New York: SIR’s first new station in last two decades opens
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) opened the new Arthur Kill station, the first new Staten Island Railway (SIR) station built […]
Infrastructure
PKP PLK concludes a EUR 85.5 million rail deal for Silesia
Trakcja PRKiI-led consortium and Polish Railways (PKP PLK) signed a PLN 374 million rail deal (EUR 85.5 million) for the […]
Evraz starts European standard 100m rail production
Evraz has launched the production of European 60 Е1 rails in the length of 100 meters. Depending on the customer’s […]
Iran assigned USD 572 million for rail expansion projects
The government in Tehran has earmarked 18.5 trillion rials (USD 572 million) to complete a set of ongoing rail projects, […]
Besides an integrated logistics, MEPs request a support for the European rail supply industry
The European Parliament adopted a resolution on logistics in the EU and multimodal transport in the new TEN-T corridors. The […]
Two tenders for Sydney Metro’s twin tunnels
Two tenders have been received for the construction of Sydney Metro’s new twin railway tunnels under Sydney Harbour and through […]
India to set up a USD 5 billion rail fund
Indian Railways issued a draft cabinet note for setting up a USD 5 billion Railways of India Development Fund (RIDF). […]
Turkey to complete BTK within next months
The Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway project will be completed in the first half of 2017, said Ahmad Arslan, Minister of Transport, […]
UK: Hackney Wick Overground station set for transformation
Works are underway on a £25 million (€29 million) scheme to transform Hackney Wick Overground station and deliver major improvements […]
Russia to invest USD 700 mln for railway modernisation in East-Siberian region
Russian Railways will invest RUB 42.8 billion (USD 722 million) for East-Siberian railway infrastructure, representing a 7.8% increase compared with […]