KORAIL will open an extension to the Suin (Suwon-Incheon) Line commuter rail on February 27 from the current terminus of Songdo to Incheon where it will connect with Line 1 of the Seoul metro.

DESPITE uncertainty over a possible takeover, revenue and profit at transport and logistics group Asciano, parent company of Australian rail freight operator Pacific National (PN), remained relatively stable for the half year to December 31 2015.

JAKARTA's long-awaited Soekarno-Hatta Airport rail link project has secured a $US 53.3m syndicated loan for the purchase of 10 trains, state-owned infrastructure financing firm, Sarana Multi Infrastruktur (SMI), has confirmed.

TRANSPORT ministers from the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states will meet in the Saudi capital Riyadh next month to discuss a new completion date for the planned 2177km Gulf Railway now that it is recognised that it cannot be completed by 2018.

THE French government has announced plans to invest in rolling stock for daytime TET services operated under the Corail Intercités brand, with expenditure of up to €1.5bn planned between 2017 and 2025.

A study into the introduction of a passenger train service between Detroit and Grand Rapids in the US state of Michigan has found that the economic benefits and number of passengers anticipated justifies taking the project forward.

FRANCE's secretary of state for transport, Mr Alain Vidalies, has announced plans to stop funding all but two of the Lunéa overnight train services operated by French National Railways (SNCF) and to put their operation out to tender.

ARRIVA is due to begin operation of a new semi-fast service between Prague main station, Czech Republic, and Benešov u Prahy on February 29.

INDIAN Railways (IR) recorded a 3.7% fall in revenue to Rs 1360bn ($US 19.8bn) between April 2015 and January 2016, compared with a forecast of Rs 1414bn. Despite the shortfall the forecast in the 2016-17 budget is for revenue to rise by 10.1% to Rs 1842bn.

SPAIN's track authority Adif has awarded a €61m contract to Thales to maintain signalling and train control equipment on the Madrid - Cordoba -Seville, La Sagra - Toledo and Cordoba - Malaga high-speed lines.