High speed and freight corridors announced in budget as Indian Railways capex hiked again
INDIA: Proposals for seven more high speed lines and another dedicated freight corridor were announced on February 1, when the government’s 2026-27 budget allocated record support for capital investment across the national rail network.
First phase of Beijing Tongzhou underground rail complex opens
CHINA: The first element of Beijing Tongzhou railway station has opened in the east of the capital, marking the completion of Beijing’s eight stations and two airports plan.
Work starts on Toronto commuter rail expansion project
CANADA: The government of Ontario has held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Bowmanville Extension of the Toronto area’s GO Transit commuter rail network.
Roma metro Line C extension contract awarded
ITALY: Roma municipality has awarded the Metro C Scpa consortium a €776m contract covering the design and construction of Section T1 of Line C.
Teleste to supply LED displays for Belgian stations
BELGIUM: Infrastructure manager Infrabel has awarded Teleste an extendable four-year framework contract to supply passenger information displays for stations across the country.
Italy: RFI deploys AI, drones and robots as part of monitoring suite expansion
Italian infrastructure manager RFI is expanding its ability to inspect and intervene on its network through autonomous and data-driven technology. Toma Bačić reports.
Hong Kong: MTR completes East Rail Line’s complex retrofit
Nigerian Railway Corp is out of intensive care and ‘ready to fly’
Vingroup withdraws cross-country proposal to focus on regional high speed projects
Metro Maintenance: Investigating degradation in tight curves
Work starts to reopen railway to Contrexéville using novel delivery model
Infrastructure: Creating a 'living replica' of the Severn Tunnel
Rail defects come under scrutiny as Spanish high speed crash investigations continue
Armenia and USA agree plan for TRIPP Corridor
West Midlands Metro expansion contracts awarded
USA: Committed voters and sound planning keep Seattle’s light rail growing
Asset Maintenance: Cracking the nut of rising costs
Investment: Belfast summit reflects all-island rail momentum
HS2 contractor prepares to complete Birmingham’s ‘Bellingham Bridge’
Iran completes Mianeh – Ardabil railway construction
Alstom completes its largest-ever single UK resignalling project
Kuala Lumpur – Johor Bahru electric services start
Daegu underground suburban railway construction starts
‘The future of rail in Bayern is electric’ says minister