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June 18, 2025 | Infrastructure

DB reopens Eifel line after four years of flood repairs

The work included repairing stations, 20 bridges, 24 level crossings, and 10km of embankment.

October 31, 2024 | Infrastructure

Flash floods hit Spanish railway network

Madrid - Valencia high-speed line closed as well as sections of conventional network.

September 16, 2024 | Infrastructure

Storm hits Central and Eastern European railways

Passengers warned not to travel as heavy flooding causes extensive damage.

September 25, 2023 | Infrastructure

DB to rebuild flooded section of Ahr Valley Railway

The line was closed by flooding in 2021.

November 15, 2022 | Infrastructure

Australia’s East-West corridor disrupted again

Heavy flooding has washed away the railway in New South Wales.

February 28, 2022 | Infrastructure

Queensland pledges $A 1.12b to upgrade line ahead of 2032 Olympics

Flooding in the region has also caused services to be suspended.

July 30, 2021 | Infrastructure

Railway returns to near normal in China’s flood-hit Henan Province

80% more high-speed services than planned are now running.

September 21, 2020 | Track

Network Rail reopens Glasgow - Edinburgh main line

SCOTLAND’s Glasgow - Falkirk - Edinburgh main line has been reopened following heavy damage to around 300m of track due to the breaching of the adjacent Union Canal on August 12.

August 19, 2020 | Main line

Flooding closes Edinburgh - Glasgow main line

BRITAIN’s infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) has reported that a 300m section of track on the Glasgow - Edinburgh main line could take up to two months to fully reinstate following damage caused by severe weather.

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