China: Wuhan is planning to build 10 metro lines within 2014 – 2020
Wuhan is to build 10 metro lines in next 6 years with rail transit network up to 385km until 2020. […]
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Hong Kong: authorities unveil latest estimate of cost for Express Rail Link Project
The latest estimate of the Hong Kong Section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link (“XRL”) project cost to complete […]
New Alstom-TMH tramway comes into commercial operation in Moscow
A new low-floor tramway developed on the basis of the Citadis platform by TramRus, Alstom and Transmashholding (TMH) joint venture, […]
Transnet opened a new wagon repair facility
Transnet’s new R30 million (EUR 2 m) wagon repair facility at De Aar Is (town in the Northern Cape, South […]
Transnet Freight Rail closed an iron ore export line for maintenance
Freight Rail’s heavy-haul iron ore export line from Sishen in the Northern Cape to Saldanha (861km) is shut down for […]
A new tram with 100% Low-Floor in Russia: Glonass Tram
Innovative single-section low-floor tram was completely designed and built in Russia. At the moment, the tram started performance trials in […]
India: the Cabinet approved Nagpur Metro Rail Project
The length of two lines will have 38.21 km. The total cost is Rs.8,680 crore (EUR 1 bln). The project […]
Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran railway to be launched in November
Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran railway is set to be launched in early November 2014, according to President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev. The Head […]
Saudi Railway Organization working on more railway projects
The Saudi Railway Organization (SRO) is continuously working on developing stations, trains and railways, said SRO President Muhammad Al-Suwaiket. “We […]
3 new high-speed trains to be launched in Kazakhstan
High-speed trains on three routes will be launched before the yearend, according to the press service of “Passenger transportation” JSC. […]