Central/South America Archives - Page 36 of 100 - International Railway Journal

Central/South America

March 11, 2021 | Policy

UITP launches scholarship programme

The scholarship is in honour of UITP’s late director of rail, Mr Laurent Dauby.

March 10, 2021 | Freight

Rumo starts operation on the North-South Railway five months ahead of schedule

Rumo invested Reais 711m ($US 122.5m) in the southern São Simão - Estrela D’Oeste section of the line.

March 5, 2021 | Financial

IRJ In-Brief - Financial: Knorr-Bremse reports fall in orders; HS2 sees off legal challenge; PKP Cargo reports net loss

Brazil prepares for Malha Sul concession extension; Railpool buys Ajax Loktechnik.

February 24, 2021 | Infrastructure

Panama Line 3 monorail starts construction

The 24.5km line is planned to open in 2025.

February 15, 2021 | Central/South America

Panama approves Line 3 contract and financing

Construction is expected to proceed in the coming days.

January 28, 2021 | Central/South America

Mixed bag for freight and passenger operators

After experiencing an economic crisis in recent years, Brazil’s economy was slowly beginning to recover at the start of 2020 - that is, until the Covid-19 pandemic hit, causing Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to drop by around 4.5% in 2020.

January 27, 2021 | Infrastructure

IRJ In-Brief - Projects: Reggio Emilia approves light rail line; Adif tenders station maintenance; Panama begins work on metro extension

Panama: Panama Metro broke ground on the 2.2km San Isidro - Villa Zaita extension to Line 1 on January 14. Work on the one-station extension will be carried out by the Panama North Line Consortium, comprised of OHL, Spain, and Mota-Engil, Portugal, and will be completed within 33 months. When completed, the extension is expected to serve over 300,000 residents living in North Panama.

January 26, 2021 | Main line

Argentinean Trains restores long-distance Pinamar connection

ARGENTINA’s national operator Argentinean Trains (TA) has re-launched regional passenger services on the 100km line from General Guido junction station on the Buenos Aires - Mar del Plata mainline to the Atlantic coast resort town of Pinamar, a decade after they were withdrawn.

January 8, 2021 | Central/South America

Buenos Aires Subte concession awarded

THE Buenos Aires regional government has awarded incumbent Metrovías a new 12-year contract effective 90 days after the announcement to operate the city’s Subte metro system. The award follows a long running tender exercise that initially saw significant international interest. An optional three-year extension is also included.

January 7, 2021 | Central/South America

ATS installation complete on Urquiza Line in Buenos Aires

ARGENTINEAN Trains Infrastructure (TAI) has completed the installation of an automatic train stop (ATS) system on the 26km Urquiza commuter line between the city of Buenos Aires and San Miguel.

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