Île-de-France Mobilités has awarded CAF a contract worth more than EUR 150 million to supply 15 tram-train units for the T13 line in Paris. The contract also includes options for the supply of spare ...

A Pendolino train reached 253 km/h during tests carried out on Poland’s Central Line, ahead of the introduction of commercial services at 250 km/h in December 2027. The increase in speed will reduce ...

Taiwan High Speed Rail has taken delivery of the first of 12 N700ST trains ordered from Japan, the new generation of rolling stock intended for the Taipei–Kaohsiung high-speed line. The first train ...

The first of 12 fully automated Siemens trains destined for the new Sydney Metro – Western Sydney Airport line has arrived in Australia and is set to enter the testing programme. The trains will ...

Passenger numbers on Spain’s high-speed rail services continued to rise in 2025, while increased competition between operators helped bring down fares on the country’s main routes. Data from Spain’s ...

The Verband Region Stuttgart (VRS), the regional authority responsible for public transport in the Stuttgart region, has launched a Europe-wide tender for the future operation of the Stuttgart S-Bahn ...

Amtrak has secured federal grants totalling nearly USD 3 billion for seven rail projects across the United States. The bulk of the funding, USD 2.05 billion, will be used to finance the purchase of up ...

An experimental magnetic levitation vehicle developed in China accelerated from zero to 800 km/h in just 5.3 seconds on a one-kilometre-long test track. The performance represents a world record for ...

The state-owned rail operator TCDD has increased fares for high-speed trains by 6.5 per cent, marking the second price rise since the start of the year. A standard economy-class ticket between Ankara ...

The California high-speed rail project could run out of available funding as early as December 2027 if the authorities do not find new sources of funding. At the same time, the initial order for ...

Hitachi Rail, in partnership with PT Softorb Technology Indonesia, has won a contract to modernise the Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) system at the 13 stations comprising the first phase of the ...

Eurostar has formally challenged the UK rail regulator’s decision to pre-approve Virgin Trains’ access to HS1, the high-speed railway linking London with the Channel Tunnel. The incumbent ...