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January 5, 2024 | Freight

Kazakhstan starts building third China link

New line will help to boost freight capacity by two thirds by 2027.

January 4, 2024 | Infrastructure

Excavation of Italian section of Mont Cenis Base Tunnel begins

Mont Cenis base tunnel will form part of Lyon - Turin high-speed line.

December 29, 2023 | Africa

Tanzania - Burundi standard gauge railway gets second phase funding

Tanzania also plans construction of a 1000km line to Malawi.

December 29, 2023 | Fleet

Nevomo’s MagRail Booster cleared for the market

Autonomous retrofit to be available next year, Polish technology company says.

December 28, 2023 | Africa

West Nairobi to get new commuter line

China Road and Bridge Corporation is building the 12.5km line.

December 22, 2023 | Main line

Latvia - Lithuania passenger link ready to launch

Riga - Vilnius rail tickets sell out well ahead of December 27 launch.

December 21, 2023 | Infrastructure

Adif completes electrification of main line in Extremadura

Electrification between Plasencia and Badajoz has been completed.

December 20, 2023 | Infrastructure

Poland’s CPK high-speed project moves forward

Tender underway as Warsaw - Łódź high-speed line gets environmental approval for first section.

December 18, 2023 | Infrastructure

Vienna moves closer to four-track suburban line

An environmental review has begun for upgrading the Vienna - Mödling line with a view to starting construction in 2026.

December 18, 2023 | Infrastructure

EU invests €347m to upgrade lines in Albania and Montenegro

The funding is part of a €680m EU investment package in rail and renewable energy in the Western Balkans

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