USA: first tunnel finalized for Sound Transit
The mining of one of the two 5.6-km tunnels for the Northgate Link Extension has been completed. The extension will […]
Infrastructure
Iran seeks foreign investors to build Tabriz – Kars railway
Iran plans to attract foreign investment for Tabriz – Bazargan – Kars rail project, Tohid Akhlaghi, head of East Azerbaijan […]
Slovenia’s Parliament gives green light for privatisation of rail company affiliates
Slovenia’s National Assembly has paved the way for the arrival of a strategic partner into subsidiaries of the state-owned railway […]
Tender on new study for the increase of Rail Baltica’s speed to be launched
RB Rail, the joint venture established by the Baltic countries for the Rail Baltica project, should soon issue a tender […]
China: railway giants’ overseas contracts increase
In 2015, China Railway Group’s (CRG) overseas deals exceeded USD 10 billion and China Railway Construction Corporation’s (CRCC) overseas contracts […]
Doha Metro’s Green Line tunneling completed
Qatar Rail has announced the completion of tunneling on the Green Line with the breakthrough of tunnel boring machine (TBM) […]
Slovenia: company for Divača–Koper second track project established
On March 31, Slovenian Government has adopted the decision on establishing a company for the construction of the Divača–Koper second […]
Design contract on third track construction awarded
US Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced that Long Island Rail Road awarded Gannett Fleming – AECOM joint venture a USD […]
“East World Express” train to link Germany and Japan
As of March, Far East Land Bridge (FELB) is launching an open/public train named “East World Express” with weekly departures […]
EIB and India sign EUR 450 million loan for Lucknow metro
During the 13th European Union – India summit, European Investment Bank announced it will finance Lucknow metro project. The total […]