SPAIN: In order to increase capacity and improve reliability by segregating Madrid suburban services from freight and other passenger trains, the Ministry of Development has approved design studies for quadrupling the 17·9 km between Pinar de las Rozas and Villalba, and doubling the 4·3 km of single track between Villalba and Alpedrete.
The €420m project would involve remodelling seven stations.
SPAIN: Presenting her department's 2014 budget to the lower house of parliament on November 12, Development Minister Ana Pastor said rail would account for €8·54bn of the €17·31bn to be spent next year. Total investment by the Ministry of Development would be €8·98bn, of which rail would receive €4·57bn or ...
USA: The Governor of California has signed legislation designed to accelerate electrification by exempting zero-emission railway projects on existing lines from requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act, which can lead to legal delays. The bill passed with bipartisan support was signed by Governor Gavin Newsom ...
EUROPE: The rail industry has finally reached a ‘turning point’ which will facilitate the launch of new international passenger train operators competing with Eurostar on routes to the UK.
