Kolkata receives its first new metro train
Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML), a public sector undertaking under the Indian Ministry of Defence, has delivered the first six-car […]
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Malaysia starts works for Gemas-Johor Bahru second track
Malaysia has held the ground-breaking ceremony for a project involving doubling the tracks on the Gemas-Johor Bahru electric railway line. […]
Sri Lanka plans LRT network for Colombo
The Government of Sri Lanka intends to build a Light Rail Transit System (LRT) in capital Colombo, which will be […]
Izmir city opened its second tram line
The Konak tram line is served by 21 trams produced by Hyundai Rotem at its factory in the Turkish city […]
Turkey postpones again the 96 high-speed trains tender
The tender, estimated at EUR 3 billion, should have been organised on April 5, but the Turkish Ministry of Transport […]
Shanghai opens its first fully automated metro line
Shanghai Keolis, a joint venture between the Shanghai Shentong Metro Group and Keolis Group started operating the Pujiang metro line, […]
China Railway to sell stake in Wi-Fi subsidiary
Chinese rail operator China Railway Corp. (CRC) is selling a 49% stake of its wholly owned subsidiary Bullet Train Networks […]
Israel funds Hadera-Lod rail link
The Economic Arrangements Law for planning and construction has allocated a budget of NIS 8.1 billion (EUR 1.8 billion) for […]
NEVZ delivers freight locomotives to Transoil
The Novocherkassk Electric Locomotives Plant (NEVZ), part of Transmashholding, has delivered 8 DC freight ‘Donchak’ locomotives with direct current traction […]
Federal Passenger Company to purchase new carriages
Russia’s Federal Passenger Company announced that this year it will purchase 686 carriages, of which 86 percent, or 589 of […]