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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

The Sarkhej-Dholera rail tender covers a 134 km semi-high-speed double line, Lothal and airport spurs, and full systems work.

02.08.2026

Sarkhej–Dholera rail tender opens at ₹18,901 crore

INDIA: Western Railway has opened a ₹18,901. 68 crore Sarkhej-Dholera rail tender for a new double-track semi-high-speed corridor in Gujarat, with airport and Lothal spurs under a single EPC contract.
Two SEPTA N-5 railcars crossing the Bridgeport-Norristown Viaduct over the Schuylkill River.

02.08.2026

SEPTA Shuttle Buses Replace Trains on Three Rail Lines

USA: SEPTA shuttle buses began replacing trains on three Philadelphia-area rail lines on Aug. 1, with bridge projects causing service changes lasting from two weeks to nearly five months.
Amtrak Advances Reading–Philadelphia Rail Restoration

02.08.2026

Amtrak Adds Buses for Piedmont Track Work in North Carolina

USA: Amtrak’s Piedmont service adjustments will replace parts of three train trips with buses and delay several others during track work between Greensboro and Raleigh on eight days in August 2026.
MTA subway vending machines are coming to 26 NYC stations, with three already open and further installations planned into 2027.

02.08.2026

MTA Subway Vending Machines Head to 26 NYC Stations

USA: MTA subway vending machines are coming to 26 New York City stations, with the first three units already operating inside former retail spaces during the initial rollout.
TTC subway train standing at the Kennedy Station platform in Scarborough

02.08.2026

Construction Begins at New Scarborough Subway Station

CANADA: Major construction has begun at the Lawrence and McCowan station in Toronto, advancing the Scarborough Subway Extension toward a second of its three planned stops.
Red ÖBB locomotive hauling a Rail Cargo Hungaria freight train in Hungary.

01.08.2026

RCG Starts Weekly Budapest–Belgrade Intermodal Service

HUNGARY–SERBIA: ÖBB Rail Cargo Group has launched a weekly Budapest–Belgrade intermodal service, creating a scheduled rail link for containers and dangerous goods between Central Europe and the Balkans.
Red DB Cargo locomotive 193 315 hauling a freight train through Solnhofen station in Bavaria

01.08.2026

DB InfraGO Temporarily Waives Fees for Heatwave Train Cuts

GERMANY: DB InfraGO will waive selected track cancellation charges when operators reduce passenger or freight services during extreme heat, creating more flexibility to stabilize the national rail network.
Biomass rail freight in Poland is expanding as Laude containers carry 4,500 cubic metres per train across different gauges.

01.08.2026

Biomass Rail Freight in Poland Gains 50% More Capacity

POLAND: Biomass rail freight in Poland is gaining new import flows as Laude’s 60-container train design carries 4,500 cubic metres, 50% more volume than conventional open-top wagons.
CARGOUNIT Vectron locomotive hauling a container train in Germany

01.08.2026

Rail Freight Weekly Review: July 26–August 1, 2026

INTERNATIONAL: This concise weekly review presents a selection of rail freight news published from July 26 to August 1, 2026: terminals, network access, operating incidents and rolling-stock developments.
A crane stands beside an access tunnel at the Brenner Base Tunnel construction site in Austria.

01.08.2026

Brenner Rail Deliveries to Replace 1,480 Truck Trips

AUSTRIA: Weekly Brenner rail deliveries are moving 480 tonnes of concrete additive from Gmunden to Steinach, with the programme expected to replace about 1,480 truck journeys by 2029.
Illustrative view of a Metrans intermodal freight train travelling near Ostrava in the Czech Republic.

01.08.2026

Czech Rail Freight Volume Rises but Hauls Get Shorter

CZECH REPUBLIC: Czech rail freight carried 83 million tonnes in 2025, up 3. 2%, even as transport performance fell to a six-year low and average shipment distances shortened.
SNTF locomotive modernisation returns 20 upgraded EMD diesel-electric units to Algeria’s rail network with Progress Rail support.

01.08.2026

SNTF Completes Modernisation of 20 EMD Locomotives

ALGERIA: SNTF has completed the modernisation of 20 EMD diesel-electric locomotives with Progress Rail support, returning the upgraded units to the national rail network after work by local technicians.