DPMK, the public transport operator in the Slovakian city of Košice has exercised an option worth around €19m with Pragoimex, Czech Republic, for 13 additional VarioLFplus trams.
THE first electric test trains ran on Queensland's Moreton Bay Rail Link on March 16 as the project entered its final phase before the start of commercial operations later this year.
CAMBODIAN rail concessionaire Royal Railway announced on March 21 that it will launch a trial passenger service on its metre-gauge line from the capital Phnom Penh to the port city of Sihanoukville on April 9.
THE mayor of Seattle Mr Ed Murray and Sound Transit CEO Mr Peter Rogoff officially inaugurated the city's University Link light rail extension on March 18, when hundreds of guests took their first trip on the 5.1km underground line from Westlake station in the city centre to University of Washington (Husky Stadium).
CIMIC subsidiary CPB Contractors (formerly Leighton Contractors) has been awarded a contract to construct Queensland's Gold Coast Light Rail Stage Two and complete the 7.3km extension in time for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.
CRRC Nanjing is set to supply 19 standard-gauge trains for the 29.7km Noida – Greater Noida metro line under an agreement with Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), which was signed in the Indian capital on March 17.
THE government of the Federal District of Mexico City is planning to launch tenders on March 24 for a contract to supply 15 new rubber-tyred trains for metro Line 1.
SWEDEN's national infrastructure manager, Trafikverket has awarded a SKr 400m ($US 48.7m) turnkey contract to Skanska to quadruple the track on a 3km section of the Mälarbanan north of Stockholm to increase capacity for commuter services.
RHINE-Ruhr Transport Authority (VRR) has selected Stadler Pankow as preferred bidder for a contract to supply 41 EMUs for S-Bahn and regional services in North Rhine Westphalia.
SPORVEIEN Oslo, which operates the light rail and metro network in the Norwegian capital, invites companies to prequalify by May 2 for a contract to supply a fleet of low-floor LRVs.
