The Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications is reconsidering a shift from Finland's current 1524 mm rail gauge to the European standard of 1435 mm.
The incident occurred shortly after 02:00 on Monday, 19 May 2025, during track maintenance operations.
The current phase completes a two-stage programme aimed at increasing reliability and reducing long-term maintenance demand on the Gällivare–Kiruna section.
The Australian Labor Government has confirmed its intention to continue funding multiple rail projects across Australia as part of the Federal Budget 2025–26.
The program includes both track maintenance and capacity increase projects, with specific emphasis on initiatives underway in Western Canada.
The Öresund Bridge, connecting Sweden and Denmark, has completed 25 years of operation.
Preparatory activities and tender processes for the main works on the new double-track freight line between Nuremberg and Eltersdorf are currently underway.
Amtrak has begun construction works on a new maintenance facility at King Street Yard in Seattle, covering nearly 9,300 square metres.
Spain’s Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility (MITMA) has launched two infrastructure projects targeting both freight and high-speed passenger operations.
The delivery included 1,400 tonnes of rails and arrived earlier than scheduled.
Railway operations across Spain and Portugal experienced widespread disruptions on Monday, April 28, 2025, following extensive power outages.
The decision, made during mid-term budget talks, is part of a broader plan to establish a direct rail connection from Kemi to the port of Narvik in Norway.
All bridges, tunnels, superstructures, tracks, switches, level crossings, signal boxes, overhead lines and station infrastructure were examined and graded according to the school grading system.
On Easter Sunday, the moment had finally arrived: the ÖBB storks in Perg had offspring. The first chicks hatched from six eggs – just in time for Easter. For the third time in a row, a new generation of storks is growing up in Perg.
Centralny Port KomunikACYJny has awarded a contract to a consortium led by PORR for the new High-Speed Rail tunnel in Łódź.
Construction has started on a new rolling stock maintenance facility located on the premises of Alstom’s manufacturing site in Santa Perpètua de Mogoda.
The infrastructure has been developed to mitigate micro-pressure waves caused by high-speed trains entering tunnels at speeds of up to 322 km/h.
The terminal, located 1.4 km from the Azerbaijan–Iran border, is being developed under a 25-year lease agreement between the two governments and forms part of the broader North–South International Transport Corridor.
The call for project proposals will remain open until 26 September 2025.
The move follows AGRANA’s decision in mid-March to cease sugar production at the site, freeing up industrial space for potential reuse.