2nd African Rail Digital Congress hosted by UIC and SNCFT, as African Union of Railways (AUR), in Tunis on 17-20 October 2022, united about 100 participants representing railway networks from different countries of the continent. After the 1st congress in Cape Town in 2019, UIC organized the event to exchange […]
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As Finland will be the first digital rail project on a public 5G network, they won’t be able to look to other European projects for guidance.
The 10km long railway project stretching from East to West would connect Africa with the Atlantic, the Red Sea, Middle East and Asia.
Portuguese contractor Mota-Engil and Chinese rolling stock maker CRRC have signed a €1.3bn deal to build three metro lines in northeast Mexico. The contract is for the construction of lines 4, 5 and 6 of the Monterrey subway system, with a total length of 36km. The lines will connect the […]
Lisbon,Oct.10,2022(Lusa)–CP, Portugal’s incumbent rail operator, wants to launch, in 2023, a tender for the acquisition of 12 high-speed trains worth 336 million euros, according to the report accompanying the draft state budget for 2023. Thus, CP foresees “the launch, in 2023, of a tender for the acquisition of 12 high-speed […]
“We are looking for a major American investment and I am particularly excited about the possibility of attracting American investment in our rail infrastructure” – President Akufo Addo of Ghana
The measure, which covers regular journeys on local and medium-distance routes, was initially meant to only go until the end of this year The Spanish government announced the country’s budget for 2023 and in it, there’s a notable provision, which allows the extension of the free and discounted tickets for […]
Microchip shortage, in the wake of a multitude of crises, has slowed down the process so it will be a gradual farewell until 2024 One year ago, the Paris Metro limited the sale of paper tickets by removing machines that issued them in 100 subway stations. At the start of […]
Auckland Light Rail and national transport agency Waka Kotahi have named two preferred bidders for the design and planning work on Auckland Light Rail and the Waitematā Harbour Connections. The projects are both being procured using public–private partnerships and are intended to provide New Zealand’s largest city with a rapid […]
A $3bn contract has been signed by the state rail operators of Oman and the UAE for the construction of a 300km rail line between the two countries.Oman Rail and Etihad Rail will form the equally-owned Oman–Etihad Rail Company, which will design, develop and operate the railway connecting Oman’s Sohar […]