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Central/South America

August 8, 2022 | Infrastructure

Egis Rail and Systra win contracts for Santiago metro Line 7

Line 7 is to be fully automated and will be designed by Systra and project managed by Egis.

August 8, 2022 | Freight

MRS Logistics commits to major investment in renewed concession

Brazilian freight railway will invest Reais 11bn under new 30-year agreement.

July 21, 2022 | Metros

Metro Medellín and Transdev to operate Quito Metro

Ecuador’s first metro to open in December.

July 20, 2022 | Metros

Driverless operation commences on São Paulo Metro Line 4

Siemens has installed CBTC on Latin America’s first fully automated line.

July 19, 2022 | Light Rail

Rio announces transition from BRT to light rail

The Transcarioca and Transoeste BRT lines will be upgraded to light rail over the next 15 years.

July 7, 2022 | Metros

Two bids for Quito Metro operating contract

Winner to be announced on July 15.

July 7, 2022 | Fleet

Vale awards passenger coach contract to CRRC Sifang

The new coaches will operate on Vale’s Carajás and Vitória a Minas railways.

June 22, 2022 | Freight

Consultation launched for Brazil’s Nova Ferroeste project

1567km of new railway to be built at a cost of $US 6.98bn.

June 16, 2022 | Metros

Panama Metro awards Line 1 extension track and catenary contract

The metro also renewed a maintenance contract for Line 2.

June 10, 2022 | Financial

IDB Invest arranges $US 250m funding for Uruguay’s Central Railway project

The funding will improve the project’s overall financing terms and conditions.

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