Kosovo launches tender on Rail Route 10 rehabilitation
Kosovo Railways Infrastructure, Infrakos, will launch a tender for the rehabilitation and upgrading of Kosovo Rail Route 10. The length […]
September 2017
Contracts signed for Thailand – Laos high speed line
Thailand and Chinese companies have signed two contracts with a total value of Baht 5.2 billion (USD 157 million) for […]
Nagpur-Secunderabad feasibility study started
Alexander Misharin, First Vice-President of Russian Railways announced that the company has started to prepare a feasibility study on the […]
Bulgaria to launch tender on passenger train acquisition
Bulgaria’s national railway passenger transport operator, BDZ Holding, announced its intention to organize a tender, in October, for the acquisition […]
Georgia: US company to operate Anaklia port’s container terminal
Anaklia Development Consortium (ADC) signed an agreement appointing US company SSA Marine as terminal operator for the Anaklia Deep Water […]
Russia could raise rail freight tariffs in 2018
The Russian government is discussing a 1-2% increase in addition to a 4% increase of cargo tariffs for RZD in […]
Indonesia to build additional tracks on Jakarta-Surabaya route
The Indonesian government has decided to build new tracks for the Jakarta-Surabaya railway link which would run parallel to the […]
Chicago bypass rail line project rejected at federal level
The federal Surface Transportation Board has rejected an application from Great Lakes Basin Transportation for a tri-state rail line which […]
RZD could buy additional Sapsan trains
Siemens is currently in negotiations with RZD on increasing the number of Sapsan high-speed trains to be delivered. The company […]
Scotland: EUR 1 mil. free rail tickets for major destinations
The ScotRail Alliance is giving away free off-peak tickets worth £1 million (EUR 1.09 million) to some of Scotland’s top […]