Czech Republic: 51% of EU funds distributed to railway and sustainable transport modes
The European Commission adopted the 2014-2020 Operational Programme for “Transport” in the Czech Republic, for the improvement of transport infrastructures […]
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EUR 347.5 mln available for Sofia metro from EU funds
“Some BGN 32 billion (EUR 16.35 billion) will be available under the new operational programmes for the new period. Some […]
Government engages the privatisation of Nigerian Railways
The Federal Government in Abuja directed the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) to initiate the privatisation of the Nigerian Railway […]
Buenos Aires issues tender for automated metro line
Juan Pablo Piccardo, president of SBASE (Subterraneos de Buenos Aires Sociedad del Estado) announced that the Buenos Aires authority will […]
Turkey to invest EUR 40 billion in railways until 2023
During a conference organized by TÜV SÜD in Istanbul, the representatives of the railway sector discussed about the new technologies […]
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 […]
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 […]