Ukraine prepares the opening of Beskyd tunnel
The 1.8 km Beskyd railway tunnel connecting Ukraine with EU’s railway network will be put into operation in May, Ukrinform […]
January 2018
COSCO starts first China-Russia multimodal transport service
China COSCO Shipping Corp Ltd’s first China-Russia multimodal transport service started last week from Tianjin, headed for Moscow with 46 […]
Agreement signed for Skrljevo-Rijeka-Jurdani rail poject co-financing
The municipal government of Rijeka has signed an agreement with railway infrastructure manager HZ Infrastruktura, the municipal authority of Bakar […]
DB Engineering & Consulting to elaborate Rail Baltica business plan
RB Rail AS, the Rail Baltica joint venture, entered into an agreement with German consulting firm DB Engineering & Consulting […]
Israel to start operating Jerusalem-Tel Aviv rail line this spring
Israeli Minister of Transport Yisrael Katz announced that the Jerusalem-Tel Aviv fast rail line will begin operating on 30 March. […]
First metro line starts operating in Xiamen
The first metro line in Xiamen started operating at the end of 2017. Metro Line 1 has approx. 30.3 kilometers […]
Tallinn-Helsinki tunnel feasibility study to be completed in February
A study on the profitability, cost and possible route of the Tallinn-Helsinki tunnel will be completed at the beginning of […]
Romania: Astra Trans Carpatic operates two new transport routes
The public services contract, for December 2017 – December 2019, was concluded between the Romanian Railway Reform Authority and Astra […]
UK: Dudley Council to develop a very light rail technology
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council, UK, has announced plans to create a “multi-million pound innovation hub” for the development of a […]
Siemens wins Ahmedabad metro electrification contract
Metro Link Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad (Mega), the Indian mass-transit operator, awarded Siemens the contract for the electrification of […]