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October 27, 2020 | Metros

Link Alliance awarded two Auckland City Rail Link packages

THE Link Alliance, led by Vinci Construction Grands Projects, has been awarded two contracts for Packages 5 and 7 for the Auckland City Rail Link (CRL) project.

October 26, 2020 | Commuter Rail

Berlin Brandenburg Airport railways finally open

THE first passenger train to serve the new Berlin Brandenburg International Airport arrived at 05.37 on October 26.

October 26, 2020 | High-speed

Eurostar launches direct Amsterdam - London services

EUROSTAR launched direct services from Amsterdam and Rotterdam to London St Pancras on October 26, removing the need for passengers to change to pass through border control in Brussels Midi.

October 26, 2020 | Fleet

Taiwan receives first EMUs from Hyundai Rotem

HYUNDAI Rotem has delivered the first of 52 EMUs ordered by Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) as part of a Won 909.8bn ($US 803.4m) contract awarded in June 2018.

October 26, 2020 | Metros

Lahore opens Pakistan’s first metro line

PAKISTAN’s first metro line has opened in Lahore. The 27.1km line runs from Ali Town in the southwest via Lahore main station to Dera Gujran in the east.

October 26, 2020 | Metros

Kolkata East-West metro line construction resumes

WORK on the Phase 2 section of Kolkata’s East-West metro line, including a 500m underwater tunnel below the River Hooghly, has restarted following a five-year stoppage to the project.

October 26, 2020 | Metros

Transforming public transport in Australia’s largest city

Sydney Metro is embarking on one of the world’s most ambitious transit expansion programmes. Kevin Smith speaks with CEO Jon Lamonte about how the projects are progressing and how the authority is striving to stay on time and on budget.

October 25, 2020 | Fleet

Portuguese Trains orders 22 Stadler regional trains

PORTUGUESE Trains (CP) has ordered 22 Flirt multiple units from Stadler for use on regional networks, under a contract worth €158m signed on October 21.

October 23, 2020 | Middle East

Iraq signs Letter of Intent with Alstom and Hyundai

A consortium of Alstom and Hyundai has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with the Iraqi Ministry of Transport to define a framework to accelerate implementation of the $US 2.5bn Baghdad Elevated Train (BET) project.

October 23, 2020 | High-speed

HS1 Ltd unveils new environmental strategy

HS1 Ltd, which manages and operates Britain’s only high-speed line - between London and the Channel Tunnel, has published a new environmental strategy which outlines plans to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2030, and become Britain’s first carbon neutral railway.

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