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June 24, 2019 | High-speed

Hong Kong high-speed services to be ramped up from next month

MTR has announced that high-speed services (HSR) between Hong Kong West Kowloon station (WEK) and mainland China will be improved with more services and additional stops from July 10, which will also result in changes to Intercity Through Train and East Rail Line services.

June 24, 2019 | Main line

Grand Central London - Blackpool services set for 2020 launch

BRITISH open-access passenger operator Grand Central confirmed on June 24 that it plans to launch services between London Euston and Blackpool North in spring 2020.

June 24, 2019 | Light Rail

Transdev wins Dublin light rail operations and maintenance contract

FOLLOWING an international tender, Transport Infrastructure Ireland and the National Transport Authority (NTA) have awarded Transdev Ireland a six-year contract to operate and maintain Dublin’s Luas light rail network.

June 24, 2019 | Metros

Lanzhou opens first metro line

THE first metro line to cross China’s Yellow River was inaugurated on June 23 with the start of trial operation on the first phase of Lanzhou Line 1.

June 21, 2019 | Light Rail

Waterloo-Kitchener Ion light rail inaugurated

LIGHT Rail arrived in the cities of Waterloo and Kitchener, Ontario, on June 21 with the inauguration of Stage 1 of the Ion network.

June 21, 2019 | Europe

First ECI contracts awarded for South Wales Metro

TRANSPORT for Wales (TfW) has awarded early contractor involvement (ECI) contracts to three engineering and construction companies for the South Wales Metro project, which involves upgrading the Valley Lines network around Cardiff.

June 21, 2019 | Europe

European rail operators call for end to tax-free status of aviation fuel

EUROPEAN rail operators have called on the European Union’s (EU) finance ministers to end the tax-free exemption of aviation fuel, which they say contributes to the price imbalance between transport modes resulting in an uneven playing field.

June 21, 2019 | Europe

Changes at the top for Czech rail sector

THE highest level of management in the Czech rail sector has seen significant change in recent weeks with the resignation of transport minister, Mr Dan Ťok, and the departure of Czech Railways (CD) CEO Miroslav Kupec.

June 21, 2019 | Metros

Moscow Metro opens Line 1 southern extension

THE southern extension of Moscow Metro’s Sokolnicheskaya Line (Line 1) opened on June 20, adding four stations to the line which now extends to New Moscow.

June 21, 2019 | Europe

Chinese consortium signs contract for Budapest – Belgrade upgrade

THE CRE Consortium and the Chinese-Hungarian Railway Non-profit Limited Company (CHRN), set up by Hungarian State Railways MÁV and the Chinese government, have signed a Forints 590bn ($US 1.5bn) contract for the upgrading of the Hungarian section of the Budapest - Belgrade line.

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