MONTHLY passenger volumes on Sweden's railway network exceeded 10 million passenger-km for the first time last month, according to figures released by infrastructure manager Trafikverket.
SOFIA Metro has issued tenders for contracts to design and build the first phase of the Bulgarian capital's third metro line.
CNR DALIAN Locomotive & Rolling Stock, China, has been awarded a contract to supply 31 low-floor LRVs for Beijing's Xijiao light rail line, which is due to open in 2015.
THE Gautrain Management Agency (GMA) says it will commence feasibility studies on 200km of proposed extensions to South Africa's Gautrain commuter network by the end of June.
THE director general of Turkish State Railways (TCDD) Mr Süleyman Karaman says construction is complete on the Istanbul - Eskisehir section of the 533km high-speed line to Ankara allowing test running to begin.
ITALY's infrastructure manger Italian Rail Network (RFI) has agreed to allow private open-access high-speed operator NTV to start running non-stop Rome – Milan services from Rome Termini station.
CENTRAL America's first metro line was inaugurated on April 5, when the Panamanian president Mr Ricardo Martinelli inaugurated the initial 13.7km section of Panama City Line 1 between Albrook and Los Andes.
REOPENING of Dublin's Phoenix Park tunnel for passenger services and the construction of a cross-city light rail line have been included in the Irish National Transport Authority's Integrated Implementation Plan for greater Dublin, which was launched on April 3.
THE main line linking London, Plymouth and Penzance reopened today following repairs costing £35m to damage caused by major storms in February to the coastal section at Dawlish between Exeter and Plymouth.
THE governor of Riyadh Prince Khaled bin Bandar officially launched construction on April 3 of the six-line metro to be built in the Saudi capital.
