Stations

The first phase of Napoli Afragola, one of 13 new stations for Italy’s high-speed rail network, was inaugurated on 6 June by Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni, who called it a “remarkable achievement”. Located 4.4 miles (12km) north of Naples centre, the majestic £52 million (about €60 million) building was designed by Zaha Hadid Architects […]

Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that construction will begin on New York's new Moynihan station following the closure of a deal for the Pennsylvania Station-Farley Complex redevelopment. The agreement between financiers Empire State Development and Related Companies, Vornado Realty and...

Architects Foster + Partners and Juan Cabanelas have released designs for the refurbished and extended Ourense FFCC Station in Galicia, Spain. The existing railway line is due to be upgraded for high-speed services and the re-designed station reflects the expected increase...

Egypt's National Authority for Tunnels has renewed its confidence with Thales with two new contracts for fare collection systems on the Cairo metro. The French firm was previously awarded contracts to upgrade the fare collection systems on Lines 1 and 2...

The Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket) has appointed an international consortium to build Haga station in Gothenburg. Construction of the new station is expected to begin in 2018 and is part of the planned 8km West Link double track railway connection to ease...

SNCF has launched a consultation to find a private-sector partner to help transform its landmark Gare du Nord station. Work at Gare du Nord is being delivered in two phases. The first is already underway and will be completed in...

Trafikverket has awarded a contract worth SEK 2 billion to construction firms NCC and OHL to expand Sweden's Southern Main Line. The project will see the railway between Flackarp and Arlöv, which sits on the main line between Malmo and...

Originally planned for 2030, Singapore's Land Transport Authority (LTA) has brought the completion date for the North East Line extension (NELe) forward to 2023. The date has changed to support the upcoming business and residential developments in Punggol North - which NELe...

Designed by world-renowned architects Zaha Hadid, Napoli Afragola can legitimately claim to be a station of the future. Italy’ Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni arrived on a Frecciarossa 1000 on June 6 to formally open the station, which is located to...

The president of Kenya has called the opening of a new standard gauge railway a milestone moment for the country. Kenya was previously served by the Uganda Railway, a line built at the beginning of the 20th century that had fallen into...