All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 21
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NewsEveryone onboard to finance US$800m 'electric centipede' tram-train project
COSTA RICA: An international financing package has been agreed to fully-fund the US$800m launch of two electrified tram-train routes in the San José metropolitan area.
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NewsUruguay sets out five-year rail investment plan
URUGUAY: Transport Minister Lucía Etcheverry has presented rail investment initiatives for next five-year period to parliament’s budget committee.
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NewsLithuania’s first Flirt electric train delivered to LTG Link
LITHUANIA: The first of the Flirt electric multiple-units ordered by national passenger operator LTG Link was delivered to Vilnius on the night of October 12-13, arriving from Stadler’s Polish factory by road because of its wide profile and 1 520 mm gauge.
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NewsMosaiq transport data insight software goes local
INTERNATIONAL: Snapper Services has introduced multilingual versions of its Mosaiq suite of public transport data analysis software.
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NewsMetro-North introduces faster trains to Poughkeepsie as bi-mode Chargers enter service
USA: Faster ’super-express’ services started running on MTA Metro-North Railroad’s 120 km Hudson Line between Poughkeepsie and New York’s Grand Central Terminal on October 6.
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NewsSerbia launches 200 km/h train services on rebuilt Novi Sad – Subotica line
SERBIA: The section of the Beograd – Budapest main line between Novi Sad, Subotica and the Hungarian border near Kelebija has reopened following a major rebuilding and realignment to allow 200 km/h running.
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NewsPerth’s modernised Armadale Line extended to Byford
AUSTRALIA: Celebrations marked the reopening of the full length of Perth’s Armadale Line following an extensive modernisation and the extension of Transperth suburban services to the fast-growing residential area of Byford.
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NewsDB to expand half-hourly network with December 2025 timetable change
GERMANY: Deutsche Bahn’s December timetable change will bring a near-doubling of destinations served by half-hourly ICE services.
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NewsUrban transport industry news round-up
This week’s round-up of news from the urban transport sector.
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NewsMarcopolo Rail to supply DMUs for Teresina suburban rail
BRAZIL: Marcopolo Rail has signed a contract to supply three DMUs for the 16 km metre-gauge suburban network serving Teresina, capital of Piauí state.
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NewsMetro extension to provide København development area with efficient transport ‘from day one’
DENMARK: Metroselskabet has awarded a design and build contract for an extension of København Line M4 to serve the capital’s largest development area.
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NewsGroundbreaking launches latest Hanoi metro project
VIETNAM: The Hanoi People’s Committee hosted a ceremony on October 9 to launch construction of metro Line 2.
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NewsRATP Dev selected for Normandie passenger train operating contract
FRANCE: The Normandie région has selected RATP Dev as preferred bidder for a contract to operate its first tendered package of regional passenger train services.
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NewsVR Sverige selected for Swedish train operating contract
SWEDEN: Transport authority Mälardalstrafik has selected the VR Sverige subsidiary of Finland’s national train operator VR as preferred bidder for a contract to operate Mälartåg passenger services.
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NewsFinnish rolling stock owning company transfer agreed
FINLAND: National train operator VR Group is to transfer the entire shareholding of its rolling stock subsidiary Suomen Ostoliikennekalusto to direct state ownership on November 1.
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NewsADB financing backs Indore metro’s inclusive urban mobility aims
INDIA: The Asian Development Bank has approved a US$190m loan to support the development of an 8·6 km underground section of the Indore metro project.
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NewsLego Fehmarn Belt Tunnel aims to inspire construction careers
DENMARK: An exhibition at the Legoland theme park in Billund shows how the 18 km immersed tunnel for the Fehmarn Belt fixed link is being constructed.
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NewsEurope’s Rail launches €245m call for research proposals
EUROPE: The Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking has launched its latest call for proposals, with €148·2m of EU funding available towards research projects worth €245m.