UK: Stratton Green bridge reopens
The bridge over the railway at Stratton Green, Swindon, has reopened to the public, after work to prepare it for […]
Infrastructure
FRA launches website for rail bridges inspection requests
The Federal Railroad Administration launched a new tool on its website that allows states and municipalities to request inspection reports […]
UK: Birchwood station becomes accessible
Network Rail – in partnership with the Department for Transport, Warrington Borough Council and First TransPennine Express – has completed […]
Washington: tram services launched officially
Mayor Muriel Bowser, District Department of Transportation (DDOT) Director Leif Dormsjo and other DDOT officials celebrated the official opening of […]
Romania could benefit from the North-South rail transport corridor
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said that Romania could benefit after completing the North-South transport corridor. “Development of rail corridors […]
Iran and Germany sign railway cooperation MoU
Iran Railways (IRIR) and German company Deutsche Bahn International sign a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in improving software system […]
Haramain to begin trial run by mid-2016
Final tests are taking place for the USD 22.5 billion Riyadh Metro now that the first phase has been completed. […]
Bangkok approves two monorail lines
The Public Private Partnership Committee gave the green light for construction of two new mass transit lines with a combined […]
Shinkansen routes to be upgraded starting 2031
JR East plans to spend Yen 1.04 trillion (USD9.1bn) on upgrading its Tokyo – Morioka and Niigata – Omiya high-speed […]
4 EU countries plan to establish a new rail freight corridor
Slovenia Infrastructure Minister Peter Gašperšič has joined his counterparts from Poland, Slovakia and Hungary in signing a letter of intent […]