Excavation on Helsinki West Metro second phase almost completed
The excavation contracts for the Matinkylä – Kivenlahti section as the second phase of Helsinki’s West Metro project are nearing […]
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Kosovo launches tender on Rail Route 10 rehabilitation
Kosovo Railways Infrastructure, Infrakos, will launch a tender for the rehabilitation and upgrading of Kosovo Rail Route 10. The length […]
Bulgaria to launch tender on passenger train acquisition
Bulgaria’s national railway passenger transport operator, BDZ Holding, announced its intention to organize a tender, in October, for the acquisition […]
Scotland: EUR 1 mil. free rail tickets for major destinations
The ScotRail Alliance is giving away free off-peak tickets worth £1 million (EUR 1.09 million) to some of Scotland’s top […]
Construction of the first station of Koralm line launched
Austrian Minister for Transport, Jörg Leichtfried, and ÖBB Chairman of the Board of Management, Andreas Matthä, launched the construction of […]
TransPennine Express unveils its first “ultramodern” carriage
FirstGroup announced that its rail operator TransPennine Express (TPE) has presented the first carriage from the second fleet of its […]
Bulgaria and Greece signed agreement for a railway corridor
Update: The Prime Ministers of Greece and Bulgaria, Alexis Tsipras and Boiko Borisov signed, on September 6, in Kavala, the […]
Alpha Trains received the last two Vectron MS locomotives
Rolling stock lessor Alpha Trains took the delivery of the last two of a total of ten new Siemens’ Vectron […]
Spain continues the high-speed rail line to Portugal
The Ministry of Development (el Ministerio de Fomento) announced that it will open, in 2019, the first section of the […]
Vienna opens U1 line extension
On September 2, Vienna has opened the extension of the U1 underground line. The red line now operates between Leopoldau […]