Russian Railways transported 1 billion passengers in 2016
In 2016, Russian Railways transported .0371 billion passengers, an increase of 1.6% on 2015. Long-distance passenger numbers amounted to 101.4 […]
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Metro system contract for Hanoi Line 3 awarded
Alstom, as leader of a consortium with Colas Rail and Thales, signed a contract with Hanoi Metropolitan Railway Management Board […]
Chinese locomotives for Nigeria rolled out
CRRC Dalian started the shipment of the first two type CDD3B1 passenger diesel locomotives for Nigeria. They will enter into […]
Protran to supply safety systems for Denver RTD
Harsco’s Protran Technology unit, part of the Harsco Rail division, announced a new order to equip the entire Denver (Colorado) […]
Astana to open a new railway station
In May 2017, Astana will be commissioning a new railway station, according to the Prim Minister’s, Bakytzhan Sagintayev, website. A […]
Transholdleasing takes loan to fund rolling stock for Moscow Metro
JSC Transholdleasing signed a loan agreement with Vnesheconombank providing for a RUB 27.62 billion (EUR 437 million) credit facility maturing […]
Bombardier delivers its first Innovia APM to China
Bombardier Transportation first Innovia automated people mover (APM) 300 vehicle to the city of Shanghai. The first of its type […]
All Dutch electric trains to run on green power
NS, the Dutch rail operator announced that its entire electric train fleet will run on 100% renewable wind power. By […]
1 million passengers on Moscow Central Ring
From 31 December 2016 until 8 January 2017, about one million passengers were transported by Moscow Central Ring’s fast trains, […]
Alstom-Bombardier consortium to supply SNCF 255 trains
SNCF selected the Alstom-Bombardier consortium to renew the trains on lines D and E of the Île-de-France network. The EUR […]