SNCF and SBB sign contract for operating Léman Express network
The national rail infrastructure managers of France and Switzerland, SNCF and SBB, have signed an agreement supporting the creation of […]
March 2017
Egypt to invest EUR 14 billion in rail infrastructure
Egypt’s Minister of Transport, Hesham Arafat, said the country is targeting up to EUR 14.4 billion investment in new rail […]
First phase of Grand-Tunis Rapid Rail Network receives EUR 50 million
The French Development Agency (AFD) confirms its role as Tunisia’s benchmark partner in the urban mobility sector, which is one […]
Denmark chooses Ineco to put the ERTMS into service
Banedanmark (BDK), the Danish rail infrastructure manager, has entrusted Ineco with executing the operating scenarios as part of an ambitious […]
Chicago: Metra seeks bids for bridge replacement and Ravenswood Station construction
Commuter rail operator Metra is seeking bids for the next phase of the multi-year Union Pacific North bridge project, which […]
Passenger satisfaction with RZD services increases
According to a study by the Russian Public Opinion Research Centre (VTsIOM), the satisfaction index of RZD’s passengers on long-distance […]
Latvia: 2017 brings increase in rail freight shipping for LDz Cargo
LDz Cargo, a freight-shipping subsidiary of Latvian railway company Latvijas Dzelzcels, carried 9.264 mln tons of freight in the first […]
Indonesia: KAI obtains LRT concession
The Indonesian government has decided to give state railway operator Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) a 50-year concession for the future […]
CRCC subsidiaries win contract for Beijing-Shenyang Railway line project
China Railway Construction Corp. (CRCC) announced that recently a consortium including two of its subsidiaries won the bid for the […]
RZD Logistics records growing volume of processed cargoes in 2016
Multimodal logistics operator RZD Logistics, operating in the CIS and Baltic countries, processed more than 56 million tons of cargoes […]