Latest Infrastructure News
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Metrolinx Conducts First LRV Test Trips Along Finch West Route
Metrolinx has conducted the first on-rail test along the new Finch West route.
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Sydney Metro West Prepares to Tunnel Toward CBD
Sydney Metro West is nearing completion of preparations to launch a new TBM to create the city's second under-harbour railway line.
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Innovative Know-How from Saxony for Railway Infrastructure in Ireland
Saxony is an attractive partner for the construction and modernisation of the railway infrastructure and technology in Ireland.
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Sydney Metro Completes Waterloo Station on City & Southwest Line
Sydney Metro has completed Waterloo Station: the first new station on the city section of the Sydney Metro City & Southwest project.
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Renderings Unveiled for Liverpool Baltic Station
The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority has released new images of the planned 100 million GBP Liverpool Baltic station.
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British Steel to Supply Rail for High-Speed Electric Railway in Turkey
British Steel has been awarded a contract to supply rail for a new high-speed electric railway connection in southern Turkey.
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MTA Modernises Metro-North's Maintenance and Operations Hub
New York's MTA has completed a multi-year modernisation project at the Metro-North Railroad's Croton-on-Hudson hub.
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Eurostar Announces 100% Renewable Energy Goal of 2030
Eurostar has announced a goal of achieving 100% renewable operation across its high-speed rail network by the end of 2030.
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UK: Dawlish Cliff Works Paused Due to Unexpected Wildlife
Works on a Dawlish cliff were recently brought to a brief pause due to the discovery of a tawny owl nesting on the side of the cliff face.
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HS2 Reaches Halfway Point in Tunnelling
HS2 has completed 29 miles of tunnelling, thus passing the halfway point in its network of tunnels for the high-speed line.
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Major Contract Awarded to Deliver Sydney's Southwest Metro
John Holland and Laing O'Rourke Australia Construction have been contracted to deliver a final package of works for Sydney's Southwest Metro…
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The Channel Tunnel Celebrates Its 30th Anniversary
Getlink and its subsidiary Eurotunnel are celebrating 30 years since the opening of the Channel Tunnel in 1994.
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France: RER Line E Extends West to Nanterre
On 6 May, the RER E line extension between Saint-Lazare station and Nanterre opened in the western suburbs of Paris.
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Sydney Metro West Tunnelling Reaches Burwood North
Two Sydney Metro West tunnel boring machines (TBMs), Beatrice and Daphne, have reached the Burwood North Station site.
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UK: Porterbrook to Electrify Track at Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre
Porterbrook has confirmed plans to renew and electrify the 3.5-kilometre track at the Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre in Warwickshire.
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HS2 Completes First Sections of Curzon Street Station Viaduct
HS2 Ltd has completed the first sections of the Curzon Street station viaduct to bring high-speed trains into Birmingham’s new station.
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Germany: DB Launches 2024 Infrastructure Renewal Programme
DB InfraGO AG has launched a comprehensive infrastructure programme to renew Germany's railway network in 2024.
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Alstom Completes Electric Train Maintenance Depot in Romania
Alstom has completed work on a new maintenance depot in Romania that will test and validate the nation's new electric trains.
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Brightline West Breaks Ground on High-Speed Rail Line
Brightline West has officially broken ground on its high-speed rail project to connect Las Vegas and Southern California.
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Deutsche Bahn Starts 4-Track Expansion of Hanau-Gelnhausen Line
Deutsche Bahn has commenced a 1.6bn EUR project on the rail network in Hesse with a four-track expansion of the Hanau-Gelnhausen line.
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Caltrain Completes Integrated Testing between San Francisco and San Jose
Caltrain's electric trains have completed integrated testing between San Francisco and San Jose in California.
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Scotland: Network Rail Invests £3.4 Million in Glenfinnan Viaduct
Network Rail is commencing a 3.4 million GBP investment project to repair the 123-year-old Glenfinnan Viaduct.
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Canada: Team Selected to Build Surrey Langley SkyTrain Stations
British Columbia has selected South Fraser Station Partners to design and build eight new stations for the Surrey Langley SkyTrain project.
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Chicago Metra Launches $332 Million Construction Plan for 2024
Chicago's commuter rail system, Metra, has announced a comprehensive list of construction projects planned for 2024.