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Air-conditioned Mumbai Suburban Railway EMU standing at Virar station

13.08.2026

Mumbai Shifts 238 AC Local Trains to In-House Production

Five bidders are competing for the Mathikere double-decker station, rail-over-road viaduct and multimodal works in Bengaluru.

12.08.2026

Five Bidders Compete for Bengaluru Double-Deck Station

Renfe Class 103 train on the Madrid–Barcelona high-speed line near Guadalajara

09.08.2026

Adif GSM-R Upgrade Tender Covers Spain’s High-Speed Rail

Air-conditioned Mumbai Suburban Railway EMU standing at Virar station

13.08.2026

Mumbai Shifts 238 AC Local Trains to In-House Production

INDIA: Indian Railways has cancelled MRVC’s tender for 238 air-conditioned Mumbai suburban rakes and shifted production to three railway-owned factories, with the first prototype now expected in 2027.
Eurostar e320 train at London St Pancras International

13.08.2026

Eurostar’s Antwerp Stop Will Be One-Way from London

UK–BELGIUM: Eurostar will add Antwerp-Centraal to selected London–Amsterdam trains from 14 December, creating four direct London-to-Antwerp journeys a day while passengers heading to London must still change in Brussels.
Dorval Multimodal Hub would combine VIA Rail, exo and the YUL shuttle at one site, with construction planned to start in 2027.

13.08.2026

Dorval Hub Plan Would Link VIA Rail, exo and Airport Shuttle

CANADA: VIA Rail has launched co-development of the Dorval Multimodal Hub, a planned integrated station that would bring VIA Rail, exo and the YUL airport shuttle together before construction planned for 2027.
Suffolk Track Fire Halts Norfolk-Bound Amtrak 95: 2-Hour Delay Strikes

13.08.2026

Amtrak Takes Defined Role in Reading–Philadelphia Rail Plan

USA: A July agreement gives Amtrak a defined planning role in the proposed Reading–Philadelphia passenger service, while the project remains conditional on federal development work, railroad coordination and funding.
Aerial view of freight cars and intermodal containers at the Belt Railway of Chicago Clearing Yard.

12.08.2026

Global Rail Freight Weekly Review: August 6–12, 2026

INTERNATIONAL: This concise weekly review presents a selection of rail freight news published from August 6 to August 12, 2026: traffic records, policy changes, new services and infrastructure projects.
Budapest M2 metro disruption lasted nearly 90 minutes after a wild boar entered Kossuth Lajos tér station and reached the tracks.

12.08.2026

Wild Boar Disrupts Budapest M2 Metro for Nearly 90 Minutes

HUNGARY: A wild boar disrupted Budapest’s M2 metro for nearly 90 minutes on 8 August after entering Kossuth Lajos tér station, briefly entering a train and later reaching the tracks.
LTG Cargo EuroDual enters its next production stage with 6.15 MW, 500 kN and a planned capability for 5,700-tonne freight trains.

12.08.2026

LTG Cargo EuroDual Takes Shape for 5,700-Tonne Trains

LITHUANIA: LTG Cargo’s first 1,520 mm-gauge Stadler EuroDual has been painted in Valencia, advancing a 17-locomotive fleet designed to haul freight trains of up to 5,700 tonnes.
London Underground facial recognition pilot expands to selected stations, with temporary deployments and human review of alerts.

12.08.2026

BTP Expands Facial Recognition Pilot to London Underground

UK: British Transport Police has expanded its Live Facial Recognition pilot to selected London Underground stations, extending a trial that began at London rail hubs in February and is now due to run until November.
UTA proposes 2027 S-Line service as a quarter-mile extension to Highland Drive moves through construction toward a fall opening.

12.08.2026

UTA Plans S-Line Extension Service for Fall 2027

USA: Utah Transit Authority is proposing passenger service on the S-Line extension in 2027 as construction advances on a quarter-mile addition to Salt Lake City’s Sugar House streetcar corridor.
Translink-branded New Generation Rollingstock train 766 at Karrabin

12.08.2026

Queensland Adds Line Numbers to Train and Tram Network

AUSTRALIA: Translink is introducing line numbers across South East Queensland’s train and tram network during August, adding them beside destinations to make services easier to identify without changing routes or timetables.
California high-speed rail signs consortium deal

12.08.2026

California High-Speed Rail Faces December 2027 Funding Risk

USA: California’s high-speed rail project could exhaust the cash needed to stay on its planned Merced–Bakersfield construction schedule by December 2027 unless financing is secured, according to the project’s inspector general.
Green high-speed train travelling through a snowy landscape in an Alto project visual

12.08.2026

ALTO’s 24 Million Ridership Target Faces Methodology Test

CANADA: ALTO’s preliminary target of up to 24 million annual passengers by 2055 is facing a methodology challenge after Coalition for Better Rail advanced much lower alternative ridership estimates.