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March 5, 2020 | Rolling stock

J-Trec eyes expansion at home and abroad as Europe-Japan trade deal takes hold

Takao Nishiyama, president of J-Trec, talks to IRJ about the market outlook for electric trains both in Japan and overseas, as well as the ramifications of opening up the Japanese market to competition.

March 4, 2020 | High-speed

UIC postpones Beijing high-speed rail congress

THE International Union of Railways (UIC) has decided to postpone its World Congress on High-Speed Rail in the Chinese capital due to the coronavirus epidemic.

February 28, 2020 | Main line

Controversy over Indian project

DOUBTS have emerged over plans to build a 577km standard-gauge 200km/h mainline in the southern Indian state of Kerala following discrepancies in two back-to-back preliminary survey reports submitted by Systra, France in 2019.

February 26, 2020 | Commuter Rail

India’s 160km/h Regional Rapid Transit System launched

INDIA has officially launched the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) project, which aims to offer 160km/h services between New Delhi and Tier-2 cities in adjoining states.

February 25, 2020 | Technology

IRJ in brief - Technology: Satellite rail positioning - batteries for iLint - cloud-based analytics

NORWAY: Bane NOR and the Norwegian Mapping Authority have entered into a collaboration agreement for a project that will use satellite signals to measure track position on selected routes.

February 24, 2020 | Financial

IRJ in brief - Financial: Strong sales for TMH - passenger growth for SJ - loss for DSB

RUSSIA: Transmashholding (TMH) recorded Roubles 286bn ($US 4.3bn) in sales in 2019, up 26.8% from Roubles 225.6bn in 2018.

February 24, 2020 | Metros

Phase 2 of Jakarta MRT network launched

MRT Jakarta has signed a contract with the Shimizu-Adhi Karya joint venture (SAJV), a partnership between Shimizu Corporation, Japan, and Indonesian state-owned construction company Adhi Karya, to launch work on phase 2 of Jakarta’s metro network.

February 21, 2020 | Metros

Singapore awards $US 425m Jurong Region Line station contracts

SINGAPORE’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded three civil engineering contracts worth a combined $S 596m ($US 425m) for the design and construction of four Jurong Region Line (JRL) stations and the associated viaducts.

February 20, 2020 | Freight

Rail freight through Port of Hamburg jumps 10%

RAIL freight passing through the Port of Hamburg jumped 10.4% to 2.7 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) in 2019, a new record for the port.

February 17, 2020 | Metros

Kolkata East - West Metro line opens

PHASE 1 of Kolkata’s East - West Metro Line 2 was inaugurated on February 13, with passengers services beginning a day later.

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