THE first 6.7km section of the Bangalore metro was officially opened today by India's minister for urban development Mr S K Nath and the chief minister Karnataka state Mr S Gowd.
INDIA's Ministry of Railways has approved plans for a Rs 14.12bn ($US 289m) line from Nerul in Navi Mumbai to Uran, with a short branch to Belapur.
SOUTH Africa's government has agreed to inject Rand 137bn ($US 19.96bn) in Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa's (Prasa) rolling stock and infrastructure investment programme.
A CEREMONY was held on October 21 to mark the welding of the final section of rail on the Vienna - Tullnerfeld - St Pölten high-speed line, which will divert passenger trains away from the existing main line through Rekawinkel and provide additional capacity for freight.
HUNGARIAN State Railways (MÁV) CEO Mr Ferenc Szarvas announced last month that new managers have been appointed to its passenger, traction, and maintenance subsidiaries as the railway prepares to initiate an efficiency programme.
FRENCH Rail Network (RFF) has received final offers from Bouygues and Vinci for a public-private partnership (PPP) contract to build and maintain an 80km high-speed line to bypass the Mediterranean cities of Nîmes and Montpellier.
CALIFORNIA High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) released its new draft business plan on November 1, which sets out for the first time how construction of the state's high-speed network might be phased.
TRANSNET, South Africa's national transport company, has brought forward to the next two years rail and port projects worth Rand 6.1bn ($US 755m) previously scheduled for the tail-end of its Rand 110.6bn five-year capital investment plan.
COMMERCIAL operation of JR East's Advanced Train Administration and Communications System (Atacs), started on the Senseki Line commuter route in Sendai on October 10.
THE Portuguese government has published a strategic transport plan aimed at reducing the cost of train services as part of its austerity programme.
