Poland launches first tender for 350 km/h high-speed rail section under Port Polska programme
The procedure covers a 13 km section of Line 85 between Kotowice, in the Brwinów municipality in Mazovia, and the future airport hub.
The procedure covers a 13 km section of Line 85 between Kotowice, in the Brwinów municipality in Mazovia, and the future airport hub.
China’s high-speed rail network has exceeded 50,000 km in operation following the opening of new high-speed railway in Shaanxi Province.
Following the expansion, the terminal’s handling capacity has reached 25,000 TEUs.
The construction phase for a new curved track at the Kühnsdorf freight terminal in southern Carinthia has started following a groundbreaking ceremony held this week.
The first construction phase of the large-scale overhaul on the Hamburg–Berlin railway line is nearing completion around five months after works began. Focus is now shifting from track renewal to signalling systems and station upgrades.
The siding, scheduled for completion by 2029, is intended to facilitate large-scale rail deliveries of construction materials for the future airport terminal and the Warsaw–Łódź high-speed rail (HSR) line.
The combined budget of approximately HUF 860 billion (EUR 2.22 billion) is planned to be used for targeted track renewal works across multiple high-traffic locations in the national rail network.
Vietnam is moving forward with its first high-speed rail projects after VinSpeed and Siemens Mobility signed a comprehensive cooperation agreement. Siemens is expected to act as technology partner for rolling stock, signalling and core rail systems.
The works form part of the reconfiguration of railway operations from the city of Murcia towards the south and the centre of Spain.
Belgium has completed the nationwide rollout of ETCS, upgrading its rail network to European interoperability standards. The project positions the country among the first in Europe to deploy ETCS across a complex, live network.
The project adds another location to the company’s terminal network and extends its presence in the Central European and Balkan freight corridors.
The newly inaugurated Koralm Railway between Graz and Klagenfurt reported high passenger volumes in its first hours of operation, while an unrelated safety response in the Koralm Tunnel drew significant emergency resources on the same day.
From December 14, trains heading south from Berlin are using the rebuilt corridor with two newly added long-distance tracks and overhead electrification.
The facility has started processing freight trains, transshipping containers, handling trucks and filling its warehouses.
The installation is prepared for axle loads of 32.5 tonnes, a value not used elsewhere on Sweden’s rail network.
The two companies will acquire a 15,000 m² parcel from Consorzio ZAI and invest approximately €20 million in the development.
PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe (PLK) has completed infrastructure works at four stations as part of a broader effort to increase the rail network’s capacity for both civilian and military freight.
The Norwegian infrastructure manager highlights a combination of new equipment and revised traffic management as core elements of this year’s plan.
Spain’s competition authority, the CNMC, has approved the figures it will use when reviewing the prices applied for access to railway service facilities across the country.
Authorities in Catalonia have approved the land-use planning and development framework for the southern rail logistics zone at the Port of Barcelona, clearing the way for construction of a new intermodal rail hub.