All Railway Gazette International articles in July 2019 – Page 84
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MyHSR Corp Sdn Bhd
This company was set up to manage a project to build a 350 km high-speed line between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. Following an election in Malaysia in 2018, the two governments announced they would suspend the project until May 2020, later extended until December, whilst various aspects were reworked. Having ...
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Rapid Rail Sdn Bhd (Kuala Lumpur)
Rangkaian Pengangkutan Integrasi Deras Kuala Lumpur Sdn Bhd (Rapid KL)
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Port Bienville Railroad (PBVR)
This Class III short line owned by Hancock County (MS) and serves the Port Bienville industrial park about 60 km east of New Orleans. It provides interchange with CSX Transportation at Ansley. AddressPO Box 2267Bay St Louis, MS 39521USAPhone+1 228 533 7788Fax+1 228 533 7644Emailrailroad@portandharbour.comWebsitewww.portandharbour.com Network data Gauge1435 ...
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Tranvía Bilbao
Opened 2002; single route serving 16 stops. See Bilbao network map. Basque regional railway operator Euskotren operates the Bilbao tramway, which uses a combination of new construction and former Euskotren railway alignment. The first section was opened from Atxuri north to Uribitarte in December 2002, and extended in stages westward ...
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Metro de Bilbao
First section opened 1995. Network of 3 lines serving 49 stations. See Bilbao network map. The initial route, comprising a 5 km city-centre tunnel link from Casco Viejo to an existing metre-gauge suburban line to Plentzia, was opened in November 1995 (26·4 km, 24 stations); this was extended southeast from ...
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Reading Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad (RBMN)
This freight railway incorporates the Blue Mountain & Reading Railroad. It comprises three sections of former Conrail route acquired in 1983, 1990 and 1996. It also purchased a 2 km section of the Towanda Monroeton Shippers Lifeline Railroad in early 2010, and operates the remaining TMSLR route. In May 2021 ...
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Surface Transportation Board (STB)
STB was created in 1996 and is the successor agency to the Interstate Commerce Commission. It is an economic regulatory agency charged with resolving railway rate and service disputes and reviewing proposed railway mergers. Until September 2016 it was administratively affiliated with the Department of Transportation, but is now a ...
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Rail Safety & Standards Board Ltd (RSSB)
RSSB builds industry-wide consensus and facilitates resolution of difficult cross-industry issues. The company provides knowledge, analysis, technical expertise, information and risk management tools. RSSB manages a programme of research and development on behalf of government and the railway industry. The programme is funded by the Department for Transport and aims ...
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Railway Executive Board, Libya
This department is supervising construction of the country’s railway through the Office for Implementation of Railway Projects. AddressPO Box 41748Al KhemesLibyaPhone+218 21 480 1165Fax+218 21 480 1162Emailinfo@railroads.org.lyWebsitewww.railroads.org.ly
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Ministry of Public Works, Services & Housing, Bolivia
Ministerio de Obras Públicas, Servicios y Vivienda (MOPSV)
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Ministry of Communications & Transport, Bosnia & Herzegovina
The Minister’s responsibilities extend to all modes of transport. As a result of the Dayton peace agreement, rail transport is provided by two entities: Željeznice Federacije Bosne i Hercogovine in the Bosnia-Herzegovina Federation; Željeznice Republike Srpske in the Republika Srpska. AddressTrg Bosne I Herzegovine 1/IV71000 SarajevoBosnia & ...
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Ministry of Transport & Communications, Botswana
The ministry has responsibility for transport policy, and supervising transport parastatals including Botswana Railways. The predecessor to the current ministry was established in 1984 as part of preparations for rail infrastructure that was then owned and operated by the National Railways of Zimbabwe being transferred to Botswana in 1987. AddressWest ...
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Verkehrsbetriebe Brandenburg an der Havel GmbH (VBBr)
First tram route opened 1897; conventional tramway has three routes serving 41 stops. AddressUpstallstraße 1814772 Brandenburg an der HavelBrandenburgGermanyPhone+49 3381 534210Fax+49 3381 534201Emailinfo@vbbr.deWebsitewww.vbbr.de Traffic Passenger journeys8·5 million (all modes)Information year2018 Network data Gauge1000 mmLength17·7 kmElectrification17·7 km - 600 V DCRolling stock20 LRV/tram cars
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Companhia do Metropolitano do Distrito Federal (Metrô-DF, Brasília)
First line opened 2001; network comprises 2 lines with 25 stations. The metro was inaugurated on March 31 2001. Extensions to all branches of the ‘Y’-shaped network are projected, along with four infill stations. A 3·6 km extension southwest from Samambaia to Av. Sul received funding in early January 2025. ...
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Regionalverband Großraum Braunschweig (RGB)
ZGB plans, co-ordinates and finances public transport in the Braunschweig area. AddressFrankfurter Straße 238122 BraunschweigGermanyPhone+49 531 242620Fax+49 531 242 6242Emailinfo@regionalverband-braunschweig.deWebsitewww.regionalverband-braunschweig.de
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Ministry of Infrastructure, Brazil
The Ministry is responsible for formulating, implementing and monitoring national transport policy and planning. It is responsible for railways, roads merchant marine, inland waterways and inland ports. Its agencies include: National Transport Infrastructure Department (DNIT), National Land Transport Agency (Agência Nacional de Transportes Terrestres, ANTT), National Water Transport Agency (ANTAQ), ...
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Verkehrsverbund Bremen/Niedersachsen GmbH (VBN)
VBN co-ordinates provision of public transport in Bremen and surrounding areas. AddressWilly-Brandt-Straße 728215 BremenGermanyPhone+49 421 59600Fax+49 421 5960 199Emailinfo@vbn.deWebsitewww.vbn.de
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Zweckverband Verkehrsverbund Bremen/Niedersachsen (ZVBN)
ZVBN plans, co-ordinates and finances public transport in the Bremen area. AddressWilly-Brandt-Platz 728215 BremenGermanyPhone+49 421 460 5290Fax+49 421 460 52999Emailinfo@zvbn.deWebsitewww.zvbn.de