EU may cut funds for Lyon-Turin high-speed railway
The European Union has repeatedly announced that it could annul a EUR 300 million financing for Lyon-Turin high-speed railway because […]
Infrastructure
A Spanish company wins the first Rail Baltica mainline design tender
RB Rail AS procurement commission for the competition “Design and design supervision services for the construction of the new line […]
ÖBB opens, in a rail station, first EV charging point in Salzburg province
Austrian Railways (ÖBB) continues to improve services for passengers using electric vehicles. Thus, the state-owned company has opened a new […]
Yanbu –Jeddah advisor to be announced
Saudi Railway Organisation will announce the advisor for the 350-km Yanbu –Jeddah railway project, as the tender was launched last […]
GCC countries are committed to complete the railway network
“We are working on a unified law and the needed requirements for rail passenger and freight transport in the GCC. […]
Phase two of UAE’s railway network makes progress
“Etihad Rail made progress on the development of United Arab Emirates railway infrastructure. Starting this year, we will implement the […]
Irish rail appoints Turas JV to deliver new train protection system
Irish Rail (Iarnród Éireann) has appointed Turas, a joint venture between CPC Project Services (CPC), Deutsche Bahn and Egis, to […]
Estonia to invest EUR 431 million in rail infrastructure until 2024
The Estonian government approved the railway infrastructure funding action plan for 2019-2024, according to which EUR 431 million is to […]
Sweden starts installing ERTMS on an important freight line
Trafikverket, the Swedish infrastructure manager, signed the first contract for the installation and testing of 150 rail cabinets, located on […]
BNSF to spend USD 400 million for the rail system in Texas
The planned investment is part of BNSF’s USD 3.57 billion capital spending program for 2019. Most of that will go […]