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June 22, 2020 | Fleet

Hyundai Rotem awarded second order for Seoul GTX A fleet

KOREA Rail Network Authority (KRNA) has ordered an additional five eight-car EMUs from Hyundai Rotem under a Won 119.2bn ($US 98.1m) contract for use on the GTX A high-speed commuter rail line connecting the capital to surrounding cities.

June 20, 2020 | Infrastructure

IRJ IN-BRIEF - Projects: Comsa secures Portuguese contracts; Bang Sue Central Station on course for 2021 opening; Czech line renovation begins

Portugal: Comsa’s infrastructure division and Portuguese subsidiary Fergrupo, has been awarded a contract to renovate the 33.7km Pampilhosa - Santa Comba Dão section of the Beira Alta line, as well as to construct the 3.2km Mealhada Agreement link between the Northern Line and the Beira Alta line.

June 19, 2020 | Main line

Russian Railways plans 358 more coach renovations by December 2020

RUSSIAN Railways’ (RZD) Federal Passenger Company (FPK) has announced plans to modernise a further 358 long-distance coaches by the end of the year as part of its ongoing coach renovation programme.

June 18, 2020 | Metros

Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority approves plans for Uttarakhand metro

UNIFIED Metropolitan Transport Authority (UMTA) in the Indian state of Uttarakhand has approved construction of a 73km light metro linking Dehradun, Haridwar and Rishikesh.

June 17, 2020 | Main line

Russian Railways reports improved Europe-Asia rail freight performance

RUSSIAN Railways (RZD) has reported increased speed and traffic for trans-Eurasian freight between China and Europe using the Baikal-Amur Main Line (BAM) and Trans-Siberian railways this year.

June 17, 2020 | Fleet

Turkey completes production of first locally-made EMU

TURKISH Wagon Industry (Tüvasaş) has completed the first EMU to be designed and manufactured in Turkey, with the train due to enter service by the end of the year.

June 17, 2020 | Fleet

JR Central to introduce N700S Shinkansen train on July 1

CENTRAL Japan Railway (JR Central) plans to introduce its next-generation N700S Shinkansen train into service on the Tokaido Line on July 1.

June 16, 2020 | Main line

Pune - Nashik broad-gauge mainline approved

THE Indian government has approved the 235.15km, Rupee 160.39 trillion ($US 2.1bn) Pune - Nashik broad-gauge main line project, a 200km/h double-track line through the Maharashtra region.

June 16, 2020 | Infrastructure

Pakistan approves $US 7.2bn Mainline-I project

PAKISTAN’s Central Development Working Party (CDWP) has approved the $US 7.2bn Mainline-1 (ML-1) project, forwarding the project to the Executive Committee of National Economic Council (Ecnec) for further approval.

June 16, 2020 | Freight

Indian Railways launches electric double-stack container operation

INDIAN Railways have begun operation of the world’s first overhead electric (OHE) double-stack intermodal trains. Services began on June 10 on a section of the country’s Western Railway, between Palanpur and Botad stations in Gujarat state.

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