Latest Infrastructure News
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California High-Speed Rail Girders Placed in Kern County
The California High-Speed Rail Authority and California Rail Builders have placed the final girders for the high-speed line in Kern County.
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Laing O’Rourke to Build HS2 Interchange Station in Solihull
HS2 Ltd has contracted Laing O’Rourke to build the HS2 Interchange Station in Solihull at the heart of the high-speed rail network.
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UK: Barking Riverside Station Opens Ahead of Schedule this Month
The Barking Riverside station is due to open to the public on 18 July, ahead of schedule, as it was originally expected to open this autumn.
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Canada: Two New SkyTrain Contracts for Thales as Expansion Project Progresses
Thales has been chosen to deliver a new operations control centre and a fully automated depot for the Metro Vancouver SkyTrain.
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France: T13 Tram Line Opens Between Saint-Cyr and Saint-Germain
The T13 tram has began operations on a 18.8 kilometre line between Saint-Cyr-l'École and Saint-Germain-en-Laye in France.
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MetroLink Railway to Transform Transport in Dublin
Ireland's Minister for Transport has secured an agreement with the Cabinet to move forward with the MetroLink rail project in Dublin.
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Spain: Adif Invests Millions into Metric Gauge Network Improvements
Adif is investing 4.3 million EUR into slope and trench reinforcement to improve the reliability of the metric gauge network in Biscay.
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Saudi Arabia: SYSTRA Signs Contract to Design AlUla Tramway
SYSTRA has signed a contract to undertaken the preliminary and detailed design of the AlUla tramway in northwest Saudi Arabia.
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DB IO to Operate and Maintain India’s First Regional Rapid Transit System
Deutsche Bahn International Operations has won the 12-year contract to operate and maintain the Delhi-Meerut regional rapid transit system.
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£120m Investment to Boost Scotland's Railway Electrification
Network Rail is investing more than 120 million GBP of Scottish Government funding to increase the power supply of Scotland’s railway networ…
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New Tunnel and Southern Entrance Enters Service in Madrid
Adif has commissioned a new tunnel and southern entrance to support the development of high-speed rail services in Madrid.
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Germany: ODEG Signs Elbe-Spree Network Contract
A special ceremony has been held for the signing of the transport contract for the Elbe-Spree network in Brandenburg an der Havel.
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Deutsche Bahn to Build New ICE Maintenance Facility in Dortmund
Deutsche Bahn (DB) has announced it will build a new ICE maintenance workshop in Dortmund and plans to begin operations as soon as 2027.
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Track Laying Begins on Lines 16 and 17 of Grand Paris Express
A new milestone has been reached on the Grand Paris Express project, thanks to the completion of the first half of the Line 16 tunnel.
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UK: Major Rail Upgrades Approved for West Yorkshire
The Secretary of State for Transport has approved Network Rail's plans to carry out multi-billion-pound rail upgrades in West Yorkshire
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Network Rail to Complete Upgrades in the Severn Tunnel
Network Rail will carry out essential upgrades in the Severn Tunnel between South Wales and Bristol during July and August 2022.
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Adif to Extend Madrid's C-4B Cercanías Line
Adif has launched a tender to extend Madrid's C-4B Cercanías line by 10km from Colmenar Viejo to Soto del Real.
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Stadler Developing Modular, Scalable Battery System for Passenger Trains
Stadler is developing a modular, scalable battery system with the German Aerospace Centre and DLR Institutes for Vehicle Concepts & Networks
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UK Government Announces 1bn Investment in Digital Signalling for East Coast Main Line South
The UK Government will provide funding of over £1bn to install digital signalling along the entire East Coast Mainline South.
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France: Automatic Train Operation Begins on Lyon Metro Line B
Lyon metro’s line B automation project has now been completed after a decade of work and 387m EUR in investment.
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France: SNCF Réseau Contracts ETF to Renovate Tracks
SNCF Réseau has awarded a contract to ETF, a VINCI Construction subsidiary, to carry out track renovation works on France's rail network.
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HS2 Reveals Designs for Washwood Heath Depot and Control Centre
The first design images have been revealed for HS2’s maintenance and control centre at the Washwood Heath Depot in Birmingham.
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Arup Wins Design Contract for New York Penn Station Expansion
Amtrak has contracted Arup to produce the preliminary designs for the upcoming expansion of New York Penn Station.