Railway

New RoLa sleeping cars for ÖBB?

AUSTRIAN Federal Railways (ÖBB) has launched a market survey for a possible procurement of sleeping coaches for…

Iran to become a major transit route for India, Russia

Iran has reached agreements with Russia and India for transiting the mentioned countries’ commodities through its rail…

Data likely stolen as Stadler IT system hit by cyber-attack

STADLER’s IT system was targeted with a cyber-attack last week, the company has announced, with malware used to steal i…

COVID-۱۹ and the Rail Economy

FINANCIAL EDGE, RAILWAY AGE MAY ۲۰۲۰ ISSUE: Too much ink (printer ink in the modern era) has already been spilt trying…

New service: from Xi’an in China to Turkey in ۱۶ days

Maersk has launched its first rail service from Xi’an, China to Izmit, Turkey. This new route, which is part of Maersk…

India suspends passenger railway operations until ۱۷ May

The Indian Ministry of Railways has suspended passenger railway operations until ۱۷ May due to the coronavirus…

UIC about to publish its new report on transcontinental corridor developments

UIC has been continuously monitoring the performance of the Eurasian rail freight transit market. In ۲۰۱۷, the study…

Russia suspends passenger trains to China, freight still runs

Russia has suspended passenger train traffic to China, starting from last midnight, Monday, ۳ February. The decision…

Eurostar from Amsterdam to London will no longer require train change in Brussels from ۳۰ April

Eurostar started operating the London-Amsterdam route in ۲۰۱۸. However, until now, the return journey from Amsterdam…

Qatar Airways launches codeshare with German railways

New codeshare partnership provides seamless connection to/from eight destinations in Germany for Qatar Airways…