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News of the railway industry ○ Friday, January 2, 2015
Joint Sino-Thai $10.6b rail deal settl...
Construction of high-speed line to Bangkok

China and Thailand expanded joint cooperation on railways on 19 of December, advancing in...

Cairo Metro Line 3 extension gets Fren...
Total length of 60 kilometer

Egypt Minister of International Cooperation and French Ambassador in Cairo signed a €344 million...

Poland’s Wroclaw orders new trams from...
New low-floor tram deal

Poland’s city of Wroclaw has signed a deal with local rolling stock maker PESA to acquire six...

Indian Railways keen on public safety
Plans to introduce modern technology to control accidents at level crossings

In a bid to control accidents at Unmanned Level Crossings (UMLCs), Indian Railways is planning...

Rail Baltica will connect Helsinki to...
The project supports the wider EU goals of parity of access to services and infrastructure

The Trans-European railway Rail Baltica, linking Helsinki – Tallinn – Riga – Kaunas – Warsaw and...

International rail industry shows nega...
Companies define their business situation as unsatisfactory

Business climate of international rail industry shows significant negative development and...

Architectural Award for Budapest’s new...
It is the deepest station on Line 4

After the decision of the international – Bosnian, Romanian and Austrian – pre-jury, Metro Line...

Macedonia secures €145M for rail inves...
EBRD loans to finance rail infrastructure projects

The Macedonian government has obtained €145 million in loans from the European Bank for...

Alstom delivers its first Jazz train f...
Part of the 70 regional trains ordered by Trenitalia to Alstom in November 2012

Alstom has delivered the new train Jazz to the Abruzzo region, at the Pescara railway station....

More Washington Silver Line passengers...
Adding 12,000 trips to the Metrorail system each day

Phase 1 of the Silver Line is now open, providing rail service connecting downtown Washington...

First 10 Trams arrived to Addis Ababa
The opening date for the system next year.

Dereje Tefera, head of Public Relations at the Ethiopian Railways Corporation said 10 trams for...

Transmasholding to become exclusive su...
During next 30 years

Transmasholding, Russia’s largest producer of rolling stock, will become an exclusive supplier...

Phoenix Metro Rail Extension may be op...
Speeding up the project with local money

The Valley Metro Rail Northwest Extension is one of the first extensions planned. Engineering...

Opposition rising to a proposed Finnis...
Not a move to high-speed rail services

Finnish southwest newspaper Turun Sanomat appeals for attention to a rising movement in...

Bombardier wins 10-year maintenance co...
The 154 million euro contract covers maintenance for 50 new V300ZEFIRO high speed trains

Bombardier Transportation has won a 10-year contract to maintain Trenitalia’s fleet of 50...

RZD considers sale of 25% stake in Tra...
Russia’s largest producer of rolling stock

Russian RZD is considering selling of 25% stake in ZAO Transmashholding, Russia’s largest...

Lugansk region plans to resume railway...
According to the Lugansk government

The government of self-appointed People's Republic of Lugansk (LC) plans to complete restoration...

LA Gold Line Rail Extension 50 percent...
Skanska to construct $18.6 million Bridge

The 11.5-mile Metro Gold Line Foothill Rail Extension is now 50 percent complete, according to...

Fennia Rail to purchase three Czech CZ...
Lower emissions than any Finnish diesel locomotive

A private Finnish railway operator, Fennia Rail Oy, plans to start transport on the Finnish rail...

Latin American rail freight market exp...
Promising gross domestic product growth brightens investment landscape

Years of neglect of the rail infrastructure in Latin America (LATAM) dissuaded rail companies in...

World Bank to fund India’s EDFC
Signed an agreement worth USD 1.1 billion

The Government of India and the World Bank recently signed an agreement worth USD 1.1 billion to secure the second loan for the Eastern Dedicated...

Finnish transport infra with rail routes in need of 2.4 billion
To restore rail routes to acceptable standards

A parliamentary working group report from the Ministry of Transport and Communications in Finland has found that the condition of transport...

Bidders selected for California High Speed Rail
It needs construction of 36’ bridges

The California High Speed Rail Authority declared on December 12 that it had nominated a consortium of Dragados, Flatiron and Shimmick as...

Key trend: access to prevail over mobility
Future transport evolutions discussed at UIC’s 85th general assembly

The worldwide railway association UIC recently held its 85th General Assembly in Paris. José Viegas, Secretary General of the International...

Belgium’s Liege selects tram consortium
New Belgian tram investment

Belgium’s regional transport operator Societe Régionale Wallonne du Transport (SRWT) has entered into negotiations with the MobiLiege consortium,...

Indian Railways to provide Wi-Fi services at 400 stations
Will also introduce Wi-Fi service in few selected trains

India’s Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha recently unveiled Indian Railway’s plan to introduce Wi-Fi services at 400 stations in the...

First high speed train starts operation in Poland
Opens a new era for railway travels in Poland

Alstom’s Pendolino, the first high-speed train to operate in Poland, entered recently commercial service.

Thales receives new contract from DMRC
For phase 3 of Delhi metro

Thales has received a new contract from Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) for the phase 3 of Delhi metro in India.

India permits 100 percent FDI in railway sector
For a few selected projects

The Government of India recently granted permission for 100 percent Foriegn Direct Investment (FDI) in construction, operation and maintenance...

Alstom increases its share in its Kazakh locomotive joint venture
This JV has been awarded a €1.3 billion maintenance contract

Alstom recently signed an agreement with the Kazakh national railway company (KTZ) to acquire an additional 25% of KTZ’s stake, thereby bringing...

Russian government to provide additional support to RZD in 2015
Due to high inflation

The Russian government has not ruled out the possibility of the provision of additional state support to the national railway carrier RZD in 2015...

CAF to deliver trams for the city of Saint-Etienne
The amount of the contract is €42m

Saint Etienne City has chosen CAF for the supply of 16 Trams which will run on the network of the Loire Capital, in France.

New Dearborn train station completed
Boosts further commuter and speed rail initiatives

The John Dingell Transit Center in Dearborn near Detroit, U.S. opens for business. Residents can visit an open house on Dec. 15 to check out the...

Ukrainian government dismisses current head of national railway operator Ukrzaliznytsya
Suspicion of financial crimes and corruption

The government of Ukraine has dismissed Boris Ostapyuk, head Ukranian railway operator Ukrzaliznytsya, from his current position.

Russian RZD will continue purchases of Lastochka electric trains in 2015 on a full scale
Plans to purchase 27 Lastochkas

The Russian government has decided not to make adjustments to the investment plans of RZD with regard of the purchase of Lastochka electric trains...

JR East announces new international tender
For the procurement of diesel railcars

East Japan Railway Company (JR East) recently announced an opening of the new international tender for the replacement of diesel railcars for the...

Liefkenshoek rail link inaugurated
Will enable faster freight traffic between the left and right bank of the city of Antwerp

Yesterday, the new Liefkenshoek rail link in Belgium was officially opened in the presence of several Ministers, and CEOs. The rail link will...

Upgrade of Welsh rail and Lake District line planned
Numerous rail electrification plans exposed

The British Government has announced plans to extend electrification to the Welsh Valleys’ rail network and to the 10 mile branch line between...

First freight train approached Teesport
The terminal operates with a Kalmar reach stacker

The first Freightliner train recently arrived at PD Ports' new intermodal terminal at Teesport

New law on railways to be approved by Ukranian government
Railway transport

A new law «On railways», which will regulate the operation of railway transport in Ukraine will soon be approved by the country’s national...

China may build high-speed rail lines...
Part of the future China-Europe high-speed rail line

The governments of China and Belarus are conducting talks for the...

New express rail connection starts in...
To increase everyday travelling

Additional express trains are put in operation starting 15 December between...

Waterloo busiest station in UK
Nearby 100 m passenger entries pro year

UK’s busiest British station today is Waterloo, according to the Office of...

Greenbrier receives orders for 14,100...
Orders diversified across multiple railcar types

The Greenbrier Companies recently announced that it received new orders in...

European Investment Bank to provide 20...
Damaged during recent military conflict

The European Investment Bank is conducting talks with the Ukranian...

Bombardier Freight Train on 4000 km Te...
No need for additional shunting locomotives.

First time a single traction locomotive TRAXX AC has pulled a Rail Cargo...

Russia to start bulding of Ukraine’s r...
Completed 2018

Building of a new railway bypass, which will allow trains to go to the south...

End of the night trains?
“Outdated, like crossing the Atlantic by sea”.

Economic and environmental magazine Terra Eco notes that several companies...

Ukraine’s Krukovka Carriages posted de...
Reduced production by 55.7%

Krukovka Carriages, one of Ukraine’s largest producers of rolling stock,...

Boston’s Green Line extension backed b...
The project will cost nearly $2.3bn.

The US Federal Government has funded $996m for the Green Line extension (GLX...

Transnet signs MoU with CSR Zhuzhou El...
Will form JV in South Africa

Transnet has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with China’s CSR...

South Korea needs more regional EMUs
Train maker to use locally sourced components

South Korean railway operator Korail has ordered a set of 22 regional EMUs...

Rail link at Swiss – Italian border to...
The link carries 9 million passengers a year

The first section of the FMV cross-border rail link will open for revenue...

First construction phase of Detroit´s...
Between Campus Martius Park and Grand Circus Park

M-1 RAIL has completed its first phase of construction between Campus...

Thales awarded contracts in France and...
Will deploy latest-generation ticketing system for all public transport systems in Bordeaux area

The Thales solution was selected by the Bordeaux Urban Community (Communauté...

Huge underground transit center opened...
Connects ten different Metro lines

The Fulton Center is a transit center and retail complex centered at the...

Russia and Abkhazia may establish tran...
"We are currently considering the possibility of the establishment of transit rail connection in the direction of Sukhumi - Tbilisi".

Russia and Abkhazia may sign an agreement for the establishment of transit...

Utrecht awards tram deal to Spain’s CA...
First trams to be delivered in 2017

The authorities of Utrecht have awarded a contract for the supply of 27...

BLS Cargo wins Swiss Logistics award 2...

BLS Cargo wins the 19th Swiss Logistics Award, Switzerland’s most...

Crimean Railways considers massive lay...
Due to the decline of rail cargo traffic

Up to 2,100 workers of Crimean Railways may be cut already by the end of the...

Increased freight traffic delays Amtra...
Have to wait for slow trains with heavy freight

Amtrak declared newly that long delays have become regular this fall for the...

Bulgaria secures €400M for Sofia metro...
As part of the EU’s 2014-2020 financial framework

Funds for metro extension project The Bulgarian government has an-nounced...

Trimble acquires Ireland based railway...
For an undisclosed value

In a bid to expand solutions offering for railway sector, Trimble has...

Russia may refuse from purchases of La...
The reason of this is a shortage of funds

The Russian government plans to consider the necessity of purchases of...

Vossloh divests its rolling stock busi...
Will concentrate on attractive markets for rail infrastructure

Vossloh announces that transportation no longer belongs to its core business...

Crossrail boosting the municipalities...
Real estate price lift

British rail experts believe that Berkhamsted will gain extra prestige if...

Swiss Stadler to supply trains to Russ...
25 double-decker

Swiss Stadler and Russian Aeroexpress, the operator of air rail link...

Alstom to supply a metro system to Gua...
Metropolis trains will serve the metro line

Alstom, in association with CPVM, a company from OHL group, has been awarded...

150 years Mumbai rail line
Because of lack of bridge a boat ferried passengers across the river

Few days ago the Indian Western Railway (WR) celebrated 150 years of its...

Alstom to co-equip Transylvanian rail...
Speed increase up to 160 km/h

Romanian infrastructure manager CFR-SA has granted a consortium of Alstom,...

Chinese CNR Corporation Limited to est...
Together with Sinara Group

China CNR Corporation Limited together with Sinara Group, a Russian...

Indian Railways to streamline tenderin...
Will delegate tendering and commercial powers to General Managers

The one-man committee headed by Shri Shreedharan has submitted interim...

Subway 7 extension ongoing at Hudson Y...
Estimated completion 2015–18

The Hudson Yards Redevelopment project includes a rezoning of the Far West...

New Vice President at Bombardier Trans...
Effective 01 December 2015

Bombardier Transportation has announced the appointment of Cecile Vion-...

Finnish rail connection to the Arctic...
Would six-fold the capacity

Finland has one third of its territory inside the Arctic Circle, but is the...

RZD to invest $10 billion in its inves...
According to Russia’s Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev

The investment program of RZD for 2015 will exceed 400 billion rubles (US$10...

New rail connection opened in India
More rail investments to come

The first passenger train to Meghalaya from Assam was flagged off by Prime...

RZD to reconstruct The Moscow Little R...
Will invest $100 million

Russian RZD plans to invest 4.709 billion rubles (US$100 million) on the...

Rajant Corporation plans for expansion
Will further explore markets such as railways

In a bid to expand market reach, Rajant Corporation, multi-frequency mesh...

BNSF announces $6 billion capital prog...
For 2015

BNSF (BNSF) recently announced that its planned capital expenditures for...

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