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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 | Locomotives

Traxx locomotives authorised for passenger operation in France

THE French Railway Safety Board (EPSF) has extended the Authorisation to Place in Service (APS) for Bombardier Traxx FM 140 AC 1M electric locomotives (German class 185.1) to allow passenger operation on the conventional railway network in France.

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 | Fleet

Battery trains sought for Saarland regional line

THE Ministry of Economy, Labour, Energy and Transport in the German state of Saarland has published a tender for the operation of regional services on the Saarbrücken - Lebach-Jabach with a requirement for the use of battery-electric rolling stock.

December 27, 2018 | Fleet

NS orders 88 New Generation Sprinter EMUs from CAF

NETHERLANDS Railways (NS) has ordered 88 additional New Generation Sprinter (SNG) suburban EMUs from CAF, taking its fleet of these trains to 206 sets.

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.

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