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April 15

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Rolling stock of Czech Railways to be equipped with ETCS Level 2

Czech Railways plans to install the mobile part of the ETCS control system on 663 vehicles of 33 different types, such as InterPanter, Pendolino, CityElefant and ...

Moscow – Kazan HSR cost updated at USD 18 billion

RZD has reviewed Moscow – Kazan HSR cost at RUB 1.2 trillion (USD 18 billion), from the initial estimation of RUB 1 trillion (USD 15 billion). The construction of the high-speed rail might be launched in ...

Ground-breaking event in Eastern Europe - Railway Pro Investment Summit 2016

The 11th edition is set to take place on 11 – 13 October in Bucharest, Romania and is already looking to surpass the previous events through an increasingly higher attendance ...



Italy to participate in Iranian EUR 3bn high speed rail projects

Ferrovie dello Stato will participate in the construction of the Tehran - Hamedan and Qom - Arak high-speed lines under a framework agreement with an estimated value of around ...


Russia and China establish a JV for Amur River bridge

Russia and China have established a joint venture company that will construct a bridge over the Amur River connecting ...


MÁV to manufacture railway cars
Hungarian railway company MÁV-Start plans to produce its own railway cars. The project is estimated at approximately ...

Mongolia opens an important freight line

The 33.4 km Tumurtei – Khandgait rail in Mongolia has been opened. The line was built as part of a complex with three terminals, as well as railway crossings and ...


Alstom and Nexans signed an agreement defining the terms of a new governance for Cabliance, the joint venture set up in Fès, Morocco, with a 50/50 holding. After a five-year ...

The Moroccan government has signed loan agreements worth USD112.30 million with the African Development Bank (AfDB) to secure funding for the railway infrastructure projects being ...


The total number of the infrastructure and innovation projects approved is 54 with a EUR 7.2 billion financing under the European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI) ...


The public transport company of Łódź, MPK - Łódź Spółka, intends to invest PLN 150 million (EUR 35 million) for the acquisition of ...


Building the 26-kilometer tracks from Shefayim to Ben Gurion Airport will cost NIS 5 billion (USD 1.4 billion). LBG Consulting Group, a UK firm hired to advise the Ministries of Finance and Transport ...


The tendering process for the construction of the twin-bore tunnel beneath Sydney Harbour for Stage 2 of Sydney Metro has been formally launched. Sydney Metro City & Southwest will extend ...