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January 30, 2020 | Infrastructure

Alignment chosen for Bedford - Cambridge line

THE British government has selected the preferred route for a new line from Bedford to Cambridge as part of the plan to reopen the Oxford - Cambridge railway.

January 28, 2020 | Infrastructure

Portugal awards new line construction contract

INFRASTRUCTURE Portugal has awarded a €46.6m contract for the construction of a new 20.5km line between Évora North and Freixo as part of the future South International Corridor to Spain.

January 24, 2020 | Light Rail

Seattle secures $US 1.4bn in federal funding

CENTRAL Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit) has secured $US 1.4bn in US federal government funding for a light rail extension in Seattle.

January 8, 2020 | Infrastructure

Design contract awarded for section of trans-Nepal railway

THE Nepalese government has awarded a contract to a multi-national consortium to carry out detailed engineering design and prepare a detailed project report for the construction of the 136km Bharatpur - Nijgadh section of the 946km Mahakali - Mechi trans-Nepal railway.

January 8, 2020 | High-speed

SŽDC releases design tender for high-speed line

THE Czech Republic’s infrastructure manager SŽDC has published a tender to prepare documentation to apply for planning permission to construct the 23km Prague-Běchovice - Poříčany section of the planned Prague - Brno high-speed line.

December 20, 2019 | Infrastructure

Manchester Metrolink LRT extension to open early

THE Mayor of Greater Manchester, Mr Andy Burnham, announced during a test ride that the £350m Trafford Park Line will open in April 2020, seven months early.

December 18, 2019 | Infrastructure

Dunhuang railway in northwest China completed

CHINA National Railway (CR) officially opened the 173km Subei - Mahai line on December 18, marking the completion of the 671km Dunhuang circular railway in northwest China.

December 17, 2019 | News

China opens two more high-speed lines

CHINA National Railway opened the Xuzhou - Huai'an - Yancheng and the Lianyungang - Huai'an high-speed lines in Jiangsu Province on December 16.

December 11, 2019 | High-speed

Jeddah airport linked to reopened Haramain high-speed line

THE 6km branch line connecting Jeddah’s King Abudulaziz International Airport to the Medina - Jeddah - Mecca Haramain high-speed line in Saudi Arabia opened on December 11.

December 6, 2019 | Infrastructure

China starts testing on Beijing - Zhangjiakou high-speed line

THE first high-speed train departed Beijing North for Zhangjiakou on December 3 marking the launch of test running on this line and the Chongli line.

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