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Projects
Porto Metro Extension, Portugal
Portuguese state-owned enterprise Metro do Porto is expanding the city’s light metro network to meet increasing ridership demand.
Pune Metro Rail Project, Maharashtra, India
Matara-Kataragama Railway Line
Kansas City Streetcar Main Street Extension, Missouri
Seoul Metropolitan Subway
Airports
Work progresses for transformation of Gatwick Airport station
The work on the next phase of the £150m Gatwick Airport station transformation in the UK will commence on 17 May.
Coronavirus: China suspends all modes of transport in Wuhan
High-Speed
China unveils plans to expand railway network to 200,000km by 2035
China has unveiled a large railway network expansion plan to support urbanisation and boost local economies.
Grimshaw-designed Curzon Street station to achieve 55% carbon reduction
Mace Dragados begins work on HS2 Euston station
Railway technology firm 3Squared wins HS2 contract
UK’s HS2 shortlists firms for Birmingham Curzon Street station
Passenger
Indian Railways issues draft specifications for private operations
Indian Railways has issued draft specifications that private operators need to adhere to while providing train services in the country.
Train derailment in Scotland kills three people
Indian Railways holds first pre-bid meeting for private train project
Bombardier delivers metro trainsets to Stockholm Public Transport
LNER to operate ICEC services for three additional years
Rolling Stock
Trenitalia places $943m order for 23 Frecciarossa 1000 high-speed trains
Hitachi Rail and Bombardier Transportation have signed a €797m ($943m) contract with Italian train operator Trenitalia to deliver 23 Frecciarossa 1000 very high-speed (VHS) trains.
Bombardier delivers first two FLEXITY trams to Germany’s AVG
Alstom launches validation tests of Azerbaijan freight locomotives
Etihad Rail orders 842 wagons from CRRC
TMH Hungary to modernise fleet of MÁV-Start
Technology
Amtrak completes PTC implementation
US-based passenger railroad service Amtrak has completed Positive Train Control (PTC) implementation across all its owned and controlled tracks.
Alstom installs new signalling system for Saint Martin Line Viaduct
Linxon to provide power supply package for Kochi Metro extension
Kone to supply 107 escalators for Jinan Metro Line R2
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