THE Queensland state government has announced that work will start in 2015 on a $A 5bn ($US 4.8bn) project to build a double-deck tunnel under the centre of Brisbane for use by buses and trains.
THE autonomous region of Madrid is to mothball a suburban line opened just eleven years ago, which connects the capital with the Warner Bros amusement park and the town of San Martin de la Vega, which has a population of 19,000.
ALMOST 30 years after the project was conceived, the Salerno Metro suburban line was inaugurated on November 4 by the city's Mayor Mr Vincenzo De Luca.
DENVER Regional Transportation District (RTD) has selected a consortium led by Graham Contracting, Canada for a $US 343m design-and-build contract to construct the city's North Metro commuter line, which is a key component of RTD's FasTracks public transport programme.
An electrified commuter rail network is set to begin operating in Auckland in May 2014. Richard Worrall profiles the project's three main elements and considers the impact on the area's public transport.
The Western Australian capital city of Perth is experiencing rapid population growth which is placing ever greater demand on its public transport infrastructure. Regional editor Mark Carter considers the current state of play for the city's rapid transit ambitions.
THE City of Ottawa is to hold talks with Ottawa International Airport Authority to discuss the possibility of constructing an airport rail link for the Canadian capital.
FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) president Mr Guillaume Pepy and Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) CEO Mr Andreas Meyer signed a joint letter of intent in Paris on October 30 providing a basis for the operation of the cross-border France-Vaud-Geneva RER network, which is due to be launched in 2017.
BRAZILIAN president Mrs Dilma Rousseff and governor of the state of São Paulo, Mr Geraldo Alckmin, announced on October 25 that a further Reais 5.4bn ($US 2.47bn) will be made available for commuter rail and metro investment in São Paulo.
TURKEY celebrated the completion of the rail connection between the European and Asian sides of Istanbul on October 29, with the inauguration of the Lira 9.2bn ($US 4.6bn) Marmaray link beneath the Bosphorus.
