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August 17, 2023 | Commuter Rail

Chilean State Railways orders 32 EMUs from CRRC

The fleet will be deployed on new commuter routes serving Santiago.

June 16, 2023 | Employment

IRJ Women in Rail Award 2023: Part 3

IRJ’s editorial team profiles the third four winners of our second Women in Rail Award.

March 27, 2023 | Passenger

IRJ news in brief - Transit

Chennai CBTC contract for Hitachi, Oslo tunnel contract for Implena, and new light rail lines inaugurated in Turkey, Poland and Austria.

January 17, 2023 | Main line

Chile proceeds with Santiago - Valparaíso upgrade

Rebuilding the 187km route will cost $US 1.32bn.

January 16, 2023 | Tenders

Brazil’s Marcopolo Rail to supply DMUs for Chile

Contract heralds move into wider Latin American market.

January 11, 2023 | Metros

Thales to supply operations control centre for Santiago metro Line 7

The line is due to open in 2027.

November 16, 2022 | Light Rail

Chile to tender light rail line to Santiago Airport

12km route to be built under 35-year concession.

January 17, 2022 | Infrastructure

Work starts on three stations for Santiago’s second commuter rail line

The project involves upgrading an existing branch line to Melipilla for commuter rail services to the Chilean capital Santiago.

July 22, 2021 | Central/South America

Arica - La Paz revival stopped in its tracks

The first train in 15 years to traverse the 206km Chilean section of the Arica - La Paz Railway was flagged off at the port of Arica on May 5. However, the train was halted near the Bolivian border by angry truckers fearful of competition from rail, as Ian Thomson-Newman reports.

June 13, 2021 | Main line

Chile’s EFE to extend rail services to Padre Las Casas

The project involves construction of four new stations and is expected to attract 500,000 new passengers per year.

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