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January 9, 2026 | High-speed

China approves high-speed feasibility studies

Two new high-speed lines to be built in the east and the south of the country.

November 14, 2025 | Central/South America

Chile new rail link study advances

Multi-sector workshop defines next steps for planned Northern Railway Access line.

November 22, 2024 | Infrastructure

Ineco designs new railway in Morocco

Preliminary design work for 60km new line from Oued Zem to Beni Mellal.

October 8, 2024 | Africa

New Morocco commuter lines planned

Feasibility studies to proceed on construction of new lines in Tétouan and Tangier.

February 1, 2024 | High-speed

Australian government commissions $A 80m high-speed rail feasibility study

Report will provide projected costs and timescale for the construction of Australia’s first high-speed line.

February 1, 2023 | Tenders

Oman seeks consultants to explore feasibility of a Muscat metro

Launch of the tendering process means the idea of an urban rail system is being actively pursued.

November 15, 2022 | Infrastructure

Norway and Sweden work to improve cross-border services

Stockholm - Oslo frequency to increase while Oslo - Gothenburg improvements studied.

January 12, 2021 | Asia

Myanmar and China to carry out feasibility studies for Mandalay - Kyaukpyu line

THE governments of Myanmar and China signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on January 10 to carry out a feasibility study into the construction of a 650km line between Myanmar’s Indian Ocean port of Kyaukpyu, and its second city, Mandalay.

September 8, 2020 | Freight

Thailand launches land bridge feasibility study

THAILAND’s government has approved funding of two feasibility studies with a combined worth of Baht 165m ($US 5.3m) for the construction of a 100km land route to bypass the Strait of Malacca.

July 29, 2020 | Asia

Thailand launches high-speed line feasibility study

STATE Railway of Thailand (SRT) has begun a feasibility study for the 190km Baht 101.7bn ($US 3.2bn) Rayong - Chanthaburi - Trat eastern Phase II section of its high-speed rail project. Work on the study is expected to be completed next month and will be submitted to the Thai cabinet next year.

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