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September 9, 2020 | Metros

Lisbon awards metro extension contract

LISBON City Council has announced the winner of a €73.5m contract for Lot 2 of the Lisbon Metro Yellow and Green Line extension project, following a decision on September 3.

September 9, 2020 | Financial

IRJ IN-BRIEF - Financial: VR reports loss; Fall in demand hurts PKP Cargo; DB offers inter-city discounts to young people

Finland: National operator VR has reported an operating loss of €19.5m for the first half of 2020, compared with an operating profit of €54.7m for the same period in 2019.

September 9, 2020 | Light Rail

Strasbourg launches Koenigshoffen light rail extension

THE French city of Strasbourg has launched services on a 1.7km extension to its light rail Line F, following an inauguration on August 29.

September 9, 2020 | Light Rail

Conversion of Amstelveen line to light rail complete

THE conversion of the Amstelveen hybrid LRV/light metro line linking Amsterdam South and Amstelveen Westwijk into a conventional light rail line has been completed, with the line due to reopen with the start of the 2021 timetable on December 13.

September 8, 2020 | Financial

Rail to benefit from French economic stimulus plan

FRANCE’s railways are set to benefit from a €4.7bn cash injection from the French government as part of its “Relaunch France” plan announced on September 3 to boost the French economy following the Covid-19 pandemic.

September 8, 2020 | Fleet

Athens receives first batch of new LRVs

ATHENS’ public transport operator Attiko Metro, Greece, has received the first two Alstom Citadis X05 low-floor LRVs out of an order for 25 placed in July 2018.

September 8, 2020 | Europe

Network Rail begins work to remove derailed train in Scotland

BRITAIN’s infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) has begun work to reopen the railway near Stonehaven, Scotland, following a fatal derailment on August 12 which killed three people.

September 8, 2020 | Freight

Thailand launches land bridge feasibility study

THAILAND’s government has approved funding of two feasibility studies with a combined worth of Baht 165m ($US 5.3m) for the construction of a 100km land route to bypass the Strait of Malacca.

September 8, 2020 | Financial

XpressWest receives approval for future bond sales

XPRESSWEST, a subsidiary of American private operator Brightline, has received approval from the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank (CIEDB) to be reimbursed through a future bond sale for the cost of its planned 273.6km high-speed line from California to Las Vegas.

September 8, 2020 | Passenger

Pandemic pushes German operators to the brink

Germany’s Covid-19 lockdown resulted in passenger rail use falling to around 10% of normal levels in much of March and April, causing economic devastation to the sector. As operators embark on their respective recoveries, Kevin Smith analyses the impact of the crisis and its implications for the future of the market.

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