AROUND 1000 guests attended a ceremony in the Korean city of Yongin today to mark the inauguration of the Yongin EverLine, an automated light metro linking Giheung station on Korail's Bundang Line with Everland, the country's largest theme park.
SIEMENS handed over the 100th MX3000 metro train to Oslo Metro operator Collective Transport Production (KTP) on April 24, 10 years after the contract was signed for the initial batch of three-car trains.
FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) continued to feel the impact of the economic downturn in the first quarter of this year as revenues remained almost static at €8.2bn, a 0.9% year-on-year increase.
RUSSIAN Railways (RZD) says design work could begin by the end of this year on the 790km Moscow – Kazan section of the proposed 1600km Moscow – Yekaterinburg high-speed line.
RAILHOLDING, the 100% owner of Austrian open-access passenger operator Westbahn has increased its capital stock by €20 million following an injection of funds from Strabag CEO Mr Peter Haselsteiner.
CANADIAN Pacific Railway (CP) has reported a 53% jump in first-quarter net income to $C 217m ($US 213m) and a 51% improvement in earnings per share which was ahead of predictions by Wall Street analysts.
THE US Department of Transportation has made $US 474m available for the fifth round of the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (Tiger) grant programme.
SPANISH rolling stock manufacturer CAF has reported a 19.1% drop in net profit to €22.2m for the first quarter of 2013.
MADRID Metro announced on April 23 it will rename one of its lines Line 2 Vodafone and the city's most central station Vodafone-Sol after reaching a three-year €3m agreement with the mobile telephone company.
DELHI Metro Rail Corporation, which is responsible for implementing the new two-line metro under construction in Jaipur, has awarded a contract to Thales for a passenger information system for the first line.
