Infrastructure Categories
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Civil Works · Bridges · Tunnels
Civil works, bridges and tunnels form the backbone of railway infrastructure across complex terrain. Suppliers in this category provide design, construction and maintenance services for structural elements such as bridges, tunnels, culverts and embankments. These works support track laying, drainage, access and long-term infrastructure stability.
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Noise Barriers
Noise barriers reduce sound pollution from passing trains, particularly in residential or urban areas. Suppliers in this category design and manufacture acoustic barrier systems that improve environmental compliance, reduce community disruption and support the acceptance of both passenger and freight rail operations.
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Platform Screen Doors
Platform screen doors are safety barriers installed at station platforms to separate passengers from the tracks until a train arrives. Suppliers in this category offer full-height or half-height systems that improve passenger safety, reduce track intrusion and enable climate control within underground and enclosed stations.
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Transport Modelling, Simulation & Planning
Transport modelling, simulation and planning tools help rail operators and infrastructure managers optimise their systems and services. These solutions include passenger flow analysis, timetable planning, capacity modelling, wheel-rail interaction simulation, energy consumption modelling and operational planning. They support decision-making for new infrastructure projects, upgrades and day-to-day operations, improving efficiency, safety and passenger experience.
Infrastructure News
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U.S. Freight Rail Industry to Spend More than $22 Billion on Network
According to the Association of American Railroads (AAR), U.S. freight rail roads are projected to spend an estimated $22 billion to maintai…
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Breaking Records with Spanish High-Speed Rail
This summer will see the completion of the Almonte Viaduct, a world record-breaking viaduct in the west of Spain, close to the Portuguese bo…
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Industry sets out Vision for Future of Scotland's Railway
The Scotland’s Rail Infrastructure strategy report has been developed by all those working within Scotland’s railway, including Network Rail…
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Check Out Crossrail's January Update!
Crossrail's January update sees the completion of important station works; in addition work has progressed well on the tracks and with the r…
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Alstom Consortium Wins Metro System Contract in Vietnam
Alstom, as leader of a consortium with Colas Rail and Thales, today signed a contract with MRB to supply a metro system for Hanoi metro Line…
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Planning Approval for Sydney Metro Under the Harbour
Stage 2 of Sydney Metro starts at Chatswood and travels beneath Sydney Harbour, through the CBD to Sydenham and on to Bankstown. The approva…
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Network Rail Awards £49m Shotts Line Electrification Contract
Network Rail announced yesterday that Carillion Powerlines Ltd has won the contract to deliver the electrification of the Shotts line betwee…
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FTA Commits $1 Billion for Chicago Subway Reconstruction Project
The project will reconstruct a section of the rail lines on the north side of Chicago Subway in order to expand capacity on one of the busie…
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US DOT Commits $1.5 Billion in Grants and Loans for LA Metro Purple Line Extension
A federal grant and loan totalling nearly $1.5 billion to help build the second phase of the LA Metro Purple Line Extension to downtown Beve…
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European Commission Sets Date for ERTMS Implementation
ERTMS allows trains to run seamlessly across borders by replacing differing national technical systems. The plan sets new targets until 2023…
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A Vision for the Future of the U.S. Northeast Corridor
NEC FUTURE is a comprehensive planning effort to define, evaluate, and prioritise future investments in the Northeast Corridor (NEC), from W…
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North Section of Beijing Metro Line 16 Opens for Passenger Service
The North Section of Beijing Metro Line 16, MTR Corporation’s fourth metro project in Beijing, opened on 31 December 2016 for passenger serv…
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Closer Running and Post-Brexit Investment to Transform the Capacity of Britain’s Railways
...he frequency of train services, alongside investment in new railway infrastructure, are recommendations to boost the capacity of Britain’…
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New York Celebrates Second Avenue Subway Opening
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo celebrated the on-time arrival of the Second Avenue Subway – the system’s first major expansion in more than 50 yea…
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Siemens to Modernise Lima Metro Line 1
Siemens is to provide the complete traction power supply for the first section of Lima Metro Line 1, which covers around nine kilometres. Th…
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China to Increase the Length of High-Speed Railways in Operation
By 2020, China will increase the length of high-speed railways in operation to 30,000 kilometres, connecting more than 80 percent of its big…
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Network Rail Completes £4.5m Railway Upgrades Over Christmas
Network Rail has completed another £4.5 million slice of the £800 million Waterloo & South West Upgrade on time over Christmas, which will b…
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MTR South Island Line Opens for Passenger Service
With the departure of the first South Island Line Train from South Horizons Station for Admiralty Station this morning (28 December 2016), t…
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Green Light for Melbourne Metro Tunnel Project
The Environment Effects Statement (EES) assessment for the Melbourne Metro Tunnel was released today, paving the way for major construction …
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FTA Announces $499 Million Grant Agreement to Build TEX Rail Commuter Line
...with the Fort Worth Transportation Authority (FWTA) to build TEX Rail, a commuter rail line between downtown Fort Worth and the Dallas Fo…
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Bordeaux Metropole Light Rail Extension Opens
Alstom has supplied the 26 Citadis trams for the inauguration of the new branch of line C of the Bordeaux Metropole, which took place on...
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Amberg Technologies Presents New Tunnelscan Plus Product
Amberg Technologies is delighted to inform you that the last missing piece, Tunnelscan analysis, is now also available on the Amberg Tunnel …
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Indian Cabinet Approves Pune Metro Rail Project
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the development of Pune Metro Rail Project Phase 1.
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World’s Longest Rail Tunnel Enters Service in Switzerland
Regular rail service through the world’s longest rail tunnel has begun, carrying passengers deep under the Swiss Alps from Zurich to Lugano.…
