EUR 200 million for Budapest’s transport infrastructure
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed two loans with the Municipality of Budapest for urban transport projects. The EUR […]
January 2016
Korean-Filipino consortium wins Manila MRT Line 3 maintenance contract
Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) has signed the 3-year maintenance contract for the Metro Manila MRT Line 3 […]
Three consortia short-listed for Stage 2 Gold Coast LRT
GoldLinQ has received Request for Tender documentation from the three short-listed bidders, to implement the Stage 2 Gold Coast Light […]
EIB lends EUR 300 mil to FS for rolling stock acquisition
European Investment Bank (EIB) and Italian state railway company Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) signed a EUR 300 million financing agreement, […]
BTK railway to foster new investments in Turkey
Baku – Tbilisi – Kars railway is scheduled for opening in the first half of 2016. The railway corridor is […]
Five shortlisted bidders shortlisted for Merseyrail new trains
Merseyrail has announced the shortlist of bidders that will go through to the next stage of procurement for new trains. […]
USA: 8 billion trips taken on public transportation in first nine months of 2015
Nearly 8 billion trips were taken on U.S. public transportation in the first nine months of 2015, according to American […]
Toulouse unveils route of new metro line
Toulouse, France, has announced the route that its third metro line will cross the city from west to east and […]
China adds more high-speed trains this year
China will increase the number of passenger train services by 571 this year, including 563 high-speed services, according to the […]
Chicago to invest for a 100% accessible rail system
Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) has announced a new initiative that will establish a blueprint for making the second largest transit […]