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Ineco to conduct feasibility study of Cairo – Luxor high-speed line

Ineco will carry out the feasibility studies for the future high speed line that will link Egypt’s capital city Cairo and Luxor. This corridor of over 600 km will connect the two most important cities of the country, boosting its tourism infrastructure. With this important agreement, Ineco lays its international

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    Poland invests in improving rail-port connectivity

Poland invests in improving rail-port connectivity

Infrastructure manager PKP Polish Railway Lines (PKP PLK) plans to intensify the modernisation works of all freight dedicated lines, aiming to increase transport speed and to eliminate limitations and axle load restrictions. In addition, the company will carry out rail connectivity projects for the Polish Baltic ports of Gdynia, Gdańsk, Szczecin and Świnoujście. Investments will include extensive reconstruction

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    Spain to invest EUR 1.26 bn in improving the suburban railway system 

Spain to invest EUR 1.26 bn in improving the suburban railway system 

The Spanish government plans to invest in the next four years EUR 1.26 bn in improving the suburban railway system, both infrastructure and rolling stock. It is the most important investment made in commuter rail transport since the launch of the service 20 years ago. According to Development Minister Ana Pastor,

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Poland: Improved railway connections in Warsaw agglomeration

PKP Polish Railway Lines (PKP PLK) signed a PLN 770 thousand contract with IDOM Ingenieria y Consultoria – IDOM Inżynieria Architektura i Doradztwo Sp. consortium for the preparation of the detailed documentation for the reconstruction of four railway stations on Ożarów – Warszawa Gdańska – Mińsk Mazowiecki route. The project also includes the construction of a

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    EU invests EUR 4.7 billion to improve transport infrastructure in the Czech Republic

EU invests EUR 4.7 billion to improve transport infrastructure in the Czech Republic

The European Commission adopted last week the 2014-2020 Operational Programme for “Transport” in the Czech Republic, for the improvement of transport infrastructures across the country. Almost EUR 2.4 billion (51% of the budget) will be invested in infrastructure for railway and other modes of sustainable transport. With a total budget of €5.4 billion,

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    EVRAZ to supply rails to Malaysian Railways

EVRAZ to supply rails to Malaysian Railways

EVRAZ will supply 2,000 tonnes of high quality 54 E1 rails for the SkyPark Terminal at the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, a gateway to Kuala Lumpur city. The rails will be produced at EVRAZ West-Siberian Steel plant (EVRAZ ZSMK) and will be shipped to Malaysia by the end of the third quarter

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    Transport of NATO’s cargo to trigger up to EUR 1 million worth investments in Latvian railways

Transport of NATO’s cargo to trigger up to EUR 1 million worth investments in Latvian railways

NATO’s increasing presence in the Baltic countries and its high volumes of military cargo transported by rail could trigger between EUR 0.5 and EUR 1 million long term investments in developing Latvia’s railway infrastructure and rolling stock fleet, stated the President of Latvian Railways (LDz), Ugis Magonis during a strategic meeting with Latvian

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    New section of Sofia’s underground opened

New section of Sofia’s underground opened

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, European Commission Vice President Kristalina Georgieva, Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova and Transport Minister Ivaylo Moskovski celebrated on the 8th of May the inauguration of a new section of Sofia’s metro line, connecting Mladost 1 residential district to Sofia Business Park in the Mladost 4. The 3km long new extension

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    Chinese companies to build the LRT in Astana

Chinese companies to build the LRT in Astana

The Akimat of Astana, represented by Astana LRT LLP,  signed a Framework Agreement on implementation of New Transport System of Astana, LRT – 1st phase with a Chinese Consortium formed of China Railway International Group Ltd and Beijing State-Owned Assets Management Co., Ltd. The agreement provides arrangements between the parties within a number of issues about

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    China to invest RUB 300 billion in Moscow – Kazan high-speed line project

China to invest RUB 300 billion in Moscow – Kazan high-speed line project

On the 9th of May, Russia and China signed agreements on forms of cooperation and financing models for the Moscow-Kazan high-speed rail link, the Moscow-Beijing Eurasian high-speed transport corridor priority project, and projects to build a railway linking Elegest, Kyzyl and Kuragino to the Far East port. “We are developing our cooperation in the transport sector. China is ready to invest around 300 billion rubles to finance

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