Indonesia: PT KAI to digitize freight business
Indonesian railway company PT Kereta Api Indonesia (PT KAI) will begin digitizing the management of its freight business next year […]
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Philippines: Agreement on rail station for Quezon City
An agreement was signed to resolve long-running issues surrounding the location of a railway connection station in Quezon City, with […]
Federal Freight to lease rail cars from VEB unit
Federal Freight, a unit of RZD, intends to lease around 16,000 rail cars from VEB-Leasing for five years to substitute […]
China: Fosun to invest in high-speed rail PPP project
Chinese conglomerate Fosun International Ltd announced that it would invest in a public-private partnership project to build a high-speed rail […]
Metalloinvest inks rail supply deal for Kazakhstan
Russian metals holding Metalloinvest has signed a contract to export over 600,000 tonnes of rail and shaped billets to Kazakhstan’s […]
Thailand still in negotiations for rail loan with China
The Thai Public Debt Management Office (PDMO) insists on obtaining a rail loan from China with an interest rate capped […]
TVZ and Siemens to manufacture mail cars for Russian Post
The Deputy General Director of Tver Carriage Works (TVZ) Taras Spivak, the head of Siemens Mobility in Russia, Joerg Liebscher, […]
Six companies compete for Israel EMUs contract
Six companies have submitted bids on Israel Railways’ rolling stock acquisition tender. Alstom, Bombardier, Hitachi Rail Italy, Siemens, Skoda Transportation […]
Kazakhstan to have separate rail infrastructure operator
Kazakhstan railway company Kazakstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) will undergo another series of reforms. The Kazakhstan Government intends to establish a […]
Turkey to soon launch tests on its BTK section
The construction of Baku –Tbilisi – Kars railway line is drawing to a close. The governor of Kars city, Turkey, […]