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November 26, 2019 | Metros

Mumbai Metro Line 3 achieves 70% tunnelling success

WITH 70% of tunnelling completed on November 22, Mumbai’s controversial 33.5km Line 3 (Aqua Line) metro project seems well on course to meet its 2021 completion deadline.

November 26, 2019 | Main line

National railways partner to improve Swiss connections

THE national operators in Switzerland, France, Germany, Austria and Italy have announced plans to further cooperate on international long-distance services into and through Switzerland, starting from the December timetable change.

November 25, 2019 | Fleet

TransPennine Express introduces new Nova fleet

TRANSPENNINE Express (TPE) launched its new ‘Nova’ fleet of trains in a ceremony at Liverpool’s Lime Street Station on November 22, completing a £500mfleet upgrade project.

November 25, 2019 | Financial

Tanzania to sign $US 1.46bn loan agreement for standard gauge railway

TANZANIA’s government has announced plans to sign a $US 1.46bn loan agreement with local and international lenders in the middle of December for construction of the 160km/h Morogoro - Makutupora section of the standard gauge railway project.

November 25, 2019 | Main line

Dutch set for faster IC services and Schiphol and Amsterdam Central redevelopment

NETHERLANDS Railways (NS) plans to establish a fast IC Direct service from the southwest to the northeast of the Netherlands via Rotterdam Central, Amsterdam Zuid and Almere in December 2023.

November 25, 2019 | Light Rail

Lyon T6 light rail line opens

LYON opened the 6.7km T6 light rail line on November 22, an extension of T1 connecting Debourg to Est-Pinel Hospital with 14 stations.

November 25, 2019 | Infrastructure

Keolis to oversee double-track project for MBTA

MASSACHUSETTS Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has awarded commuter rail network operating partner Keolis a $US 30m contract to conduct phases 2 and 3 of the Franklin Line double-track project.

November 25, 2019 | Fleet

Norway to order up to 200 new trains for local services

THE Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications has allocated NKr 4.2bn ($US 457.9m) to purchase 30 new trains for local services around Oslo.

November 25, 2019 | News

Vienna - Wampersdorf track doubling continues

AN official ceremony was held to mark the completion of a project to double track the 13.4km Hennersdorf - Münchendor section of the Vienna - Wampersdorf - Wiener Neustadt line on November 22.

November 23, 2019 | Metros

Operations and fleet contract awarded for Sydney Metro extension

THE NSW government has exercised an option with the Northwest Rapid Transit (NRT) consortium for operation of the under-construction Sydney City and Southwest metro line, which will be integrated to operate as one line with the Tallawong - Chatswood Northwest metro line that opened in May.

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