ScotRail plagued by fare dodgers
About 900,000 rail journeys are made each year in Scotland by people who deliberately avoid paying the fare, according to […]
September 2016
Honolulu: rail project not to receive additional federal funding
Honolulu officials announced that the Federal Transit Administration has made it clear the city would not receive additional federal funding […]
India: new payment method for suburban trains
Indian Railways is negotiating with 31 banks to firm up a co-branding proposal for a rail card to be used […]
Amtrak could cease Boston-New York/Washington services over maintenance funding
In a filing in court this week, Amtrak claims that the MBTA has refused to honor its contractual payment obligations […]
Samsun tram extension opened
Samsun Metropolitan Municipality Mayor, Yusuf Ziya Yilmaz, inaugurated the new route of the rail system. The section includes five new […]
Nigeria to build a light rail system in Kano
China Railway Construction Corporation stated that it has agreed to a USD 1.851 billion light rail system project to be […]
Financing agreement signed for Helsinki West Metro phase two
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed off EUR100 million to finance phase two of the West Metro project in […]
Israel inaugurates Jezreel Valley railway
The new 60 kilometer line will have five stations – Haifa, Kfar Yehoshua-Yokneam, Migdal Ha’Emek-Kfar Barukh, Afula and Beit Shean. […]
Alstom to maintain Ottawa’s LRT system
Alstom has been selected by Rideau Transit Maintenance General Partnership (RTM) to maintain the city of Ottawa’s light rail transit […]
Alstom launches operation services on the first modern traffic control centre in Romania, at Arad Station
Alstom finalised and launched operation of “Iconis” modern traffic control centre in Arad, for the Romanian national railway operator, CFR […]