ON MARCH 3 the President of the City of Madrid inaugurated a 2·8 km extension of metro Line 1, which has been built at a cost of Pts8·9bn. It is the eighth in a series of metro extensions to be opened in the Spanish capital over the last 15 months (Metro Report 98 p46).
Running southeast from the former terminus at Miguel Hern
INDIA: The AT Railway a subsidiary of Amber Enterprises India has signed a joint venture agreement with South Korea’s Yujin Machinery to design, manufacture, and develop critical components for various types of rolling stock used in India. The joint venture will focus on components such as ...
EUROPE: Austrian Federal Railways has put into service the first of its updated Railjet trainsets on services linking Germany, Austria and Italy. Toma Bačić rode on a preview run between München and Verona on April 5.
USA: Project promoter Brightline West held a groundbreaking ceremony on April 22 in Las Vegas to launch its project to build a high speed line from the city to southern California.
