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December 31, 2018 | Central/South America

Yucatan railway finally gets green light

Construction is expected to start this month on a public-private project to build a 1500km railway aimed primarily at tourists visiting Mexico’s popular Yucatan Peninsula. Michael Renouf describes the project and some of the challenges it faces.

December 28, 2018 | Light Rail

Nuremberg launches LRV tender

NUREMBERG Transport (VAG) has issued a call for tender for 12 LRVs with options for up to 75 more vehicles. Closing date for bids is January 28.

December 28, 2018 | Asia

China adds 2254km to its rail network as nine new lines open

CHINA added 1372km to its high-speed network at the end of December with the opening of four new lines, bringing the country a step closer to completing its ambitious ‘Four Vertical and Four Horizontal’ high-speed system. Five conventional lines totalling 1182km also opened in the final week of December.

December 28, 2018 | Infrastructure

India opens Brahmaputra road-rail bridge

INDIA’s prime minister Mr Narendra Modi officially opened the 4.94km Bogibeel road-rail bridge on December 25 which crosses the Brahmaputra river and plugs a gap in the Northeast Frontier Railway network in Assam between Dibrugarh with Dhemaji.

December 27, 2018 | Light Rail

New Taipei light rail line opens

TRIAL passenger operation began on the first phase of the Danhai light rail network in New Taipei on December 24 with a month of free rides on the 7.3km Green Mountain Line.

December 27, 2018 | Main line

Leo Express records strong growth in 2018

CZECH Republic open-access passenger operator Leo Express says it carried more than 1.5 million passengers on its train services during the first three quarters of 2018, which is 250,000 more than during the same period in 2017.

December 26, 2018 | Light Rail

Shanghai Songjiang Tramway opens

PUBLIC services began operating on the first phase of the Shanghai Songjiang Tramway network on December 26 with the start of operations on the section of Line T2 from Canghua Road to Zhongchen Road.

December 26, 2018 | Signalling

Alstom-Pose consortium to upgrade Roca Line signalling

ARGENTINA’s Ministry of Transport has awarded a consortium of Alstom and Argentinean construction company Pose a €90m contract to modernise signalling systems on the Roca Line in Buenos Aires.

December 24, 2018 | Metros

Construction begins on Suzhou - Shanghai inter-city metro line

CONSTRUCTION has begun on a new metro line in Suzhou which will connect the city’s urban rail network with the system in neighbouring Shanghai.

December 24, 2018 | Fleet

Transmashholding to supply CPPK DMUs

CJSC Roslokomotiv, a subsidiary of Transmashholding (TMH), has entered into a trilateral agreement with Sberbank Leasing and Russia’s Central Suburban Passenger Company (CPPK) to supply 23 RA-3 DMUs.

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