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Melbourne Launches €300M X’Trapolis 2.0 Fleet as First Trains Enter Service

03.05.2026

Alstom’s 50-Train X’Trapolis 2.0 Rollout Hits Melbourne Tracks

30.04.2026

Slashing Infrastructure Costs: Alstom Activates ARGOS Digital Interlocking on Key HSR Route

$50,000 Alstom scholarship for Alfred State students

23.04.2026

Alstom funds Alfred State scholarship for engineering students

Alstom Coradia Stream EMUs Handed to Romanian IRC

12.03.2026

Alstom Coradia Stream EMUs Reach Romania’s IRC

As reported by Rail Journal, Alstom Coradia Stream EMUs are entering Romanian PSO services. Romania’s Railway Reform Authority (ARF) handed over the first of 13 units assigned to InterRegional Călători (IRC).
Pesa delivers first interregional electric train for Romania

08.09.2025

Pesa delivers first interregional electric train for Romania

Pesa has developed the first interregional Romanian electric train, which is set to be sent in October to a test station at Făurei.
Alstom signed a contract to modernize the Bucharest — Giurgiu line in Romania, a $490 million project that will increase passenger train speeds to 160 km/h.

18.08.2025

Alstom to Modernize the Bucharest — Giurgiu Line in Romania

Alstom signed a contract to modernize the Bucharest — Giurgiu line in Romania, a $490 million project that will increase passenger train speeds to 160 km/h.
Romania presented the Leon diesel train at Bucharest Station — the first domestically built rolling stock certified for use across the European Union.

24.06.2025

Romania launches first domestically built diesel train

Romania presented the Leon diesel train at Bucharest Station — the first domestically built rolling stock certified for use across the European Union.
Romania is investing €428 million to reconstruct the Craiova–Caransebeș railway segment, assigning the major project to Austrian builder PORR. Over 32 km of infrastructure will undergo modernization

13.06.2025

PORR to Modernize Key Railway Section in Romania

Romania is investing €428 million to reconstruct the Craiova–Caransebeș railway segment, assigning the major project to Austrian builder PORR.

30.05.2025

ARF announces tender for electric locomotives with 20-year service

Romania’s railway reform authority ARF has announced a tender for the purchase of 23 electric locomotives, each capable of speeds up to 160 km/h and hauling 16-car passenger trains.
The PESA electric train, manufactured in Poland, was officially unveiled in Romania on May 22 at a conference in Oradea, arriving seven months ahead of the contractual delivery date.

23.05.2025

PESA Electric Train Arrives in Romania Ahead of Schedule

The PESA electric train, manufactured in Poland, was officially unveiled in Romania on May 22 at a conference in Oradea, arriving seven months ahead of the contractual delivery date.
The railway route across the Prut will reconnect Romania and Moldova as both countries have agreed to restore the Cantemir – Falciu section after more than 30 years of inactivity

07.05.2025

Romania and Moldova to Restore the Railway Route across the Prut

The railway route across the Prut will reconnect Romania and Moldova as both countries have agreed to restore the Cantemir – Falciu section after more than 30 years of inactivity.
Hitachi Rail successfully completed the first stage of the Gyorok–Birzava line modernization in Romania, significantly increasing train speeds with advanced technologies

29.04.2025

Hitachi Rail Modernizes Romania’s Railways

Hitachi Rail successfully completed the first stage of the Gyorok–Birzava line modernization in Romania, significantly increasing train speeds with advanced technologies.
Romanian Railway Company, CFR Călători, launches extra train services to coastal areas for May 1. The operator targets Constanța and Mangalia for the holiday surge

08.04.2025

Romanian Railway Company Boosts Coastal Train Services

Romanian Railway Company, CFR Călători, launches extra train services to coastal areas for May 1. The operator targets Constanța and Mangalia for the holiday surge.
Electroputere VFU modernized railcars and received European certification.

21.02.2025

Electroputere VFU received EU certification for modernized passenger cars

Electroputere VFU modernized railcars and received European certification. This was reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
Alstom Faces Operational Challenges with New Trains in Romania

13.02.2025

Alstom Faces Issues: Delivery Delays and Technical Malfunctions

Alstom Faces Operational Challenges with New Trains in Romania. This was reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.