Infrastructure

Glasgow’s much-anticipated rail link with the city’s airport could be back on after a stop-start-stop history. The Glasgow Airport Rail Link (GARL), intended to link Glasgow city centre with the local airport and to be in operation by 2013, was...

The State of Victoria has signed a $2 billion contract with the Evolution Rail consortium for 65 High Capacity Metro Trains. The new fleet will be used on the Cranbourne Pakenham line before becoming the dedicated fleet between Pakenham and Sunbury through the...

Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail) may have to close the majority of its rail network if no extra government funding is forthcoming over the next few years. In their Rail Review 2016 Report, Irish Rail and the National Transport Authority said...

John Holland has been awarded a contract worth almost $600 million to extend the South Morang line to Mernda, north of Melbourne. The long-awaited Mernda Rail Extension includes eight kilometres of new railway between South Morang station and Mernda. As well as...

A $518 million upgrade of the Ballarat Line is to be headed by the same body which is overseeing the construction of Melbourne's Metro Tunnel project. The Melbourne Metro Rail Authority (MMRA) has been appointed to deliver the project, which...

Track laying has begun a new 60-kilometre double-track rail link between Copenhagen and Ringsted - what will become Denmark's first high-speed railway. A launch ceremony was held at a construction site in Ringsted on October 28. The full 60-kilometre line...

The UK government is deferring several electrification projects along the Great Western route, believing the money will benefit passengers more spent elsewhere. The decision has been taken following a review conducted by Network Rail chairman Sir Peter Hendy last year. Rail minister...

India is to almost double the length of its electrified rail network over the next few years in an effort to help the country meet environmental commitments set by the Paris climate agreement. India, one of the biggest producers of green...

MTR is to begin a phased programme to double the capacity on its Ma On Shan Line from early 2017 by converting its four-car trains to eight-car units. The first two eight-car trains will go into service early next year,...

Femern A/S has released a list of companies it has pre-qualified to bid for two framework contracts covering consultancy services for the Fehmarnbelt fixed link. The two lots include client consultancy services up to and during the construction phase through to...