USA: new contract for Hoosier State line
Indiana Department of Transportation announced that a four-days-per-week passenger rail service between Chicago and Indianapolis has begun under a two-year […]
USA: new contract for Hoosier State line
China: USD 78bn for railway projects in H2
China has invested more than CNY 265.1 billion (USD 41.4 billion) in domestic railway construction in the first half of […]
Russian Railways CEO to step down for Parliamentary seat
Vladimir Yakunin, the president of Russian Railways announced he is stepping down as head of the state railway company. Yakunin’s […]
Victorian government backs full Murray Basin Rail Project
Victorian Prime Minister Daniel Andrews has called for the Federal Government to support the Murray Basin Rail Project, after the […]
ČD Cargo to acquire new locomotives
Czech railway freight operator, ČD Cargo announced an international tender for the acquisition of five electric locomotives, equipped with ETCS […]
Egyptian train gets first test – run
The Egyptian national railways company tested a new, partially Egyptian-made train, sending the train on a test-run between Cairo and […]
Construction contract for Ülemiste terminal signed
Rail Baltic Estonia and Merko Ehitus Eesti signed a EUR 85 million contract for the construction of the Ülemiste passenger […]
DB, ÖBB and Trenitalia agree on new direct train services
Deutsche Bahn (DB), Trenitalia, and the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) have formed a partnership to introduce new direct rail connections […]
SWR to start transfer to public ownership on 25 May
South Western Railway (SWR), one of the UK’s busiest rail operators, will start the transition to public ownership on Saturday, […]
CPK signs agreement with Korea National Railway
Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK) and the South Korean railway infrastructure manager, Korea National Railway (KNR), have signed a cooperation agreement […]
Great Northern’s City Line is the UK’s first signal-free railway
The Great Northern route into the City of London has become the UK’s first commuter line to operate without traditional […]
EIB assesses Mauritania’s rail upgrade project
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has under appraisal Mauritania’s rail modernisation project implemented by Société Nationale Industrielle et Minière (SNIM), […]
DB Regio awarded Baden Württemberg operating contract
The State Government of Baden-Württemberg has awarded DB Regio the contract for regional transport services in the Neckar Valley and […]
Public transport generates EUR 75 billion for Germany
Benefits of public transport in Germany are three times higher than its costs, according to a study conducted by MCube, […]
PKP Intercity unveils Griffin simulator in the Try-City area
PKP Intercity has launched its first train driving simulator in northern Poland, set to begin training locomotive drivers in the […]
Track expansion begins at Wiener Neustadt station
ÖBB-Infrastruktur has launched the expansion of Wiener Neustadt Central Station which will answer future transport demands and optimise train traffic […]