Saudi Arabia: SYSTRA inks contract for Medina’s metro system
SYSTRA signed a 81.9 million SAR (€20 million) contract for preliminary designs for Medina’s future metro system on behalf of […]
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Container rail transport to grow substantially in China
The transportation of containers by rail could grow substantially in China, especially if the nation continues adopting the kind of […]
PKP Cargo Group train on China – Germany route arrives in 13 days
After a 13-day journey, a cargo train from China arrived at the Hamburg Billwerder station in Germany. On the European […]
Vietnam: Technical Assistance for Metro Line 5 project in Ho Chi Minh City approved
Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng approved the technical assistance for the first phase of Metro Line No. 5 in […]
Jeddah: comprehensive transport plan project awarded
Following an international design competition, of Foster + Partners was selected to develop the architectural vision for Jeddah’s city-wide public […]
China to extend railway line to Nepal border
China plans to extend its Qinghai-Tibet Railway network up to Kerung, the nearest Chinese town from Nepal, by 2020, ekantipur.com […]
KZ4AT locomotive begins commercial operation in Kazakhstan
The first KZ4AT passenger locomotive, jointly developed by Alstom and Transmashholding and delivered to Kazakh Railways by EKZ, has entered […]
South Korea opens new high-speed rail line
South Korea on April 1st opened a new high-speed railway linking its capital to major cities in the southwestern part […]
Joint Japan-Thai project to get approval
Japan is likely to get Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s approval to its plan to build two double-track rail routes running […]