''Metro Report International'' is a business journal for urban transport professionals which covers the metro,

light rail Light rail (or light rail transit, abbreviated to LRT) is a form of passenger urban rail transit that uses rolling stock derived from tram technology National Conference of the Transportation Research Board while also having some features from ...

tram A tram (also known as a streetcar or trolley in Canada and the United States) is an urban rail transit in which Rolling stock, vehicles, whether individual railcars or multiple-unit trains, run on tramway tracks on urban public streets; some ...

and

commuter rail Commuter rail or suburban rail is a Passenger train, passenger rail service that primarily operates within a metropolitan area, connecting Commuting, commuters to a Central business district, central city from adjacent suburbs or commuter town ...

industries worldwide. It includes news and articles looking at urban transport around the world, with maps and project data. Coverage of the

rolling stock The term rolling stock in the rail transport industry refers to railway vehicles, including both powered and unpowered vehicles: for example, locomotives, Railroad car#Freight cars, freight and Passenger railroad car, passenger cars (or coaches) ...

market includes detailed listings of metro car and

low-floor tram A low-floor tram is a tram that has no steps between one or more entrances and part or all of the passenger cabin. The low-floor design improves the accessibility of the tram for the public, and also may provide larger windows and more airspace. ...

orders. News is published online, with the printed magazine issued twice per year.

History

''Metro Report International'' began as ''Developing Metros'', which was launched in 1985 as an annual supplement to ''

Railway Gazette International ''Railway Gazette International'' is a British monthly business magazine and news website covering the railway, metro, light rail and tram industries worldwide. Available by annual subscription, the magazine is read in over 140 countries by tran ...

''. ''Developing Metros'' was renamed ''Metro Report'' in 1998, and to ''Metro Report International'' in 2008. ''Metro Report International'' is part of the Railway Gazette Group within

DVV Media Group DVV Media Group is a global publishing company which publishes books and magazines about transport and logistic topics. In 2013, Rheinische Post Mediengruppe became the sole shareholder of DVV. In 2005, Verlagsgruppe Handelsblatt joined the DVV Gr ...

, which is part of the

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-based Deutsche Verkehrs Verlag group.

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* {{Official website, http://www.metro-report.com Rail transport magazines published in the United Kingdom Quarterly magazines published in the United Kingdom Magazines established in 1985 Business magazines published in the United Kingdom Annual magazines published in the United Kingdom 1985 establishments in England

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