JR East plans a 360km/h test train
East Japan Railway (JR East) has announced plans to build a 360km/h test train by spring 2019 as the basis […]
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Taiwan: international bids to be sought for new train cars
Taiwan High Speed Rail intends to launch an international tender for its upcoming purchase of new train cars. Bidders may […]
Bulgaria: new tender for railway modernisation
Bulgaria’s National Railway Infrastructure Company (NRIC) has launched a tender for the construction of a 51 km railway section connecting […]
Caltrain awards USD 82.9 million contract
Caltrain Board of Directors approved a USD 82.9 million contract to Oakland-based Shimmick/Disney Joint Venture for the 25th Avenue Grade […]
Draft environmental impact statement for Hudson Tunnel released
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) published the Draft Environmental Impact Statement review (DEIS) for the Hudson […]
Alstom’s Eurostar power cars to be donated to National College for High Speed Rail
Following Eurostar’s decision to retire some Eurostar cars, two of the power cars will be given to the National College […]
Romania kicks off new train procurement
EUR 300 million for rolling stock This September, the Romanian Railway Reform Authority (ARF), subordinated to the Romanian Ministry of […]
Toulouse to have a third metro line
Tisséo-Collectivités Union Committee, the former Toulouse-based SMTC (Syndicat Mixte Transports en Commun de L’Agglomération de Toulouse), completed the layout of […]
Argentina launched works on Belgrano Sur project
Argentina’s Transport Minister Guillermo Dietrich and Buenos Aires Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta launched the construction works on Saenz elevated station, […]
Moscow to double its metro system by 2021
By 2021, Moscow will build 142 km of new metro lines, as part of the city’s transport development strategy, Deputy […]