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St Pancras International station in London

20.08.2026

Reopened in Minutes; the Tube Doors Did Not

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

Frecciarossa 1000 high-speed train at Paris Gare de Lyon

20.08.2026

Australia Wants Proven High-Speed Trains, Not New Ones

Vande Bharat train standing at an electrified Indian railway station platform

31.07.2026

India Railway News Weekly Review: July 25–31, 2026

INDIA: This concise weekly review presents a selection of Indian railway news published from July 25 to July 31, 2026: high-speed rail, passenger services, infrastructure and signalling.
JR East E5 Shinkansen train at Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station in Japan, used as an illustrative high-speed rail image

31.07.2026

India Plans Its Indigenous High-Speed Rail Signalling

INDIA: Indian Railways is developing the Bharat Train Control System, a signalling protocol intended to be open-source, equip future bullet-train corridors and reduce reliance on foreign train-control standards.
Illustrative Mumbai Metro train at Airport Road station

31.07.2026

Aurionpro Mumbai Metro AFC Order Covers Six Stations

INDIA: Aurionpro Solutions has received an approximately ₹50 crore Mumbai Metro Line 5 AFC contract covering six Phase I stations, extending its existing automated fare collection work for MMRDA.
Direct India-Nepal Freight Train Reaches Nepal

31.07.2026

Kolkata–Biratnagar Container Train Runs Without Transfer

INDIA–NEPAL: Indian Railways has completed the first direct commercial container freight train run from Kolkata Port to Biratnagar Customs Yard, carrying canola in 40 wagons without border transshipment.
Khar Road station platforms and a Mumbai suburban train viewed from above

31.07.2026

Mumbai sixth line advances with 45-day flyover plan

INDIA: Western Railway is considering rebuilding the Bandra-Khar Road flyover during a 45-day block to accelerate work on the Mumbai Central-Borivali sixth line while limiting disruption to suburban services.
Overhead electrification masts and track on the Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor

27.07.2026

Mumbai–Ahmedabad Bullet Train Electrification Advances

INDIA: Electrification work on the Mumbai–Ahmedabad Bullet Train is advancing as the country installs its first 2×25 kV high-speed traction system across the 508 km corridor in Maharashtra and Gujarat.
Flower-decorated Vande Bharat train being flagged off at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra station

27.07.2026

Four New Train Pairs Expand Jammu Division Services

INDIA: Indian Railways has confirmed four new train pairs in Jammu Division, adding direct services between Katra, Budgam, Amritsar, Jammu Tawi and Srinagar during the 2025–26 financial year.
Dark monsoon clouds over rain-soaked fields viewed during a Western Railway journey in India.

26.07.2026

Thane Bullet Train Flooding Concerns Prompt Survey

Thane’s civic authority has opened a fresh drainage survey after local representatives alleged that Mumbai–Ahmedabad bullet train construction between Mhatardi and Betawade worsened monsoon waterlogging for farms and nearby homes.
Mumbai to Acquire 2,856 Vande Metro Coaches for Suburban Services

26.07.2026

Hirect Wins ₹60 Crore Vande Metro Development Order

Hirect Limited has secured its first Vande Metro development order from Indian Railways, a domestic supply contract worth about ₹60 crore for execution within 21 months.
India’s blue hydrogen train travelling on the Jind-Sonipat railway section

26.07.2026

India’s hydrogen train passes 1,200 km after launch

India’s hydrogen train has covered more than 1,200 kilometres between Jind and Sonipat since 17 July, avoiding over 3,200 litres of diesel use with water vapour as its only direct emission.
Pune Metro Phase-2 R&R studies: Maha Metro awards contract

25.07.2026

Pune Metro Line 3 Gets Safety Approval for 13-km Section

Pune Metro Line 3 has received provisional safety authorization for a 13-km, 12-station section between Maan and R. K.
Electrified tracks and platforms 1 and 2 at Kazipet railway station

25.07.2026

SCR Completes 203-Km Kazipet–Balharshah Third Line

South Central Railway has completed 203 km of tripling and electrification on the Kazipet–Balharshah corridor, an approximately Rs 3,000 crore project intended to relieve a key north–south route in India.