25% of ADB’s transport funding was provided to sustainable transport
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has invested USD 38.2 billion in Asia and the Pacific’s transport sector, of which USD […]
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DB long-distance passenger transport sets a new record
In 2019, 151 million passengers choose Deutsche Bahn ICE and IC services, with 2.8 million additional passengers representing an increase […]
Rail associations call EC to take concrete measures
ALLRAIL, CER, ERFA, UIP and UIRR have sent a joint letter to the European Commission calling for concrete measures to […]
On-time works for Tri-City ports rail access project
Polish railway infrastructure manager, PKP PLK, is continuing the construction works to modernise the rail access to the seaports in […]
New tenders for station modernisation project in the Czech Republic
Správa železnic, the Czech railway infrastructure manager, is discussing with the Ministry of Transport on the eight proposals for the […]
Latvian electrification project cancelled
Latvian Railways (LDz) decides to stop the electrification project following the revision of its possibilities to implement the planned and […]
American transit agencies need emergency funding
The American Public Transport Association, APTA, asked Congress to provide USD 16 billion funding to public transit agencies to offset […]
EIB proposes EUR 650 million for Kanpur metro
The European Investment Bank is assessing Kanpur metro project which has a total value of EUR 1.5 billion. The first […]
Porto metro extension receives Cohesion funding
Porto Metro received a EUR 107 million through the Cohesion Fund for the extension of the Yellow metro line, from […]
Spain receives funding to complete Madrid-Lisbon HSR connection
The European Commission has approved a EUR 265 million funding from the European Regional Development Fund for the improvement of […]