Iran needs foreign investors to launch Qazvin-Rasht-Astara railway
Iran needs financial resources to inaugurate the Qazvin-Rasht-Astara railway. Iran’s transport minister Abbas Akhoundi said if the required financial resources […]
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Aeroexpress: over 19 million passangers in 2014
Over 19.7 million passengers travelled on Aeroexpress trains in 2014, including the Moscow, Kazan, and Vladivostok routes and the commuter […]
Turkey: Consultancy offers for Kocaeli light rail
Nine companies presented offers for consultancy for Kocaeli tram project. The light rail tram project consist in a 33 km […]
Hitachi buys Signalling and Rolling Stock operations of Finmeccanica
Hitachi Group and Finmeccanica S.p.A. have announced that they have signed binding agreements for the sale and purchase of the […]
Turkey: Arkas will invest in railway development
Arkas Group recently agreed for a credit of USD 235 million. The loan will be used for new investments in […]
New East Anglia franchise competition begins
UK Department for Transport has started the search for the next East Anglia rail franchise operator. The publication of procurement […]
Uzbekistan launched high-speed train between Tashkent – Samarkand
Uzbekistan Railways (Uzbekistan Temir Yollari) launched a new high speed train on Tashkent-Samarkand route for passengers transportation. According to UzRailPass, […]
Japan to launch transport service on new line to Kanazawa
Starting March 2015, Japan will launch a new extension of Nagano Shinkansen line, providing service between Tokyo, Toyama and Kanazawa. […]