Rail infrastructure news
The latest global news about railway infrastructure, construction and maintenance projects, contracts and technology.
ASFA Digital infrastructure contract awarded
SPAIN: National infrastructure manager ADIF has awarded a €50·3m contract to a joint venture of Indra (75%) and Instalaciones y Técnicas Eléctricas Asturianas (25%) for the installation of ASFA Digital trackside equipment as part of its programme to update and expand automatic train protection across the 1 668 mm gauge conventional network.
North Macedonia approves line towards the Albanian border
NORTH MACEDONIA: A proposal to extend the 103 km Skopje – Kičevo line 62·6 km southwards to Struga as the first phase of a railway corridor to Albania was appoved by the government on September 22.
North Carolina to buy line for proposed passenger service
USA: North Carolina Department of Transportation has been awarded a $47·5m Consolidated Rail Infrastructure & Safety Improvements federal grant to support the acquisition of a CSX corridor between Raleigh and Ridgeway near the border with Virginia.
Rail Broadcast Week reaches a global audience
INTERNATIONAL: Around 1 700 registered viewers across the globe participated in Railway Gazette Group’s inaugural Rail Broadcast Week from September 21 to 25 2020.
FRA approvals pave way for Texas high speed line construction
USA: Construction of the Texas Central high speed line linking Houston with Dallas is expected to start in the coming months following completion of the regulatory approval process.
Sighișoara – Brașov route modernisation contract awarded
ROMANIA: National railway CFR SA has awarded the Asocierea RailWorks consortium of Alstom and civil and railway works partners Aktor, Arcada and Euroconstruct the Lot 2 Caţa – Apaţa contract to modernise a 28 km section of the 128 km Sighișoara – Brașov route.
Serbia – Montenegro line upgrade planning agreement
Composite footbridge under development
Processing track survey data
Monterrey commuter rail study
Cabinet approves Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor to decongest Delhi
Inland Rail first phase completed
East Swanson rail terminal agreed
German branch line reopening rejected
Environmental approval marks milestone in California’s truncated high speed programme
11 700 km of electrification plus battery and hydrogen trains in traction decarbonisation strategy
Interim report sets out earthwork management plans following Stonehaven derailment
FRA updates track inspection rule
Jerusalem – Tel Aviv electrification completed
Bangkok's Three Airports rail link delayed
High Speed 2 main works construction officially begins
Ceneri Base Tunnel inaugurated
Tamworth Intermodal Rail Line funding announced
Rail receives €4·7bn in French recovery spending package