Russia: 10% increase in rail passengers in 1Q
According to the latest figures, in January-March 2017, RZD’s rail infrastructure carried 242.8 million passengers, an increase of 10.1% compared […]
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NEVZ launches production of traction motors DTK-417K for diesel locos
The Novocherkassk Electric Locomotives Plant (NEVZ), part of Transmashholding, launched the production of traction motors DTK-417K for the locomotives: 2TE25KM, […]
Turkey will connect Eastern Black Sea coast with the rail network
Turkish Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communication, Ahmet Arslan, said that the train to the west , in Anatolia province […]
Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan open a new rail bridge
President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev officially opened a new railway bridge […]
The New Development Bank signs agreements to support infrastructure projects
In April, the New Development Bank (NDB) signed three MoUs with international financial institutions (IFIs) to boost cooperation and to […]
Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Georgia sign protocol on Trans-Caspian Transport Route
The parties approved the regulations on membership in the Union of Legal Entities of the “Trans-Caspian International Transport Route” association, […]
Indian Railways to launch international tender for locomotive acquisition
Indian Railways will launch an international tender for the acquisition of 10 electric locomotives. The vehicles will be put into […]
JICA extends Chennai metro loan
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has extended the ODA loan of EUR 278 million to the Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. […]
Russian Railways and Gazprom sign Northern Latitudinal Railway agreement
The President of Russian Railways Oleg Belozerov and Chairman of Gazprom Management Committee Alexey Miller signed the agreement on the […]
Nizhny Novgorod rail station reconstruction to be finalized in 2018
Nizhny Novgorod rail station’s reconstruction is scheduled to begin in May 2017, with completion planned for March 2018. The total […]