Saudi Railways Organization’s budget for the current year includes station upgrading, grade separation on passenger routes and the procurement of ‘new modern passenger trainsets’ as well as container, grain and cement wagons. Ongoing projects include doubling the passenger line between Hofuf and Riyadh, renewal of 50 km of the freight line, upgrading signalling and control systems and the construction of maintenance workshops in Dammam.
Skånetrafiken has extended Arriva’s contract to operate Pågatåg services in southern Sweden for a further two years from December 2016. A steady growth in ridership over recent years is predicted to continue at 5% to 6% per year.
DB Schenker and PIMK have launched a weekly piggyback service carrying trailers between Germany and Ruse in Bulgaria.
Italy’s second biggest rail freight operator Nordcargo has been rebranded as DB Schenker Rail Italia to reflect its majority shareholder.
Following a 300% increase in freight traffic, Great Western Railway of Colorado is undertaking a $14m project to revive an inactive line east of Windsor, which will enable up to six trains/day to avoid running through the town.
PKP Intercity tickets are being sold at 37 selected post offices in three voivodships for a three-month trial.
