Rail infrastructure news
NSW railway upgraded ahead of grain harvest
AUSTRALIA: Australian Rail Track Corp has completed the Narrabri to Turrawan Line Upgrade project ahead of what it expects to be one of the largest grain harvests in years for farmers in northwest New South Wales.
Hitachi Rail awarded Thai ETCS contracts
THAILAND: South Korean company LS Electric has awarded Hitachi Rail a contract to supply ETCS Level 1 trackside equipment as part its work to renew signalling and telecoms on two State Railway of Thailand main lines.
Stations: Keeping Eurostar passengers connected
Road transport provider CMAC has been working with Eurostar to provide taxi, bus and coach services, which enable the pan-European operator to manage disruption better and support pre- and post-shift travel for its traincrew.
First through train runs on Russia’s Pacific Railway
RUSSIA: The first train has travelled the full 531 km length of the recently completed Pacific Railway from the Elga coking coal deposit to a port which is under construction at Cape Manorsky on the Sea of Okhotsk.
Stations: Barcelona’s next rail hub nears completion
To be served by high speed, regional, suburban and metro trains, La Sagrera station taking shape to the northeast of Barcelona is set to become the city’s largest multimodal interchange, handling upwards of 100 million passengers/year. Mike Bent explains.
French ERTMS strategy confirmed as Paris – Lyon roll-out progresses
FRANCE: The government has unveiled its plans for rolling out the European Rail Traffic Management System over the next two decades, as four-day blockade was undertaken to complete a key stage in the resignalling of LGV Sud Est between Paris and Lyon.
Restructured East West Rail can ‘reset’ industry’s reputation, says CEO
Voters reject Salzburg S-Link rail project
Interview: Ukrainian Railways looks for more international partnerships
Protests and resignation follow fatal collapse of station canopy
Bashteel hub in Greater Cairo opens
Dublin commuter rail enhancement design contract awarded
NATO visit looks at Rail Baltica’s role in military mobility and regional security
Hitachi Rail awarded Luxembourg ETCS contract
Eifel railway electrification begins
KRRI to extend research on autonomous train operation
HS2 to Euston and commitments to ongoing projects in Labour’s first budget
Alstom to equip Chilean network with low-cost ATP and traffic management tool
Moroccan high speed line track component contracts awarded
Stadler to upgrade Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn signalling
DART begins construction of Silver Line depot
Recycled copper contact wire to be installed
Custom machine to renew Paris metro tracks
Ugandan standard gauge railway construction contract signed