INTERNATIONAL high-speed operator Thalys saw revenues and ridership climb on its services from Paris to Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands in 2013 as the withdrawal of Fyra services brought an unexpected increase in traffic between Brussels and Amsterdam.
MONTREAL's Metropolitan Transportation Agency (AMT) has signed an agreement to acquire the electrified Deux-Montagnes commuter line from Canadian National (CN) for an undisclosed sum.
COLOGNE Transport Authority (KVB) and Düsseldorf's Rheinbahn have issued a joint invitation to tender for a contract to supply 66 high-floor LRVs with an option for 12 additional vehicles.
FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) managed to achieve a 0.5% increase in turnover to €32.2bn and a 2% rise in Ebitda to €2.8bn in 2013 despite a 1.8% drop in revenue from its Geodis freight business and a 1.4% decline in income from TGV services.
THE prime minister of Turkey, Mr Tayyip Erdoğan, and prime minister of Spain, Mr Mariano Rajoy, presided over a ceremony held in the Turkish capital of Ankara on February 12 to mark the opening of the city's second heavy metro line, M3.
UKRAINIAN Railways (UZ) suspended operation of all 10 HRCS2 emus supplied in 2012 by Hyundai Rotem for inter-city operations on February 13, with all of the emus undergoing technical checks.
DURING the announcement of an interim budget of Rs 643bn ($US 10.26bn) for Indian Railways for 2014-15, India's railways minister Mr Mallikarjun Kharge outlined plans to allow Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to fund infrastructure projects.
KOREA's national rail operator, Korail, has issued a call for tender for 15 10-car high-speed trains for operation on the new Wongang line which opens in 2017 and will link Wonju, southeast of Seoul, with the east coast city of Gangneung.
DESIGN and planning of three extensions which will add 35.4km and 33 stations to Dubai's metro network is well underway, according to the acting CEO of Roads and Transport Authority's (RTA) Rail Agency, Mr Abullah Yousuf Al Ali.
MEXICO's Transport and Communications Ministry (SCT) has announced plans to invest at least Pesos 125bn ($US 9.4bn) in 13 passenger and freight railway projects.