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July 3, 2026 | Central/South America

Brazil's first greenfield rail concession attracts four bidders

The new railway will link the states of Rio de Janeiro and Espirito Santo.

May 12, 2026 | Main line

VR Sweden retains southern regional concession

Bids were received from VR Sweden and Transdev Sweden.

November 27, 2024 | Financial

Renfe acquires stake in Italian operator Arenaways

Spain’s national rail operator, Renfe, is entering the Italian rail market.

June 11, 2024 | Central/South America

Peru prepares to award Tren Macho concession

Preferred bidder will upgrade Huancayo - Huancavelica line and operate it for 25 years.

October 18, 2021 | Commuter Rail

VVO diesel network contract finalised with DB Regio

DB Regio will take the operation of four non-electrified routes in the Dresden area in December.

April 12, 2021 | Financial

Bamin wins Brazil’s West-East Integration Railway concession

The 537km first phase of the line is expected to carry 18 million tonnes of freight annually when it opens in 2025.

December 11, 2020 | Main line

Mälartåg operator contract awarded

SWEDISH regional transport authority Mälardalstrafik has announced that MTR Jota will take over the operation of services on its network from December 12 2021.

October 7, 2020 | Financial

Arriva and ČD win Czech passenger contracts

THE Czech Ministry of Transport has awarded passenger train operating contracts to Czech Railways (ČD) and Arriva Vlaky.

September 15, 2020 | Main line

RATP Dev and Getlink set up Régionéo to bid for French rail concessions

RATP Dev and Channel Tunnel operator Getlink have agreed to set up a joint venture called Régionéo to bid for contracts to operate passenger trains in France.

September 9, 2020 | Metros

Privatisation of Brasilia metro operation proposed

A public consultation has been launched into a proposal for a private concessionaire to take over operation and maintenance of the Federal District Metro (Metro-DF) network in the capital of Brazil.

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