Uruguay launches rail project between Montevideo and Paso de los Toros
The project is called Central Rail (Ferrocarril Central) and aimes to develop a railway model in accordance with international service […]
August 2017
Qatar received the first Doha metro trains
The first four trains that will run on the Doha Metro network arrived in Qatar, in what is a landmark […]
Construction of Thailand-China high speed rail to begin in October
China and Thailand are working together to sign two contracts of the first phase of Thailand-China railway project, in September, […]
Kazakhstan Railways and Nippon Express sign rail agreement
Vice President for Development of Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (Kazakh Railways), Arman Sultanov held talks with the chairman of the board […]
Jerusalem – Tel Aviv rail line runs first test
Israel Railways conducted the first trial run of a train on the new Jerusalem – Tel Aviv line, 57 kilometers […]
Srbija Voz sells rolling stock to repay debt
Serbian passenger railway transport company Srbija Voz plans to sell its amortised rolling stock by the end of the year […]
Serbia: Resnik-Valjevo rail section reconstruction project to be made at lower cost
Russian railway engineering company RZD International saved $10 million in costs on a project for the reconstruction of the Resnik-Valjevo […]
US: SMART receives approval for full passenger train service
The Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) District has received the green light from the Federal Railroad Administration to begin full […]
Latvia: LDz to invest profit in infrastructure projects
Latvian state-owned railway company Latvijas Dzelzcels (LDz) will not pay dividends to the state budget from the profit of 2016, […]
US: Denton County promotes rail transit with free rides
The Denton County Transportation Authority will launch on 28 August new promotional “free fare” zones along the A-train commuter rail […]