Bulgaria prepares an agreement on rail link to Serbia
The Bulgarian Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Ivaylo Moskovski announced that the Bulgarian Government is starting work on […]
2018
Shanghai Metro Line 14 will be fully automated and driverless
Thales SEC Transport (TST), the joint venture established by Thales and Shanghai Electric in China, has been awarded the signalling […]
Stuttgart 21 railway station project costs surpass EUR 8 billion
According to newly released official calculations, the total costs for the Stuttgart 21 railway station could reach EUR 8.2 billion, […]
Sofia-Elin Pelin rail line modernization to be launched
Bulgarian Transport Minister Ivaylo Moskovski announced that the rehabilitation of the 23-km railway section Sofia – Elin Pelin would begin […]
Bulgaria presents transport priorities during Presidency of the Council of the EU
“We take over the Presidency of the Council of the EU at a key moment in the negotiation process on […]
Metrovagonmash has new railcar painting workshop
Metrovagonmash, part of Transmashholding, has put into service a new modern workshop for coach painting and bead-blasting. The workshop’s capacity […]
High-level discussions for Czech-Saxony cross-border transport development
On 24 January 2018, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš met with Michael Kretschmer, the Prime Minister of Saxony (Germany), and, […]
China to develop new maglev prototype by 2020
China will develop a prototype for a magnetic-levitation train with a top speed of 600 km per hour by 2020. […]
Russia completes Baikal second tunnel
Russian Railways announced that the construction of the second Baikal tunnel is 95% complete. Drilling and excavation at the second […]
U.S. Port of Long Beach to build rail support facility
The Board of the Port of Long Beach approved the Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility, a project within the […]