Passenger rail news – Page 22
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Metro Report InternationalAdaray suburban rail service launched
TURKEY: Republic Day on October 29 was marked by launch of Adaray suburban services between the city of Adapazarı and Arifiye, over an 8·5 km branch from the Istanbul – Ankara main line. Trains call at seven stations including four new single-platform stations built for the ...
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Rail Business UKTrain operators’ revenue protection to be reviewed following ‘egregious’ prosecutions
UK: Secretary of State for Transport Louise Haigh has asked the Office of Rail & Road to undertake an independent review of the way train operators tackle suspected fare evasion.
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Metro Report InternationalVoters reject Salzburg S-Link rail project
AUSTRIA: Voters in the Salzburg area have rejected a proposal to build a 15 km partly underground light rail line, which will not now go ahead. The S-Link would have run from Salzburg’s main station to the city centre, and then on to the suburb of ...
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NewsMount Fuji light rail study highlights steep challenges
JAPAN: An interim report by Yamanashi Prefecture into a proposal to build a light rail line serving Mount Fuji has raised a series of questions about the infrastructure and rolling stock needed for a railway with gradients likely to be as steep as 8∙8%. Published in ...
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NewsDouble-deck Cityjet EMU to increase capacity in eastern Austria
AUSTRIA: Austrian Federal Railways unveiled the first Stadler Kiss double-deck electric multiple-unit for Cityjet-branded local and regional services in a ceremony at St Pölten on November 6 The 160 km/h EMU which had previously been on show at InnoTrans 2024 in Berlin has 591 seats and ...
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NewsDB stops ICE5 high speed train procurement
GERMANY: Deutsche Bahn has stopped its planned procurement of the fifth generation of InterCity Express high speed trainsets. On November 8 the operator told Railway Gazette International it had not received any offers meeting the tender requirements within the specified deadline. A DB spokesperson said ‘we are ...
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NewsProtests and resignation follow fatal collapse of station canopy
SERBIA: Minister of Construction, Transportation & Infrastructure Goran Vesić resigned on November 5 in the wake of street protests which followed the fatal collapse of a canopy at Novi Sad station. The 35 m concrete canopy on the outer façade of the building collapsed at around ...
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NewsVR wins Öresundståg operating contract
SWEDEN: The VR Sverige subsidiary of Finland’s national operator has won the next contract to operate Öresundståg services from Göteborg, Kalmar and Karlskrona to Malmö and across the Øresund Bridge to Denmark. The tender was called by Öresundståg AB, which is jointly owned by the ...
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NewsBashteel hub in Greater Cairo opens
EGYPT: President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi inaugurated Bashteel main line station in Giza, west of Cairo, on October 12. Also referred to as the Upper Egypt hub, Bashteel has been built to relieve the congested hub at Ramses, located to the east in the city centre. ...
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NewsDublin commuter rail enhancement design contract awarded
IRELAND: Iarnród Éireann has awarded AtkinsRéalis a contract to provide design services for the DART+ West and South West projects, which are part of the DART+ programme to expand the Dublin Area Rapid Transit network of electrified commuter rail services. The Phase 5a contracts involve reviewing previous ...
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NewsMetro-North unveils bi-mode locos to increase electric operation
USA: New York MTA has unveiled the first of the Siemens Mobility SC42-DM Charger electro-diesel locomotives which will enable it to increase the use of electric traction on Metro-North Railroad commuter services. The operator’s existing batch of GE P32AC-DM locos use electric power only in the ...
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NewsEurostar confirms date for return of direct Amsterdam – London trains
EUROPE: Direct trains between Amsterdam Centraal and London will be reinstated from February 10 2025, with the opening of a higher capacity departure terminal for passengers on Eurostar’s cross-Channel service. Through services were suspended from June 15 because remodelling works meant there was no space for ...
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NewsNJ Transit unveils first Multilevel III double-deck EMU car
USA: The first of NJ Transit’s Multilevel III double-deck electric multiple-unit cars was unveiled by New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy at the operator’s Meadows Maintenance Complex in Kearny on October 30.
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NewsCluj-Napoca cross-city rail project progresses
ROMANIA: Cluj-Napoca city council approved the results of a feasibility study into a 48·8 km suburban rail scheme linking Bonțida with Gârbău via the city’s main station. An application for EU funds is to be lodged before the end of the year, Mayor Emil Boc told ...
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News‘Sleep in Motion’ night train concept launched
EUROPE: A ‘groundbreaking’ concept for high-capacity overnight trains has been unveiled by Škoda Group. Developed by designers in the Austrian arm of the company, the ‘Sleep in Motion’ proposal features a double-deck coach with pairs of single-berth cubicles stacked one above the other on each side of ...
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NewsHigh speed lines add to National Day celebrations
CHINA: The 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic on October 1 saw three days of public holidays marked by the opening of several high speed lines. On September 29 a section of the 350 km/h Chongqing – Kunming high-speed corridor opened between Chongqing ...
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NewsNorway plans interim operating contracts to revise passenger rail procurement
NORWAY: The Ministry of Transport has asked railway agency Jernbanedirektoratet to directly award state operator Vy an interim contract to run Lot 1 Sør passenger services for up to five years from the expiry of the current contract with Go-Ahead Group in December 2027. This interim ...
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NewsSBB unveils first modernised ICN trainset
SWITZERLAND: The first of the 44 ICN tilting inter-city trainsets to be refurbished was unveiled by Swiss Federal Railways on October 24. Following testing, the seven-car RABDe 500 trainset is expected to re-enter service this year. The fleet was built by Adtranz and Fiat-SIG, later Bombardier ...
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NewsState railways fined for colluding against open access operator
EUROPE: The European Commission has fined the Czech and Austrian national train operators a total of €48·7m for colluding to prevent new entrant RegioJet from acquiring second-hand rolling stock to support its growth in the Czech Republic and on the Praha – Wien route. ...
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Rail Business UKBlind passengers offered accessibility app access at all GTR stations
UK: Govia Thameslink Railway now offers free use of a smartphone app designed to enhance accessibility for blind and partially sighted passengers at all 236 of its managed stations. The Aira Explorer app allows users to place a video call with a trained adviser who looks ...