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April 8, 2019 | Metros

Tehran metro Line 6 inaugurated

THE first phase of Tehran metro Line 6 was inaugurated on April 7 in the presence of Iran’s president, Dr Hassan Rouhani, and the city’s mayor, Mr Pirouz Hanachi.

April 8, 2019 | Africa

Egyptian National Railways orders Talgo trains

FOLLOWING a competitive tender, Egyptian National Railways (ENR) has awarded Talgo a €158m contract to supply and maintain six 160km/h inter-city trains for the Alexandria - Cairo - Aswan corridor.

April 5, 2019 | North America

Baltimore Penn Station upgrade reaches commercial close

AMTRAK had reached commercial close on a project to expand and modernise Baltimore Penn Station, following the execution of a master development agreement with Penn Station Partners.

April 5, 2019 | Financial

Ridership growth lifts Renfe revenue and profit

RIDERSHIP growth helped Renfe to achieve a significant increase in revenues and profits in 2018, according to the Spanish national train operator’s annual results, which were published on April 5.

April 5, 2019 | Fleet

DB halts ICE4 deliveries due to weld quality issues

GERMAN inter-city operator DB Long Distance has suspended deliveries of ICE4 high-speed trains following the discovery of quality problems in bodywork welding on some of the vehicles already in service.

April 5, 2019 | Fleet

RZD and Ural Locomotives to develop double-deck EMUs

RUSSIAN Railways (RZD) and Ural Locomotives, a joint venture of Sinara and Siemens, have signed an agreement to develop plans for the manufacture of double-deck EMUs to expand RZD’s regional passenger fleet.

April 5, 2019 | Fleet

SBB Giruno EMUs authorised for passenger operation

SWITZERLAND’s Federal Office of Transport (BAV) has granted an Authorisation to Place in Service (APS) for Swiss Federal Railways’ (SBB) fleet of RABe 501 Giruno inter-city EMUs.

April 5, 2019 | Europe

Germany sees strong passenger rail growth as bus traffic remains steady

THE German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) has released the public transport usage figures for 2018, which show a 0.6% increase in overall passenger journeys by all modes, up to 11.6 billion trips.

April 5, 2019 | Europe

Helsinki - Kouvola direct link “not economically viable”

A new direct rail link between Helsinki and Kouvola would reduce journey times between the capital, southeast Finland and St Petersburg but is not economically viable, according to a report published by the Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications on April 5.

April 5, 2019 | Freight

PKP Cargo to purchase 936 intermodal freight wagons

PKP Cargo has signed a contract with freight wagon manufacturer Tatravagónka, Slovakia, to supply 936 wagons for intermodal freight.

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