High Speed Rail

The European Union (EU) is to co-finance the roll out of European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) along a section of high-speed railway in Italy. Around €4.5 million will be provided from the TEN-T Programme to help fund two projects designed...

Adif has issued the tender for a €641 million track systems contract for the high-speed line between Madrid and Galicia. The contract will cover a section of the line between Olmedo and Ourense, encompassing centralised traffic control, signalling and telecommunications...

HS2 would just be built later at a greater cost to the public if it was cancelled now, a new report has suggested. The HSR Industry Leaders Group, which was set up by rail interest group Greengauge 21, has published...

The electrical and mechanical systems for three new stations on Taiwan's high-speed network are to be installed by Toshiba. The Japanese company will deliver a JPY 2.8 billion turnkey order for E&M systems at the Miaoli, Changhua and Yunlin stations...

An expansion of Copenhagen Airport (CPH) could include building a new high-speed rail station, according to chief executive Thomas Woldbye. Presenting a 25-year masterplan for the airport's future, Woldbye said a new high-speed railway station could be built to bring...

The European Union (EU) has awarded a  €34 million grant to support construction works on a rail link in Brussels as part of a wider investment plan for a high-speed corridor linking the city with Strasbourg. Under the 2012 TEN-T...

Stoke-on-Trent and Crewe are to battle it out for inclusion on the HS2 route map, as Stoke city council submits a new report promoting the benefits of building a line through the Potteries. The council has suggested that an upgraded...

Ridership projections have been upped and build costs downgraded in a new business plan for California's planned high-speed railway between Los Angeles and San Francisco. The California High-Speed Rail Authority has published its Draft 2014 Business Plan after being ordered...

Project leaders developing plans for a $30 billion high-speed line between Moscow and Kazan will present the findings of an independent financial and technical study later this month. Discussing the project at an event in January, Alexander Misharin first vice-president...

The Callosa de Segura tunnel, which links up a pivotal section of the €12.4 billion Madrid-Levante high-speed line, has been fully excavated. Minister for Public Works Ana Pastor attended the tunnel breakthrough this week marking a milestone in the completion of...