Stations
In Great Britain, 2,567 stations were served by mainline rail services as at 31 March 2020.
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Plans revealed for redesigned Ourense station
Architects Foster + Partners and Juan Cabanelas have released designs for the refurbished and extended Ourense FFCC Station in Galicia, Spain.
The existing railway line is due to be upgraded for high-speed services and the re-designed station reflects the expected increase...
Infrastructure
Thales secures fare collection contract for Cairo metro
Egypt's National Authority for Tunnels has renewed its confidence with Thales with two new contracts for fare collection systems on the Cairo metro.
The French firm was previously awarded contracts to upgrade the fare collection systems on Lines 1 and 2...
Rail News
International consortium to build new underground railway station in Gothenburg
The Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket) has appointed an international consortium to build Haga station in Gothenburg.
Construction of the new station is expected to begin in 2018 and is part of the planned 8km West Link double track railway connection to ease...
Rail News
SNCF seeks private partner to deliver Gare du Nord redevelopment ahead of Olympics
SNCF has launched a consultation to find a private-sector partner to help transform its landmark Gare du Nord station.
Work at Gare du Nord is being delivered in two phases. The first is already underway and will be completed in...
Infrastructure
Swedish-Spanish consortium awarded Southern Main Line expansion contract
Trafikverket has awarded a contract worth SEK 2 billion to construction firms NCC and OHL to expand Sweden's Southern Main Line.
The project will see the railway between Flackarp and Arlöv, which sits on the main line between Malmo and...
Rail Business
Completion date brought forward seven years for Singapore’s North East Line extension
Originally planned for 2030, Singapore's Land Transport Authority (LTA) has brought the completion date for the North East Line extension (NELe) forward to 2023.
The date has changed to support the upcoming business and residential developments in Punggol North - which NELe...
Rail News
See inside Napoli’s spectacular new station
Designed by world-renowned architects Zaha Hadid, Napoli Afragola can legitimately claim to be a station of the future.
Italy’ Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni arrived on a Frecciarossa 1000 on June 6 to formally open the station, which is located to...
Infrastructure
A new era for Kenya and Africa as Mombasa–Nairobi line is opened
The president of Kenya has called the opening of a new standard gauge railway a milestone moment for the country.
Kenya was previously served by the Uganda Railway, a line built at the beginning of the 20th century that had fallen into...
Crime
Specialist firearms officers to patrol UK train services
The British Transport Police has announced that trained firearm officers are to start patrolling onboard trains following the UK's increased terror threat level to critical.
Armed officers have been patrolling the London Underground since December but this will mark the first...
Policy
Governor announces action plan to deal with ‘intolerable state of disrepair’ at Pennsylvania Station
The governor of New York has announced a plan to deal with the 'intolerable state of disrepair' at Pennsylvania Station.
Derailments and cancellations are causing delays for millions of travellers at the station and Andrew Cuomo wants to initiate short and...
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GWR and Network Rail Director Ruth Busby receives OBE
Inspirational Great Western Railway (GWR) and Network Rail director Ruth Busby was at Buckingham Palace on Friday to receive...