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January 27, 2021 | High-speed

Renfe to launch Avlo low-cost high-speed service in June

SPANISH national operator Renfe has announced that it will launch its Avlo low-cost high-speed service on June 23, after being delayed by over a year.

January 19, 2021 | Infrastructure

In-Brief - Transit: Singapore LTA awards Hume metro station contract; Ahmedabad and Surat metro design contracts awarded; Berlin S-Bahn launches operation management platform

Singapore: The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded a $S 34.3m ($US 25.8m) contract to the JSM Construction Group for the execution of works on the new Hume station of MRT metro’s Downtown Line.

December 1, 2020 | Metros

Madrid announces metro Line 11 extension plans

THE Community of Madrid, Spain, has announced plans to radically extend the city’s 8.5km metro Line 11 to become a 33.5km northeast-southwest transport axis, known as the Diagonal Line.

November 27, 2020 | High-speed

€890m EIB loan for Madrid - Extremadura high-speed line

THE European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced it will provide a €890m loan to Spanish infrastructure manager Adif High Speed (Adif AV) to finance a section of the Madrid - Extremadura high-speed line, which will complete the European Atlantic Corridor and improve connections between Spain and Portugal.

September 15, 2020 | Track

Madrid Metro West and Alstom digitise light rail track inspection

SPANISH transport operator Madrid Metro West (MLO), in cooperation with Alstom, has carried out a project to digitise track inspections on the city’s Metro Ligero light rail network as part of a service agreement already in place between the two companies.

July 14, 2020 | Metros

Metro Madrid Line 8 extension announced

METRO Madrid has announced a project for a 4.5km branch of Line 8, which will run from Feria de Madrid to serve the Valdebebas development in the northeast of the city.

June 30, 2020 | Fleet

Renfe awards CAF narrow-gauge fleet order

SPANISH national operator Renfe has awarded CAF a contract worth €258m to supply 37 metre-gauge trains, including 26 EMUs and five bi-mode multiple units for commuter services around the country, and six EMUs for Madrid.

March 10, 2020 | Europe

Rail Live event in Madrid postponed

EVENT organiser Terrapinn and Spain’s railway industry association Mafex have announced the postponement of the Rail Live conference and exhibition in Madrid on March 31-April 2 due to the coronavirus epidemic.

October 25, 2019 | Infrastructure

Madrid cross-city tunnel to reopen in November

SPAIN’s infrastructure manager Adif will complete a €45m project in November to rehabilitate the 7km double-track tunnel linking Madrid’s two main stations.

September 12, 2019 | Metros

Metro Madrid signs €44m maintenance contracts

THE regional government of Madrid has awarded contracts worth more than €44m aimed at improving Metro Madrid services. The contracts cover safety, including security guards and CCTV systems, along with resources for improving the maintenance of trains and facilities.

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