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January 3, 2020 | Freight

ÖBB boosts rolling-road capacity in Tyrol

RESTRICTIONS on driving on country roads in the Austrian province of Tyrol has prompted Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) to increase capacity on its rolling road freight service on the Brenner route.

January 2, 2020 | Asia

Final section of Songjiang light rail network opens

THE final 3.88km section of the Songjiang light rail network in China opened on December 30 2019, extending the network to 31km with 46 stations.

January 2, 2020 | Middle East

Tram service launched in downtown Doha

MSHEIREB Properties launched a 2km light rail network in the Msheireb district of downtown Doha on December 30, which is improving connectivity between key district locations as well as with Doha’s three metro lines at Central Msheireb metro station.

January 2, 2020 | Locomotives

Ukraine to purchase 40 additional Wabtec locomotives

UKRAINE’s Ministry of Transport, Ukrainian Railways (UZ) and Wabtec have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the supply of 40 GE TE33AC diesel-electric locomotives in 2020 and provision of maintenance services for the 40 new and 30 TE33AC units already supplied.

January 2, 2020 | High-speed

Renfe upgrades Euromed high-speed service

SPAIN’s national operator Renfe will introduce an improved high-speed service along the Mediterranean coast from Alicante via Valencia and Barcelona to the French border on January 13.

January 2, 2020 | News

Hohhot opens first metro line

THE Chinese city of Hohhot in Inner Mongolia celebrated the opening of Hohhot Rail Transit Line 1 on December 29, the city’s first metro line.

January 2, 2020 | Asia

Bombardier-CRRC JV nets Chinese HS contract

CHINA National Railway has awarded Bombardier Sifang Transportation (BST) a Yuan 2.97bn ($US 430m) contract to supply a further 10 16-car 350km/h CR400AF trains.

January 1, 2020 | Asia

China expands high-speed and overnight sleeper services

A new national timetable was introduced in China on December 30 2019 which increases the number of passenger trains by 263.5 per day to reach 4816.5 daily round trips.

December 31, 2019 | Freight

Commercial trials begin on Western DFC section

THE inaugural commercial trial run of an Indian Railways (IR) freight train on the 306km Rewari - Madar section of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) took place on December 27.

December 31, 2019 | News

DB opens fibre optic network to third parties

GERMAN Rail (DB) has opened its fibre optic network, which parallels the 18,500km railway network, for use by third-parties.

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