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January 23, 2023 | Central/South America

Funding package assembled for Belgrano South upgrade

The government of Argentina has secured funding from the World Bank and other institutions for a comprehensive upgrade of the Belgrano South commuter route in Buenos Aires. Robert Preston reports.

January 20, 2023 | Metros

Mumbai's metro revolution continues as two extensions open

Extensions to lines 2A and 7 enable Mumbai metro to introduce a through service on both lines.

January 20, 2023 | Asia

Indian Railways struggles to get bang for its buck

The Indian government is pumping money into Indian Railways at an unprecedented rate, but this is not necessarily resulting in improved operational efficiency, as Srinand Jha explains.

January 19, 2023 | Europe

Spain reaps the benefits of liberalisation

Spain possesses Europe’s largest high-speed network and is the first country in which three operators are competing head-to-head on a single high-speed line. Kevin Smith reflects on recent developments and insight from the Rail Live event in Málaga held at the end of November.

January 18, 2023 | Central/South America

IRJ projects to watch in 2023 in South and Central America

A new concession contract starting in 2026 sets targets for one of Brazil’s busiest freight railways to invest Reais 31bn and increase intermodal volumes by a factor of seven, as Renata Passos explains. IRJ’s editorial team also profiles the rail projects to watch in South and Central America over the next 12 months.

January 17, 2023 | Middle East

Etihad Rail forges ahead with Phase 2 of UAE National Rail Network

Etihad Rail is moving construction ahead at an accelerated pace with 75% of the 1200km Phase 2 of the UAE’s national railway network now complete. Deputy executive director of projects, Mohammed Alshehi, told Robert Preston about the challenges that the company has faced.

January 17, 2023 | Financial

Uganda cancels $US 2.3bn SGR deal with China and turns to Turkish firm

Promised funding for the line had not been forthcoming from China.

January 16, 2023 | Asia

Regional interoperability key to modal shift

The opening of a new 414km electrified standard gauge line between Laos and China in December 2021 has the potential to accelerate a shift to rail in countries across Southeast Asia, explains Sandeep Jain, economic affairs officer in the Transport Division at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific.

January 13, 2023 | Infrastructure

Systra CEO encouraged by market prospects

The Covid-19 crisis did not dampen demand for new railway and transit projects across the world but challenges to effective delivery remain, as Systra CEO Pierre Verzat explains to Kevin Smith.

January 13, 2023 | Europe

New lines lead to Ukraine

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has wrought devastation across large parts of the country. But the war has also been an impetus for strengthening global support of the country’s railway network and the development of cross-border routes, as David Burroughs reports.

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