Konya-Karaman high-speed train enters service in 2017
Konya-Karaman high-speed train enters service at the end of 2017, Transport, Maritime and Communications Minister Ahmet Arslan said they anticipated […]
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Iran to provide railway connection with Central Asian States
Iranian Railways (RAI) deputy, Mir-Hassan Mousavi, informed on negotiations for launching railway connection among Iran, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan. Iran […]
Taiwan HSR trains to offer free Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi services are expected to be available on all the high speed rail trains by August, more than one year […]
Bezhitsa Steel Foundry certified for freight wagon solebars
Bezhitsa Steel Foundry (BSZ) obtained the conformity certificate from the Federal Budgetary Organization “Register of Certification on the Federal Railway […]
Kazakh refrigerated container train arrives in Russia
KTZ pilot refrigerated container train that crosses the territory of Kazakhstan to the Russian market delivered fruit and vegetable products […]
Trabzon light rail system to start commercial operation in 2018
Trabzon is a crucial light rail system for the Turkish city and work continues. Yomra-Akyazı will work on the rail […]
Mongolian company and Kazakhstan Railways sign cooperation agreement
A memorandum of cooperation was signed between the Ulaanbaatar Railway Joint Venture Company and Kazakhstan Railways (Kazakhstan Temir Zholy). The […]
RZD improved locomotives fleet in 2016
Under its investment programme, RZD spent RUB 67.9 billion (EUR 1 billion) on upgrading its locomotive fleet in 2016. In […]
Mitsubishi Electric develops DC circuit breaker technology for rail power-supply systems
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that it has developed a high-speed direct-current (DC) circuit-interruption technology for railway power-supply systems that detects […]
RZD continues BAM and Transsib modernisation
In 2016, Russian Railways continued the modernisation of Baikal-Amur (BAM) and Trans-Siberian railways. Within the project, 116.6 km (including 71.3 […]