Syria plans to join New Silk Road
After eight years of bloody civil war, the government of the Syrian Arab Republic wants to reconstruct the country’s infrastructure and recover its economy. One…
Sławków instead of Vienna: new hub on New Silk Road?
For over ten years a plan has been on the shelves to extend the broad gauge railway further into Europe via the Košice – Vienna…
Works at Kijfhoek classification yard delayed
The launch of maintenance works at the Dutch Kijfhoek classification yard scheduled for last week, from 1 to 4 August, was delayed for an unknown…
Port of Rijeka develops railway infrastructure
The port of Rijeka, the largest harbour in Croatia, intends to enlarge the intermodal facilities of the Zagreb Deep Sea Container Terminal. To this end,…
Poland improves rail infrastructure near Małaszewicze
Poland is actively improving the rail infrastructure at the Małaszewicze border crossing with Belarus. Several projects including a new bridge via the Bug River should…
RailFreight Summit 2019 – Liveblog Day 1
Wednesday 15 May is the first day of the RailFreight Summit 2019, which takes place in Gdansk, Poland. This liveblog provides broadcasting of presentations and…
Croatia will construct new railway to port of Rijeka
Croatian rail infrastructure manager HŽ Infrastruktura plans to construct a new, shorter railway from Karlovac to the country’s largest port of Rijeka. The project is…
Adif to develop new section of Cantabrian-Mediterranean corridor
Spanish rail infrastructure manager Adif is set to develop the 7-kilometre track in Tafalla, in the Navarra region. The line is a part of the…
Poland to add new tracks near Małaszewicze terminal
Polish railway infrastructure manager PKP PLK plans to install additional broad gauge tracks at the Terespol border station in Poland. This will increase the capacity…
Spain aiming to strengthen rail freight Atlantic Corridor
Spain has applied to the European Investment Bank (EIB) for a one billion Euros loan to further develop the rail freight Atlantic Corridor linking the…
Germany must have longer freight trains for ‘modal shift’
Longer freight trains in Germany are necessary if modal shift and climate targets are to be reached. The influential Pro-Rail Alliance says ministers across the country…