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March 16, 2020 | Policy

Borders close in Europe halting international train services

GERMANY’s decision to close its border with Austria, Switzerland, France and Denmark due to the coronavirus pandemic means that international passenger services to most of these countries have been cancelled.

March 16, 2020 | Metros

Six shortlisted for Sydney metro station upgrades

SIX companies have been shortlisted to bid for tenders to upgrade nine stations along Sydney’s T3 Bankstown Line between Bankstown and Sydenham to metro standards as part of the Western Sydney Metro line.

March 13, 2020 | Infrastructure

Italian companies support Uruguayan upgrade project

FERROCARRIL Central Construction Company, Uruguay, has awarded a joint venture of Italian companies Wegh Group and Diorama a €35m contract to supply sleepers to support the rehabilitation of the 273km Port of Montevideo - Paso do los Toros line.

March 13, 2020 | Policy

Czech Republic stops cross-border passenger trains

THE Czech government will prohibit all cross-border passenger train, bus, and boat services with effect from March 14 as part of its response to the coronavirus pandemic.

March 13, 2020 | Metros

Three Grand Paris Express metro lines to have LTE

SOCIÉTÉ du Grand Paris (SGP) has appointed a consortium of Nokia and Engie Solutions to install an industrial grade LTE private wireless network for ATO on three Grand Paris Express metro lines.

March 13, 2020 | Main line

Nomad Digital to equip Öresund train fleet with Wi-Fi

NOMAD Digital has been awarded a multi-million-pound contract to install Wi-Fi on the fleet of 111 EMUs operating across the Öresund linking Denmark and Sweden.

March 13, 2020 | Freight

Intermodal operators urge action in face of coronavirus downturn

INTERMODAL freight operators in Europe have called for a number of measures to be put in place to allow freight to continue to move during the coronavirus pandemic, especially during the lock-down in Italy.

March 13, 2020 | Metros

Singapore announces Cross Island Line Punggol branch alignment

SINGAPORE’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) has announced the alignment and station locations for the Cross Island Line (CRL) Punggol branch, which will connect Pasir Ris to Punggol, providing a direct connection between eastern and northeastern Singapore.

March 12, 2020 | Infrastructure

Tampere Tramway takes delivery of Vossloh grinder

TAMPERE Tramway, which is preparing to commission a 15km light rail line due to open in 2021, has taken delivery of an HSG-city rail grinder from Vossloh.

March 12, 2020 | Infrastructure

JR East to introduce wireless train control

EAST Japan Railway (JR East) plans to introduce a wireless train control system using advanced technologies such as ICT on the Koumi Line on April 20.

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