Serbia to acquire rail inspection vehicles from Russia
Serbian rail company Infrastruktura Zeleznice Srbije has signed a EUR 2.2 million agreement with Russian railway security systems developer Tvema […]
Infrastructure
Eltel to divest its rail business operations in Denmark
At the end of December, Eltel has signed a letter of intent to divest its Danish rail operations to Strukton […]
China approves a HSR linking eastern regions
China’s National Development and Reform Commission approved a railway project linking Nanchang in eastern China’s Jiangxi Province and Huangshan in […]
Loan for rail electrification in southern Ukraine provided
The EBRD will offer a 15-year sovereign-guaranteed loan of up to EUR 150 million to Ukrainian Railways for the the […]
Services begin on Ethiopia – Djibouti rail line
On January 1st, the 756-km standard-gauge rail line linking Ethiopia to Djibouti officially started commercial operations. The new rail link […]
DB and RZD, willing to develop Berlin-Moscow-Beijing HSR
Deutsche Bahn and Russian railways (RZD) will discuss in the near future the possibility of a form of co-operation in […]
Thailand-China HSR construction works inaugurated
On December 21, Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and Wang Xiaotao, deputy director of China’s National Development and Reform Commission […]
African Development Bank supports Namibian rail projects
To help speed up travel and transportation in Namibia, the Board of the African Development Bank has approved a loan […]
Trafikverket awards EUR 381 million West Link tunnelling contract
NCC Sverige and the German company Wayss & Freytag Ingenieurbau have been awarded the contract for the Korsvägen phase of […]
Uruguay launched USD 800 million rail tender
Uruguay’s Public Works and Transport Ministry (MTOP) published the bidding documents for the project to build a 373km rail freight […]