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October 10, 2020 | Infrastructure

IRJ IN-BRIEF - Projects: Laos-China final tunnel complete; Lisbon awards metro extension contract; KiwiRail electrification contract

Laos: The Laos-China Railway Company (LCRC) has finished the last of 75 tunnels for its 414km rail project. Around 148km of track has been laid and 120km of tunnel has been bored since construction began in December 2016, and expected to begin operation in December 2021.

October 9, 2020 | Main line

Austria waives track access charges as passenger subsidy ends

AUSTRIA’s Ministry of Transport has ordered Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) to waive track access charges for rail freight as well as commercially operated passenger services from October 8.

October 9, 2020 | Freight

DB Cargo announces new services from Antwerp and Rotterdam

GERMAN Rail’s (DB) freight subsidiary DB Cargo has announced that it will offer new services from December linking the ports of Rotterdam, Netherlands, and Antwerp, Belgium, with economic hubs in Germany and Austria.

October 9, 2020 | Financial

Amtrak requests extra funding to avoid further service cutbacks and job losses

AMTRAK says it requires up to an additional $US 4.857bn from the United States government to support the company and employees for the remainder of the current fiscal year due to the impact of Covid-19. The railway has also identified $US 5.193bn in additional need as part of an economic recovery proposal intended to support the US’ recovery from the pandemic.

October 9, 2020 | Australia/NZ

Australian budget boost for rail

THREE major rail projects worth $A 630m ($US 450.9m) were included in the $A 7.5bn of infrastructure spending outlined in the delayed 2020-2021 Australian federal government budget.

October 8, 2020 | Asia

Philippines awards final two contracts for Malolos - Clark line

PHILIPPINE National Railways (PNR) and the Philippines Department of Transportation (DOTr) have awarded the two remaining construction contracts for the 53km Malolos - Clark section of its North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) project.

October 7, 2020 | News

FS issues tender for track doubling project in Sicily

ITALIAN State Railways (FS) has issued a call for tenders in the Official Journal of the European Union for a track doubling project on the Messina - Catania main line in Sicily.

October 7, 2020 | Fleet

Portuguese Trains regional train contract to go ahead

PORTUGUESE Trains (CP) will now be able to sign a €167.8m contract with Stadler for the purchase of 22 Flirt 160 regional trains, following the end of a legal dispute over the outcome of the tender.

October 7, 2020 | Financial

Arriva and ČD win Czech passenger contracts

THE Czech Ministry of Transport has awarded passenger train operating contracts to Czech Railways (ČD) and Arriva Vlaky.

October 7, 2020 | Middle East

Iraq plans to build new line to Turkish border

CONSTRUCTION of a line between the Iraqi city of Mosul and the border with Turkey will begin shortly, according to an announcement by the provincial governor of Ninevah, Mr Najim al-Jubouri.

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