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September 26, 2018 | Financial

Encouraging first-half growth for BLS

SWISS rail company BLS earned operating revenue of SFr 553.9m ($US 572m) in the first half of this year, 7.5% more than the SFr 515.4m earnings from the same period last year.

September 26, 2018 | Asia

Hyderabad opens second section of metro Red Line

HYDERABAD’s metro network became the second-largest in India on September 24, when the governor of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, Mr Ekkadu Srinivasan Lakshmi Narasimhan, led the celebrations to mark the inauguration of the 17km Ameerpet - LB Nagar section of the Red Line.

September 26, 2018 | North America

Orange County Streetcar construction contract awarded

CALIFORNIA’s Orange County Transportation Authority (Octa) has awarded Walsh Construction a $US 220.5m contract to build the 6.6km OC Streetcar.

September 26, 2018 | Policy

ZSSK accused of obstructing EC competition investigation

THE European Commission (EC) has launched formal antitrust proceedings against Slovakia’s national passenger operator ZSSK, alleging the company obstructed a commission inspection by providing incorrect information and deleting data from a laptop.

September 26, 2018 | Rolling stock

Egypt awards €1bn coach contract

EGYPTIAN National Railways (ENR) has signed a supply contract worth more than €1bn with Transmashholding-Hungary, a Russian-Hungarian Consortium, to deliver 1300 passenger coaches over five years.

September 25, 2018 | Main line

First section of Israel’s A1 Link opens

THE first section of Israel’s A1 Link between Jerusalem’s Navon station and Ben-Gurion airport was opened to passenger traffic on September 25, two days later than expected.

September 25, 2018 | Middle East

Saudi Arabia inaugurates Haramain high-speed line

KING Salman of Saudi Arabia officially inaugurated the Haramain high-speed line in a ceremony at Jeddah station on September 25.

September 25, 2018 | Commuter Rail

Dart approves Dallas Cotton Belt commuter rail line

THE board of Dallas Area Rapid Transit (Dart) has voted unanimously to approve the construction of an east-west commuter rail line linking communities to the north of the city, albeit with fewer stations than previously envisaged.

September 25, 2018 | Central/South America

Metro Tenerife to operate Cuenca tramway

THE municipality of Cuenca, Ecuador, signed a contract with Metro Tenerife on September 24 for the operation of the city’s first tram line.

September 25, 2018 | Central/South America

Tendering begins for Brasilia metro extension

THE government of the Brazilian Federal District launched a tender on September 20 for a contract to build a 3.7km extension of the Brasilia metro Line 1 (Orange Line) in the western suburb of Samambaia.

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