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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

11.06.2025

Morocco Secures $350 Million Loan to Modernize Rail Network

Morocco secured a $350 million loan from the World Bank to enhance rail mobility in Greater Casablanca and modernize 73 kilometers of rail infrastructure by 2031.
The Trans-Kalahari Project is viewed as a key initiative to build a 1,500-kilometer heavy-haul freight railway through the Kalahari Desert to export coal from Botswana

10.06.2025

Development of the Trans-Kalahari Project Through the Kalahari Desert

The Trans-Kalahari Project is viewed as a key initiative to build a 1,500-kilometer heavy-haul freight railway through the Kalahari Desert to export coal from Botswana.
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.
Kenya Railways has expanded its Marine School in Kisumu to strengthen maritime training across East Africa and support the region’s fast-growing blue economy.

08.06.2025

Kenya Railways Expands Marine School to Train Regional Talent

Kenya Railways has expanded its Marine School in Kisumu to strengthen maritime training across East Africa and support the region’s fast-growing blue economy.

08.06.2025

Nigeria Invests in Cross-Border Rail to Boost Food Security

Nigeria is expanding its transport infrastructure with a major rail link to Maradi, aiming to secure food supply chains and boost logistics across West Africa.
Tanzania has launched commercial SGR freight services between Dar es Salaam and Dodoma, following successful test runs and full approval from national transport regulators.

05.06.2025

Tanzania Launches New SGR Freight Service to Boost Trade

Tanzania has launched commercial SGR freight services between Dar es Salaam and Dodoma, following successful test runs and full approval from national transport regulators.
Nigeria’s railway sector embraces CNG technology to reduce diesel costs by 70%, lower emissions, and stimulate economic growth through strategic infrastructure investments

04.06.2025

Nigeria Advances CNG-Powered Rail to Cut Costs and Emissions

Nigeria’s railway sector embraces CNG technology to reduce diesel costs by 70%, lower emissions, and stimulate economic growth through strategic infrastructure investments.
The European Investment Bank is reviewing a project in which railway modernization in Mauritania plays a key role in expanding SNIM’s mining logistics

02.06.2025

EIB May Finance Railway Modernization in Mauritania

The European Investment Bank is reviewing a project in which railway modernization in Mauritania plays a key role in expanding SNIM’s mining logistics.
CRRC diesel locomotives have officially entered service in Mozambique following their launch at Maputo’s central station in the presence of Transport Minister João Matlombe

02.06.2025

New CRRC Diesel Locomotives Enter Service in Mozambique

CRRC diesel locomotives have officially entered service in Mozambique following their launch at Maputo’s central station in the presence of Transport Minister João Matlombe.
Wabtec has unveiled the first locomotive for the Simandou railway in Guinea, marking a major step toward advancing Africa’s largest mining infrastructure project and enhancing cross-border mineral exports

27.05.2025

Wabtec Unveils First ES43ACi Locomotive for Guinea Railway

Wabtec has unveiled the first locomotive for the Simandou railway in Guinea, marking a major step toward advancing Africa’s largest mining infrastructure project and enhancing cross-border mineral exports.
The government of Tanzania will allocate $10.2 million from the 2025–2026 budget to modernize the TAZARA railway, which links Tanzania and Zambia

26.05.2025

Tanzania Invests in TAZARA Railway Development

The government of Tanzania will allocate $10. 2 million from the 2025–2026 budget to modernize the TAZARA railway, which links Tanzania and Zambia.
TransNamib has canceled the contract to purchase 23 Wabtec locomotives due to a lack of transparency and is launching a new tender involving multiple suppliers.

26.05.2025

TransNamib Revises Wabtec Locomotive Procurement Plans

TransNamib has canceled the contract to purchase 23 Wabtec locomotives due to a lack of transparency and is launching a new tender involving multiple suppliers.