UK to build more rail stations
The Department for Transport (DfT) has given the green light for five new rail stations to be built across England […]
Infrastructure
AlpTransit begins the installation of tracks on Ceneri Tunnel
AlpTransit announced that, over the next months, Ceneri Base Tunnel, linking Camorino to Vezia (south of Switzerland), on 15.4 km, […]
Thailand to ink EUR 2.4 billion rail contracts by autumn
Contracts for the construction of five dual-track rail projects are expected to be signed by September, according to Anon Luangboriboon, […]
Baku-Tbilisi-Kars rail line to be put into operation in October
The Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway line will be put into operation in October 2017, railway company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy reported. The Baku-Tbilisi-Kars […]
Indonesia: JICA to take part in Jakarta-Surabaya railway feasibility study
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) had joined the Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology in conducting a […]
UK: Network Rail installs new technology to make level crossings safer
While Britain still has the safest rail network in Europe, level crossings are one of the biggest public safety risks […]
UK: Gospel Oak-Barking electrification to be completed by 2018
Network Rail revealed the plan for delivering the remaining electrification of the Gospel Oak to Barking line ahead of the […]
Bulgaria authorizes MoU for Sofia-Skopje railway line
The Bulgarian government authorized the Transport minister to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with his Macedonian counterpart to complete […]
New contract signed for railway modernisation in Poland
Polish rail infrastructure manager PKP PLK and Torpol signed a PLN 190 million (EUR 44.5 million) contract for the modernisation […]
UK: Transport secretary endorses Crossrail 2
Transport secretary Chris Grayling is to work with London’s mayor Sadiq Khan to try and identify an affordable funding package […]