Railway

Afghanistan’s Aqina – Andkhoy extension inaugurated

A virtual inauguration attended by the president of Afghanistan, Mr Ashraf Ghani, and Turkmenistan’s president, Mr…

Turkey’s train to China regular on the ۲۰۲۱ timetable

The rail freight service from Istanbul to Xi’an is now a regular on the timetables. The first China-bound train from…

Alstom deploys APS system for Eminonu-Alibeykoy tramway line in Turkey

Alstom has installed its APS ground-level continuous power supply system to the ۱۰.۱km-long Eminonu-Alibeykoy tramway…

China opens ۱۸ metro and two LRT lines in ۱۱ cities

WUHAN is the ۱۱th Chinese city to open new metro and light rail lines since December ۲۶ continuing a Chinese tradition…

One step closer to multimodal route Turkey-Ukraine-Poland

A new multimodal route Turkey-Ukraine-Poland is in the pipeline. On ۲۴ December, the Ukrainian Railway Transport…

CRCC units win rail contract in Thailand

THAILAND has awarded a $US ۴۱۵m contract for construction of a section of the ۹۰۰km Bangkok – Nong Khai high-speed…

Argentina selects Chinese companies to restore freight lines and supply trains

THE government of Argentina has signed four agreements worth a combined $US ۴.۷bn to a group of Chinese companies for…

China opens three urban rail lines

TWO new urban rail lines have opened in in Qingdao, China, and another in Ningbo, with a total length of more than ۱۰۰k…

PCC Intermodal: ‘۲۰۲۱ the year of equal opportunities and modernisation’

۲۰۲۰ has been a bizarre year with unprecedented conditions for the rail freight sector. However, PCC Intermodal…

Canadian Pacific to pilot hydrogen-powered locomotive

Canadian Pacific (CP), a transcontinental railway in Canada and the US, has announced its plans to develop North…