Infrastructure news – Page 229
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NewsYuxi - Mengzi line completed
CHINA: Construction of 141 km line from Yuxi, south of Kunming, to Mengzi on the route to the Vietnamese border was officially completed on August 14. Just over half of the route is on viaducts or in tunnel, reflecting the challenging local topography, and the 4·5bn yuan ...
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NewsCzech infrastructure manager sets out 2015 priorities
CZECH REPUBLIC: Infrastructure manager SZDC has earmarked five priority projects for completion by 2015. All five projects, postponed several times, are part of the modernisation of Corridors 3 and 4. KC1·0bn for reconstruction and resignalling of Beclav station to enhance safety and raise freight speeds. KC1·1bn for remodelling ...
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NewsMining companies back Labrador Trough railway study
CANADA: Canadian National announced on August 10 that five mining companies have committed to support a feasibility study for the construction of an 800 km railway to link iron ore deposits in the Labrador Trough area of northern Québec and Labrador with the Port of Sept-Îles. Cliffs Natural Resources, ...
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NewsFreight bypass funding agreed
GERMANY: A funding agreement has been signed to enable the construction of a 6·2 km railway bypass which will allow freight trains to reach the JadeWeserPort development without passing though the town of Sande. The deep-water container port is scheduled to open in September, bringing an increase in traffic on ...
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NewsSiemens to supply Méchéria - El Bayadh signalling
ALGERIA: Railway development agency ANESRIF has awarded the ESTEL joint venture of Siemens and national railway STNF a contract to supply ETCS Level 1 signalling and telecoms for the 129 km line under construction between Méchéria and El Bayadh. The line is scheduled to open in late 2015, ...
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NewsHonam high speed line signalling contract awarded
SOUTH KOREA: Korea Rail Network Authority has awarded a consortium led by LSIS the signalling and train control contract for the first phase of the 300 km/h Honam high speed line. The 174 km section between Osong and Gwangju Songjeong is under construction for completion by December 2014. A ...
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NewsIraqi Republic Railways commissions control system
IRAQ: Computer-based train control and digital microwave radio communications networks were handed over to Iraqi Republic Railways during a ceremony at the operations control centre in Baghdad Central station on July 18. The 'state-of-the-art' system enables dispatchers to control movements throughout the IRR network. The computer-based train control element comprises ...
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NewsMerMec awarded Algerian ETCS contract
ALGERIA: MerMec has won a contract to provide iCAB 1 ETCS Level 1 trackside equipment for a project to modernise the 55 km Thénia - Tizi Ouzou route. The single-track line is being upgraded and electrified by a consortium of Teixeira Duarte, ETRHB-Haddad, Özgün Insaat and signalling contractor ENYSE with ...
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NewsAll Aboard Florida appoints station planners
USA: Florida East Coast Industries has appointed architects to plan the stations for its proposed 'All Aboard Florida' inter-city service between Miami and Orlando. The $1bn plan for a privately-owned, operated and maintained passenger service using FECI lines and new construction was announced in March, with a target launch ...
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NewsWork starts on LGV Bretagne
FRANCE: RFF President Hubert du Mesnil joined Eiffage Managing Director Pierre Berger, Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and the presidents of the Bretagne and Pays de la Loire regions at Etrelles on July 27 to officially mark the start of work on the 132 km high-speed line that will connect ...
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NewsEtihad Rail issues Stage Two invitations to tender
UAE: Railway project promoter Etihad Rail has issued invitations to tender for the first three contracts for Stage Two of the planned national rail network. Prequalified companies have been invited to bid for two construction contracts, and a third contract covering railway systems and commissioning. The lines to be ...
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NewsPiura railway feasibility study
PERU: A feasibility study for a new railway to carry freight and passenger traffic between Piura and Lambayeque is due to be completed by the end of this year, according to José Antonio Sebastián, Managing Director of the International business at Spanish metre-gauge operator FEVE. On July 19 at the ...
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NewsPPP model to fund Kalimantan coal network
INDONESIA: A declaration to pursue construction of a number of new lines in Kalimantan under a public-private partnership model was signed at a joint meeting of ministers held on July 17. The declaration was signed by representatives of a number of private companies and public authorities, including ...
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NewsCross-border line to reach Vientiane
LAOS: Within a budget of 495m baht, the cross-border railway between Nong Khai in Thailand and Tha Na Laeng in Laos is to be extended to the capital Vientiane, where a station and railway offices would be built. The 7·8 km extension should be completed ‘within two ...
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NewsThree Shinkansen extensions approved
JAPAN: Three more extensions to the country's expanding high speed rail network have been authorised for construction by the government, under a programme which includes the first commercial application of gauge-changing trainsets which have been under development for the past decade. The biggest of the three schemes announced by Transport ...
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NewsPlovdiv – Svilengrad integrated control centre opens
BULGARIA: A centralised traffic control centre has been opened in Plovdiv, marking the latest stage in the long-running modernisation of the main line to Svilengrad, close to the Turkish border. At an inauguration ceremony on July 10, Transport Minister Ivaylo Moskovski said the dispatch facility was the ...
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NewsElectrification programme central to UK government's £9·4bn rail strategy
UK: A rolling programme of electrification is at the centre of the High Level Output Specification which sets out the government's strategic plans for rail investment in 2014-19. The HLOS published on July 16 covers projects planned for Control Period 5, which runs from April 1 2014 to March 31 ...
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NewsEvacuating the Diabolo
BELGIUM: Ahead of the launch of commercial services on June 10, an emergency response rehearsal simulating an onboard train fire in the Diabolo tunnels beneath Brussels Airport took place on May 24. Attended by police, fire and ambulance crews, the rehearsal saw 300 volunteers evacuated from the train via signed ...
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NewsNetwork Rail Consulting launched to target international market
UK: Infrastructure manager Network Rail has launched Network Rail Consulting to provide services outside the UK including strategic planning and advice on asset management, operations, maintenance and major projects. Announcing the launch of NRC on July 9, Network Rail said it intends to form strategic alliances with CH2M Hill and ...
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NewsAlliance cuts cost of Paisley Canal line electrification
UK: An alliance agreement with passenger franchisee ScotRail has 'significantly' reduced the estimated cost of providing 8 km of 25 kV 50 Hz electrification on the single-track line between Corkerhill Depot Junction and Paisley Canal, infrastructure manager Network Rail announced on July 11. The project on the Glasgow suburban ...