Rail Baltica implementation to be monitored by audit and procurement offices
The Lithuanian State Audit Office and the Public Procurement Office agreed to monitor jointly the implementation of the railway project […]
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Trans-Gulf railway opening to be delayed
A 2018 target to open a transnational rail network in the Arabian peninsula, linking the Gulf countries, is unrealistic, the […]
UK: new Abbey Wood station platform opened for service
The first passenger services have stopped at the new Abbey Wood station, as the rebuilt platform for the London-bound North […]
UK: Network Rail could sell 18 major stations
According to sources, Network Rail is preparing to sell its biggest stations to developers and shopping centre owners. Citigroup has […]
HDR finishes assessment for Brooklyn Queens Connector
New York’s first new rail system in 100 years, the Brooklyn Queens Connector (BQX), will bring sustainable mass transit to […]
Line 18 of the Grand Paris Express metro EPCM contract awarded
Egis has been awarded the Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management contract (EPCM) for system equipment for Line 18 of the […]
Mechel to sell railway line to Elga coal deposit
According to the “Kommersant”, Yakutugol and Neryungrinskaya motor depot, included in Mechel, established a new structure, named Elga-Road (99% of […]
Crossrail to be renamed the “Elizabeth line”
Crossrail will be named the Elizabeth line when the new service opens to passengers through central London in December 2018, […]
Poland referred to the Court of Justice over rail safety directive
The European Commission has decided to refer Poland to the Court of Justice of the EU for failure to fully […]
Iran and Azerbaijan to have rail connection by the end of 2016
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said the railways of Iran and Azerbaijan will be connected by the end of 2016, […]