Sofia opens new metro extension
On May 8, 2015, Sofia inaugurated the new extension of the metro system. The new 3 km line, with 3 […]
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Shift2Rail launched research key projects: Roll2Rail, IT2Rail and In2Rail
The three projects have been selected by the European Commission following the first “Mobility for Growth” call of the Horizon […]
Kazakhstan to build railway line from Chinese border to Aktau seaport
Kazakhstan needs to build a railway line that will run across the entire country from the border with China to […]
Philippines to launch tender for Phase 2 of North-South rail project
The government of Philippines will start looking for a private partner to build its biggest railway project the P287-billion (USD […]
Kuala Lumpur – Singapore high-speed railway delayed
The construction of a high-speed railway which would cut journey times between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur to just 90 minutes […]
CN announced USD 2 billion investment program
Canadian National Railway (CN) presented the details of its 2015 plan to invest C$2.7 billion (USD 2.24 billion) in rail […]
World Bank okays loans for Croatian railway companies
The World Bank’s Board of Directors approved three loans totaling 163.5 million euros to three Croatian railway companies, HZ Infrastructure, […]
Victorian Government launched Rolling Stock Strategy
Victorian Government launched the rolling stock strategy (Trains, Trams, Jobs 2015-2025 – Victorian Rolling Stock Strategy) which sets the ten-year […]
China and Kazakhstan to start China – Turkey container train
President of Kazakh Railways, Askar Mamin, had a meeting with a delegation of Chongqing (China), headed by deputy head of […]