Construction

Freight Rail

One billion euros: besides others for Rhine-Alpine freight corridor

The Federal Ministry of Digital Affairs and Transport (BMDV) and Deutsche Bahn (DB) are jointly moving ahead with the planning for Digital Rail Germany. An existing financing agreement will be increased from around 1.7 billion to around 2.7 billion euros.

Karel Novak December 9, 2022 · 3 min read

Business

Massive infrastructure investments in Poland

Analysis of Polish freight as well as passenger rail transport.

Karel Novak December 8, 2022 · 4 min read

Infrastructure

DB Schenker to open high-tech logistics center in the Czech Republic

The highly automated fulfillment warehouse will expand the company's logistics capacity and shorten delivery times.

Marketa Horpeniakova December 6, 2022 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

GB Railfreight will invest in the construction of a new depot in Peterborough

The new depot is designed to improve the efficiency of rail freight maintenance in the East of England.

Marketa Horpeniakova December 2, 2022 · 2 min read

Business

Rail Baltica announced new procurement

It concerns design services for the construction of the new line through Kaunas Urban Node. All interested suppliers can submit their applications by 16 January 2023.

Karel Novak November 28, 2022 · 3 min read

Passenger Rail

CPK starts design of the first high-speed railway line in Poland

After completion of the project, it will be possible to travel between Warsaw and the largest Polish cities in a maximum of 2.5 hours.

Marketa Horpeniakova November 26, 2022 · 3 min read

Infrastructure

Systra to participate in two additional Polish railway modernization projects

In parallel to the extra work on the section between Naklo Śląskie and Kalina, SYSTRA Poland will carry out additional work on the railway line, which runs from central to eastern Poland along a corridor that is part of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) program.

Marketa Horpeniakova November 23, 2022 · 2 min read

Infrastructure

Based on expert results, DB inspects further concrete sleepers

Regarding the renewal of the sleepers originally identified as defective, DB has now remedied two-thirds of the resulting restrictions.

Karel Novak November 23, 2022 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

DB plans to reconstruct two more corridors important for freight transport

These are the Hamburg-Berlin and Emmerich-Oberhausen corridors and are scheduled for reconstruction in 2025.

Karel Novak November 21, 2022 · 3 min read

Infrastructure

EIB: up to EUR 7 billion for Czech railway infrastructure construction

The Czech Republic and European Investment Bank have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on financial and technical support for railway projects between 2023 and 2027.

Karel Novak November 16, 2022 · 4 min read

Freight Rail

HS2 has opened a new railhead for the transport of construction materials

The new facility is expected to take the equivalent of 300,000 lorry movements off local roads.

Marketa Horpeniakova November 12, 2022 · 2 min read

Business

Rail Baltica signed an agreement with CINEA for further financing of the project

The total budget under this agreement is €422.6 million, out of which €353.9 million will be from EU funding.

Marketa Horpeniakova October 24, 2022 · 3 min read

Passenger Rail

Hitachi Rail reveals final designs for new train factory in Maryland

The factory will provide 1,300 jobs in the region and will be able to produce trains of all types for the North American rail market.

Marketa Horpeniakova October 20, 2022 · 3 min read

Infrastructure

How to fix 130-year-old tunnel with loose Victorian brickwork and leaks in pictures

Unbeknown to Liverpool city center dwellers above or rail passengers below, for the last six months Network Rail has worked unnoticed on a key section of the Merseyrail network.

Karel Novak October 19, 2022 · 2 min read

Infrastructure

Etihad Rail completes tracklaying works for the main line in Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah

The main line of the UAE National Rail Network extends from Ghuweifat on the border of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and passes through the emirates of Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, and Ras Al Khaimah.

Karel Novak October 18, 2022 · 2 min read

Rolling Stock

MT Højgaard has awarded a contract for a new railway bridge in Denmark

The construction of the bridge and the general infrastructure support is being carried out as part of the Ringsted Fehmarn rail link project, which is one of the largest construction projects in Danish history.

Marketa Horpeniakova August 22, 2022 · 2 min read

Business

Rail Baltica extends the deadline for the procurement of the high-speed railway electrification

The deadline extension for the procurement of the Rail Baltica energy subsystem design and construction for the entire Rail Baltica line, which covers more than 870 km in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, has been extended to 14 September 2022.

Marketa Horpeniakova August 19, 2022 · 2 min read

Business

Strabag signs contract for modernization of Croatian railway

As part of the €228 million contract, a 44 km-long section of railway between the Croatian capital Zagreb and the port of Rijeka will be modernized.

Marketa Horpeniakova August 18, 2022 · 2 min read

Freight Rail

Budapest's restored railway bridge over the Danube has been put into operation

The Danube bridge is linking Buda and Pest in the Hungarian capital and plays a significant role in international railway traffic. Thanks to the construction of the third lane, there will be a significant increase in the capacity of rail freight and passenger transport.

Marketa Horpeniakova August 9, 2022 · 3 min read

Business

First Environmental Impact Assessment report on the Rail Baltica main route in Estonia

The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report for the Rail Baltica main route in Estonia found that the planned route fulfills the necessary requirements.

Marketa Horpeniakova August 6, 2022 · 2 min read