St. Petersburg Places Order for Stadler Metelitsa Trams

The LLC Transport Concession Company (TCC) in Saint Petersburg, Russia, has placed an order for 23 Stadler Metelitsa Trams.

Rise in Finland–Russia Cross-Border Rail Travel

In a period from January to July 2016, passenger numbers of Finland-Russia cross-border rail travel was approximately 254,500, representing …

Ansaldo Consortium Win Noida-Greater Noida Metro Signalling Contract

A consortium comprising Ansaldo and the ZTE Corporation have won a signalling and telecom contract relating to the Noida-Greater Noida Metro…

UITP Shenzhen Liaison Office Opens in China

China Standard Bullet Train in Operation

Toshiba Emergency Running System on Tokyo Metro

Toshiba emergency running system, a battery-based emergency running systems, has been supplied to Tokyo Metro's Ginza Line.

MRT Purple Line CBTC Provided by Bombardier

The MRT Purple line CBTC system was provided by Bombardier, with its CITYFLO 650 system, delivering an efficient, high capacity and safe ope…

Mitsubishi Electric Deliver MRT Purple Line Escalators

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation have announced the delivery of the MRT Purple line escalators and elevators in Bangkok, Thailand.

Turkey Orders Siemens Signalling Technology

Turkey has ordered Siemens signalling technology and control systems to equip a 380km route between Samsun to Kalin across the country.

Indian Railways to Utilise PPP Finance to Modernise Stations

Indian Railways has announced a programme to utilise PPP finance to modernise stations fitting into the A-1 and A categories on an “as is wh…

Long-Distance Rail Journeys up by 8% in Russia

Latest data indicates that long-distance rail journeys and passenger numbers increased by 8% in July 2016 on the Russian Railways network.

United Wagon Co. to Mass Produce Ammonia Tank Cars

Russia’s United Wagon Company has announced the launch of mass production of ammonia tank cars with a projected annual production of up to 1…

Chinese High Speed Train CRH 0503 Hits 420 km/h in Tests

China’s standardised high speed train CRH 0503 reached record speeds of 420km/h on a test run on 15 July 2016 with the two trains safely pas…

Institution of Railway Signal Engineers Thai Chapter Launched

Bombardier Transportation have marked the launch of the newly established Institution of Railway Signal Engineers Thai Chapter.

Chengdu Metro Line 3 Enters Service.

The first phase of Chengdu Metro Line 3 entered service on 31 July 2016, which is in excess of 20km long and features 17 stations.

United Transport & Logistics Celebrates Milestone

United Transport & Logistics Company has celebrated a milestone with China this week by seeing the dispatch of its 500th container train of …

Siemens Join 100 Resilient Cities

Siemens join 100 Resilient Cities to make cities more resilient against rapid urbanisation, globalisation and climate change.

Chinese Rail Network Extension Planned

China’s Ministry of Planning has announced the Chinese rail network plans to extend the total track length of China’s railways to 150,000km.

Modern Railways 2016 Comes to Singapore

Modern Railways 2016 will take place in Singapore from 3 ­– 5 August 2016. The event presents an opportunity for railway stakeholders to mee…

Alstom win Qinghai-Tibet Signalling Contract

Alstom and its Chinese joint venture CASCO Signalling Co. Ltd. have won the Qinghai-Tibet signalling contract to deliver ITCS.

Indian Railways Extend CCTV to Protect Women

Indian Railways extend CCTV cameras at a further 1000 stations as part of the Nirbhaya Fund from the Ministry of Women and Child Development…

Russian Railways Invest €43m in Finland Railways

Russian Railways invest just under €43 million to reconstruct railway approaches to ports on the Gulf of Finland’s southern shore this year.

KZ4AT Locomotive Sets Kazakhstan High Speed Record

The Alstom KZ4AT locomotive set the Kazakhstan high speed record – hitting 200 km/h on test runs on the Moiynty-Kiik line South East of Asta…

United Wagon Co Supply Grain Hoppers

Russia’s United Wagon Company have been commissioned by JSC United Grain Company to supply 1,500 grain hoppers with a load space of 120 m3.