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January 14, 2021 | Technology

Adif trials Li-Fi technology in Malaga station

SPANISH infrastructure manager Adif has launched a pilot of light fidelity (Li-Fi) wireless technology at Malaga’s María Zambrano station, in collaboration with Malaga technology firm Datlight.

January 14, 2021 | Fleet

Stadler to develop firefighting and rescue trains for ÖBB

AUSTRIAN Federal Railways (ÖBB) Infrastructure and Stadler have signed a framework agreement worth around €240m for the development, manufacture, delivery, approval and commissioning of up to 20 new firefighting and rescue trains.

January 14, 2021 | Fleet

British inter-city fleet to receive updated brake pads and discs

KNORR-Bremse has agreed a framework contract with Hitachi Rail to supply a new generation of brake pads and discs for the fleet of 1200 class 800, 801 and 802 vehicles, which have been introduced on various inter-city routes in Britain since 2017.

January 14, 2021 | Fleet

Stadler to supply metre-gauge trains to Centovalli railway

TICINO Regional Railway (Fart) has awarded Stadler a SFr 94m ($US 105.9m) contract to supply eight metre-gauge EMUs to replace legacy equipment used on the Centovalli cross-border railway in Ticino, Switzerland, and Piedmont, Italy, from 2023.

January 13, 2021 | Metros

Tracklaying starts on Sydney’s City & Southwest metro

TRACKLAYING is underway on Sydney Metro’s 31km City & Southwest project at Chatswood following the completion of tunnelling for the project, which runs beneath Sydney harbour, in May 2020.

January 13, 2021 | High-speed

China approves new 342km HSL; trial operation on two lines underway

CHINA’s National Development and Reform Commission has approved the construction of a new Yuan 57.24bn ($US 8.86bn) east-west high-speed line connecting Xiong’an New Area, Hebei, and Xinzhou, Shangxi.

January 13, 2021 | Metros

PowerChina and Alstom to reportedly build Belgrade Metro

THE Serbian government, the city of Belgrade, PowerChina and Alstom are due to sign an agreement to construct the new Belgrade metro on January 22, finance minister Mr Sinisa Mali told Serbian state news agency Tanjug on January 5.

January 13, 2021 | Asia

Kaohsiung partially opens Circular line Phase 2

THE Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung partially opened Phase 2 of its Circular light rail line on January 12, taking the total length of the line to 12.8km.

January 13, 2021 | High-speed

Tendering for Taiwan high-speed extension to begin in April

TAIWAN High Speed Rail Corporation (THSRC) will launch a tender for the construction of a 17.5km southern extension to its 349km Taipei - Kaohsiung route in April, according to Taiwanese premier, Mr Su Tseng-chang.

January 13, 2021 | Main line

Construction on Delhi - Meerut RRTS begins

INDIA’s National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) has commenced construction of a 4.3km viaduct connecting Sarai Kale Khan station and New Ashok Nagar station, marking the start of work on the 82km Delhi - Ghaziabad - Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS).

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