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RENFE is to integrate Karhoo’s taxi booking platform into its ‘RENFE as a Service’ mobile app

Front door to destination with RENFE app

2019-11-08T13:52:00+00:00

SPAIN: National operator RENFE is to integrate Karhoo’s taxi booking platform into its ‘RENFE as a Service’ mobile app, which is being developed with the aim of enabling passengers to book an end-to-end journey across modes including rail, metro, taxi, private hire vehicle and scooter in a single app and ...

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Swiss vote to adopt technical pillar

2019-11-07T10:17:00+00:00

SWITZERLAND: Changes to the Eisenbahnverordnung national railway regulations to embed the requirements of the technical pillar of the EU’s Fourth Railway Package were formally approved by the Federal Council on November 6.

Yamraj, lord of death, has been deployed to discourage people from trespassing on Western Railway’s heavily used suburban lines in Mumbai.

God of death enforces railway safety rules

2019-11-07T10:02:00+00:00

INDIA: Yamraj, lord of death, has been deployed to discourage people from trespassing on Western Railway’s heavily used suburban lines in Mumbai.

Bulgarian freight train.

Bulgarian Railways to create stand-alone passenger and freight divisions

2019-11-06T10:14:00+00:00

BULGARIA: A restructuring of national train operator BDZ EAD which will see its passenger and freight divisions become stand-alone joint stock companies has been agreed with the Ministry of Transport, IT & Communications.

Hyundai Rotem has delivered the first EMU-250 trainset to Korail

Korail takes delivery of first Hyundai Rotem EMU-250 trainset

2019-11-05T17:08:00+00:00

SOUTH KOREA: Hyundai Rotem delivered the first EMU-250 electric trainset with distributed traction to Korail on November 4.

RENFE AVE trainset.

Four bidders seek Spanish train paths

2019-11-04T14:29:00+00:00

SPAIN: Infrastructure manager ADIF has received four requests for capacity to operate passenger services on the ‘general interest’ national network including the main high speed corridors.

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