News about railway

China & Kazakhstan advance new Silk Road economic belt On 26 June in Beijing Kazakhstan and China have moved forward with the creation of a Silk Road economic belt.
29 June 2014 22:21
Four dead as India train derails, sabotage suspected A passenger train derailed in eastern India on Wednesday, killing four people after a blast suspected to have been triggered by Maoist rebels, a top railway official said.
25 June 2014 12:05
Test for Hollande as French rail strike drags on France's longest rail strike in years was set to go into a seventh day Tuesday after unions said a first meeting with management failed to address their demands.
17 June 2014 14:06
Bolivia launches world's highest cable railway Bolivian President Evo Morales inaugurated Friday the first segment of the world's highest cable railway line, carrying passengers from city to city at up to 4,000 meters (13,000 feet) above sea level.
31 May 2014 12:06
Kazakhstan to supply electric locomotives to Azerbaijan Alstom Transport has signed a contract to supply 50 KZ8A freight locomotives produced in Astana-based Elektrovoz Kurastyru Zauitty to Azerbaijan Railways.
16 May 2014 02:17
Six wounded in knife attack at Chinese train station: police Six people were wounded in a knife attack at a Chinese train station Tuesday, police said, after a string of violent episodes at transport hubs authorities blame on "terrorists" from the restive region of Xinjiang.
06 May 2014 13:49
New Minsk-Moscow-Astana-Almaty railway: Nazarbayev President of Kazakhstan Nazarbayev suggested constructing a Minsk-Moscow-Astana-Almaty railway line,
29 April 2014 23:46
Railway manufacturing plant workers might face unemployment Employees of the Ekibastuz-based PromMashKomplekt plant can lose their jobs.
16 March 2014 18:14
Kazakhstan Temir Zholy: enhanced rolling stock The tear and wear of Kazakhstan's rolling stock has been significantly reduced since 2008.
12 March 2014 12:15
KTZ women's team wins USIC International Alpine Skiing Championship in Almaty Skiers from Kazakhstan Temir Zholy team have become winners of the 19th International Alpine Skiing Championship among railway employees.
04 March 2014 18:48
China holds three for Kunming station attack Chinese police have captured three suspects in a railway station attack that killed 29 people and injured 143.
04 March 2014 15:26
USIC International Alpine Skiing Championship kicks off at Shymbulak in Almaty The International Alpine Skiing Championship among the railway employees has kicked off at Shymbulak mountain resort in Almaty on February 24.
27 February 2014 14:29
Two killed as falling boulder derails train in French Alps Two women were killed when a massive falling boulder hit a passing train in the French Alps on Saturday, leaving one of its carriages dangling precariously off a steep, snow-covered embankment.
10 February 2014 11:43
France launches express rail project linking Paris to airport France's government has launched a 1.7-billion-euro ($2.3 billion) project to link Paris to its main international airport, Charles de Gaulle, with an express train that will go into operation in a decade's time.
24 January 2014 10:32
Kazakh-Russian-Belarus transport company to bring Kazakhstan $780 million in revenues The joint company is expected to be launched in the Q1 2014.
26 November 2013 15:58
Oil tank truck driver found and tells his story of petrolium train flaring near Aktau The MAN oil tank truck driver told his story of the accident of the oil tank truck and the petroleum tank train near Aktau that caused an explosion, fire and human victims.
18 November 2013 16:08
Putin in S. Korea to push new 'Silk Road' via N. Korea Russian President Vladimir Putin was in South Korea Wednesday to push a pet project for a new major trading route linking Asia and Europe by rail that requires prying open North Korea.
13 November 2013 13:07
Bomb found at railway crossing in Almaty An explosive device has been found at the railway crossing of Medeu station in Almaty city.
18 October 2013 15:50
High-velocity trains to be launched along another 5 new routes in 2014 The trains are expected to meet the growing demand for passenger carriage and twice reduce the travel time.
17 October 2013 13:19
Rail links Russia and sanctions-squeezed N. Korea Russia and North Korea have reopened a rail link that Pyongyang hopes will offer a trading boost to the isolated, sanctions-squeezed state.
23 September 2013 13:53
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