Philippines: 5 groups interested in South Line project
Philippines’ Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) announced that five groups have shown interest for the PHP 171 billion (USD […]
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Mechel starts 100-meter rail supplies to Russian Railways
Mechel announced that supplies of 100-meter R65 DT-350 type rails to Russian Railways have begun. Mechel’s Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant has […]
Mashhad Airport metro link opened
An extension of Mashhad metro line 1 opened. The 6 km extension of line 1 was built at a cost […]
FESCO launches a new block train service
FESCO Transportation Group has launched a new block train service on the route from Vladivostok station to Horvino station on […]
Alstom increased its stake in Kazakh EKZ to 50%
Alstom and Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) closed the deal of Alstom’s acquisition of an additional 25% in the EKZ joint […]
Future Tel Aviv light rail lines could be privatized
The Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Finance of Israel are reconsidering opening the light rail NIS 25 billion […]
Tehran-Mashhad electrification launched
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani officially launched the electrification of Tehran-Mashhad railway. The USD 2 billion involves the electrification of 926 […]
UVZ freight cars for Iran pass certification process
Uralvagonzavod (UVZ) has design more than 10 of low-sided railway wagon model for Iran. 5 units have passed the certification, […]
Moscow-Kazan construction to be launched next year
Russian Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov has announced that the construction of Moscow – Kazan high-speed rail might be launched in […]
Bombardier and Bozankaya to jointly bid for TCDD high-speed trains
Bombardier and Turkey’s rolling stock manufacturer Bozankaya signed a MoU and agreed a joint tender to produce 80 high-speed trains […]