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Japan preferred contractor for Mumbai-Ahmedabad HSR project
Japan has offered to finance India’s first high-speed line, estimated to cost USD 15 billion, at an interest rate of […]
Turkey to invest EUR 13 billion in new rolling stock
Interim Science, Industry and Technology Minister Fikri Işık said that Turkey aims to purchase 6,500 sets of tramcars or metro-type […]
Malaysia approves new MRT line in Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur’s Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) announced that the Malaysian Government has given the final approval […]
Mongolia and Japan sign MoU on Tavan Tolgoi rail project
Mongolia Minister of Foreign Affairs L.Purevsuren and the Ambassador of Japan to Mongolia Mr T.Shimizu signed on October 22 a […]
Coordinating Council for transit cargo established in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree on the establishment of a Coordinating Council which was approved on October 21, […]
SNCF and Systra to provide technical consultancy for Russia’s HSR
A Systra and SNCF consortium was appointed technical consultant in drafting design documentation for Russia’s first high-speed mainline, between Moscow […]
Moscow and Tehran sign memorandum on railway line electrification
Russia and Iran signed a memorandum on the electrification of a railway line in Iran, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak […]
NomadExpress train, on route from China to Turkey
The Coordination Committee of the Trans-Caspian international transport route has established a consortium to promote the project. According to the […]