Nigerian Senate passes landmark rail bill
Nigeria’s Senate has recently passed the Nigeria Railway Authority Bill 2015, a bill that proposes to repeal the current railway […]
August 2016
TCDD opened Yerköy – Sivas high speed line tender
Turkish State Railways (TCDD) launched a tender for the Yerköy – Sivas high speed line as part of Ankara – […]
Korail to provide Manila MRT-7 consultancy services
Korea’s national train operator Korail was awarded a contract to provide consultancy services for the design of Manila metro Line […]
Abuja light rail link to open in 2017
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FTC) Muhammad Belo has announced that the Abuja Light Rail project, connecting Nnamdi […]
Mosgortrans launches a tender for 300 trams
Mosgortrans, Moscow tramway operator, announced on August 8 that it has launched a tender for a contract to supply and […]
São Paulo Metro network to be privatised
Geraldo Alckmin, the Governor of São Paulo, announced its intentions to privatize six of the nine existing or planned metro […]
Brazil to launch two USD 2.6 billion rail projects
China Railway No 10 Engineering Group, a subsidiary of China Railway Engineering Corporation (CREC), is in talks with Brazilian clients […]
India issues EoI for MagLev train technology
The Indian Government issued an Expression of Interest (EoI) for Magnetic Levitation (MagLev) train technology. The EoI invites interested companies […]
MDBs mobilised USD 81 billion to tackle climate change
Climate finance totalling USD 81 billion was mobilised for projects funded by the world’s six largest multilateral development banks (MDBs) […]
China and Bangladesh sign rail contract
China Railway Construction Corp (CRCC) and the Bangladesh Government have signed the official construction contract for a rail line via […]