News Maglev railway retrofit technology unveiled in Gdansk Polish rail technology start-up Nevomo this week unveiled its MagRail Booster retrofit technology at the Trako International Railway Fair in Gdansk.
News Indonesia promises to fix teething problems with Jakarta metro line President Joko Widodo of Indonesia has pledged to fix the Greater Jakarta Light Rail Transit line after technical issues came to light following its inauguration on Monday 28 August. Local…
News Egypt plans €340m upgrade to Cairo rail corridor Egypt’s National Railways has announced a plan to modernise the 125km rail corridor that runs along the east bank of the Nile between Cairo, Giza and the city of Beni…
News Kenya, Ethiopia agree to start $13.8bn railway in 2025 Kenya has signed an agreement with Ethiopia to build a 3,000km standard gauge railway network between its newly completed Lamu Port and Addis Ababa, the East Africannews site reports. Work…
News Iraq and Iran launch cross-border rail project Iraqi prime minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani and Iran’s first vice-president Mohammad Mokhber officially inaugurated work on a long-planned, 32km railway between the two countries on Saturday (2 September). The line…
News Acciona, Cimic and Ghella consortium wins 16km Melbourne tunnel contract A consortium led by Cimic subsidiary CPB Contractors, Italian civil engineer Ghella and Spanish contractor Acciona are in line for a contract to excavate 16km of twin-bore tunnels for Melbourne’s…
News First phase of Thai-China railway to be complete in 2027 Progress on the 253km high-speed railway between Bangkok and Nakhon Ratchasima, the first phase of the link between Thailand and China, is expected to be in operation in 2027. The…
News Egis to modernise Cork’s city rail service France’s Egis has won a four-year contract to modernise the rail system in the southern Irish city of Cork. Working alongside Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail), Egis will adapt existing signalling,…
Innovation How a temporary platform helped us upgrade a Sydney train station Transport for Tomorrow has pioneered the use of a temporary, modular railway platform surfaced with fibre-reinforced-polymer (FRP) to help with a station upgrade.
News Uganda, Kenya hope to raise $6bn to restart Mombasa railway Uganda and Kenya are seeking at least $6bn to restart work on the standard gauge railway (SGR) to connect central Africa to the port of Mombasa. China financed the first…
News Illinois seeks $1.1bn for rail upgrades US politicians are seeking $1.1bn to improve Illinois’ rail infrastructure and upgrade Chicago’s Union Station. Among those calling for the funding are state governor JB Pritzker, US senators Tammy Duckworth…
News China Railway ex-boss guilty of taking bribes worth nearly $8m The former general manager of China State Railway Group yesterday pleaded guilty to taking bribes over a period of 18 years, China Daily reports. Sheng Guangzu, 74, was on trial…
News Israel plans $27bn domestic rail expansion and possible line to Saudi Arabia Israel has announced plans for a $27bn expansion to its rail network that would connect the entire country by high-speed rail. The “One Israel” project would link Kiryat Shemona at…
News Iraq opens bidding on $17bn road and rail link with Turkey Bidding has opened for a 1,200km motorway and rail link that will connect southern Iraq with Turkey, the World Highways website reports. Iraq approved the “Development Road”, as the project…
News Webuild and Hitachi win section of €4.8bn Verona-Padua line A team made up of Rome-based contractor Webuild and Japan’s Hitachi Rail has won a section of a €4.8bn high-speed, high-capacity rail line between Verona and Padua. The Iricav Due…
News Ferrovial lands role on €300m underground rail project in Barcelona A consortium of Ferrovial, Sacyr, Copisa, and Copcisa has won a €300m contract to extend the Llobregat-Anoia line of Barcelona’s FGC commuter rail system. They are tasked with building a…
News Skanska completes $414m renovation of Penn Station’s LIRR concourse Skanska has finished the $414m renovation of Pennsylvania Station’s Long Island Railroad (LIRR) Concourse in New York City. Penn District Station Developer LLC awarded the project in 2020 to modernise…
News Leighton Asia lands railway job in Manila, Philippines Australian contractor Leighton Asia has won a contract to build a 7.9km section of railway in Manila, the Philippines in a joint venture with First Balfour. Leighton said it will…