The Hong Kong government recently approved the Tung Chung Line metro extension project. The government has given MTR the approval to carry out detailed planning and design for the project.     The newly extended line will comprise of a …

On Sunday, Warsaw Metro finally opened the 3.4km Wolski extension to Line M2 from Rondo Daszyńskiego to Ksiecia Janusza. The extended line has added three new stations to the two-line network. The new stations are located at Płock, Młynów and …

The Chinese city of Chengdu is set to introduce two new express metro lines. The lines 17 and 18 are scheduled to open later this year. The two express metro lines would operate using trains with a maximum speed of …

On Tuesday, March 31st 2020, Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) and the Myanmar government signed an agreement. The agreement covers the ¥40·6 billion third tranche of an official development assistance loan. The loan has been issued to finance Phase 1 …

Brightline Railway System, a Miami to West Palm Beach inter-city private-sector train operator recently suspended its operations. The decision has been undertaken in light of the coronavirus pandemic as cases continue to rise across the globe. All operations of the …

The European Commission has recently concluded that Denmark’s public financing model for the Fehmarn Belt rail and road tunnel to Germany is compatible with EU state aid rules.     It was back during July 2015 that the Commission first …

On Friday, loosened bolts were identified in a high-speed German railway line between the western cities Cologne and Frankfurt. The German police guessed the situation as a sign of an attempt to a ‘possible attack’ after they found loose bolts …

The Netherlands’ Ministry of Infrastructure & Water Management recently proposed the idea of establishing a pan-European network of passenger corridors. The proposal has been made with the aim of boosting European rail’s market share for international traffic. The passenger corridors …

Amtrak announced that it has named William J. Flynn as its next Chief Executive Officer and President. Flynn, a seasoned business leader with four decades of transportation and logistics experience, will begin his role on April 15, 2020. Flynn succeeds …

Amtrak is making it even easier to see America with its Leap Year Sale, offering customers 50% off ticket purchases. Friday, February 28, through Saturday, February 29, customers can receive half-off coach tickets for travel between March 7 and April …