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March 21, 2023 | Infrastructure

Significant additional infrastructure needed to complement Stuttgart 21 project

State minister for transport, Mr Winifred Hermann, drops support for building a second terminus.

March 20, 2023 | Asia

Cambodia’s railway revival continues

Royal Railway’s resourcefulness has transformed Cambodia’s metre-gauge railway into an increasingly viable alternative to road. But could more long-term investment be on the horizon? Kevin Smith reports from Phnom Penh.

March 16, 2023 | Financial

Covid lockdowns add $NZ 1bn to cost of Auckland’s City Rail Link

The project has also been delayed until November 2025.

March 15, 2023 | High-speed

Europe needs a high-speed masterplan

A study commissioned by Europe’s Rail, CER, AllRail and Unife says a masterplan is needed for high-speed rail in the European Union if it is to achieve its potential to become the dominant mode of long-distance transport. Robert Preston reports.

March 13, 2023 | Policy

German coalition government in disarray over rail investment

The finance and transport ministries have reversed policies to favour investment in rail over road.

March 13, 2023 | Asia

Singapore charts a path to a 45-minute city

A revised structure for governing Singapore’s metro network, in which the Land Transport Authority (LTA) plays a central role as asset owner and overseer of new network construction, renewals and upgrades is providing a long-term framework for boosting network utilisation and reliability. It is also providing interesting lessons for other rapid transit networks as they continue to recover Covid-19 ridership, as Kevin Smith discovers.

March 9, 2023 | Financial

Alstom-Bombardier integration
enters home straight

Combating the energy crisis, stabilising the supply chain, and continuing to integrate Bombardier Transportation are all top of the agenda for Alstom in 2023, as president and CEO Henri Poupart-Lafarge reveals in an exclusive interview with Kevin Smith.

March 6, 2023 | Passenger

Is the Stuttgart 21 project fatally flawed?

The planned opening date for Stuttgart’s new main station is less than 34 months away, but doubts remain over whether it can provide sufficient capacity due to steep gradients on platform tracks, as Keith Fender reports.

March 2, 2023 | Technology

MTR Trenolab launched to offer better timetable planning

Joint venture formed with Italian consultancy Trenolab.

March 1, 2023 | Europe

European rail research leader bows out

Carlo Borghini reflects on his seven years as executive director of the Shift2Rail and Europe’s Rail joint research undertakings, speaking to Kevin Smith in Brussels.

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