Maghagha’s interlocking signalling system enters operation in Egypt
The Maghagha’s main railway station’s computer-based interlocking signalling system Smartlock 400, delivered by Alstom was put into commercial operation after […]
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Egypt gets USD 1.2 billion loan for new light rail network
Egypt has agreed a USD 1.2 billion deal with the Export-Import Bank of China (EximBank) to finance a light rail […]
Egypt to build its first high-speed railway
The State promises to build it within 30 months and the line will be used by passenger and freight trains, […]
Italy to finance Ethiopia’s sea-access rail link
During an official meeting between the Italian Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte, and his Ethiopian counterpart Abiy Ahmed, it was agreed […]
Senegal inaugurates Dakar – Diamniadio line
On January 14, the President of Senegal, Macky Sall, officially launched the railway services on the 36-km Dakar – Diamniadio […]
Dakar is prepared for air-rail link opening
The President of Senegal, Macky Sall, will officially open on January 14, the first section of the Regional Express Train […]
EBRD loan for two rail projects in Tunisia
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development announced a EUR 160 million loan to Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer […]
CRRC opened a R&D Center in South Africa
CRRC has announced that it has opened its South Africa Rail Transit Technology Joint R&D Center in Johannesburg. During the […]
Tangier-Casablanca HSR inaugurated
The King of Morocco, Mohammed VI, and the French President, Emmanuel Macron, have officially inaugurated the Tangier-Casablanca high speed line, […]
Intermodal transport to be developed in Western Mediterranean area
UNECE and the Centre for Transportation Studies for the Western Mediterranean (CETMO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to boost intermodal […]