All Railway Gazette International articles in July 2019 – Page 40
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European Rail Freight Customers' Platform (ERFCP)
This association of rail freight hauliers and industrial companies presses for an improved and more efficient European rail network better to meet its members’ requirements. AddressRue du Commerce1040 BrusselsBelgiumPhone+32 2 513 9245Fax+32 2 503 4752
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Ferrocarril del Istmo de Tehuantepec SA de CV (FIT)
This line from Medias Aguas to Salina Cruz provides a link between the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean, and has not been privatised because of its strategic importance. It is administered by the Secretariat of Communications & Transport. From August 2007 it was temporarily running the Ferrocarriles Chiapas-Mayab ...
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Ferrocarril del Sureste SA de CV (Ferrosur)
A 50-year concession to operate this railway was awarded in 1998 to the aggregates and heavy construction company Triturados Basalticos y Derivados SA (Tribasa) in consortium with finance house Inbursa (33⅓ %). Serving southeastern Mexico, Ferrosur’s main line links Mexico City with the port of Veracruz and Coatzacoalcos. Ferrosur was ...
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Ferrocarriles Suburbanos SAPI de CV
Mexico City’s first suburban railway was developed by a consortium led by Spanish rolling stock builder CAF. It operates a line north from Buenavista to Cuautitlán opened in 2008 (7 stations). AddressEstacion Terminal BuenavistaAv Insurgentes Norte Sin NumeroDelegación Cuauhtémoc06350 México City DFMexicoPhone+52 55 1946 0760Websitewww.fsuburbanos.com Network data Gauge1435 ...
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Instituto da Mobilidade e dos Transportes Terrestres (IMT)
As technical regulator for inland transport, IMT is responsible for rail infrastructure and rolling stock standards; safety and quality management; monitoring and inspection of services; and supervision and monitoring of contract operations. Its controls access, capacity allocation and infrastructure charges. AddressAv das Forças Armadas 401649-022 LisboaPortugalPhone+351 21 794 9000Fax+351 21 ...
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Daejeon Subway (DJET)
Opened 2006. Single route with 22 stations. The first section of Line 1 opened between Panam in the east via the main station to Government Complex in the centre on March 16 2006 (12·4 km, 12 stations). The line was extended northwest to Banseok on April 17 2007 (10·3 km, ...
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Dakota, Missouri Valley & Western (DMVW)
Since 1990 DMVW has operated sections of the former Soo Line route serving central and southeast North Dakota from Hankinson to Oakes, Bismarck and Max (leased from Canadian Pacific), together with the 121 km branch from Geneseo into South Dakota at Aberdeen. It also operates a geographically isolated line in ...
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Entreprise du Metro d’Alger
‘Y’-shaped metro network serving 19 stations, plus light rail line serving 37 stops; both opened 2011. See Alger network map. Metro construction started 1989; initial section (9·5 km, 10 stations) opened in November 2011, with extension east to El Harrach on July 5, 2015 (4·0 km, 4 stations). The northern ...
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Dalian Rapid Transit (DRT)
Opened 2002, China’s sixth metro. Network now comprises six routes (of which three are suburban) with 99 stations, plus a tramway. See Dalian network map. Inter-urban metro Line 3 was Dalian’s first line, opening on November 8 2002 (49·1 km, 12 stations), with the northern branch opening in 2008 (14·3 ...
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Dalnevostochnaya Railway
The Dalnevostochnaya (Far Eastern) Railway is a regional railway forming part of Russian Railways serving the Far Eastern Federal District. It comprises four divisions based at Khabarovsk, Vladivostok, Komsomolsk and Tynda. AddressMuravyeva-Amurskogo ul 20680000 KhabarovskRussiaPhone+7 4212 384400Fax+7 4212 384848Emailinfo@rzd.ruWebsitewww.dvgd.ru Network data Gauge1520 mmLength6 000 km
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Le Tramway du Pays d’Aubagne et de l’Étoile
Single light rail line opened 2014 serving seven stops. This short route from the town’s mainline station southwest to Le Charrel opened on September 1 2014. Adoption of a municipal tariff-free fare policy in 2009 meant the line opened free to use for all passengers. Two later phases including a ...
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Döllnitzbahn GmbH (DBG)
The Oschatz–Mügeln–Kemmlitz/Glossen route was taken over by DBG in 1993. This former-DR narrow-gauge line lies 50 km east of Leipzig and is the remaining section of a once extensive network opened in 1884. It is operated by Deutsche Regionaleisenbahn GmbH. AddressBahnhofstraße 2A04769 MügelnGermanyPhone+49 34362 32343Fax+49 34362 32447Emailinfo@doellnitzbahn.deWebsitewww.doellnitzbahn.de Traffic ...
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DC Streetcar (Washington DC)
Single line opened 2016 serving 8 stops. See Washington DC network map.Expected to cease operation by the end of March 2026. The H/Benning Line opened February 27 2016 (3·9 km, 8 stops), from Union Station east to Oklahoma Ave/Benning Rd. A 3·2 km extension across the Anacostia river east to ...
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Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado (EFE)
First line opened 1851. Now partly privatised, the system comprises three autonomous operating regions: FC del Sur, Merval (Valparaiso–Limache suburban) and FC de Pasajeros (long-distance passenger). The route length figures are for lines in service; a further 1130 km is not operated. AddressMorandé 115 Planta baja y Piso 6SantiagoChilePhone+56 2 ...
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Empresa de Transporte de Pasajeros Metro SA (Metro de Santiago)
First line opened 1975. Network of 7 lines with 125 stations. See Santiago network map. Initial phases of Santiago’s metro used rubber-tyre guideways. The first section to open was Line 1 from San Pablo to La Moneda on September 15 1975 (8·2 km, 12 stations), with Line 2 and further ...