BRAZIL: The state of Piauí has reported progress on a series of investments to enhance the metre-gauge diesel suburban line in its capital, Teresina. On November 11, Governor Rafael Fonteles inaugurated a 2·5 km, one-station eastern branch from Boa Esperança to Colorado. The project included the construction of a new […]
Month: December 2024
UKRAINE: The European Bank for Reconstruction & Development is lending €300m to finance the acquisition of electric locomotives by national railway Ukrzaliznytsia. The latest EBRD loan announced on December 18 will be co-financed by a parallel grant of up to US$190m from the USA, administered by the World Bank. The […]
UKRAINE: The European Bank for Reconstruction & Development is lending €300m to finance the acquisition of electric locomotives by national railway Ukrzaliznytsia. The latest EBRD loan announced on December 18 will be co-financed by a parallel grant of up to US$190m from the USA, administered by the World Bank. The […]
The Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Transport, Adeleye Adeoye, has inaugurated the Central Working Committee for the 2nd International Railway Conference and Exhibition. The event, scheduled for February 4–6, 2025. The initiative, led by the National Policy Advocacy Centre (NPAC) of will take place at the Abuja Chamber […]
President Bola Tinubu has approved free train rides nationwide from December 20, 2024, to January 5, 2025. This is part of measures to ease transportation costs during the Christmas and New Year celebrations, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, told State House correspondents in Abuja. Idris explained, […]
WASHINGTON—The World Bank Board today approved $660 million in financing to support Türkiye’s efforts to expand electric rail transportation that will help improve the efficient movement of goods across the country, boost exports, create jobs and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The Eastern Türkiye Middle Corridor Railway Development Project will […]
Plasser & Theurer was awarded with a significant contract with Egyptian National Railways (ENR) as part of an international tender. This prestigious agreement marks another milestone in the long-standing partnership between Plasser & Theurer and ENR, highlighting the Austrian company’s leading role in the track-maintenance technology sector. The contract signing […]
Rail service and infrastructure operators using Synectics’ security and surveillance software, Synergy, can now access a suite of AI-powered video analysis tools. Synectics, a leader in advanced security and surveillance systems, has launched ‘Synergy DETECT’, part of Synergy’s AI suite, that allows users to select and activate up to 12 […]
Spanning 176 kilometers and 85 stations, Riyadh’s new metro network serves as the backbone of the city’s public transport system. Among these lines, RATP Dev, a subsidiary of RATP Group, is proud to operate the Blue line (Line 1), leveraging our globally recognized expertise in automated metro systems for this […]
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) has awarded Stadler a 500 million USD contract to replace its existing signalling system with an advanced Communication-Based Train Control (CBTC) solution. This marks Stadler’s largest signalling project to date and a significant milestone for its international expansion. This order is the first […]