelinemetrotrainnearlakshmichowkphotoshutterstock_327899_crop.jpg" srcset="https://d1c4d7gnm6as1q.cloudfront.net/Pictures/460x307/3/2/3/68323_orangelinemetrotrainnearlakshmichowkphotoshutterstock_327899_crop.jpg 460w" width="460" height="307" /></a></p><div class="subSleeve"><h2><a href="https://www.railwaygazette.com/long-reads/pakistan-lahores-pioneering-metro-approaches-maturity/67682.article">Pakistan: Lahore’s pioneering metro approaches maturity</a></h2><p class="meta"><span class="author">By <span class="noLink">Dr Eng Qamar Mahboob & Tan Zidong*</span></span></p><p class="intro">This month, Lahore’s Orange metro line completes four years of operation serving Pakistan’s second largest city. 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Yet this is far below the government’s goal, with bureaucratic delays partly to blame. <strong>Peter</strong> <strong>Janssen</strong> reports.</p></div></div></div><p class="more"><a href="https://www.railwaygazette.com/metro-report/long-reads">More long reads from Metro Report International</a></p></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="rightcolumn" class="fluidrightcolumn rightcolumn"> <div id="rightcolumn_sleeve"> <div id="mainright" class="area"> <div class="grid"> <div class="oneColumn"> <div class="columnContainer"> <div class="column columnOne"> <div class="ad">  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1602154876742-0' style='width:300px; height: 250px;'> <script> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1602154876742-0'); }); </script> </div> </div><div class="newsletter-rows-5" data-ajax-load-content="" data-cache-bust="true" data-url="/ajax/most?micrositetoken=1&wid=181"> </div> <div class="ad"> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1602154919837-0' 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