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March 27, 2020 | Financial

Rail benefits from $US 2 trillion US coronavirus stimulus package

THE US Senate unanimously passed its $US 2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package, which includes specific funding for passenger rail and public transport, on March 26.

March 27, 2020 | Policy

Spain scales back in wake of coronavirus pandemic

THE Spanish rail industry is scaling back train services and manufacturing in a bid to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

March 26, 2020 | Policy

Associations team up to urge European public transport continuity and survival

THE International Association of Public Transport (UITP) and other like-minded associations have sent an open letter to the European Union to urge basic continuity and the survival of public transport despite the coronavirus pandemic.

March 25, 2020 | Europe

DB to continue to pay workers impacted by coronavirus as German services cut back

GERMAN Rail (DB) has concluded an agreement with two trade unions, EVG and GDL, confirming that there will be no layoffs as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

March 25, 2020 | Policy

EC approves public financing of Denmark - Germany road-rail tunnel

THE European Commission (EC) has found the public financing model proposed by Denmark for the road-rail Fehmarn Belt coast-to-coast tunnel between Denmark and Germany is in line with EU state aid rules.

March 25, 2020 | Infrastructure

China resumes work on rail construction projects

CHINA has reportedly resumed work on all rail construction projects outside Hubei province, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak.

March 25, 2020 | Freight

European associations highlight transport’s value in combating coronavirus

EUROPEAN transport industry associations have jointly endorsed a series of pledges reinforcing the critical role that transport is playing in combating the coronavirus pandemic.

March 24, 2020 | Freight

Latvian Railways halts national electrification project

LATVIAN Railways (LDz) has decided to halt a project to electrify its 1520mm-gauge network due to a sharp drop in freight traffic.

March 23, 2020 | Metros

UITP publishes guidelines for operators to combat coronavirus

THE International Association of Public Transport (UITP) has published guidelines to help operators deal with the coronavirus outbreak.

March 23, 2020 | Asia

India shuts down passenger rail network until March 31

ALL passenger rail services operated by Indian Railways and Konkan Railway ceased operation at midnight on March 22.

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