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May 22, 2019 | High-speed

Granada high-speed line to open in June

SPAIN’s national operator Renfe plans to launch high-speed services to Granada on June 24 following the completion of the new 122km line from Granada to Antequera and the approval of Spain’s Railway Safety Agency (AESF). Tickets go on sale on June 3.

May 22, 2019 | Infrastructure

Virgin Trains USA awards contracts for West Palm Beach - Orlando line

VIRGIN Trains USA, formerly Brightline, has awarded five contracts worth $US 4bn for the construction of a 273km line from West Palm Beach to the completed intermodal station in the new south terminal at Orlando International Airport (OIA).

May 21, 2019 | Infrastructure

Athens - Thessaloniki journey times slashed

TRAINOSE has cut more than one hour off the journey time between Greece’s two largest cities, Athens and Thessaloniki, following the introduction of a new timetable on May 20.

May 21, 2019 | Fleet

RMV orders 27 hydrogen trains from Alstom

RHINE-MAIN Transport Authority (RMV) subsidiary Fahma has awarded Alstom and Infraserv Höchst a €500m contract to supply 27 hydrogen fuel cell Coradia iLint multiple units, which will replace diesel trains on four regional lines in the Taunus region north of Frankfurt-am-Main from 2022.

May 21, 2019 | Fleet

Study finds strong market for hydrogen trains

A study commissioned by the European Commission’s Fuel Cells and Hydrogen (FCH) Joint Undertaking (FCH JU) and Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking (S2R JU) has found significant market potential for FCH technology in rail, which could provide a flexible, zero-emission and potentially cost-competitive solution to replace existing trains.

May 20, 2019 | Rolling stock

GoldenPass variable-gauge system successfully tested

PROSE has successfully tested a newly-developed gauge-changing bogie and the associated gauge changing system in Zweisimmen.

May 20, 2019 | Commuter Rail

Santiago to expand commuter rail network

ENVIRONMENTAL approval was granted in mid-May for a $US 1.56bn project to introduce a second commuter rail service in the Chilean capital running 25km from Santiago to Malloco on the line to Melipilla.

May 20, 2019 | Main line

India completes Sambalpur - Angul electrification

ELECTRIC operation began on the Jharsuguda - Sambalpur - Angul line in Odisha, eastern India, on May 18.

May 20, 2019 | Light Rail

Phoenix opens Mesa light rail extension

THE light rail network in Phoenix, Arizona, reached 45km on May 18 with the inauguration of the 3.1km extension to Gibert Road in Mesa.

May 17, 2019 | Light Rail

Denver light rail extension inaugurated

DENVER Regional Transportation District (RTD) inaugurated the 3.7km Southeast Rail Extension on May 17, bringing the town of Lone Tree onto the light rail E, F and R lines.

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