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Turkish elections bring rail plan announcements

TURKEY: Plans to develop inter-city and suburban rail lines have been announced by the government ahead of municipal elections on March...

Joint venture to manage upgraded Baku – Tbilisi – Kars railway

ASIA: An equally-owned binational joint venture is to be set up to manage the Azeri and Georgian sections of the Baku – Tbilisi – Kars...

Taiwan’s transport ministry approves Blue Line metro project in Tainan

THE Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) gave its preliminary approval on March 21 to build the initial 8.9km section of...

Local production included in Cairo metro train order

EGYPT: The National Authority for Tunnels has formally awarded a joint venture of Hyundai Rotem and National Egyptian Railway Industries...

onstruction of Ankara – Izmir high speed line restarts

TURKEY: Construction has restarted on the 503 km high speed line which will reduce the rail distance between Ankara and Izmir from 824 km...

Jakarta Jabodebek light rail line opening confirmed for June 2023

Line is now 96% complete but additional safety checks of driverless trains are being carried out. THE Indonesian capital’s new light rail...

Etihad Rail unveils first batch of its new locomotives and wagons

Freight capacity to be increased to 60 million tonnes a year. Dignitaries attending the Etihad Rail event marking the arrival of the...

Saudi Arabia signs Memorandum of Understanding with Alstom

Agreement will allow exploration of public transport investment and sustainability opportunities. The handstake after the signing of the...

Etihad Rail and CAF sign 1.2 billion AED agreement for passenger trains

Etihad Rail has signed an agreement with CAF, valued at 1.2 billion AED, to supply and maintain passenger trains for the Etihad Rail...

Tunnelling contracts awarded for Saudi Arabia’s new city

The Neom economic zone will cover 26,500km2 along the Red Sea. TWO contracts have been awarded by the company developing a new city in...

Bahrain metro prequalification phase attracts 11 bidders

Phase one includes two lines with a total length of 29km and 20 stations. BAHRAIN’s Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications...

Saudi Arabia seeks new inter-city train fleet

SAUDI ARABIA: National railway company Saudi Arabia Railways has called for expressions of interest in a contract to design, supply and...

NTA shortlists candidates to manage delivery of Tel Aviv Metro network

ISRAEL: NTA has announced that 12 consortia have expressed interest at the pre-qualification stage for contracts to design and oversee...

Riyadh metro connectivity contract

SAUDI ARABIA: Czech company Passengera has completed its largest contract to date, covering the provision of internet connectivity and...

Kuwait to fund studies for Egypt-Sudan line

The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development will finance the preparation of technical, economic and environmental feasibility studies....

Preliminary study of Egypt – Sudan line complete

PRELIMINARY studies of the first railway line between Egypt and Sudan have been completed, Mr Kamel El-Wazir, the Egyptian minister of...