The Eastern Routes Partnership will reduce procurement time and lower costs.
Category: Infrastructure
Construction on CKU line to start in October 2024
Construction on the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan (CKU) rail line will start in October 2024, according to Kyrgyz president Sadyr Zhaparov. Negotiations on the line have been long ongoing, and many uncertainties around financing remain. The CKU line is supposed to shorten travel times between China and Europe by 8 days and reduce the distance by 900 kilometres.…
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London to Scotland line reopens after Bank Holiday improvements
- ASLEF
- Aylesbury
- Berkswell
- Birmingham
- Bolton
- Buckinghamshire
- Carlisle
- Chiltern Railways
- Coventry
- Crewe
- Disruption
- Great Missenden
- HS2
- Infrastructure
- Lancaster
- Leighton Buzzard
- London Euston
- Midlands
- Milton Keynes
- National Rail
- Network Rail
- Scotland
- Stafford
- Warrington
- Wendover
- West Coast Main Line
- West Midlands
- Wigan
London to Scotland line reopens after Bank Holiday improvements
What spurs the international effort to bridge Afghanistan via rail?
Countries in Afghanistan’s vicinity have grown an interest in developing its rail infrastructure. More and more projects are being launched, or are at the very least being considered, that would elevate the country to an international “rail bridge” to the Indian Ocean. What are these projects, and what motivates these countries? As the desert dust…
What spurs the international effort to bridge Afghanistan via rail?
Countries in Afghanistan’s vicinity have grown an interest in developing its rail infrastructure. More and more projects are being launched, or are at the very least being considered, that would elevate the country to an international “rail bridge” to the Indian Ocean. What are these projects, and what motivates these countries? As the desert dust…
Russia approves 3,7 trillion ruble Far East rail modernisation
Russia has approved further modernisation works of railway infrastructure in its Far Eastern region. On the 50-year anniversary of the so-called Baikal-Amur line (BAM), the country confirmed that it will be spending 3,7 trillion rubles to boost throughput capacity to 270 million tonnes by 2032. The approved investments are part of the third stage of…