Tokyo Metro wins contract to operate London’s Elizabeth line
by Jack Simpson from World news | The Guardian on (#6SBW1)
Consortium including company that runs Tokyo's renowned metro system to take over from China's MTR in May
The company behind Tokyo's renowned metro system has won a deal to take over the operation of London's Elizabeth line, replacing the incumbent Chinese-owned operator MTR.
Tokyo Metro Company (TMC) has promised to bring Japanese reliability and punctuality to London's newest rail line after its consortium with the UK transport group Go-Ahead and the Japanese trading house Sumitomo Corporation beat three other bidders for the deal.
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