Saudi Arabia: SYSTRA inks contract for Medina’s metro system
SYSTRA signed a 81.9 million SAR (€20 million) contract for preliminary designs for Medina’s future metro system on behalf of […]
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World Bank to provide financing for Croatian Railways
World Bank is evaluating the ”Sustainable Croatian Railway in Europe” project for a USD 183.4 million finance. The total cost […]
Sudan to revive railway transport
Sudan president Omer Hassan al-Bashir has pledged to restore the national railway network following decades of negligence and mismanagement, Sudan […]
Container rail transport to grow substantially in China
The transportation of containers by rail could grow substantially in China, especially if the nation continues adopting the kind of […]
Network Rail suspends West Coast Railways trains
Network Rail has issued West Coast Railways with a suspension notice with effect of 3 April. “Network Rail has issued […]
PKP Cargo Group train on China – Germany route arrives in 13 days
After a 13-day journey, a cargo train from China arrived at the Hamburg Billwerder station in Germany. On the European […]
Vietnam: Technical Assistance for Metro Line 5 project in Ho Chi Minh City approved
Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng approved the technical assistance for the first phase of Metro Line No. 5 in […]
SNCF, official sponsor of UEFA EURO 2016
France’s national railway company SNCF has joined the team of sponsors supporting UEFA EURO 2016. This partnership represents confirmation of […]
CNR establishes Australian JV
China North Railway (CNR) has established a joint venture in Australia, its first such overseas partnership. The new company, Pacific […]