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October 16, 2020 | Freight

RZD exceeds 2019 China - Europe freight figures

RUSSIAN Railways (RZD) has reported that intermodal rail freight flows on its China - Europe routes have exceeded 2019 volumes in the first nine months of the year.

October 14, 2020 | Asia

Indonesia inaugurates double track line in southern Java

INDONESIA inaugurated the first 550km of its upgraded 1067mm-gauge double track railway between Cirebon, West Java, and Jombang, East Java during a ceremony on October 8.

October 13, 2020 | Tenders

Novosibirsk begins negotiations for light rail modernisation

THE Russian city of Novosibirsk has begun negotiations for a concessionary agreement with private investors for the modernisation of its light rail network, which it plans to sign in 2021.

October 13, 2020 | High-speed

China increases services with new timetable

CHINA National Railways (CR) launched its fourth-quarter timetable on October 11, which includes the operation of 9800 daily passenger services and 20,163 freight services, in line with the opening of the Urumqi - Xi'an high-speed line.

October 12, 2020 | Technology

Boosting rail’s resilience to extreme weather

Naoyuki Ota, director of the Disaster Prevention Technology Division of Japan’s Railway Technical Research Institute, explains how systems are being designed to predict extreme weather events to avoid disruption to train services and improve safety.

October 12, 2020 | Technology

KRRI tests 5G autonomous trains

THE Korea Railroad Research Institute (KRRI) has announced that it is currently testing a 5G-based autonomous train control system at its Osong Railway Comprehensive Test Track.

October 11, 2020 | High-speed

JR East to increase Tohoku Shinkansen line speeds

EAST Japan Railway (JR East) has announced plans to increase the speed of its high-speed Tohoku Shinkansen service in north eastern Japan by March 2021.

October 10, 2020 | Infrastructure

IRJ IN-BRIEF - Projects: Laos-China final tunnel complete; Lisbon awards metro extension contract; KiwiRail electrification contract

Laos: The Laos-China Railway Company (LCRC) has finished the last of 75 tunnels for its 414km rail project. Around 148km of track has been laid and 120km of tunnel has been bored since construction began in December 2016, and expected to begin operation in December 2021.

October 8, 2020 | Asia

Philippines awards final two contracts for Malolos - Clark line

PHILIPPINE National Railways (PNR) and the Philippines Department of Transportation (DOTr) have awarded the two remaining construction contracts for the 53km Malolos - Clark section of its North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) project.

October 8, 2020 | Infrastructure

Thailand awards high-speed line construction contract

STATE Railway of Thailand (SRT) has awarded a Baht 7.75bn ($US 248.72m) contract for the construction of part of the 873km Bangkok - Nong Khai high-speed rail project to the SPTK joint venture.

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