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Narendra Modi and Shinzo Abe at the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail groundbreaking ceremony

31.08.2026

Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project Cost Doubles

JR Kyushu 800 Series Shinkansen entering Kumamoto Station

31.08.2026

Kyushu Shinkansen Reopening Planned for September 18

Airport Rail Link train at Phaya Thai Station in Bangkok

28.08.2026

Airport Rail Link operations await September decision

Narendra Modi and Shinzo Abe at the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail groundbreaking ceremony

31.08.2026

Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project Cost Doubles

The Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project is now estimated to cost around Rs 2. 1 lakh crore, compared with the original projection of about Rs 1.
JR Kyushu 800 Series Shinkansen entering Kumamoto Station

31.08.2026

Kyushu Shinkansen Reopening Planned for September 18

The Kyushu Shinkansen reopening is expected with the first train on September 18, when JR Kyushu plans to restore full-route operation, including the Kumamoto–Shin-Minamata section that has remained closed since a powerful earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture in July.
Airport Rail Link train at Phaya Thai Station in Bangkok

28.08.2026

Airport Rail Link operations await September decision

Airport Rail Link operations could continue for another year under CP Group-linked Asia Era One Co Ltd after the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) proposed extending the company’s role beyond the current arrangement.
California High-Speed Rail construction in Kern County

28.08.2026

California High-Speed Rail Route Meets 1,200-Home Plan

The California high-speed rail route through Shafter is in direct conflict with a proposed 1,200-home development on land that also lies within the state rail authority’s approved route.
HS1 and adjacent railway lines near Cheriton terminal in Kent

27.08.2026

Eurostar HS1 Appeal Targets a Rule, Not Virgin

UK: The Eurostar HS1 appeal dated Aug. 14 does not expressly ask the regulator to revoke the Aug.
St Pancras International station in London

20.08.2026

Reopened in Minutes; the Tube Doors Did Not

UK: Police carried out a controlled explosion on an unattended car outside London St Pancras on Aug. 18.
Duddeston Junction Viaduct under construction beside the live railway in Birmingham

20.08.2026

Half of HS2’s Longest Curzon Viaduct Won’t Be Slid at All

UK: HS2 has launched the first 170 metres of the Duddeston Junction Viaduct over two freight tracks in Birmingham, beginning a multi-stage operation that will eventually cross six working railway lines.
Frecciarossa 1000 high-speed train at Paris Gare de Lyon

20.08.2026

Australia Wants Proven High-Speed Trains, Not New Ones

AUSTRALIA: Three groups have been shortlisted to develop the country's first high-speed trains, which will be based on proven trains and systems already operating elsewhere rather than designed from scratch.
California High-Speed Rail elevated guideway under construction in the Central Valley

20.08.2026

California Cut $1B by Building Less, Watchdog Finds

USA: California high-speed rail cut about $2 billion from the ends of its first operating segment, but cost increases elsewhere left its cost estimate only about $1 billion lower.
California high-speed rail signs consortium deal

20.08.2026

California High-Speed Rail Drops Its Buy America Rules

USA: The California High-Speed Rail Authority has removed federal Buy America rules from the first trainsets it intends to procure — following the withdrawal of the federal grant that made those requirements applicable.
Eurostar e300 train under overhead wires in Brussels

18.08.2026

Eurostar Retrofits 1990s Trains While Waiting for Its New Fleet

FRANCE/BELGIUM/UK: Eurostar has put its first ERTMS-equipped e300 train into commercial service, beginning a technically complex retrofit intended to keep its 1990s-era trainsets compliant during the transition to the Celestia fleet from 2031.
Conceptual rendering of Australia’s Newcastle–Sydney High Speed Rail project

18.08.2026

Australia Puts Three Teams in a 35km Tunnel Race

AUSTRALIA: Three international construction consortia have been shortlisted to design 35 km of twin tunnels for the Newcastle–Sydney High Speed Rail project between Berowra and Ourimbah.