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, […]
The Nigerian Army said troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) on Operation Hakorin Damisa IV have arrested 17 criminal suspects in connection with murder, kidnapping and armed robbery, recovering arms, ammunition and illicit drugs. Captain Oya James, Media Information Officer, OPSH, in a statement, said the troops arrested five murder […]
The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) has put forth a recommendation to halt the €140 million renovation project for the Kostenets-Septemvri railway in Bulgaria, while also advocating for the reclamation of the €38 million that has already been disbursed. This action is prompted by irregularities detected during the procurement process and […]
Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has expressed disappointment over the failure of Abuja Rail Mass Transit project.The metro rail, which was commissioned by President Muhammadu Buhari on July 12, 2018, and opened for passengers the following week, has since been abandoned, paving the way for vandals to […]
Minister of Transportation, Senator Ahmed Alkali, has pledged to undertake the modernisation, rehabilitation, planning and development of the rail transport sector with efficient security. Alkali, who resumed duty yesterday in Abuja, said he would support the primary purpose of government and maximise the potential in the recent constitution alterations that […]