Railway Infrastructure

An ambitious project has begun in Europe: the construction of a new high-speed railway line costing £21. 1 billion that will connect Turin and Lyon, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

Orascom Construction (OC), in partnership with the UK’s Colas Rail and Japan’s Hitachi Rail, has signed an €800 million contract with Egypt's National Authority for Tunnels (NAT) for the modernization of Cairo's Metro Line 1, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

The Latvian government has decided to allocate an additional €61. 032 million in national co-financing for the Rail Baltica project, which is supported by the European Commission, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

The Central Communication Port (CCP) project in Poland is an ambitious initiative aimed at modernizing the country's transport infrastructure, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

The Trans-Maghreb Railway project, an ambitious initiative to create a unified railway network in North Africa, is approaching a critical phase, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

Turkey's Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Abdulkadir Uraloğlu, announced that a quadrilateral meeting will take place in Istanbul to discuss a strategic project for developing Iraqi roads.

The Ministry of Transport of Vietnam has proposed significant changes in the management of the country's railway system, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

In September, work will begin in the UK to replace a railway bridge on the Manchester-Leeds route over the M62 motorway in Castleton, near Rochdale, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

On August 23, 2024, Azerbaijan Railways (ADY) and the Georgian railway company Marabda-Kartsakhi Railway announced the creation of a joint venture called BTKI Railways, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

Full restoration of train service through the Gotthard Base Tunnel is scheduled for September 2, 2024, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

Kazakhstan plans to implement four large-scale railway projects totaling $2. 9 billion, aimed at transforming the country into a major transportation and logistics hub, according to Railway Supply news portal, citing LS Aqparat.

The construction of the high-speed rail line (HSR) Murcia - Lorca - Almeria is ongoing in Spain, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.