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A new freight corridor linking Finland, Sweden and Norway is being planned, combining ferry services and electrified rail infrastructure to create an alternative route for transporting goods across Scandinavia. The project brings together Norwegian railway operator OnRail, ferry operator Wasaline, Kvarken Ports Umeå and the Port of Trondheim. The partners are working to estab...

Alstom has begun manufacturing a set of 96 Metropolis driverless metro cars for Chennai Metro Phase II at its Sri City facility in Andhra Pradesh. Developed under a 135 million EUR contract awarded by Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) in 2025; the cars will eventually enter service on the Chennai Metro Phase II, which is […]

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Austin Transit Partnership (ATP) is accelerating planning for a proposed extension of Austin Light Rail to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS). Work is being coordinated alongside the airport’s expansion programme. The proposed extension would connect the future Yellow Jacket Station on East Riverside Drive to the airport over a distance of approximately three miles ...

Stadler has celebrated service entry of the first of Kazakhstan Railways’ (KTZ) brand-new CHARME sleeping coaches. The custom-built coaches were manufactured at Stadler’s Astana plant, and have been designed to provide reliable service on long-distance journeys under challenging climatic conditions. Delivery of the trains, which can operate on both electrified and non-electri...

Škoda Group has announced a further expansion of its partnership with Metropoliten EAD, which will see the manufacturer deliver a further 8+8 metro trainsets. The announcement comes following Metropoliten EAD’s decision to exercise its option for the set of eight additional units, continuing a contract first signed in December 2025. In total, Škoda Group will […]

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