Freight services begin on converted Mildura line
On February 27, a freight train bound for Melbourne left Merbein marking the return of services to the Mildura line, […]
February 2018
Moscow opens the first section of the Large Circle Line
Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin officially launched the first section of capital’s Large Circle Line, being the large circle of the […]
ADB funds Bangladesh rolling stock acquisition
Asian Development Bank approved USD 360 million loans for the acquisition of new rolling stock and the implementation of railway […]
Vancouver to purchase 80 additional SkyTrain cars
Translink, Metro Vancouver’s regional transportation authority, announced that is accelerating the purchase of 28 additional SkyTrain cars for the fully-automated […]
DB opens carbon-neutral ICE depot
On February 23, Berthold Huber, Member of the Management Board of Deutsche Bahn AG for Traffic, and Hendrik Wüst, the […]
German Government funds hydrogen train development project
German Federal Ministry for Transport and Digital Infrastructure will invest EUR 12 million for the development of fuel cell trains, […]
Stockholm metro extension to receive EIB financing
The European Investment Bank has under appraisal the development of Stockholm metro system, which envisages the construction of three extensions […]
Abellio withdraws from Wales and Borders rail franchise bid
Abellio Rail Cymru (ARC) has withdrawn from the bid for the next Wales and Borders rail franchise after it has […]
EIB to provide EUR 650 million for train acquisition in Lombardy Region
The European Investment Bank may finance the acquisition of 161 new train sets which will be put into operation on […]
India starts procedure to redevelop 600 rail stations
The Indian Railways has initiated a competition to select designs for redeveloping 600 major stations across the country. The SRIJAN […]