GySEV upgrades rolling stock
Regional railway operator GySEV is upgrading its rolling stock with both new and used trains. GySEV will renovate 26 used […]
November 2016
WiFi trial for London’s transport
Transport for London (TfL) has begun a short trial that will see de-personalised WiFi connection data collected at 54 London […]
Estonia to use funding from Rail Baltica for Tallin Airport tram link
According to an agreement on Rail Baltica signed recently, the European Union will allocate a total of 191 EUR million […]
Japan: more passengers for private rail operators
The number of passengers carried by 16 Japanese private railway operators rose by 1.2% to 5.17 billion in April-September, spurred […]
Montreal grants operations and maintenance contract
Montréal’s Agence Métropolitaine de Transport (AMT) has awarded Bombardier Transportation an eight-year contract for the operations and maintenance of the […]
South Africa to develop a North South Corridor railway
The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) has released a tender request for a pre-feasibility study into the rehabilitation and […]
Istanbul approves USD 12 billion budget for 2017
Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality’s 2017 budget of TRY 42 billion (USD 12.5 billion) was approved by the City Council. Although it […]
Turkey proposes new USD 800 million rail project
A project to build a rail line to Cappadocia was awarded to a Turkish, Japanese and Spanish consortium for a […]
Keçiören metro enters commercial service in 2017
Subway cars for the Keçiören metro which will begin public service in January 2017 arrived in Ankara (Keçiören is a […]
Eight new stations to be built in Moscow
Eight new passenger stations will be built on radial railways in Moscow, Marat Khusnullin, Deputy Mayor for Urban Development and […]