AUCKLAND Transport CEO Mr David Warburton has confirmed that the cost of constructing Auckland's City Rail Link will rise by $NZ 500m ($US 362m) to more than $NZ 3bn because of the need for further unspecified improvements to the existing network.
AFTER several false starts, Argentina's Ministry of Transport confirmed on July 4 that work on a project to replace the surface alignment of the Sarmiento Line in Buenos Aires with a 22.4km tunnel will resume in September.
GERMANY's federal council laid the legislative foundations to strengthen urban and regional rail services at its sitting on July 8. This follows the approval of a legislative package by the Bundestag on July 7.
THE board of Californian commuter rail operator Caltrain has approved contracts with a total value of $US 1.25bn for the electrification of the San Francisco - San Jose line, together with a new fleet of electric trains for the 82km route.
RHINE-Ruhr Transport Authority (VRR) announced on July 7 that it has selected Abellio and Keolis for two contracts to operate Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn and regional services from December 2019.
THE Australian state of Victoria has signed a seven-year, $A 700m ($US 525m) contract with NTT Data for the continued operation of its myki smart card public transport ticketing system that covers Melbourne and many parts of Victoria.
AIRPORT Railroad Corporation (A'Rex) has taken over operations of the Incheon Airport Maglev as of July 1.
BRITAIN's Department for Transport published an invitation to tender (ITT) for the South Western franchise on July 4, calling for increased frequencies and accelerated services on routes from London Waterloo.
THE United States Federal Transit Administration has awarded a Letter of No Prejudice (LONP) to Fort Worth Transportation Authority (FWTA) for the $US 996m Tex Rail commuter rail project, clearing the way for groundbreaking next month.
THAMESLINK'S new Siemens-built class 700 EMU performed well during its maiden passenger voyage from Brighton to London Bridge on June 20, making a total of four trips on this route during the off-peak.
