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developer of the UAE’s planned 1200km national rail network, has issued invitations to tender for the first three contracts for the second phase of the project. Three prequalified
Tenders launched for Phase 2 of UAE railway E
TIHAD Rail, the
contractors have been invited to bid for the contracts to
design and build the 137km line from Ruwais to Gweifat near the Saudi border, and the 190km section from Liwa Junction (Tarif) to Al Ain on the border with Oman. Etihad Rail says tenders for the remaining contracts for the second phase will be issued over the next few months.
The construction of these two sections will complete the UAE’s section of the planned Gulf States Railway. Construction is now well underway on the initial 264km phase from Ruwais to Habshan and Shah, the first section of which will open next year.
In brief International
DB Schenker Rail will launch a second weekly train between London and Wroclaw, Poland, on October 9. The service supplements the weekly train launched in November 2011, which was the first regular European-loading-gauge freight service to operate in
Britain. Kombiverkehr will start a new direct intermodal service from Verona to Kiel on October 7 to connect with ferries to Sweden. The train will initially run twice a week with a payload capacity of 1300 tonnes, and timings will be coordinated with those of the Kiel - Gothenburg ferry
service. A 300m section of railway across the German-Czech border between Sebnitz and Dolni Poustevna, which closed in 1945, is to be reopened for passenger services in December 2014 at a cost of ƒ2.8m.
Hungary
EROEXPRESS, a subsidiary of Russian Railways (RZD), opened its latest airport rail link on July 20 with the launch of a new service between Vladivostok and Knevichy Airport. Trains are currently running every two hours and the trip takes 55 minutes. However, the frequency is being doubled on September 1 to coincide with the opening a new international terminal at the airport and the journey
IGERIA’s council of ministers has approved the decision to award China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) a $US 1.49bn contract for the modernisation of the 130km line from Lagos to Ibadan. The contract for the double- track line was approved at a
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Vladivostok airport express service opens A
time will be cut to 48 minutes. The service is operated by class ED9M emus produced by Demikhovsky Engineering Plant. Each train has 475 seats, climate control, CCTV, and public address. All trains carry security guards. A six-car train comprises one business-class car, two standard cars, and three suburban coaches. Fares range from Roubles 350 ($US 10.93) in business class to just Roubles 20 in suburban class.
ministers meeting held in Abuja on July 18, almost six years after a funding shortfall stalled the project. Transport minister Mr Idris Umar says work will be completed within three years, although he did not explain how it will be financed. The project is the first stage
GySEV to electrify more lines: Györ-Sopron- Ebenfurth Railway (GySEV) has announced plans to plug an important gap in the electrified network in western Hungary. The Forints 20bn ($US 88.4m) project is being 85% financed by the EU and involves electrifying the Mosonszolnok - Porpác and Szombathely - Zalaszentiván lines, a total of 136km, which GySEV took over from Hungarian State Railways (MÁV) last October. Track will also be upgraded and stations equipped with 55cm-high platforms. Photo: Ferenc Joo
Chinese contractor to rebuild Lagos - Ibadan line N
The Romanian border station of Biharkeresztes on the Budapest - Cluj Napoca line is closed for reconstruction from August 22 to October 18. Trains are replaced by a bus link across the border. Some long-distance trains have been diverted while others have been cancelled.
Italy
of a five-phase modernisation of the 1200km Lagos - Jebba - Zaria - Kano line. The government of
president Mr Goodluck Jonathan is seeking to amend the Railway Act of 1955 to allow for private investment in country’s underdeveloped railway network.
The rail regulator (URSF) has ruled in favour of Italian Rail Network (RFI) in a dispute with open-access high-speed operator NTV over the erection of a fence at Rome Ostiense which prevents NTV passengers walking directly from NTV’s lounge to their train. However, the regulator has ordered a hole to be cut in a fence further up the platform so that passengers and the public can gain direct access to the platform from the street.
Lithuania
Four sections of the Klaipeda - Pagégiai line totalling 33.5km will have their track, signalling and level crossings renewed at cost of ƒ29m. The European Union will provide ƒ20.3m in funding.
IRJ September 2012
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