More diesel Flirt trains for Texas
Swiss manufacturer Stadler Rail has concluded a new deal to deliver the Flirt trains to the state of Texas. The company will supply eight diesel vehicles of this…
SJ will become new operator of Øresundståg service
Swedish national rail company SJ was chosen as the future operator of the Øresundståg cross-border train service. Since December 2020 it will run the trains through the Øresund…
Contractors to design three sections of Rail Baltica defined
RB Rail company has chosen the contractors to design three sections of the Rail Baltica railway. Two lines are located in Latvia while the third section is in…
Doha Metro opened for preview service
Qatar Railways Company (Qatar Rail) has launched Doha Metro one year ahead of schedule. The 13-station section of the Red Line was opened for a preview service in…
PKP Intercity to enhance rail links to Warsaw airport
Polish long-distance rail operator PKP Intercity plans to launch a new rail service to the country’s busiest airport. It will connect Warsaw Chopin Airport with Łodz, the third…
One more country will operate Flirt trains
Swiss manufacturer Stadler Rail extends the geographical area for its Flirt trains. In mid-2021 the vehicles will appear in Canada to provide commuter service on the non-electrified expansions…
Alstom discloses train design for Greater Montreal
Alstom has unveiled the design of a Metropolis train developed for the Réseau express métropolitain (REM) automatic light-metro service in Greater Montreal. The combination of white, green and black…
Largest rolling stock deal for Stadler
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) has chosen Stadler as a supplier of new rolling stock for its heavy rail service. The Swiss company will deliver 127…
Rail Baltica: Seven hours for train travel from Tallinn to Warsaw
From 2026 passengers will travel between Tallinn and Warsaw by the Rail Baltica line in less than seven hours. The high-speed trains will run from Tallinn to Warsaw…
Greater Anglia receives first longish Flirt train
British rail operator Greater Anglia has received on Thursday its first longish passenger train. The 12-car electric vehicle belongs to the Flirt family developing by Swiss manufacturer Stadler.…
Senegal launches first express train
Senegal has launched a railway connection between the capital of Dakar and Diamniadio. It is the country’s first train express service. By the year’s end, the route will…
Texas received first airport rail link
US public transportation agency Trinity Metro launched the 43-kilometre TEXRail commuter service between Dallas/Fort Worth International airport and Fort Worth downtown. The first train departed on 10 January.…
New stage of Prague airport rail link project
Czech railway infrastructure manager SŽDC is to launch new procurement proceedings for the modernisation of the Prague-Kladno railway, including a connection to Václav Havel Airport Prague, the country’s busiest…
Nice airport gets innovative tram link with city
The airport of Nice is now connected to the tramway network of the city of Nice, thanks to a 1.7-kilometre extension of the T2 east-west line. The light…
Ukraine launches first airport rail link
Ukrainian Railway has launched a rail link between the capital city of Kyiv and Boryspil airport, the busiest airport of the country. It is the first airport rail…