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January 26, 2021 | Europe

Chinese DMUs to save Hungarian branch lines?

HUNGARIAN State Railways (MÁV) signed a letter of intent with China’s CRRC Changchun on January 21 to develop a DMU for operation on regional lines in Hungary, which will be manufactured at MÁV-Start’s Szolnok works.

January 26, 2021 | Europe

DSB awards contract for Copenhagen S-Bane automation project

DANISH State Railways (DSB) has awarded a multidisciplinary framework contract to support the automation of Copenhagen’s 170km S-Bane network to a joint venture of Cowi, Parsons, Systra and Implement Consulting.

January 25, 2021 | Europe

Norway to operate reduced timetable until April

NORWAY’s Railway Directorate has reached agreement with the country’s rail operators to reduce the number of services on the network until April because of reduced demand for travel due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

January 22, 2021 | Signalling

Banedanmark makes progress in signalling rollout

DANISH infrastructure manager Banedanmark has announced that it will commission CBTC on two Copenhagen S-Bane lines on January 25, along with ETCS on a mainline on April 2 as part of its troubled signalling upgrade programme.

January 20, 2021 | Asia

Dhaka circular line feasibility study completed

BANGLADESH Railway (BR) has completed a feasibility study for the planned 81km Dhaka circular railway, which is intended to ease the city’s high levels of congestion.

January 20, 2021 | Infrastructure

Alstom awarded Delhi - Meerut RRTS signalling contract

INDIA’s National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) has awarded Alstom a €106m signalling, control and communications contract to equip the 82.15km Rs 32.6bn ($US 4.3bn) Delhi - Ghaziabad - Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridor.

January 19, 2021 | Commuter Rail

Haryana state approves Delhi - Panipat RRTS

THE government of the Indian state of Haryana has approved plans for the 103km Rupees 216bn ($US 2.95bn) Delhi - Panipat Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) commuter rail corridor, alongside a contribution of Rupees 47bn for the project.

January 19, 2021 | Main line

Welsh government accepts rail-based solution to tackle congestion

THE Welsh government has accepted in principle a rail-based solution to reduce congestion on the M4 corridor between Cardiff, Newport and Bristol.

January 15, 2021 | Passenger

21 rail projects to watch in 2021

Oliver Cuenca profiles 21 rail projects to watch out for in the next 12 months.

January 15, 2021 | North America

Metra orders 500 double-deck coaches from Alstom

CHICAGO commuter operator Metra has awarded Alstom a $US 1.8bn framework contract for the purchase of up to 500 double-deck commuter coaches, which includes an initial order for 200 coaches.

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