New Gatwick Express train to be deployed
At the end of February, the first new Gatwick Express Electrostar train will enter service between London Victoria and Gatwick […]
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New trains for Emilia-Romagna region
Italian Infrastructure Minister Graziano Delrio announced plans to invest in the acquisition of new trains for Emilia-Romagna region. The contract […]
Milan metro line 5 receives “Transport deal of the year 2015” award
Milan metro line 5, equipped with Alstom infrastructure solutions, received the PFI Award as “Transport Deal of the Year 2015”. […]
Updated maps for TEN-T extension to neighbouring countries
The European Commission has adopted new maps of the extension of the trans-European transport network (TEN-T) to Iceland, Norway and […]
Call for tender on the review of technical solutions for Divača—Koper second track launched
At the end of January, the Slovenian Infrastructure Agency released a public call for tender on the selection of the […]
Polish Government considers merging airline and railway companies
Polish Treasury is considering merging the state airlines LOT with its railway cargo carrier PKP Cargo or the state railways’ […]
Trafikverket to launch Ostlänken HSR construction procurement process
On February 1, Swedish national consultation agency Sverigeförhandlingen has begun consultation process with local authorities for the preferred route of […]
2 companies to bid for South Western franchise
Department for Transport has announced that 2 railway operators that have been shortlisted for the South Western franchise competition, after […]
New shuttle between Rotterdam and Poznan launched
Czech rail operator Metrans launched on 1st February a new direct intermodal shuttle service between Rotterdam and Poznan. This new […]
Den Haag Centraal opened
ProRail opened the newly-completed Den Haag Centraal, the largest railway station in Hague. The modernised station’s capacity is 270,000 passengers […]