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May 7, 2025 | Asia

New rail lines planned in Afghanistan

Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan propose new rail links to access Indian Ocean ports.

May 6, 2025 | High-speed

Japan donates two Shinkansen test trains to India

The trains will be used for trial running on a section of India’s first high-speed line.

May 2, 2025 | Metros

Further delay for Bangalore metro expansion

Phase 2 will not be fully operational until 2027 at the earliest.

April 30, 2025 | Policy

More funding needed for Japanese secondary lines

Prefecture governors meet with the prime minister to request support for local lines.

April 29, 2025 | Asia

Pakistan approves Punjab high-speed plan

New trains will reduce Lahore - Islamabad journey times from 4 hours to 2h 45 min.

April 28, 2025 | Asia

Vietnam builds rail-grade steel plant

New factory will allow for domestic production of high-grade steel, including railway track.

April 24, 2025 | Fleet

Iran signs fleet investment deals worth $US 750m

The agreements between national operator RAI and two private companies will help to bolster the railway’s passenger and freight fleets.

April 23, 2025 | Financial

Philippines project nets $US 1.45bn of ADB funding

Final tranche of funding for 53.1km section of North-South Commuter Railway.

April 11, 2025 | Metros

Taichung automated metro contracts awarded

Consortium of ST Engineering, Alstom, CTCI and Hyundai Rotem will deliver 24.8km Blue Line.

April 11, 2025 | Main line

IRJ’s Top Railway Projects 2025 - Electrification of Katra - Dharam section of Udhampur - Srinagar - Baramulla Line

This electrification project was extremely challenging due to the tight timescale for delivery along with the difficult terrain across the line in northern India.

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