Small increase for RZD’s freight handling
According to preliminary data, freight handling across the railway network of RZD reached 294 million tonnes in January-March 2016, 0.7% […]
April 2016
Canberra light rail project not supported by new report
A new report claims that the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Government substantially overestimated the benefits of Canberra’s light rail project. […]
India starts operating first semi-high speed train
The Indian Railways have started operating the country’s first semi-high speed train, the Gatimaan Express. The new express train connects […]
Lufthansa passengers offered new rail connection to Dortmund
Lufthansa Express Rail started offering a new railway connection to Dortmund for Lufthansa passengers. The connection between the main railway […]
Railway link to Barcelona’s port to be finalized by 2018
The Catalan government and the Spanish Ministry for Transport have agreed to start the project for the rail connection to […]
U.S. House Transportation chief opposed to CP Rail and Norfolk Southern merger
The chairman of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee announced his opposition to Canadian Pacific’s proposed rail merger with […]
MTR launched TMS on Shatin – Central Link
MTR has launched the first TMB for the construction of the Hong Kong Island Section of the Shatin to Central […]
Projects worth EUR 222 million proposed under SHIFT2RAIL
The Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking (S2R JU) has expressed broad satisfaction with the response to its first calls for proposals. The […]
Hyundai Rotem inaugurates production line in Brazil
Hyundai Rotem completed a railway production line in Araraquara, 280 kilometers from Sao Paulo, Brazil, to spur the railway business […]
Bangladesh Govt plans to build four subways
The government has planned to build four subways (underground railways) across the capital city of Dhaka aiming to ease traffic […]