THE first metro line Wuxi, a city of 6.3 million inhabitants in China's eastern Jiangsu province, was inaugurated on July 1 by the city's mayor Mr Wang Quan.
A GROUNDBREAKING ceremony was held last week in Singapore to mark the start of construction on the Thomson Line, a major element of Singapore Land Transport Authority's (LTA) vision to double the length of island's railway network by 2030.
KEOLIS Commuter Services took over operation of the 610km commuter rail network around Boston on July 1 under a $US 2.68bn eight-year contract awarded by Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) in January.
A NEW college to train staff for Saudi Railway Company (SAR) has opened in Buraydah, on a section of the North - South Railway currently under construction.
INDIANA Department of Transportation (IDOT) has selected Chicago-based Corridor Capital LLC as its "preferred vendor" to manage and operate the daily Hoosier State inter-city service between Indianapolis and Chicago, which is currently operated by Amtrak.
THE NEW CEO of Netherlands Railways (NS) Mr Timo Huges, has informed the Dutch secretary of state for infrastructure Mrs Wilma Mansveld that NS will not acquire any new inter-city rolling stock before 2021.
PLANS for further extensions of the U-Bahn and tram networks in the Austrian capital were officially announced by Vienna city council on June 27.
THE French city of Grenoble celebrated the opening of the initial 4.8km section of light rail Line E on June 28 with a music festival and two days of free travel across the network.
JUST two years after launching its Vienna – Linz – Salzburg services, Austrian open-access operator Westbahn reached break-even last year according to the company's annual results, which were revealed on June 26.
BRITAIN's Department for Transport (DfT) has awarded a 15-year contract to operate the Essex Thameside franchise to the current operator of the route National Express.
