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March 26, 2020 | Policy

Associations team up to urge European public transport continuity and survival

THE International Association of Public Transport (UITP) and other like-minded associations have sent an open letter to the European Union to urge basic continuity and the survival of public transport despite the coronavirus pandemic.

March 26, 2020 | Commuter Rail

EMU delivery delays forces Abellio to sub-contract Neckar Valley service

ABELLIO Rail Baden-Württemberg has announced that it will sub-contract part of the Neckar Valley (Neckartal) contract it operates around Stuttgart to private operator Wedler Franz Logistics (WFL) from June.

March 26, 2020 | Fleet

Hyundai Rotem wins first Seoul GTX train order

SG Rail, Korea, has awarded a Won 345.2bn ($US 282.2m) contract to Hyundai Rotem to supply 120 EMUs for Line A of the Great Train Express (GTX) project in Seoul.

March 24, 2020 | Financial

US transit agencies lobby congress for $US 25bn aid package

A coalition of 10 US transit agencies have sent an open letter to the US Congress urgently requesting that the federal relief package includes at least $US 25bn of dedicated support for public transport agencies.

March 23, 2020 | Metros

UITP publishes guidelines for operators to combat coronavirus

THE International Association of Public Transport (UITP) has published guidelines to help operators deal with the coronavirus outbreak.

March 23, 2020 | Asia

India shuts down passenger rail network until March 31

ALL passenger rail services operated by Indian Railways and Konkan Railway ceased operation at midnight on March 22.

March 23, 2020 | Policy

English passenger rail franchises suspended for six months

BRITAIN’s Department for Transport (DfT) has switched all English passenger rail franchises into management contracts for six months to prevent operators becoming insolvent.

March 20, 2020 | Policy

Apta seeks $US 16bn emergency funding from Congress

THE American Public Transportation Association (Apta) has requested the US Congress to provide $US 16bn emergency funding to transit operators affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

March 17, 2020 | Infrastructure

JR East opens Takanawa Gateway station

EAST Japan Railway (JR East) opened Takanawa Gateway station on its busy Yamanote Line in Tokyo on March 14.

March 16, 2020 | Commuter Rail

New Zealand investigating fast Auckland - Hamilton services

NEW Zealand’s Ministry of Transport has announced it is investigating ways to introduce “rapid rail” between Auckland and Hamilton, potentially reducing travel times to an hour.

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