Australia: Sunshine Coast to build a light rail system
87 per cent of the Sunshine Coast’s citizens (Australia) are in favor of construction of a light rail. Sunshine Coast […]
July 2015
SW China starts to transport coffee to Europe by train
Southwest China’s Yunnan Province began a container train service carrying coffee beans and other products to Europe, Xinhua reports. With […]
India: World Bank approves USD 650 mln for Eastern Freight Corridor
The World Bank Board approved USD 650 million towards the third loan for the Indias’s Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC) […]
Macedonian Railways launches tender for the rehabilitation of rolling stock maintenance depot
EBRD announced the invitation for tender for Macedonian Railways rolling stock maintenance depot. The project includes architecture and civil works, […]
Russia to direct USD 144 million for Moscow – Kazan HSR
Russian Ministries of Transport and Finance were directed to provide RUR 8 billion (USD 144.5 million) in 2016 for the […]
EUR 25.5 million for railway project in Italy
The European Commission adopted the major project “Collegamento ferroviario dell’Aerostazione di Bari-Palese con l’area metropolitana di Bari”, worth approximately EUR […]
EU funds for the modernisation of Púchov – Žilina railway line in Slovakia
The European Commission approved three major projects, for a total of EUR 170 million from EU funds, for the modernisation […]
Lithuania aims to become a strategic part of the Silk Road
Rimantas Sinkevičius, Minister of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Lithuania, met with the government officials and representatives of […]
Tallinn-Moscow train to start operating again
The Moscow-Tallinn passenger train that stopped operating in May 2015 will start operating again on 10 July 2015, but this […]
New approval systems for European rail interoperability and safety
On 30 June 2015, the European Council confirmed a deal struck with the European Parliament on faster and less burdensome […]