UIC: IFIs will grant 40% of transport funds to railways
“Worldwide, there is a series of railway infrastructure projects underway, while others are due to be initiated over the next […]
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Romania: CFR SA prepares the rehabilitation of 629 km of railways
“We want to access European funds, more specifically CEF funds and in order to do this CFR SA is preparing […]
EIB: Romania faces challenges in financing the railway infrastructure
“The financing of projects is confronted with the investment climate and the regulatory framework, financing conditions and project management. Financing […]
Romanian Ministry of Transport tries to prioritise railway projects and to unblock the absorption of EU funds
“We all know that the absorption of European funds is blocked, but step by step we are trying to make […]
SNCF Focuses SAS® big data analysis on understanding passenger flow
SNCF Gares and Connexions, the French national railway station business unit, selected SAS® analytics for key analysis in Project Magnolia, […]
Alstom to deliver to Sydney Citadis X05
The ALTRAC consortium, of which Alstom is part, announced that the contract for the new Sydney tramway line awarded by […]
Serbia: works on Ruma-Golubinci railway (Corridor X) launched
Ruma-Golubinci railway (17.9 km) is the second section funded from Russian loan, and the completition deadline is set for Seprember […]
Turkey: new tender for 80 high speed trains to open soon
Transportation, Maritime and Communication Minister Lütfi Elvan announced that the first national high speed train, which was designed by Turkish […]
Iran needs foreign investors to launch Qazvin-Rasht-Astara railway
Iran needs financial resources to inaugurate the Qazvin-Rasht-Astara railway. Iran’s transport minister Abbas Akhoundi said if the required financial resources […]
Aeroexpress: over 19 million passangers in 2014
Over 19.7 million passengers travelled on Aeroexpress trains in 2014, including the Moscow, Kazan, and Vladivostok routes and the commuter […]