All Railway Gazette International articles in July 2019 – Page 52
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JSC High Speed Rail Lines
HS Rail was established to promote the development of high speed lines. These include HSR1 from Moskva to St Petersburg and HSR2 from Moskva to Vladimir, Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan and Yekaterinburg. HS Rail is a Russian Railways subsidiary company. Address48 Myasnitskaya Street107078 MoskvaRussiaPhone+7 495 660 7870Fax+7 495 660 7871Emailinfo@hsrail.ruWebsitewww.hsrail.ru
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Hisatsu Orange Railway
Following opening of the Kyushu shinkansen in 2004, the portion of the 1 067 mm gauge Kagoshima main line of JR Kyushu between Yatsushiro and Sendai via Shin-Minamata and Izumi was reorganised as a third-sector railway. The Hisatu line connects at both ends with JR Kyushu’s Kagoshima main line. At ...
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Hohhot Metro
Opened 2019, Hohhot is China’s 40th metro. Two-line network serving 43 stations. The capital of Inner Mongolia gained approval to build an initial two-line metro network in 2015. East-west Line 1 opened on December 29 2019 (23·2 km, 20 stations). It runs from the airport at Bayan in the east ...
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Hojo Railway
This third sector company took over JNR’s branch line from Ao to Hojomachi in 1985. There is interchange with JR West’s Kakogawa line and Kobe Electric Railway at Ao. Address28-2 Hojo-machiKasai-shi Hyogo-ken 675-2312JapanPhone+81 790 42 0036Fax+81 790 42 6054Emailhoujyou-rw@white.plala.or.jpWebsitewww.hojorailway.jp Traffic Passenger journeys0.358 millionPassenger-km3.8 millionInformation year2014 Network ...
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Hokuriku Railway
Operates two disconnected radial lines out of Kanazawa, Ishikawa prefecture: Asanogawa Line (6·8 km): runs north from Hokutetsu-Kanazawa, alongside JR West’s main station, to Uchinada on the coast; Ishikawa Line (13·8 km): runs west from Nomachi (Kanazawa) station, south of the city centre, to Nishi-Kanazawa (JR West interchange) and ...
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Iowa Pacific Holdings LLC
This company filed for bankruptcy in March 2021. Its constituent businesses and assets are currently being sold off.The details below reflect the position pre-2020. Iowa Pacific operates several US shortlines: Chicago Terminal Railroad (42 km) Massachusetts Coastal Railroad (149 km) Mount Hood Railroad (41 km) Rusk Palestine ...
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John Holland Rail
On January 15, 2012, this subsidiary of John Holland took over management and operation of the nine routes comprising the Country Regional Network in New South Wales under a 10-year contract from Transport for NSW. AddressPO Box 215Parramatta, NSW 2124AustraliaPhone+61 1300 661 390Fax+61 1300 785 843Emailcrnenquiry@jhg.com.auWebsitewww.jhrcrn.com.au Company size ...
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Hondo Railway LLC (HRR)
Formed in 2006, half of HRR’s trackage is leased from South Texas Liquid Terminal Inc, whose works at Hondo, Medina County, it serves. HRR carries ethanol, food, agricultural and industrial products. Address915 Carter AvenueHondo, TX 78861USAPhone+1 210 507 6785Emailinfo@hondorailway.comWebsitewww.hondorailway.com Network data Gauge1435 mmLength8 kmRolling stock2 Diesel locomotives
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Horlivka Tramway
First line opened in 1932. Network expanded to operate as 4 routes serving 44 stops. Ongoing conflict in the region has resulted in damage to the system. AddressUl Besposchadnogo 51338019 HorlivkaDonetsk OblastUkrainePhone+380 6242 53868 Network data Gauge1524 mmLength24 kmElectrification24 km - 600 V DCRolling stock14 LRV/tram cars
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Housatonic Railroad (HRRC)
Established in 1983, the HRRC runs south from Pittsfield (MA) to Danbury (CT), over former Boston & Maine trackage. A second route runs west from Derby via Danbury, continuing northwest across the New York State line and with trackage rights over Metro-North track to Brewster, Poghquag, Hopewell Jc, Fishkill ...
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Huaian Tram
Single tram line opened 2015 with 23 stops. This northwest-southeast route runs from Huai’an Gymnasium to South Gate (20·1 km, 23 stops). Work begain in February 2014 with the line opened on 28 December 2015. LRVs recharge their on-board energy storage at stops. AddressHuai’an, Jiangsu ProvinceChinaWebsitewww.hatram.com Traffic ...
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L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Ltd
Opened 2017, India’s 10th metro. Three lines, serving 57 stations. See Hyderabad network map. The metro’s Phase 1 network comprises three elevated metro lines (total 72 km, 64 stations) using CBTC signalling, built by public-private partnership Larsen & Toubro Metro Rail and operated by Hyderabad Metro Rail Ltd. On November ...
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Ibara Railway
This third-sector railway was opened in 1999. It runs parallel but inland to the Sanyo shinkansen from Kannabe (Hiroshima prefecture) on JR West’s Fukuen line to Kyone (Okayama prefecture), continuing for 3·4 km over JR West’s Hakubi line to Soja for connection to the Kibi Line. A few trains run ...