RZD under investigation for antimonopoly law infringement
The Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) opened a case against FGK and RZD on suspicion of abusing dominance. Following several […]
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Titran-Express assembly plant obtains IRIS certification
Tihvin Assembly Plant “Titran-Express”, part of railway holding UWC, has successfully underwent audit of the business management system on its […]
Turkey to buy 10 new high speed trains
Turkey is to receive EUR 312 million (USD 334 million) to fund 10 high-speed passenger trains to run between capital […]
Knorr-Bremse 1520 manufacturing facility relocates to St. Petersburg
Knorr-Bremse 1520, the joint venture set up by Federal Freight Company (FGK) and Knorr-Bremse, is moving from Tver to St. […]
Turkey proposes new USD 800 million rail project
A project to build a rail line to Cappadocia was awarded to a Turkish, Japanese and Spanish consortium for a […]
Keçiören metro enters commercial service in 2017
Subway cars for the Keçiören metro which will begin public service in January 2017 arrived in Ankara (Keçiören is a […]
Inner Mongolia-Kazakhstan new train service launched
Another freight train service linking northern China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region with Kazakhstan began operations in November. The train left […]
Mecca-Medina HSR to open in March 2018
The delayed high-speed railway line between Mecca and Medina will finally open in March 2018, the Spanish consortium building the […]
Navi Mumbai Metro selects contractor for safety and security systems
Qognify (formerly NICE Security) has announced that the Navi Mumbai Metro has selected its mass transit solution to ensure the […]
Alstom to supply traction and train control systems for Shanghai metro line 10
Alstom has been awarded a contract worth EUR 31 million to supply traction systems and train control monitoring systems (TCMS) […]