Latest Infrastructure News
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Rail Baltica Online Forum: Project a Key Contributor to Economic Recovery
Rail Baltica Online Forum took place with 1000 viewers and the transport ministers of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania as well as Adina Valean…
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Alstom's Hesop Energy Recovery System Now Operational in Hamburg
Alstom's Hesop system has become operational in Hamburg, making Hamburger Hochbahn AG the first adopter of Hesop in Germany.
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Tunnelling Complete on Forrestfield-Airport Link
TBM Sandy broke through at Bayswater so that both of the twin-bored tunnels on the Forrestfield-Airport Link are now complete.
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Lötschberg Base Tunnel to Open Again Following Water and Sand Ingress
The Lötschberg Base Tunnel suffered water and sand ingress in March. BLS has cleaned up the damage and the tunnel will reopen on 24 April.
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Munich: SWM Submits Tram Line Planning Application
SWM has submitted the planning application for the new Westtangente tram line in Munich that will link five of the city's northern suburbs.
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2020 Milestone for MTR East Rail Line Extension
The MTR East Rail Line extension, which is due to open in 2022, will see the new signalling system and rolling stock phased in this year.
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Industry Responds to Government's HS2 Notice to Proceed Go-Ahead
The rail industry, associations, and unions have responded to the UK government's approval for HS2 Ltd to issue Notice to Proceed.
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Construction Continues on Naples-Bari High-Speed Line
The first contruction phase on the Naples-Bari high-speed line, between Naples and Cancello, is continuing with safety measures in place.
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UK Government: HS2 May Issue Notice to Proceed
The UK government has given HS2 Ltd the approval to issue Notice to Proceed to the four main works civils contractors working on the project…
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Čortanovci Tunnel Excavation Reaches Milestone in Serbia
RDZ International has finished excavating the right arm of the Cortanovci tunnel and says it will finish excavation of the left arm by June.
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Rhine Valley Line Reopens Following Crash
The Rhine Valley line between Freiburg im Breisgau and Basel has reopened following a collision between a train and debris on 2 April.
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Design Works on Rail Baltica Latvia Section to Commence
RB Rail AS has awarded two contracts for the design of two sections of the Rail Baltica project in Latvia. The sections are 94km and 45km.
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Sydney Metro West Tunnel Tender Process Begins
The government of NSW was called for Expressions of Interest for the first two major tunnel infrastructure projects for the Sydney Metro Wes…
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Hong Kong Government Announces Tung Chung Line Extension
The government of Hong Kong has given the go-ahead for the extension of the Tung Chung line to Tung Chung West. Construction begin in 2023.
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Sydney Light Rail Line 3 to Kingsford Opens
Line 3 of the Sydney light rail network opened on 3 April 2020, connecting Circular Quay to Kingsford to the south.
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UK: Network Rail Launches Appeal for Signallers
Network Rail wants retired signallers to return to the industry in the Eastern Region and Scotland to help during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Network Rail Continues with Vital Repair Works on WCML
Network Rail is continuing to conduct vital repair works during the coronavirus pandemic to ensure that goods and key workers keep moving.
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Network Rail Selects Siemens and Atkins as Digital Railway Partners
Network Rail has chosen Siemens and Atkins to help deliver the East Coast Digital Railway programme between London and Peterborough.
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Bane NOR Cancels Competitive Bidding for Kleverud-Sørli Project
Norwegian rail infrastructure manager Bane NOR cancels competitive bidding for the Kleverud-Sørli project in light of the coronavirus.
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Port Authority of Rotterdam Awards Construction Contract
The Port Authority of Rotterdam has awarded the construction contract for the Theemsweg line superstructure to VolkerRail.
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Industry Insider Week 10 2020 · 12 Must-Read Rail News Stories
The Railway-News Industry Insider for week 10 of 2020: all the important rail news of the week in brief to keep informed on the go.
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UK-Europe Rail Cuts 750,000t CO2 per Year
Passengers travelling by rail between London and mainland Europe create 60,000 flights worth of carbon emissions less than if they flew.
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Alstom to Supply Rail Solutions on the Rhine-Danube Corridor
Alstom, in a consortium, has won a contract to supply rail solutions to modernise and rehabiliate a strech of the Rhine-Danube corridor.
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Greater Anglia Opens New Sidings
Greater Anglia has opened its new Norwich Village sidings with the first train arriving on 3 March. They are needed to park GA's new fleet.