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Shanghai Metro Line 22 Trains Reach Depot

31.07.2026

CRRC Delivers Seven Trains for Shanghai Metro Line 22

Modernized Metro de Medellín train entering Caribe station

26.07.2026

Work Starts on Colombia’s First Underground Rail Station

Hangzhou Metro Line 12 train completed by CRRC

13.05.2026

CRRC completes Hangzhou Metro train for Line 12

Hybrid locomotives from China’s CRRC have arrived in Kazakhstan, with an official acceptance ceremony held at the KTZ depot in Almaty. The delivery is part of a 200-unit contract for mainline and shunting locomotives

13.06.2025

Hybrid locomotives from CRRC arrive in Kazakhstan

Hybrid locomotives from China’s CRRC have arrived in Kazakhstan, with an official acceptance ceremony held at the KTZ depot in Almaty.
Norway has received the first six-car Alstom Coradia Stream electric train, which will begin testing ahead of its planned launch in June 2026.

13.06.2025

Norway Receives First Alstom Electric Train for Testing

Norway has received the first six-car Alstom Coradia Stream electric train, which will begin testing ahead of its planned launch in June 2026.
Aventra trains by Alstom have begun regular service between London and Northampton, covering the 95-kilometer suburban route in the United Kingdom

11.06.2025

New Aventra trains launched on the London–Northampton route

Aventra trains by Alstom have begun regular service between London and Northampton, covering the 95-kilometer suburban route in the United Kingdom.
Kryukovsky Railway Car Building Works has signed a contract with Ukrzaliznytsia to supply 95 passenger coaches worth approximately $110 million, with funding provided by the state budget

10.06.2025

Kryukovsky Railway Car Building Works to Manufacture 95 Coaches for UZ

Kryukovsky Railway Car Building Works has signed a contract with Ukrzaliznytsia to supply 95 passenger coaches worth approximately $110 million, with funding provided by the state budget.

09.06.2025

Manildra Group Invests $163M Boosting Rail Efficiency

Australia’s largest grain processor, Manildra Group, is investing $163 million in cutting-edge locomotives and wagons to modernize its logistics, enhance sustainability, and shift more freight from road to rail.
Lagos has expanded its urban rail network by adding new coaches to the Blue Line project, aiming to improve capacity, reliability, and travel time across one of its busiest transit corridors

09.06.2025

Lagos Expands Blue Line Rail Network with New Coaches

Lagos has expanded its urban rail network by adding new coaches to the Blue Line project, aiming to improve capacity, reliability, and travel time across one of its busiest transit corridors.
ZSSK has put a new RegioPanter train into service, built by Czech manufacturer Škoda Group under a contract for regional transport

09.06.2025

New RegioPanter Train Joins Slovak ZSSK Fleet

ZSSK has put a new RegioPanter train into service, built by Czech manufacturer Škoda Group under a contract for regional transport.
Siemens Mobility signed a contract with Akiem to deliver 10 Vectron Dual Mode locomotives, with an option for an additional 40 units

06.06.2025

Akiem Orders Vectron Dual Mode Locomotives from Siemens for Europe

Siemens Mobility signed a contract with Akiem to deliver 10 Vectron Dual Mode locomotives, with an option for an additional 40 units.
Siemens Mobility delivered the first Vectron MS locomotive to Rail Traction Company during the Transport Logistic 2025 event in Munich. The deal includes six units—four for RTC and two for its partner InRail.

06.06.2025

Vectron MS Locomotive Strengthens European Rail Freight

Siemens Mobility delivered the first Vectron MS locomotive to Rail Traction Company during the Transport Logistic 2025 event in Munich.
Chennai Metro has placed a $145 million order with Alstom for 96 driverless metro cars to support the Phase II expansion of the city’s growing urban rail network.

05.06.2025

Chennai Metro Expands Driverless Fleet with Alstom Trains

Chennai Metro has placed a $145 million order with Alstom for 96 driverless metro cars to support the Phase II expansion of the city’s growing urban rail network.
Latvia is investing €104.6 million in the acquisition of nine battery-powered trains and the development of charging infrastructure to modernize rolling stock on routes connecting Riga, Daugavpils, and Cēsis.

05.06.2025

Latvia to Purchase Battery Trains for Regional Routes

Latvia is investing €104. 6 million in the acquisition of nine battery-powered trains and the development of charging infrastructure to modernize rolling stock on routes connecting Riga, Daugavpils, and Cēsis.
Polish operator KD has launched consultations regarding the purchase of new trains to replace outdated rolling stock on non-electrified routes and transition to more environmentally friendly technologies.

05.06.2025

KD Considers Purchase of Hydrogen and Battery Trains

Polish operator KD has launched consultations regarding the purchase of new trains to replace outdated rolling stock on non-electrified routes and transition to more environmentally friendly technologies.