European Parliament approves regulation on railway infrastructure capacity
EUROPE: The European Parliament has given its final approval to the Regulation on the Use of Railway Infrastructure Capacity in the Single European Railway Area. This aims to increase rail’s share of the freight and passenger markets by improving cross-border co-ordination to reduce network congestion and increase reliability. The core objective is to move away […]
Santo Domingo – city map
Urban area rail network map of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic View full screen [X] or zoom [+/-] | Country map: Dominican Republic | Metro de Santo Domingo Recent openings: 2009-01-30: Line 1 Mama Tingó – Centro de los Héroes (14·5 km, 16 stops) 2013-04-01: Line 2 María Montez – Eduardo Brito (12·8 km, 14 stops) […]
Desert sand dune inspired metro station opens
SAUDI ARABIA: Western station on the Orange Line of the Riyadh Metro has opened, with a design which construction contractor Webuild said is based on ’a contemporary interpretation of the Saudi landscape’. The infill station at Western opened on May 15 as the last of 22 stations Webuild has built on the 41 km automated […]
ProRail studies battery and 25 kV electrification options for northern lines
NETHERLANDS: Infrastructure manager ProRail, the Ministry of Infrastructure & Water Management and the provinces of Friesland and Groningen are undertaking a detailed study into the best electrification option to replace diesel trains on the northern regional rail lines in order to make a decision in autumn 2026. The Dutch Climate Act requires rail transport to […]
‘It is time to rail’ in South Africa as access agreements signed with 11 freight operators
SOUTH AFRICA: Transnet Rail Infrastructure Manager has signed rail access agreements with 11 train operating companies that have been awarded capacity on the national network. TRIM was established to manage and maintain the 1 067 mm gauge national network, unbundled from incumbent operator Transnet Freight Rail Operating Company. The signing of the rail access agreements […]
‘An outrage’: Renfe’s fight to keep Iryo out of its workshops tests Spain’s rail liberalisation
SPAIN: State-backed operator RENFE is fighting to keep high speed rival Iryo out of its La Sagra maintenance depot despite an order from Spain’s competition regulator to do so. RENFE saying it will use ‘all means at its disposal’ to prevent what it calls an ‘outrage’ that could cost the national operator up to €60 […]
France provides €300m loan for South African freight sustainability programme
SOUTH AFRICA: State rail, port and pipeline operator Transnet and French development agency AFD has signed a €300m loan agreement to support the Transnet Freight Decarbonisation & Corporate Sustainability Programme to strengthen efficiency and sustainability and enable a transition to a low-carbon operating model. Unlike traditional project finance, where loan proceeds are allocated to specific […]
State takes over Hyderabad metro as L&T exits concession
INDIA: The government of the state of Telangana has signed an agreement to buy Hyderabad metro PPP concessionaire L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Ltd from Larsen & Toubro. This will bring the management of the network under the state’s full control, and enable L&T to focus on its core activities. The Phase I network was developed […]
Nouvelle-Aquitaine awards its first passenger train operating contract
FRANCE: State incumbent SNCF Voyageurs has beaten off two rival bids to win the Nouvelle-Aquitaine région’s first competitively tendered contract for the operation of local passenger train services. The contract covers the Poitou-Charentes network of six lines: Châtellerault – Poitiers – Angoulême; Angoulême – Bordeaux; Poitiers – Niort – La Rochelle; La Rochelle – Rochefort […]
Automated metro train for Hangzhou unveiled
CHINA: CRRC Nanjing Puzhen has unveiled the first trainset to a custom design for the future Hangzhou Metro Line 12, which will be the city’s first line equipped for unattended automatic operation. Hangzhou’s Line 12 will have a fleet of 29 four-car trainsets and four six-car trainsets, designated Type AH. The GoA4 system will cover […]