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April 6, 2020 | Metros

Warsaw opens 3.4km Line M2 extension

WARSAW Metro opened the 3.4km Wolski extension to Line M2 from Rondo Daszyńskiego to Ksiecia Janusza on April 5, adding three new stations to the two line network.

April 6, 2020 | High-speed

Final design contracts for Latvian Rail Baltica line awarded

RB Rail, the body implementing the Rail Baltica project, has awarded two contracts on behalf of the Latvian Ministry of Transport for design and design supervision of the two remaining sections of the Latvian main line.

April 6, 2020 | Middle East

Etihad Rail Stage 2 construction ramps up

ETIHAD Rail has launched construction on package B of stage 2 of the UAE’s national railway development project, a 216km section which includes links to Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi, Khalifa Port and Industrial City of Abu Dhabi.

April 6, 2020 | Metros

Bangkok opens final section of Blue Line metro

MASS Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) opened the final section of the Blue Line metro from Tao Poon to Tha Phra on the western side of Bangkok on March 30.

April 5, 2020 | Podcasts

Special Podcast Series – The Coronavirus and the Rail Industry: Kansas City Southern

In this edition of the Rail Group on Air Special Podcast Series: The Coronavirus and the Rail Industry, Kansas City Southern President and CEO Pat Ottensmeyer and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Jeff Songer describe how KCS’s dedicated work force is responding to the crisis, and the steps the railroad is taking to protect them as they endeavor to keep rail freight traffic moving.

April 3, 2020 | Podcasts

Special Podcast Series—The coronavirus and the rail industry: US freight market analysis

What is the depth of decrease in freight volumes as a result of COVID-19? Is there an increased percentage of freight rail moving over to trucking right now? What individual markets/commodities are under more stress as a result of the crisis? How will the railroads respond to the freight loss in the overall landscape of the PSR movement? Will Wall Street change its perspective on the railroads? Are there projected revisions to new-car builds for 2020? What is the state of the equipment leasing market, for both lessors and lessees? Is there timing for a return to normalcy?

April 3, 2020 | Infrastructure

Indonesian high-speed project progresses despite challenges

ACCORDING to a report by China National Railway (CR) on April 2, the construction of the 142.3km 350km/h line linking Jakarta with Bandung in Indonesia is making progress despite floods and interruptions due to the coronavirus pandemic.

April 3, 2020 | Fleet

Talgo and Renfe refit high-speed trains to carry coronavirus patients

SPANISH national operator Renfe is working with Talgo to adapt Talgo 250 Dual high-speed trains into hospital trains capable of transferring patients affected by the coronavirus around Spain if needed, following instructions from the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda.

April 3, 2020 | Light Rail

Sydney light rail network completed as final stage opens

THE final extension to the Sydney light rail network opened on April 2, with passengers now able to ride the L3 extension from Moore Park to Kingsford.

April 3, 2020 | Freight

Freight train accident kills driver in southwest Germany

THE driver of an SBB Cargo International freight train is dead and several lorry drivers are injured after a locomotive hauling a rolling road service collided with a concrete bridge section at Auggen on the Karlsruhe - Basle main line, about 20km north of Basle, at around 19.30 on April 2.

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