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Regional trains
Sweden's Trafikverket signs €756m deal with Talgo for new overnight fleet

Sweden's Trafikverket signs €756m deal with Talgo for n...

Sweden's transport administration Trafikverket signed a €756 million contract wi...

Rail News
Sener Designs $26.6B Saudi Landbridge Railway

Sener Designs $26.6B Saudi Landbridge Railway

Spain’s Sener won the design contract for Saudi Arabia’s $26.6B Landbridge railw...

Tracks
Saudi Arabia–Qatar 785 km HSR approved

Saudi Arabia–Qatar 785 km HSR approved

Saudi Arabia cabinet approved Feb 2026 a 785 km electric HSR linking Riyadh to D...

Rail infrastructure
Vietnam's First HSR Line Breaks Ground in Quang Ninh

Vietnam's First HSR Line Breaks Ground in Quang Ninh

Vietnam launched its first high-speed railway on April 12, 2026. The $5.6bn Hano...

Innovations
Amtrak launches RFP for 800 long-distance railcars

Amtrak launches RFP for 800 long-distance railcars

Amtrak issues a formal RFP for 800+ new long-distance railcars across 14 routes,...

Freight and logistics
Stadler EURODUAL approved in Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia for Corridor X freight

Stadler EURODUAL approved in Slovenia, Croatia and Serb...

ERA issued type approval on 10 April 2026 for the Stadler EURODUAL bimode loco i...

Passenger Transport
Lens–Béthune line reopens early after fatal TGV crash at Bully-les-Mines

Lens–Béthune line reopens early after fatal TGV crash a...

Rail services between Lens and Béthune resumed on 15 April 2026, three days ahea...

Freight and logistics
Turkey Reopens 350 km Railway Along Syrian Border

Turkey Reopens 350 km Railway Along Syrian Border

Turkey brought a 350 km freight corridor along the Syrian border back into servi...

Passenger Transport
Adamuz crash: rail break logged 22 hours before collision

Adamuz crash: rail break logged 22 hours before collision

Spain's Civil Guard confirms the Adamuz rail broke the night before the crash th...

Financing & Economics
Georgia's 2026–2028 rail plan: doubling capacity in three years

Georgia's 2026–2028 rail plan: doubling capacity in thr...

Georgia has unveiled a three-year railway overhaul — 50 locomotives, 1,500 wagon...