Colombia railway news – Page 2

  • Ferrocarril del Pacifico had started operations in 2012.
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    Pacific concession could revert to state

    2017-08-07T15:34:37Z

    COLOMBIA: During the course of a public hearing held on August 3, national infrastructure agency ANI declared the concession held by Ferrocarril del Pacífico SAS to have lapsed. The concession covers the upgrading, maintenance and operation of freight services on the Buenaventura — Cali, Cali — La Felisa and Zarzal ...

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    Colombia awards upgrade contract

    2017-05-17T11:03:07Z

    COLOMBIA: National infrastructure agency ANI announced on May 16 that it had awarded the Ibines Férreo consortium a contract worth 153∙4bn pesos to upgrade two sections of the national network totalling 890∙9 km. Ibines Férreo comprises Iberovias (40%), Infraestructura Nacional (25%), Integral Compañía (25%) and Espina y Delfin Colombia (10%). ...

  • Tendering starts for Bogotá — Belencito
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    Tendering starts for Bogotá — Belencito

    2017-01-26T14:11:12Z

    COLOMBIA: National infrastructure agency ANI has begun tendering for a contract worth up to 720m pesos to operate the 257 km Bogotá — Belencito route. Proposals are due to be submitted by 10.00 on February 7. Bidders are expected to include Dracol Líneas Férreas which has operated the 914 mm ...

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    Bogotá transport funding announced

    2017-01-24T16:12:38Z

    COLOMBIA: The government has approved 15bn pesos for urban transport projects serving Bogotá, including metro and suburban routes. The investment package aims to double the number of passengers served by public transport in the Bogotá region. The metro is to receive 12·82bn pesos. Mayor Enrique Peñalosa said that tenders ...

  • CAF has won follow-on orders to supply additional metro cars to existing customers in Chile and Colombia.
    Metro Report International

    Santiago and Medellín order more CAF cars

    2016-12-22T06:00:00Z

    SOUTH AMERICA: CAF announced on December 21 that it had won follow-on orders to supply additional metro cars to existing customers in Chile and Colombia. Metro de Santiago has approved a contract for four additional driverless trainsets. This is an add-on to a €160m order signed in late 2013 which ...

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    Medellín metro orders more CAF cars

    2015-07-03T08:51:00Z

    COLOMBIA: Spanish rolling stock manufacturer CAF announced on July 2 that it had signed an €89m contract with Empresa de Transporte Masivo Valle de Aburrá to supply 20 three-car trainsets for the Medellín metro. CAF said that the order has been placed in response to growing passenger numbers, and ...

  • The existing locomotives and rolling stock are beyond repair, so a new fleet will be needed.
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    Colombian railway revival gets underway

    2014-02-10T11:01:00Z

    COLOMBIA: As part of a strategy to remove damaging heavy freight traffic from the roads, the government has awarded contracts for rehabilitation of two sections of the 914 mm gauge rail network which have been out of use since the 1980s. Work by local contractors to return the lines to ...

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    Bogotá metro design contract signed

    2013-06-03T06:00:00Z

    COLOMBIA: A joint venture of local company Cano Jiménez and Spanish consultancies Euroestudios and Idom Ingeniería has signed a 70bn pesos contract to undertake engineering design for Line 1 of the Bogotá metro. The 26·5 km route with 28 stations would run mainly underground across the city centre from ...

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    Colombian rail consultancy partnership agreed

    2013-01-14T14:43:00Z

    COLOMBIA: Canadian rail consultancy Canarail and Bogotá-based railway engineering and consulting firm A de G Ingeniería have agreed an exclusive partnership for the Colombian market. Announcing the agreement on January 8, Canarail said the Colombian government intends to invest $21bn in developing rail infrastructure over the next 10 years, and ...