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10 Must-Read Rail News Stories – Industry Insider for Week 9

Our Railway-News Industry Insider for 25 Feb–1 Mar 2019 featuring all the important news of the week in the rail sector from rolling stock t…

Alstom to Deliver Third-Rail Electrification for Phase 2 of Bangalore Metro

Alstom has won the contract to provide the third-rail electrification for the extension works of Phase 2 of the Namma Metro in Bangalore.

13 Must-Read Rail News Stories – Industry Insider for Weeks 1 and 2

We are back with the Railway-News Industry Insider for weeks 1 and 2 (1–11 January 2019): the railway industry's latest news, covering North…

Delhi Metro Line 7 Section Opens with Bombardier CITYFLO 650 System

The last major stretch of Delhi's Metro Line 7 has opened, an event Bombardier and the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (DMRC) celebrated on…

Mumbai Metro to Get Alstom CBTC Signalling System

The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd has signed a contract with Alstom for its CBTC signalling system. The system is for the city's metro l…

India: New Section of Hyderabad Metro Line 1 Opens

The Hyderabad metro extension that was celebrated on 24 September 2018 brings the total length of the metro network to 46km, up from 30km wh…

Alstom Wins Contract for 248 Cars for Mumbai Metro

Alstom Transport has won the contract to supply 248 metro-cars for the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (MMRCL). This order, which is worth…

Railway Sensor Technology Specialist Frauscher Opens New Office in India

In only five years since the market entry in 2013, Frauscher Sensor Technology has achieved strong growth in India. Approximately 100 employ…

Alstom Completes First All-Electric Locomotive at Indian Facility

Alstom announced the completion of its first all-electric locomotive from its state-of-the-art locomotive facility at Madhepura in the State…

Richard Branson Unveils Hyperloop Plans for India

Virgin Hyperloop One has announced the Indian State of Maharashtra’s intent to build a hyperloop between Pune and Mumbai, beginning with...

Siemens to Electrify New Mass Rapid Transit System in India

The Ahmedabad Metro line, currently under construction, will run in Ahmedabad city in two corridors, East-West and North-South.

Production Begins at India’s First Electric Locomotive Manufacturing Facility

Located at Madhepura, in the state of Bihar, it is Alstom’s first electric locomotive manufacturing facility in India, set to transform the …

India: Lucknow Metro Begins Commercial Operations

A host of Indian officials gathered to inaugurate the first phase of the new Lucknow Metro on September 5, ahead of the official opening to …

The 2nd Annual Future Rail India Summit 2017

The 2nd Annual Future Rail India Summit will provide the solution providers, policy makers and decision makers an opportunity to come togeth…

India: Bangalore Metro’s Green Line Enters Commercial Service

Alstom is proud to be associated with the Bangalore metro's much-awaited launch of operations on the Green Line that will connect...

Top 20 Facts About the New Kochi Metro

The Kochi Metro had its inaugural journey today, 17 June 2017. Here are our top 20 facts about the project with social, environmental and te…

International Level Crossing Awareness Day to Take Place in Montreal

Level crossing deaths are tragic and often also lead to a huge amount of material damage. The 9th International Level Crossing Awareness Day…

Alstom Delivers Ahead of Schedule the First Lucknow Metro Trainset

Alstom has delivered ahead of schedule the first Metropolis trainset to Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC). On 01 December, 2016, the met…

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…

Delhi Metro Rail Academic Collaboration

A new Delhi Metro Rail academic collaboration will set the groundwork for a long-term partnership between academic institutions and industry…

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…

Toshiba Establishes Hyderbad Production Facility

India: Thales Awarded Delhi Metro Ticketing System Contract

India: Kochi Metro Car Unveiled