Accessibility
Pakistan Railways Plans Escalators and More at Major Stations
Pakistan Railways (PR) plans to install escalators to enhance accessibility at major stations throughout the network, as well as CCTV cameras to strengthen security, Hamari Web News reports. In announcing...
Historic NJ Transit Station To Receive US$83-Million Upgrade
Vertical-transportation equipment including elevators will be added to a historic NJ Transit commuter railroad station where riders have been walking up and down stairs for more than 100 years, PIX...
US$343 Million Awarded to Transit Systems for Accessibility Upgrades
Eight transit systems in eight states will receive a total of US$353 million in federal funding to make rail stations more accessible and compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act...
Fujitec Inaugurates Office in Ahmedabad, India
Fujitec Elevators & Escalators announced the inauguration of its latest office at the Westgate building, off SG highway in Ahmedabad, India, via a LinkedIn post, which mentions “setting the stage...
150 TKE Victoria Escalators Enhance Accessibility at Guangzhou Baiyun Train Station
TK Elevator (TKE) announced on May 28 it provided 150 heavy-duty victoria escalators for the newly reopened Guangzhou Baiyun train station in Guangzhou, China. Positioned as one of China's cutting-edge...
More Than 100 Elevators To Be Replaced in Kyrgyzstan Capital
More than 100 elevators in multistory buildings in Bishkek, the capital city of Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia, will be replaced this year, 24.kg News Agency is among outlets to report....
Noble VT System for New LIC, NY, Residential Tower
Bohemia, NY-headquartered Noble Elevator Vice President Thomas Dutton tells ELEVATOR WORLD Noble provided a five-unit elevator system for 25-01 Queens Plaza North, a new 28-story residential tower in Long Island...
Izmir, Türkiye, Establishes VT Maintenance/Repair Team
Izmir Metropolitan Municipality in Türkiye has established a special 38-person team to maintain and repair 170 vertical-transportation (VT) units — 57 elevators and 113 escalators — on 127 overpasses throughout...
Canadian Senior Society Celebrates New Elevator
The Surrey-Delta Indo Canadian Seniors Society recently celebrated the installment of a new elevator funded by the provincial government, the Indo-Canadian Voice reports. The elevator was inoperable for close to...
Architect’s Cheongdoam Tower Design Chosen in Competition
J. Mayer H. Architects has won the Seoul City Urban/Architecture Creation/Innovation Design Project contest for its “Cheongdoam Tower” design in Seoul, South Korea, Arch Daily reports. The design was chosen...
