Central & South America rail industry news

Latest railway industry news from the Central and South America, including operations, infrastructure, rolling stock and policy.

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US$5bn ‘Chile On Rails’ strategy unveiled

2019-09-09T12:38:00+01:00

CHILE: President Sebastian Piñera has announced an ambitious US$5bn ‘Chile On Rails’ strategy which includes 25 investment projects covering 1 000 km of railway.

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Work to resume on Transnordestina

2019-08-30T14:35:00+01:00

BRAZIL: Construction of the huge Transnordestina project in northeastern Brazil was due to resume at the end of August, Governor of Piauí state Wellington Dias announced during the Forum on Regional Infrastructure held in Teresina on August 22.

The 876 route-km network linking Bogota, Belencito, La Dorada and Chiriguná reopened last year after eight years of disuse.

Red Férrea de Atlántico operational support contract awarded

2019-08-23T11:00:00+01:00

COLOMBIA: National infrastructure authority ANI has awarded Spanish engineering and technology consultancy Airtificial a €1·5m contract to optimise operations on the Red Férrea de Atlántico.

CRRC Changchun has supplied two builds of four-car EMUs for use in Rio de Janeiro. Photo: SuperVia/Henrique Freire

Japanese take over Rio suburban network

2019-08-16T14:58:33+01:00

BRAZIL: A consortium of Mitsui and West Japan Railway has purchased a majority stake in Rio de Janeiro suburban operator SuperVia, at a reported cost of around ¥20bn.

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Rumo signs Ferrovie Norte-Sul concession

2019-08-06T14:51:20+01:00

BRAZIL: President Jair Bolsonaro and Minister of Infrastructure Tarcísio Gomes de Freitas were the principal guests at a ceremony marking signature of a 30-year concession on July 31 for Rumo SA to operate and maintain the 1 537 km southern section of the 1 600 mm gauge Ferrovia Norte-Sul linking ...

FlixMobility has completed a Series F funding round. FlixMobility plans to use the equity raised to support the growth of its FlixTrain services in Germany and expansion into other EU countries; it has already applied for paths in France and Sweden.

FlixTrain raises funding for expansion

2019-07-24T07:28:00+01:00

INTERNATIONAL: FlixMobility has completed a Series F funding round co-led by growth equity firms TCV and Permira, with long-time investor HV Holtzbrinck Ventures also participating through a joint investment with the European Investment Bank.

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