China to build the world’s largest passenger terminal
ADP Ingeniérie (ADPI) and Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) have completed the concept design for the world’s largest airport passenger terminal […]
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The Alstom-Bombardier consortium will supply 10 additional trains for the RER A line in Paris
STIF has ordered a further ten MI09 double-deck trains from the Alstom-Bombardier consortium. The total amount of the contract is […]
Alstom inaugurates a new bogie overhaul facility in Manchester
Alstom has inaugurated a new bogie overhaul facility in Manchester. The site which is 3,600 m²and counts 63 new employees […]
First cargo transported by railway from China to Georgia
Georgian Railway that the transportation was realized as part of a joint project of the British company WELL (Worldwide Energy […]
Bombardier expands rail control and signalling presence in China
Bombardier Transportation and the New United Group (NUG) have finalised their agreement to establish a new joint venture for signalling […]
MÁV, GYSEV to receive state subsidies for passenger services
Hungarian state-owned railway company MÁV is expected to receive a state subsidy of HUF 144 bln (EUR 464.8 mln) for […]
Chicago opens Cermak-McCormick Place Green Line station
Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) opened the newly constructed Cermak Green Line station which will serve the growing area near historic […]
EBRD exits Poland’s largest freight carrier PKP Cargo
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has sold its stake in PKP Cargo the national provider of rail […]
Rail haulage to Lithuania via Belarus up by 43.6% in 2014
The amount of export cargo transported by rail via Belarus to Lithuania increased by 43.6% up to 14.1 million tonnes […]
RZD spent over USD 1 bn for the acquisition of new locomotives in 2014
In 2014, RZD spent 76.5 billion roubles (USD 1.16 bn) on purchasing new locomotives. In total, the company purchased 660 […]