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November 2, 2020 | Commuter Rail

Ground-breaking held for Indiana commuter project

NORTHERN Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) held a virtual ground-breaking ceremony on October 28 for its West Lake Corridor Project to extend the South Shore Line commuter rail service from Hammond to Dyer.

November 2, 2020 | Metros

Istanbul driverless M7 line opens

METRO Istanbul began operation of the 18.5km Mecidiyeköy - Mahmutbey section of the driverless Line M7 on October 28.

November 2, 2020 | Financial

British government and TfL reach £1.8bn lost revenue agreement

THE British government is set to provide Transport for London (TfL) a funding and financing package worth around £1.8bn to make up for lost revenue caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The funding will enable the authority to keep London Underground trains and buses running with another national lockdown set to commence on November 5.

November 2, 2020 | Freight

Indian Railways to adopt National Rail Plan

INDIAN Railways (IR) is in the process of adopting a policy document called the National Rail Plan, which is targeting an increase in IR’s modal share from 26% of all transport to 45% by 2030.

November 2, 2020 | Main line

Scottish line to reopen following fatal crash

BRITISH infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) has announced that the Aberdeen - Dundee main line will reopen on November 3 after repairs following a fatal accident on August 12.

November 1, 2020 | Rolling stock

Škoda to deliver trains to Estonia

ESTONIAN state-owned passenger operator Elron has announced Czech train manufacturer Skoda Vagonka, a subsidiary Skoda Transportation, as the winner of a €56m contract to supply six dual-voltage EMUs.

October 31, 2020 | Financial

FlixTrain suspends services for second time in 2020

GERMAN open-access operator FlixTrain has announced the suspension of its services from November 3 until sometime in 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Local reports suggest that services may be suspended until at least February.

October 30, 2020 | Financial

EC investigation alleges Czech Railways engaged in “predatory pricing”

THE European Commission (EC) has informed state-owned Czech Railways (ČD) of its preliminary view that ČD breached European Union (EU) anti-trust rules by engaging in predatory pricing on passenger services operated on the Prague - Ostrava route between 2011 and 2019.

October 30, 2020 | Telecoms

Panama Metro Line 3 rolling stock and systems contract signed

A consortium of Hitachi, Hitachi Rail STS and Mitsubishi has signed an $US 883m contract with HPH Consortium, the prime contractor for the Panama Metro Line 3 monorail project, to supply rolling stock and equip the 25km line.

October 30, 2020 | Infrastructure

Egypt awards contract for Alexandria light rail line modernisation

EGYPT’s National Authority for Tunnels (NAT) awarded a contract on October 27 for the design and supervision of the €360m rehabilitation of Alexandria’s 13.8km Raml light rail line to a Systra-led consortium.

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