A Morocco – Spain rail link in time for the football World Cup 2030?
The idea of building a crossing to connect the European and African continents dates back to the 1930s. The decision of FIFA to hold the 2030 World Cup in Morocco, Spain, and Portugal may breathe...Read more
Second HS2 Tunnel Boring Machine to pave the way for new railway beneath Birmingham
HS2 work goes on. Construction of Britain’s high-speed rail project is still on course, despite part of the route having been cancelled. An experienced team of 90 engineers has successfully assembled yet another colossal Tunnel...Read more
Passengers from Italy to Switzerland affected: new trains are too high for cross-border tunnel
Italian operator Trenord is facing backlash for troubles on the train connection between Italy and Switzerland on the Milan – Como San Giovanni – Chiasso route. New Caravaggio-type trains in use for two years are...Read more
CPK signs second contract for construction of high-speed rail tunnel
Polish company Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK) has signed a contract with Budimex for the construction of chambers for the Tunnel Boring Machines (TBM) which will dig a 4-kilometre high-speed rail tunnel in Łódź. It will be...Read more
DB to build Germany’s longest rail tunnel to Czech Republic
Deutsche Bahn (DB) will build Germany’s longest railway tunnel in the Eastern Ore Mountains of Saxony, announced the German news agency dpa on Monday. DB is scheduled to break ground in 2032, and construction of...Read more
France-Italy Frejus railway closure extended until end of 2024
The Frejus Railway, the main rail border crossing between Italy and France, has been closed since 27 August after a disastrous landslide. According to Olivier Thevenet, vice president of the departmental council responsible for infrastructure,...Read more
Gotthard Base Tunnel reparation costs to exceed 100 million euros
Repairing the damage caused by the derailment in the Gotthard Base Tunnel last August will cost between 103 and 135 million euros, according to the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB). The company added that it will cover...Read more
SNCF further adapts service after landslide in Maurienne valley
The tracks upstream of the French-Italian Fréjus tunnel, between the French Saint-Michel-Valloire and Modane, were completely blocked by a rockslide on 27 August 2023, interrupting rail traffic. Repair work in the Maurienne valley in the...Read more
New Swiss Ligerz Tunnel opening postponed by three years
The start of operations in the Ligerz Tunnel, at the southern foot of the Jura Railway line in Switzerland, has been postponed by three years to the end of 2029. According to Swiss Federal Railways...Read more
DB finishes digging all 8 tunnels of the Stuttgart 21 project
Deutsche Bahn (DB) has reached a milestone in the Stuttgart 21 project, the complete reorganisation of the Stuttgart rail node. 56.256 metres or approximately 56 kilometres of tunnel have now been dug, as the final...Read more
Final excavation contract for new French-Italian tunnel has been assigned
The last contract for the excavations of the Italian side of the Turin-Lyon railway tunnel between Italy and France has been assigned. With this tender, the company overviewing the project TELT has allotted all the...Read moreFrench-Italian rail tunnel in the Alps still closed says SNCF
The substantial rockfall that occurred between in Savoie, France, on Sunday 27 August is still blocking train traffic between France and Italy in the Fréjus rail tunnel, says the French railway company SNCF in an...Read more
SBB to begin 5-year renovation of Hauenstein Base Tunnel
SBB will be renovating the 8.134-kilometre-long, two-lane Hauenstein Base Tunnel in Switzerland for the upcoming five years to ensure safe rail operations over the next 25 years. This 146.4 million euro project, involving a comprehensive...Read more