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Infotec to supply passenger information displays for Line 1 of the Ho Chi Minh City Urban Railway

A comprehensive package of sophisticated passenger information display and related products and services is being designed and supplied by Infotec Ltd. for the Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) Line 1

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Hong Kong West Island metro line equipped with Alstom signalling system starts operation

Alstom has successfully delivered the signalling system equipping Hong Kong’s MTR West Island metro line which started passenger service on 28 December, 2014. Alstom’s cutting-edge signalling solutions boost the development

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voestalpine acquires Bathurst Rail Fabrication Center in Australia

    voestalpine acquires Bathurst Rail Fabrication Center in Australia

voestalpine VAE Railway Systems Pty Ltd., a subsidiary of voestalpine VAE GmbH, is gaining a specialist business in the railway systems sector with the acquisition of BRFC. voestalpine already has

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Siemens awarded EUR 95m contract to upgrade railway line in Algeria

    Siemens awarded EUR 95m contract to upgrade railway line in Algeria

ESTEL RA, a joint venture of the Algerian national company for rail transport SNTF (Société Nationale des Transports Ferroviaires) and Siemens has been awarded an order to deliver rail signaling

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China approves seven more railway infrastructure projects worth USD 32.7 billion

    China approves seven more railway infrastructure projects worth USD 32.7 billion

China’s top economic planner approved seven more railway projects with a total investment of about 200 billion yuan (USD32.7 billion) as Beijing moves to step up infrastructure commitments to offset

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Dhaka metro: eight tenders to be launched next year

    Dhaka metro: eight tenders to be launched next year

The Tk 220 bn (EUR 2.8 bn) project would be divided in eight ‘contract packages (CP)’ for easy implementation, said Obaidul Quader,  Minister of Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges.

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CSR Sifang to establish facility in Argentina

    CSR Sifang to establish facility in Argentina

Argentina’s interior and transportation minister, Florencio Randazzo signed an agreement authorizing Chinese rolling stock manufacturer CSR Sifang Co Ltd., subsidiary of China Southern Rolling Stock (CSR), to set up a facility

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Afghanistan Railway Authority looking for companies interested to operate, maintain and manage Hairatan to Mazar-e Sharif railway line

The Afghanistan Railway Authority (AfRA) has invited expressions of interest (EOI) from well established, reputable, reliable and capable railway companies interested in a performance based contracts for the operation, maintenance and management of

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China: Bombardier technology enters service in CSR Puzhen’s low-floor trams for Suzhou

    China: Bombardier technology enters service in CSR Puzhen’s low-floor trams for Suzhou

Bombardier Transportation and its Joint Venture Partner BCP, working in close partnership with CSR Puzhen, have announced that trams equipped with Bombardier technology have entered revenue service in Suzhou, China.

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Mongolian government approved key railway line extension to Russia

    Mongolian government approved key railway line extension to Russia

The Mongolian government has approved a new National Rail Policy, which includes the extension of rail from Erdenet to Ovoot and on to the Russian border at Arts Suuri (“Northern Rail Line”). This represents

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