CRRC signs first contract for São Paulo metro
CRRC Sifang Co., Ltd and São Paulo Metropolitan Train Company (CPTM) signed a contract for the supply of 8 metro […]
September 2017
First SkyRail line launches in Yinchuan, China
BYD’s monorail transport solution SkyRail has launched its first commercial line in Yinchuan, capital of Northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous […]
US: NTSB calls for installing crash-resistant cameras in rail vehicles
The US National Transportation Safety Board issued three safety recommendations, calling upon industry to install crash-resistant inward- and outward-facing cameras […]
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 […]
Lucknow Metro inaugurated
On September 5, Alstom inaugurated Lucknow Metro, the first project for the company in Uttar Pradesh, India. The event was […]
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 […]
Seoul opens its first underground LRT line
Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon opened, on September 2, the Ui-Sinseol LRT, the first all underground-level metro line in Korea. The […]
Five Asian countries to implement a new railway corridor
Afghanistan Railway Authority announced that the second meeting of representatives from regional countries will meet within the next two months […]
Two cities in Turkey will have new tramlines
The Turkish Ministry of Transport announced that it will build two tram lines in the cities of Erzincan and Erzurum. […]
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 […]