Turkey plans to produce high-speed locomotives
Turkey will build its first locomotive for high-speed trains by late 2018, the country’s Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and […]
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BTK line to be inaugurated at the end of October
The Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway line, connecting Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey, is fully ready for operation. The official ceremony for inauguration […]
Jeddah-Mecca train test launched
On October 17, Saudi Arabia began the first test with Talgo train on the high-speed line linking Jeddah and Mecca, […]
Malaysia unveils HSR stations’ design
MyHSR Corp has presented the architectural concept designs for all seven stations of Kuala Lumpur-Singapore HSR in Malaysia including Bandar […]
Ankara-Izmir high-speed railway, completed in 2019
“Works for the high-speed railway that connects Turkey’s capital Ankara to Izmir will be completed at the end of 2019”, […]
China: Shaanxi Railways trials on-demand train services
The Shaanxi Railways Bureau has set up pilot program which allows them to add additional train services based on real-time […]
180 sub-contractors interested in Malaysia’s ECRL project
A total of 180 sub-contractors have shown interest in the 55 billion ringgit (USD 13 billion) East Coast Rail Link […]
Ricardo assists final phase of Beijing’s maglev line
Engineering company Ricardo will be involved in the development of the final phase of Beijing’s new maglev line. The S1 […]
Singaporean company wins new urban rail contracts in China
Ranken Railway Construction Group, a subsidiary of Singapore-based Sapphire Corporation Ltd, has secured two contracts for metro and transit lines […]
RZD commissioned a new railway bridge on Sakhalin
Russian Railways commissioned a new rail bridge, including its conversion from narrow gauge to wide gauge, on 49 km of […]