US: SEPTA introduces new app for improving safety
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) and ELERTS Corp. announced the public release of “SEPTA Transit Watch,” a mobile app […]
August 2017
Estonia: Rail Baltica joins declaration of intent on Digital Construction
The Rail Baltica project has joined the Estonian Declaration of Intent on Digital Construction, meaning that Rail Baltica will seek […]
Russia: FPC improves passenger transfer from platform to carriage in long-distance trains
The Federal Passenger Company, a subsidiary of RZD, has equipped more than 1,400 carriages on 47 branded and international and […]
Petersburg Metro receives first metro cars from OEVRZ
Oktyabrsky Electric Railway Car Repair Plant (OEVRZ), part of Transmashholding Group, delivered to Petersburg Metro 6 Yubeleyny metro cars of […]
Siemens to support projects of EUR 3 billion in Iran
German industrial group Siemens is ready to support infrastructure projects worth EUR 3 billion in Iran. According to the official […]
Italy allocates EUR 214 million for Calabria railway projects
Graziano Delrio, Italian Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, gave the green light to a financial allocation of EUR 214 million […]
Eurasian rail cargo transport to cross Latvia more often
Latvian–Russian intergovernmental commission meeting (IGM) agreed on the promotion of Eurasian cargo transport, including container transports from China, using Latvian […]
Marmaray line to be entirely completed in 2018
This year, the tender for the Halkalı – Kapikule section, part of Ankara-Istanbul the high-speed line, will also be launched […]
EUR 32 million for Stockholm Central Station overhaul
Trafikverket, Sweden’s Transport Authority, has awarded Sweco consulting company a contract for redesigning and upgrading Stockholm Central Station. The works […]
Stadler renames EC250 high-speed train as SMILE
Following a public competition, Stadler Rail has chosen the name for its new line of high-speed EC250 trains: SMILE. The […]