A series of fires hit railway infrastructure in the city of Hamburg overnight, causing widespread disruption for trains between Hamburg and Berlin. Afterwards Transport Minister, Volker Wissing tweeted that “the arson attacks on railway infrastructure in Hamburg are a form of terrorism.” Railway operator Deutsche Bahn said that trains on […]
United State of America, India, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the European Union, and other G20 partners are set to explore the shipping and rail transportation corridor, which is aimed at aiding in the flow of commerce, energy and data from India across the Middle East up to Europe. […]
China and Algeria have embarked on an ambitious partnership to construct a sprawling railway network spanning a remarkable 6,000 kilometres across North Africa. Algerian President, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, lauded the monumental phase as a pivotal stride toward advancing Algeria’s socioeconomic progress. President Tebboune said this during his official visit to China, […]
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday said that the Red Line Rail will be completed before the end of this year. Sanwo-Olu said this while addressing newsmen after flagging off the commencement of commercial operations of the Lagos Blue Line Rail. Showing much excitement about the Red Line […]
The Basra-Shalamcheh railway project will not only link the Iraqi city of Basra with the Iranian town of Shalamcheh, but also connect Iran to Jordan and Syria Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani will be visiting Basra on 2 September to attend the inauguration ceremony of the construction of the […]
The Managing Director of the Nigeria Railway Corporation, NRC, Engr. Fidet Okhiria has said that the monthly revenue realised from train service operations on Abuja-Kaduna rail line has dropped from N500 million to N1 million monthly. Speaking during the inspection of the Idu Train Station on Wednesday in Abuja, Okhiria […]
At least five people have died after a train hit railway workers at high speed close to a station in Italy. The workers, aged between 22 and 52, were replacing part of a track outside the northern city of Turin when they were killed. They had been working on the […]
There is a growing concern about the $823 Abuja Light Rail, the first of its kind in West Africa and a major infrastructure project, which has been idle for years, according to findings by BusinessDay. A part of the project was completed and open for use in 2018 but the […]
China and Algeria have joined forces in a significant partnership to construct an expansive 6,000 kilometers of railway lines within the North African nation, a move lauded by Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune as pivotal in advancing his country’s socio-economic progress. Earlier this month, Tebboune said in a regular interview with […]
With multiple railways hit by flooding in the past weeks, it becomes more and more visible that extreme rainfall can have a devastating impact on railway infrastructure. What are rail infrastructure managers doing to prepare for this type of more extreme weather? Weather extremes are intensifying with global warming warming, […]