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October 6, 2021 | Analysis

Shifting priorities for India’s high-speed rail programme

With the Mumbai - Ahmedabad project suffering from delays of around five years, the focus for India’s high-speed programme is moving towards gaining approval for other lines, as Srinand Jha explains.

February 15, 2021 | Central/South America

Panama approves Line 3 contract and financing

Construction is expected to proceed in the coming days.

November 27, 2020 | Asia

L&T secures Mumbai - Ahmedabad HS construction contracts 

INDIA’S National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) has selected Larsen & Toubro (L&T) to construct two sections of the Mumbai - Ahmedabad high-speed line.

September 9, 2020 | Financial

IRJ IN-BRIEF - Financial: VR reports loss; Fall in demand hurts PKP Cargo; DB offers inter-city discounts to young people

Finland: National operator VR has reported an operating loss of €19.5m for the first half of 2020, compared with an operating profit of €54.7m for the same period in 2019.

July 13, 2020 | Financial

MRT Jakarta seeks funding for network expansion

MRT Jakarta will apply for an additional Rupiah 10 trillion ($US 698m) loan from the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (Jica) for the development of Phase 2 of its metro network.

July 11, 2020 | High-speed

India-Japan logjam over Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed

A continuing stalemate between the Indian and Japanese governments over the revised cost of the Mumbai - Ahmedabad high-speed line is threatening to derail the ambitious project and push the 2023 projected completion date back by at least a few years.

April 3, 2020 | Infrastructure

Jica provides $US 374.5m loan for Myanmar upgrade

THE Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) has signed a Yen 40.6bn ($US 374.5m) loan agreement with the government of Myanmar for the Yangon - Mandalay Railway Improvement Project Phase I (III).

February 17, 2020 | High-speed

Challenges mount for Mumbai - Ahmedabad high-speed line

INDIAN and Japanese officials and engineers are set to meet at the end of the month to consider the new challenges facing the Mumbai - Ahmedabad high-speed project following reports that the scheme is facing cost increases and delays because of land acquisition issues and design specification changes.

October 14, 2019 | Light Rail

Colombo light metro tender set for April 2020

TENDERS to construct a new light metro line in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo are expected to take place in April with contracts set to be awarded by the end of the 2020 or early 2021.

March 25, 2019 | Metros

Indonesian president inaugurates Jakarta MRT

INDONESIA’s president Mr Joko Widodo officially inaugurated the first phase of the Jakarta MRT network on March 24.

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