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December 15, 2020 | Infrastructure

China opens HS line and Xinzheng Airport link

CHINA opened the 432km high-speed line linking Taiyuan, Henan and Zhengzhou on December 12 together with a rail link between Zhengzhou and the city’s Xinzheng Airport.

December 14, 2020 | Infrastructure

China plans 10,000km of new lines in three key regions

CHINA’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has published plans to start construction of 10,000km of new inter-city and urban rail lines in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, Yangtze River Delta, and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay areas in the next five years.

December 14, 2020 | Financial

Rail Baltica awarded €214.3m grant agreements

RB Rail, the joint venture which oversees the Rail Baltica project, has been awarded two grant agreements worth €214.3m to support design, planning, construction, and land acquisitions for the project.

December 14, 2020 | Fleet

ČD orders 19 RegioPanter EMUs

CZECH Railways (ČD) has ordered 19 additional RegioPanter two-car dual-voltage EMUs from a consortium of Škoda Transportation and Škoda Vagonka.

December 14, 2020 | Fleet

Stadler delivers first Norwegian bi-mode Flirt

STADLER has delivered the first of 14 class 76 Flirt hybrid trains that will be operated by SJ Norge to Skien, Norway, where it will undergo testing before the fleet is introduced in the Trøndelag region throughout 2021.

December 14, 2020 | Fleet

ÖBB launches tender for 100 single-deck EMUs

AUSTRIAN Federal Railways (ÖBB) has published a tender for up to 100 single-deck EMUs.

December 13, 2020 | Europe

European timetable changes set to enter force: Part 2

EUROPEAN operators Swiss Federal Railways (SBB), Swiss Southeastern Railways (SOB), Sweden’s SJ, and French National Railways (SNCF) have announced new timetable changes ahead of the start of the 2021 timetable on December 13.

December 12, 2020 | Main line

European timetable changes announced: Part 1

EUROPEAN operators Belgian National Railways (SNCB), German Rail (DB) and Renfe have announced new timetable changes due to come into effect from December 13.

December 11, 2020 | Signalling

Bane Nor implements Eulynx ERTMS standardisation

NORWEGIAN infrastructure manager Bane Nor has begun implementing the Eulynx ERTMS standardisation as part of its rollout of ETCS on the Roa - Hønefoss line. Bane Nor is the first infrastructure manager to use the standard for interfaces between the Traffic Management System (TMS) and track-side signalling system.

December 11, 2020 | Main line

SNCF awarded three-year contract for Transilien network

PARIS transport operator Île-de-France Mobility (IDFM) has announced it will tender services on the Transilien heavy rail network from 2024, with incumbent operator French National Railways (SNCF) awarded a contract to operate services between 2020-2023.

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