News EIB lends €827m for Czech Republic rail upgrades The European Investment Bank (EIB) will make €827m available for spending on the Czech Republic’s rail sector; a €527m will be spent on the network and €300m on train upgrades.…
News Siemens, Leonhard Weiss win €2.8bn upgrade contract from Deutsche Bahn German national rail operator Deutsche Bahn (DB) has awarded a long-term volume framework contract worth €2.8bn to upgrade the network’s digital control and safety systems to a consortium of Siemens…
News Colas wins contracts worth €430m on Morocco’s new high-speed railway 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…
News Austin wants a team to design and build a light railway Austin, Texas is looking for a construction team to design and build its first light rail system. The body in charge, Austin Transit Partnership (ATP), wants work on a 10-mile…
News Thai cabinet approves phase 2 of high-speed line to China 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…
News Alstom hired to make Madrid metro line driverless French rail engineer Alstom has signed a contract with Metro de Madrid to create the city’s first driverless route. Line 6, the one chosen, runs for 24km and accommodates 400,000…
News Tanzania picks Chinese contractors to build $2.2bn rail link to Burundi Tanzania has signed a $2.2bn deal with two Chinese firms to build a standard gauge rail link between the port of Dar es Salaam and a nickel mine in Burundi,…
News Thailand to finish $13bn high-speed line to China in 2030 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…
News Australia to invest $620m on Sydney transport An investment of US$620m (A$1bn) has been announced for building a transit corridor from the suburb of Liverpool to the new Western Sydney International Airport. Jointly funded by local and…
News China may invest $60bn in Turkey’s rail network China is considering investing $60bn to upgrade Turkey’s rail network, South China Morning Post reports. Burak Dağlıoğlu, president of the Invest in Türkiye agency, said the work could include a…
News Colombia to name winner of $600m rail scheme in March Colombia’s national infrastructure agency (ANI) is to award a $600m public–private contract to build, operate and maintain a freight rail corridor, business website BNAmericas reports. The 10-year PPP contract will…
News Ethiopia retenders $1.7bn rail scheme interrupted by Tigray war Ethiopia has begun looking for a company to restart work on a $1.7bn railway connecting the country’s eastern and northern regions, website Railway Supply reports. The 392km Awash–Hara Gebeya project…
News China resumes funding for Nigerian rail with $254m loan After a hiatus of several years, China has resumed lending for Nigerian rail development with an initial $253.7m loan approved by the China Development Bank for the Kaduna-Kano railway, the…
News Aecom team to build $7bn light rail system for Austin A team led by Aecom has won a four-year contract to deliver the 16km first stage of a light rail system for Texas capital Austin. Aecom will work alongside consultants…
News California sets out $310bn plan for state-wide rail system California has published its plan to create a fully interconnected mass transit network by 2050. As well as improving mobility throughout the state, the plan aims to create 900,000 jobs…
News Siemens secures Thai rail bonanza Germany’s Siemens has landed multiple rail contracts in Thailand, including delivery of 53 new trains and improvements to intercity connectivity. In Bangkok, Siemens’ will work alongside Turkey’s Bozankaya and Thailand’s…
News Malaysia forms JV with China Communications to run East Coast line China Communications yesterday signed a deal to share the operation and maintenance of the forthcoming, 665km-long East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) in Malaysia. The company, which is currently building the…
News Mexico celebrates completion of Tren Maya After four years of work, Mexico has completed the 1,540km Tren Maya railway, with recently elected president Claudia Sheinbaum inaugurating the final section on Monday. She opened the seventh and…