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June 1, 2020 | Light Rail

Cuenca launches long-awaited light rail line

CUENCA began passenger operation on the Tranvia light rail line on May 25, the first light rail line in the Ecuadorian city.

May 26, 2020 | Infrastructure

Siemens to electrify Stockholm metro extensions

STOCKHOLM Region has awarded Siemens a €21m contract to electrify extensions to the Blue and Yellow lines of the Stockholm metro.

May 20, 2020 | Infrastructure

Mexico awards Mayan Train section three contract

MEXICO’s National Tourism Development Fund (Fonatur) has awarded a Mexican-Spanish consortium a contract to build section three of the Mayan Train project.

May 15, 2020 | Infrastructure

ERTMS test running starts on new Spanish HS line

ADIF High Speed (Adif AV) started test running under ERTMS Level 2 on the 110.7km Zamora - Pedralba de la Pradería section of the Madrid - Galicia high-speed line on May 15.

May 13, 2020 | High-speed

Texas Central wins four-year legal fight with landowners

THE Thirteenth Court of Appeals of the US state of Texas ruled on May 7 that Texas Central is a railroad company and interurban electric railway, effectively ending a four-year court battle waged by landowners opposed to construction of the proposed route in Leon County.

May 11, 2020 | High-speed

HS2 launches procurement process for slab track supplier

HS2 Ltd, the body responsible for delivering the high-speed project from London to Birmingham, has begun the procurement process to identify contractors to deliver around 280km of high-speed track.

May 11, 2020 | Infrastructure

Edmonton seeks O&M advisor for Valley Line LRT project

THE city of Edmonton, Canada, is seeking a company to provide operations and maintenance advisory services for stage two of the 27km Valley Line LRT project.

May 7, 2020 | Infrastructure

Test train reaches 275km/h in Ceneri Base Tunnel

AN ICE-S measuring train on loan to AlpTransit Gottard has reached 275km/h in the new 15.4km Ceneri Base Tunnel under the Swiss Alps.

May 6, 2020 | Financial

Berlin and Brandenburg confirm start of S-Bahn tendering process

BERLIN’s Senate Department for Environment, Transport and Climate Protection and the Ministry of Infrastructure and State Planning for the state of Brandenburg have confirmed details of the tendering procedure for two Berlin S-Bahn operating concessions and an associated fleet maintenance contract, which is set to commence “as soon as possible.”

May 5, 2020 | Infrastructure

Colombia signs Regiotram del Norte supervision contract

THE president of Colombia, Mr Iván Duque Márquez, has presided over the signing of a studies, design and supervision contract for the $US 1.5bn Regiotram del Norte rail project.

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