Russia and China expand electronic data exchange for rail container shipments
Russian Railways and China Railways agreed to expand the electronic data exchange for China-Russia-Europe rail container shipments and concluded to […]
April 2017
USD 79 million for Louisiana’s rail infrastructure
Union Pacific announced that it will invest USD 79 million for railway infrastructure across its network in Louisiana. USD 58 […]
Germany develops an innovative freight train
German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, DLR) developed an innovative holistic locomotive concept – the NGT CARGO, […]
Construction launched for Tanzania SGR
Tanzania’s President John Magufuli officially launched the construction of the country’s first Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) line. Under the first […]
Environmental Statement completed for New York LIRR expansion
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the completion of the environmental impact study for the proposed LIRR expansion project. The […]
Two contracts signed for Warsaw-Radom modernisation
Polish rail infrastructure manager PKP PLK signed two contracts valuated at PLN 646 million (EUR 152 million) for the modernisation […]
Izmir opened Karşiyaka light rail
On April 11th, the Mayor of Izmir city, Aziz Kocaoğlu, inaugurated the 8.8km Karşiyaka – Mavişehir light rail line, thus, […]
Helsinki has new Journey Planner for better passenger information
The Helsinki metropolitan transport authority, Helsinki Region Transport HSL, has released a new version of its Journey Planner. The service […]
Taiwan approves feasibility study for railway line extension
The Cabinet-level National Development Council (NDC) approved a feasibility study on the construction of a 37.72-km railway line to Hengchun […]
Design contracts awarded for London Underground
SNC-Lavalin has been awarded two design contracts for London Underground. The services provided by SNC-Lavalin’s Rail & Transit team will […]