The European Investment Bank (EIB) this week released the first tranche of funding – €875m – to start work on Portugal’s first high-speed railway between Porto and Lisbon. The loan…

The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) is suing the Trump administration over what it called the administration’s “illegal termination” of around $4bn in federal grants awarded during the Biden administration…

As the Trump administration threatened this week to cancel around $4bn in funding for California’s under-construction high-speed railway, a survey showed 67% of voters in the state support the project.…

South Korea’s railway operator, Korea National Railway (KNR), has agreed to advise the company behind Poland’s national transportation upgrade – Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK) – on high-speed rail. CPK will…

Poland’s Central Port Communication (CPK) – a megaproject to reshape its transport network with a new international airport and a nationwide high-speed rail network – has awarded a consortium led…

Morocco’s national rail operator said yesterday that it would spend $2.9bn on some 168 trains from Spanish, French and Korean suppliers, Reuters reports.  ONCF said the equipment would be supplied…

Justin Trudeau has announced that a 1,000km high-speed rail link will be built in the centre of the country, linking Toronto and Quebec City. The service, to be known as…

Bouygues subsidiary Colas has won three contracts worth a total of €430m on Morocco’s high-speed railway between Kenitra and Marrakech. Two Colas subsidiaries will carry out the work. Grands Travaux…

Thailand’s cabinet formally approved the second phase of its high-speed railway to China through Laos on Tuesday, committing 340 billion baht, about $10bn, in funding, Bangkok Post reports. Phase 2…

Thailand says its $13bn high-speed railway to China through Laos will enter service in 2030, South China Morning Post reports.  A government spokesperson said the line would be “an opportunity…

Construction has begun on the US’ first true high-speed rail line, a 351km link between Las Vegas and Southern California. The $12bn Brightline West, which will travel at speeds of…

Brightline West, the company building a high-speed rail line between Los Angeles and Las Vegas, is planning to begin work on its line next year, according to the Las Vegas…

CPK, the company developing Poland’s $8bn integrated transport hub, has named the companies that will design a high-speed rail component of the project, Polish newspaper RP reports. Based around a…