India: The country's Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw told this to the media after presenting the $30.4 bln railway budget for the fiscal 2024.
Italy: It cost €1.8 mln for Lombardy’s regional passenger operators Trenord and FNM to refurbish a four-car train, increasing its service life to ten years.
UAE: The four-car trainset carried a delegation of representatives from Etihad Rail and oil company Adnoc from Abu Dhabi to Al Dhannah City, 250 km away.
Latvia: Last week, Sandis Steins, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of AS Pasažieru vilciens since 2016, announced the board’s joint decision to resign.
China: Nine night trains and six day trains were put into service in the Central China region.
Denmark: The national operator DSB has announced the start of dynamic testing of the first 13-coach Talgo 230 train, designed to run at 200 km/h.
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Chile: The national operator EFE has inaugurated six four-car trains ordered in 2020 for $70 mln. The fleet will run a 188 km route between the cities of Santiago and Curico.
Spain: The manufacturer is leading a consortium of ten Spanish companies, including the infrastructure operator Adif, the engineering company Golendus and energy company Repsol.