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June 15, 2020 | News

Bart launches $US 2.3bn Silicon Valley Berryessa extension

THE San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (Bart) network has been extended to San José, with the opening of the $US 2.3bn 16km Phase 1 extension from Warm Springs/South Fermont to the Milpitas and Berryessa transit centres on June 12.

June 15, 2020 | North America

Feasibility studies agreed for Calgary-Banff passenger railway

ALBERTA's Ministry of Transport and the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) have signed a memorandum of understanding to undertake feasibility studies for a new 130km passenger railway between Calgary and Banff.

June 15, 2020 | Infrastructure

Two new Changsha metro lines complete pre-operation tests

TWO metro lines under construction in the Chinese city of Changsha have passed their pre-operation safety assessments and should open in July.

June 15, 2020 | Financial

EU to decide on Alstom- Bombardier deal by July 16

EUROPEAN Union antitrust regulators have set a deadline of July 16 for a decision of whether to approve Alstom’s bid for Bombardier Transportation.

June 15, 2020 | Financial

STLC agrees credit line to purchase 25,000 wagons

RUSSIAN state-owned rolling stock leasing company (Rosco) STLC has agreed a credit line worth Roubles 16bn ($US 227.5m) with Otkritie FC Bank, to be used to purchase gondola and hopper wagons.

June 14, 2020 | Main line

IRJ IN-BRIEF - Covid-19: Passengers value cleaning; British operators trial ‘virucidal’ sanitisers; Argentine Trains launches “Reserve your train” app

Britain: South Western Railway (SWR) and Great Western Railway (GWR) are trialling a new ‘virucidal’ sanitising treatment which kills 99.99% of viruses and bacteria on surfaces for extended periods of time.

June 13, 2020 | Main line

Services resume as countries loosen lockdowns

EUROPEAN rail operators have continued to relaunch services in recent days as countries steadily eased public lockdowns introduced in March.

June 13, 2020 | News

RegioJet opens ticket sales for summer night service to Croatia

CZECH open-access operator RegioJet has launched ticket sales for its summer night service to Croatia.

June 12, 2020 | Financial

Ancala agrees to acquire Hector Rail

INDEPENDENT infrastructure investment manager Ancala, Britain, has agreed to buy Hector Rail from EQT on behalf of its European Infrastructure Fund II. The transaction is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2020.

June 12, 2020 | News

Argentinean Trains agrees maintenance deal with CRRC

ARGENTINEAN Trains has agreed a train maintenance deal with CRRC Qingdao Sifang for its fleet of EMUs used on commuter lines in Buenos Aires.

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