ANSALDO STS today confirmed it has been awarded the contract to supply signalling, automation, and telecommunications systems for the first phase of the UAE's planned railway network.

THE LAUNCH of passenger services on Saudi Arabia's North-South Railway has come a step closer to fruition following the signing of a Riyals 1.57bn ($US 419m) contract to build five stations.

SAUDI Railways Organisation (SRO) has awarded a Euros 6.74bn contract to Al-Shoula, a Spanish-Saudi consortium, to equip, operate and maintain for 12 years the 450km Haramain high-speed line currently under construction between Mecca, Jeddah and Medina.