A French consortium to build Nairobi air-rail link
Kenya’s President, Uhuru Kenyatta, announced that the rail line connecting Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and the Central Business District […]
Infrastructure
EUR 1.75 billion contract for Central England track upgrade awarded
Network Rail named Balfour Beatty, TSO and SNC-Lavalin’s Atkins business the preferred bidder for delivery of track upgrade works for […]
Track survey contract on Wales rail network awarded
Network Rail awarded Fugro a contract for major track survey covering more than 1360 route-km on Wales rail network. The […]
In 2019 PKP PLK to sign contracts worth EUR 3.5 billion
As the president of PKP PLK, Ireneusz Merchel, informed the Polish infrastructure manager wants to sign new contracts with railway […]
Istanbul opens Marmaray suburban rail connection
The President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has inaugurated on 12 March, the Gebze-Halkalı suburban railway line, connecting Istanbul’s European […]
EUR 15 billion funding for Helsinki-Tallinn rail tunnel secured
Finest Bay Area Development and China’s Touchstone Capital Partners signed a MoU on the financing of Helsinki-Tallinn railway tunnel, covering […]
Construction contract for HS2 Euston station signed
HS2 Ltd and Mace/Dragados joint venture signed the contracts to deliver London Euston station. The JV will act as a […]
The first contract awarded under UAE’s next phase of rail development
Etihad Rail awarded the joint venture formed by China State Construction Engineering Corporation and South Korea’s SK Engineering and Construction […]
Another African country to build suburban railway lines until 2030
The government in Angola plans to build 204 kilometres of suburban railway lines in Luanda, the capital city, by 2030. […]
EU funds for Turkey’s rail connection with Bulgaria
The EU awarded Turkey a EUR 275 million grant for the construction of Halkali – Kapikule railway line, connecting the […]