Pakistan Railways (PR) plans to switch all of its field formations—including stations, offices, workshops, and factories—to solar power in an effort to lower rising costs and minimize losses. The department intends to switch 99 formations, including significant train stations, nine divisional headquarters, and numerous other significant offices, to solar power during the first phase of … Read more
The long-delayed cross-border railway connection between Iraq and neighboring Iran will finally begin operating. Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani will visit the southern province of Basra where he will lay the cornerstone for the 36 kilometer railway project, according to a report from the Shafaq News Agency today. Three million passengers can be transported annually … Read more
Five workers were killed and two others were hurt after a train struck them on railroad tracks in the Turin region of northern Italy, according to local media. According to the Italian ANSA news agency, the incident happened on Wednesday at around midnight (22:00 GMT) in the municipality of Brandizzo, which is a part of … Read more
Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) has announced that on September 3, renovation work would start on the Hauenstein Base Tunnel. For the next 25 years, this initiative intends to maintain safe and effective rail operations throughout the tunnel. The technological systems and the tunnel vault will both undergo renovation and renewal during the project. Between 1912 … Read more
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has hailed the collaboration between China and Algeria as essential to the socioeconomic development of his country. The two countries have agreed to build 6,000 kilometers of railway lines across Algeria. Tebboune stated earlier this month that improving the railway industry is the “best guarantee of development” in a regular discussion … Read more
Two individuals were detained by Polish police on Sunday on suspicion of breaking into the national railroad’s communications network illegally, which disrupted traffic in various sections of the nation this weekend. Tomasz Krupa, a police spokesperson in the eastern city of Bialystok, where the arrest took place, declared that “the two men arrested are Polish … Read more
Etihad Rail celebrates the remarkable efforts of women who have made significant contributions to the railway industry as the UAE observes Emirati Women’s Day. Sara Al Mazrouei, the first Emirati woman to captain a train, is one of the shining examples whose success story epitomizes the goals of Emirati women. Her journey from the Abu … Read more
Under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP), Pakistan Railways plans to purchase 230 passenger coaches and 820 High Capacity Wagons in an effort to increase train speed and guarantee adherence to predetermined schedules. An official at the Ministry of Railways stated that, of the total, about 46 Completely-Built-Up (CBU) passenger coaches have already been purchased. … Read more
The railway bridge they were constructing across a gorge in remote northeast India fell on Wednesday, killing at least 22 workers and injuring four more. The incident happened in Sairang, a town located about 20 kilometers (12 miles) northwest of Aizawl, the state capital of Mizoram, a remote region of the nation close to the … Read more
Pakistan Railways has successfully reclaimed a total of 1,007 acres of land, which holds significant monetary value, from unauthorized individuals through a series of anti-encroachment operations conducted nationwide. According to an official from the Ministry of Railways, a total of 491 acres of land has been reclaimed in Punjab, 145 acres in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 339 … Read more