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January 15, 2021 | Passenger

21 rail projects to watch in 2021

Oliver Cuenca profiles 21 rail projects to watch out for in the next 12 months.

January 13, 2021 | Metros

Tracklaying starts on Sydney’s City & Southwest metro

TRACKLAYING is underway on Sydney Metro’s 31km City & Southwest project at Chatswood following the completion of tunnelling for the project, which runs beneath Sydney harbour, in May 2020.

January 12, 2021 | Australia/NZ

Pandemic highlights the importance of railways

Caroline Wilkie, CEO of the Australasian Railway Association, talks to Tony Duboudin.

December 31, 2020 | Financial

Troubled Murray Basin project secures extra funds

AUSTRALIA’s federal government has committed an extra $A 200.2m ($US 152.2m) to Victoria’s troubled Murray Basin project, taking the total federal government investment to more than $A 440m.

December 29, 2020 | Financial

Australian government chips in extra $A 5.5bn for Inland Rail

THE Australian federal government will invest a further $A 5.5bn ($US 4.18bn) in the Inland Rail project through an equity injection in the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC), which is building the 1700km freight line from Melbourne to Brisbane.

December 14, 2020 | Australia/NZ

Melbourne Metro Tunnel cost rises by $A 2.7bn

THE cost of Melbourne’s 9km Metro Tunnel project has increased by $A 2.7bn ($US 2.04bn) following an agreement reached by the state of Victoria and the contractor following a near year-long stand-off. The total cost of the project, which will add five new stations in the central business district and create a new cross-city line from Sunbury to Cranbourne/Pakenham, is now nearly $A 14bn.

December 11, 2020 | Australia/NZ

Rail Projects Victoria selects preferred bidder for Gippsland Line upgrade

RAIL Projects Victoria (RPV), Australia, has selected the VicConnect joint venture of Decmil, UGL and Arup as the preferred bidder for a contract to upgrade the 1600mm-gauge 276km Melbourne - Bairnsdale Gippsland Line.

December 6, 2020 | Main line

Victorian government discounts fares to win back passengers

THE Victorian state government will introduce a 30% discount on off-peak train journeys from January 31 2021 in an effort to entice passengers back to rail and support social distancing.

December 5, 2020 | Financial

Queensland confirms $A 600m commitment to local train manufacturing

THE Queensland state government has kept a pre-election promise to support local train manufacturing by allocating $A 600m ($US 446.2m) in the state budget towards its Rolling Stock Expansion project - a $A 1bn, 10-year commitment to manufacturing rolling stock in the regional centre of Maryborough.

November 27, 2020 | Infrastructure

IRJ In-Brief - Projects: Maya Train supervision contract; Shenzhen Metro tenders Line 12 signalling; Glasgow Subway maintenance deal

Mexico: The Mexican government has awarded a two-year contract for the supervision of works on the 257km Section 4 of the 1500km Maya Train project to a consortium of Egis, France, and Mexican firms Triada and Transconsult.

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