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01.05.2023

Banedanmark prepares electrification between Vejle and Skanderborg

01.05.2023

China-Pakistan Railway

28.04.2023

Iraq to start construction of railway to Turkey in 2024

01.05.2023

Banedanmark prepares electrification between Vejle and Skanderborg

The Danish infrastructure manager is currently preparing to electrify the busy line between Vejle and Skanderborg to accommodate electric trains.

01.05.2023

China-Pakistan Railway

The projected cost of the railway, which will connect China and Pakistan, is 400 billion yuan ($57. 7 billion), according to a study by China's state-owned China Railway First Survey and Design Institute Group.

28.04.2023

Iraq to start construction of railway to Turkey in 2024

The Iraqi Ministry of Transport has announced plans to start construction of a new 1,175 km railway to the Turkish border in early 2024, Railway Supply magazine reports citing zdmira.

28.04.2023

Ukraine increases the capacity of border crossings with Moldova

Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine Oleksandr Kubrakov and Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development of the Republic of Moldova Lilia Dabia signed a protocol amending the agreement between the governments of Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova on the operation of railway transport.

26.04.2023

Finland evaluates the possibility of switching to the European 1435 mm gauge

The Ministry of Transport and Communications of Finland has presented a report that assesses the possibilities and consequences of the transition of the national railway network from the wide gauge of 1524 mm to the European 1435 mm.

26.04.2023

Hitachi Rail to continue maintenance of GWR express trains

British rail operator Great Western Railway has extended a maintenance contract with a Japanese company for 36 class 802 dual-mode intercity passenger trains delivered by Hitachi Rail in 2017.

20.04.2023

GoMedia recognised for its accessible wayfinding solution for passengers with sight loss

Transport systems, pavements, and built environments are often not designed to be fully inclusive for blind and partially sighted people, making them difficult to navigate, particularly if the environment is unfamiliar.

19.04.2023

Will there be a Polish-Ukrainian railway company?

In April last year, the prime ministers of Poland and Ukraine signed a memorandum on deepening cooperation in the railway sector.

19.04.2023

Ukraine agreed to resume the transit of agricultural products through Poland

The Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine informed that Ukraine and Poland agreed to resume the transit of Ukrainian agricultural products.

18.04.2023

Don’t watch porn while on the train

The British railway company Northern Railway warned its passengers that "the viewing of pornographic material during the trip is not acceptable.

17.04.2023

Panoramique des Dômes mountain railway trains to be renovated

Stadler and local company ACC M will carry out a mid-range repair of four GTW2/8 trains used on the Panoramique des Dômes mountain railway.

14.04.2023

Russian fuel is already flowing to Iran through the eastern branch of INSTC

Following a US$40 billion energy deal last year, Russia has begun the first shipments of fuel to Iran by rail. It turns out that already in February-March of this year, 30 thousand tons of Russian gasoline and oil were transported to Iran along the eastern branch of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC), which crosses Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan.