DELHI Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has awarded Thales a contract to upgrade fare collection systems across around 100 Phase 1 and Phase 2 stations.

THREE months ahead of schedule, the first Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) class 4744 Cityjet EMUs for the southern province of Styria entered passenger service on January 11.

PHOENIX Valley Metro has launched a tender for a contract to supply additional LRVs for the expansion of the light rail network in the state capital of Arizona.

RDC Deutschland, the German subsidiary of Railroad Development Corporation, United States, has begun trial operation of its new Autozug Sylt car and lorry carrying trains on the 39.3km Niebüll - Westerland (Sylt) line in Schleswig Holstein.

SWEDISH train leasing company Transitio has awarded Motala Train, Sweden, a contract to carry out heavy maintenance on its fleet of 25 class X11 EMUs, which are primarily used by regional operators Krösatågen and Norrtåg.

CHINA's top economic planning authority the National Development and Reform Commission approved a construction plan on December 31 for the Yuan 65.4bn ($US 9.9bn) second phase of the metro network in Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian province, a day after testing began on the first section of Line 1.

AS the three-year extension granted by Congress in late 2015 gets underway, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) has set year-end 2016 goals for Positive Train Control (PTC) implementation in the United States.

GERMANY's Altona-Kaltenkirchen-Neumünster Railway (AKN) has taken delivery of the last of 14 Coradia Lint 54 DMUs, which were ordered from Alstom in 2013 in a deal worth €60m.

LIVERPOOL passenger transport executive Merseytravel announced on January 11 that five bidders have been shortlisted for a contract to supply around 50 dual-voltage EMUs for the 120.7km Merseyrail suburban network.

RUSSIAN Railways (RZD) carried fewer passengers and less freight in 2015 according to operational data released by the railway on January 11.