Rail Projects

India's minister of railways Suresh Prabhu has initiated the final surveys before construction of the Bilaspur–Mandi–Leh line can begin. Once it is operational, the 498km broad gauge line will be the highest track in the world according to the ministry...

SNCF celebrated the launch of two new high-speed lines in France at the weekend. In a statement on its website, the state-owned company said the new lines will cut journey times in the west of France, boost regional tourism and...

The Philippines government has committed to building a 106km elevated railway line from the capital city of Manila to Clark, with work expected to start later this year. Philippine National Railways general manager Junn Magno said the project will help...

A new high-speed line is set to launch on France's TGV network this weekend. On July 2, the new Océane line will open between the French capital and Bordeaux. Alstom will supply 110 Euroduplex train sets for the service, following an initial...

The UK's rail minister has told parliament that Crossrail is almost 85 per cent complete. In a written statement, Paul Maynard - who recently saw HS2 added to his portfolio - said that all central tunnel section platforms have been complete,...

MTR has successfully installed the first of 11 precast concrete tunnel units for the Shatin to Central Link (SCL) cross-harbour tunnel in Hong Kong. The unit was immersed into the water thanks to 4,500m3 ballast tanks and installed into dredged trenches...

Calgary's city council have approved the full alignment and station locations for the proposed Green Line LRT project. The 46 km light rail route, in Canada, includes 28 stops and will run north-south from 160 Avenue N to Seton. The decision...

An innovative use of the Saint-Etienne tramway to carry goods was trialled earlier this month. The 'TramFret' project aims to capitalise on the existing tram network to launch integrated cargo services in-between passengers services using recycled rolling stock. Feedback from the experiment...

Kenya and Uganda's respective ministers for transport have jointly reaffirmed their commitment to extending Kenya's standard gauge railway to Uganda. Monica Azuba, Uganda's minister for transport, and James Macharia, Kenya's cabinet secretary for transport, discussed strategies for speeding up the project's...

A joint venture between McConnell Dowell and Martinus Rail has been appointed by freight operator V/Line to deliver stages 2, 3 and 4 of the Murray Basin Rail Project in Australia. Work is expected to begin within weeks to standardise and upgrade...