Record ridership on Moscow Central Circle
Over 100 million passengers have used rail services on Moscow Central Circle (MCC) this year, representing an increase by 15 […]
2018
LA begins tunneling works for Purple Line extension
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) has launched tunneling works underneath Wilshire Boulevard and La Brea Avenue which will […]
Alstom ships the first Coradia Polyvalent train for Senegal
Alstom is beginning shipment of the first of 15 Coradia Polyvalent trains for Senegal from Alstom’s site in Reichshoffen, France. […]
Société du Grand Paris awards Line 16 civil works contract
Société du Grand Paris awarded Salini Impregilo a EUR 718.8 million contract for the civil works on Grand Paris Express […]
Istanbul opens the second driverless metro section
On October 21, Turkey’s President, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, inaugurated the second phase of Istanbul metro line M5, the Uskudar-Umraniye-Cekmekoy/Sancaktepe section. […]
Tunnelling starts for Sydney CBD metro section
The tunnel boring machine (TBM) Nancy was officially launched on 17 October to deliver twin new metro railway tunnels below […]
West Midlands 3-decade rail strategy unveiled
The West Midlands Rail Executive (WMRE) launched a draft 30-year strategy to revolutionise rail services across the West Midlands over […]
Feasibility study on new Prague – Beroun link to be completed
At the beginning of 2019, the results of the feasibility study for the new route Prague – Beroun will be […]
SŽDC launches tender for six infrastructure projects
Czech rail infrastructure manager, SŽDC, launched the tenders for six important projects with a total value of CZK 8 billion […]
Alstom to design new X’Trapolis 2.0 model for Melbourne
Victorian government engaged Alstom to design a new X’Trapolis 2.0 train model, with higher local content. The announcement retains Alstom’s […]