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Railway Industry News & Analysis
Monday, 13 July 2026

Brazil's Metrô-DF Launches $195m Tender for 15 Electric Trains in Brasília
Brazil's Federal District opened a tender on July 6 for 15 electric trains for Brasília's Metrô-DF, valued at approximately $195m, in a procurement targeting international suppliers.

BNSF Wins Approval for Barstow International Gateway Rail Facility in California
US freight operator BNSF Railway secures local approval for multi-billion-dollar Barstow International Gateway, a 4,500-acre intermodal facility with capacity for 60 trains daily.

CRRC Tiger EMUs Enter Regular Service on Serbia's Belgrade–Subotica Route
China's CRRC has launched regular service of four-car Tiger EMUs (series ŽS 411/419) in Serbia, with the first trainset arriving in spring 2024 and operations now underway.

Eurostar Raises Heat Tolerance to 55°C for 50 Alstom Double-Decker Trains

Austria's ÖBB Inaugurates World's First Agrovoltaic Solar Plant for Rail Traction

PLK Awards €302.7m Contract for New Railway Bridge Over Vistula River

Metroselskabet Calls €1.35bn Tenders for Copenhagen Metro Line M5 Phase 1

Italy's Hannibal Launches Six Weekly Trains Between Melzo and Rotterdam Botlek

European Commission Warns Netherlands Over NS Priority in Rail Capacity Rules

Hellenic Train and Alstom Sign €420m Contract for 23 Electric Trains in Greece

Brazil Opens 1.6 km Initial Section of Belo Horizonte Metro Line 2

Surface Transportation Board Accepts Revised Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern Merger Application

Alstom Advances €50m Kazakhstan Investment for Middle Corridor Capacity

Siemens Mobility to Modernise 32 km Zillertalbahn Signalling System in Austria

Deutsche Bahn Opens 38,000 m² Container Depot in Ulm-Dornstadt

São Paulo Opens 5.2 km Trial Section of Metro Line 6 with South America's Deepest Station

India's Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Reaches 80% Completion, 2027 Opening Confirmed

Switzerland Grants Concession for 3.6 km Automated M3 Metro in Lausanne



