Regions Archives - Page 853 of 1970 - International Railway Journal

Regions

March 31, 2020 | Metros

Copenhagen opens Nordhavn metro extension

IN a low-key event, Copenhagen officially opened the metro line M4 on March 28, extending the network by 2.2km to the Nordhavn reclamation district.

March 30, 2020 | Freight

Wuhan Metro reopens as mainline and freight services resume

THE Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, resumed partial operation of its six-line metro network on March 28 while mainline and high-speed trains are also stopping at Wuchang station for the first time since the city was locked down on January 23.

March 30, 2020 | Policy

European rail associations call for action from European Commission

FIVE European rail associations have sent a joint letter to the European Commission (EC) calling for concrete measures to tackle the coronavirus pandemic.

March 30, 2020 | Metros

Moscow Metro Line 15 second phase opens

THE second and final 14.4km phase of the Nekrasov metro Line 15 was opened by the mayor of Moscow, Mr Sergey Sobyanin, on March 27.

March 30, 2020 | News

Southeastern and Great Western franchisees secure direct award contract extensions

BRITAIN’s Department for Transport (DfT) has issued direct award contracts to Govia, a joint venture of Go Ahead (65%) and Keolis (35%), to continue to operate the Southeastern franchise, and FirstGroup to continue to operate the Great Western Railway franchise from April 1.

March 30, 2020 | Fleet

Hessian State Railway orders 30 Alstom DMUs

HESSIAN State Railway (HLB) has awarded Alstom a contract worth around €120m to supply 30 Coradia Lint DMUs.

March 30, 2020 | Fleet

SNCF orders more Bombardier EMUs for Auvergne-Rhône Alpes

FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) has ordered 19 six-car double-deck Regio 2N EMUs from Bombardier on behalf of the Auvergne-Rhône Alpes region.

March 28, 2020 | Technology

IRJ in brief - Technology: Electric weed control, cloud-based common interface, Viia driver support app

Switzerland: Certis Europe has announced it will continue its collaboration with electric weed control developers Zasso Group following successful trials using its Electroherb plant management technology during the past year.

March 27, 2020 | News

China - Laos railway project reaches key milestone

TRACKLAYING has commenced on the Laotian section of the China - Laos railway as the project enters its final stages.

March 27, 2020 | Financial

Rail benefits from $US 2 trillion US coronavirus stimulus package

THE US Senate unanimously passed its $US 2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package, which includes specific funding for passenger rail and public transport, on March 26.

« Previous 1 … 851 852 853 854 855 … 1,970 Next »

Rail market intelligence to unlock your business potential.

Sign up for the IRJ Rail Brief Newsletter