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Indian railway construction project approved

2022-08-18T05:00:00+01:00

INDIA: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the construction of a proposed 116·7 km railway to serve the pilgrimage centre of Ambaji on the border between Gujarat and Rajasthan.

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2022-08-18T04:00:00+01:00

INNOTRANS: Infrastructure component specialist Vossloh’s appearance at this year’s show will be themed around its ‘enabling green mobility’ initiative, focused on environmental sustainability, climate protection and sustainable governance.

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2022-08-17T10:19:00+01:00

Better utilisation of under-used main line railways is seen as key to developing cost-effective urban and suburban rail networks that can relieve road congestion in Brazil’s fast-growing cities. Benjámin Zelki investigates.

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Contracts signed for next phase of North Macedonia – Bulgaria rail link

2022-08-17T10:00:00+01:00

NORTH MACEDONIA: Contracts have been signed for work on two sections of the planned rail link between North Macedonia and Bulgaria, which will form part of Pan-European Corridor VIII from the Adriatic to the Black Sea.

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Hessen updates list of railways for reopening

2022-08-17T06:00:00+01:00

GERMANY: The Land of Hessen has updated its list of closed railways which are considered potentially suitable for reopening, adding seven routes to take the total to 24.

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2022-08-17T04:00:00+01:00

INNOTRANS: A novel sound barrier branded Wavebreaker will be shown to an international audience for the first time at InnoTrans 2022.

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RAISE grants awarded for US transport projects

2022-08-16T12:00:00+01:00

USA: The Department of Transportation has announced the award of $2·2bn of grants for 166 projects to modernise transport infrastructure under the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability & Equity programme.

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