Fourth port in Poland
Polish Police port upholds rail freight
One would not normally expect the police to boost rail freight, and that is not the case here either. It is its namesake, the Polish…
Into mountainous Central Asia
CKU line construction to kick off this month
Construction works on the China – Kyrgyzstan – Uzbekistan line are supposed to start this month. For that purpose, the joint venture of the three…
Infrastructure expansion
Poland upgrades capacity on one of its busiest rail lines in 1,4 billion euro investment
Polish infrastructure manager PKP PLK has put out tenders totalling 1,4 billion euros. Its plans include a capacity upgrade along one of the country’s busiest…
Largest terminal in Nordics
The Alnabru freight terminal in Oslo is getting an upgrade
The Nordic region’s largest freight terminal will get various technical improvements, in both capacity and infrastructure and is now inviting stakeholders to contribute to the…
Pacific to Indian Ocean
Thailand plans to build 100-kilometre rail bridge to bypass Malacca Strait
Thailand is planning to build one of the longest bridges in the world. If it comes to fruition, the 100 kilometre bridge will also facilitate…
Asia-EUrope capacity
Kazakhstan to modernise nearly 200 stations by 2030 for more rail capacity
Kazakhstan is planning to modernise over 180 railway stations by 2030. With the investment, the country wants to grow throughput capacity on the railways. It…
Infrastructure
Netherlands building new connection between key Brabant and Betuwe rail freight routes
The Netherlands is connecting the Brabant and Betuwe lines. The two routes are key for rail freight. The new link is supposed to let trains…
Interview
Romanian ministry ‘receptive’ to rail freight concerns
OPSFPR, the Romanian rail freight association, says that a recent meeting with the transport ministry has yielded some positive results. Rail freight parties took the…
Money for rail
EU’s Connecting Europe Facility releases more than 5,5 billion euros in funding for rail
The EU Commission has selected 134 transport projects that will receive funding of seven billion euros in total from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). No…