Route clearance is underway for the 137 km Shanghai - Nantong railway in China’s Yangtze River Delta region.
To assist visually-impaired passengers, Indian Railways is to provide Braille signage including seat numbers on its coaches.
High speed operator Thalys has reported year-on-year increases of 1·7% in turnover and 1·2% in passenger-journeys for the first six months of 2013, ‘a positive result’ given the difficult economic climate and a 3·9% reduction in capacity owing to scheduled maintenance. Brussels – Amsterdam traffic was up 38·4% following the suspension of Fyra International services and Thalys plans to introduce two additional daily services on the route from October 7.
Caminhos de Ferro do Moçambique has reinstated a weekly passenger service on the Sena Line from the port of Beira to the Moatize coal mining area. Operation had been suspended following threats of disruption by an opposition party, and armed guards now accompany all trains.
Russian Railways Logistics has launched a weekly express freight service from Moscow to Inskaya (four days) and Tayshet (six days) in Siberia.
