Rail Projects

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...

Femern A/S has invited companies to apply for pre-qualification to supply the electrical and mechanical systems for a planned 18-kilometre immersed tunnel between Germany and Denmark. The fixed link tunnel, which will connect the German island of Fehmarn with the...

Singapore's Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded a further three civils contracts worth S$1.09 billion for the construction of the Thomson Line. Penta-Ocean Construction, Gammon Construction and Taisei Corporation have been appointed to design and build Sin Ming, Havelock and...

A Costain Skanska joint venture (CSJV) has handed over Bond Street's Western Ticket Hall Box in central London six weeks ahead of schedule. Bond Street, which will open to passengers in 2018, is one of six new Crossrail stations being...

Aurecon is to act as a technical advisor to Auckland's planned $2.86 billion underground rail link. The 3.5-kilometre City Rail Link will fill a 'missing link' on the Auckland's rail network, connecting the east and west of the city by...

Ferrovial's Polish subsidiary Budimex is to work alongside KZN Rail to build a tram depot to service and maintain a new tram fleet being built for the city of Olsztyn. The 72 million złoty (€17 million) contract covers the construction...

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...

Contractor Tutor Perini has won two new contracts worth a combined $844 million to fit out a new tunnel system beneath New York. The first contract ($294 million) includes the concrete lining, interior structures and fit-out of the new tunnels...

All unmanned railway crossings in India are to be closed under a new proposal in the country's Interim Rail Budget for 2014-15. The removal of unmanned crossings is one of several new safety measures to be introduced in 2014. Around 15,000...