SAUDI ARABIA: Alstom confirmed to Railway Gazette International on February 5 that it had submitted a offer for the contract ...

ITALY: Reconstruction works have started on the largely moribund 1 445 mm gauge Milano – Limbiate interurban light rail line.

USA: CSX has awarded Wabtec a $670m contract to supply 100 Evolution Series locomotives, modernise 50 existing locos and provide a suite of digital services.

Urban rail infrastructure opened in 2023: sortable table of worldwide data, including opening dates and key data. Entries link to operator data, maps and Railway Gazette news coverage.

JAPAN: Keio Electric Railway put the first of its Series 2000 EMUs into commercial service on January 31, operating on its 37·9 km Keio Line linking Tokyo’ s Shinjuku hub with the western suburb of ...

UK: The House of Commons Transport Committee has called for the government to provide more detail about how the rail industry will work in the future, and for changes to the Railways Bill which it ...

UK: Long-distance passenger train operator CrossCountry has unveiled the first of its 70 Voyager inter-city diesel-electric multiple-units which are being refurbished by Alstom in a £75·1m programme ...

INTERNATIONAL: The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe's Working Party on Rail Transport has published the third ...

UK: The creation of Great British Railways provides a 'golden opportunity' to take 'a radical new approach' to tackle the boom and bust investment cycles, according to House of Commons Transport ...

THAILAND: Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand has selected the winning bidders for two major construction contracts ...

Talgo is to supply a further 20 trainsets for use on the Haramain High Speed Railway as part of a wider package of investment ...