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At least 275 people killed in India’s train crash

At least 275 people killed in India’s train crash

Indian rescue workers completed operations on Sunday after the country's deadliest rail crash in more than two decades, with signal failure emerging as the likely cause of an accident that killed at least 275 people. The …

Putin and Raisi pledged to complete "North-South"

Putin and Raisi pledged to complete "North-South"

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi are participating in the ceremony of signing an agreement on construction in the republic of the Rasht-Astara railroad section today. …

Middle Corridor's capacity to reach 10 mln tons by 2025

Middle Corridor's capacity to reach 10 mln tons by 2025

The capacity of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR) will reach 10 million tons by 2025, Kazakhstan's Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov said. According to the PM, last year, the route registered a twofold increase in …

Two trains collide in Greece, at least 32 killed

Two trains collide in Greece, at least 32 killed

Two trains collided head-on in Greece killing at least 32 people and injuring 85 late on Tuesday night, the fire brigade said. An intercity passenger train travelling from Athens to the northern city of Thessaloniki collided at high …

Russia and Iran discuss launch of "North-South" corridor

Russia and Iran discuss launch of "North-South" corridor

Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani held a meeting with Russian Presidential Assistant Igor Levitin to discuss the construction of the strategic Rasht-Astara railway, located on the …

Trains to Western Georgia not to run for one day

Trains to Western Georgia not to run for one day

On December 21, in Georgia, several trains will temporarily stop running at once, the Georgian Railways press service reports. According to the organization, technical work will be carried out on the Samtredia-Sajavaho railway …

Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran launching "North-South" to Astara

Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran launching "North-South" to Astara

Iranian ambassador to Moscow Kazem Jalali predicted the operationalization of regular rail transport of goods from Russia's territories to the northern Iranian city of Astara in the near future. “The issue of solving the …

New line may cut Ankara-Istanbul travel to 80 minutes

New line may cut Ankara-Istanbul travel to 80 minutes

The Turkish government has given the green light to a high-speed train line that will reduce the journey between Ankara and Istanbul to 80 minutes in the near future. It has been reported that the Ministry of Transport has started …

Passenger train catches fire in Kazakhstan

Passenger train catches fire in Kazakhstan

Last night, one of the carriages of the Kyzylorda-Semey passenger train caught fire. The incident occurred on the stretch Burny - Surym in the Zhambyl region. The fire started around 03.00 in the electrical equipment room. The police …

What happened on Crimean bridge

What happened on Crimean bridge

This morning, a truck exploded on the Crimean bridge. As a result of the explosion, a fire broke out in the train fuel tanks. Traffic on the bridge is limited, a ferry crossing is being prepared. At 06:05 "the equipment showed …

Armenia seeks to restore trade ties with Azerbaijan

Armenia seeks to restore trade ties with Azerbaijan

Armenian Minister of Economy Vahan Kerobyan said the establishment of a free trade policy with Azerbaijan would help Armenia enter more significant markets. Speaking with a local TV channel, Kerobyan stressed that trade relations with …

Russia may pour $1.5 bln into railway projects in Iran - report

Russia may pour $1.5 bln into railway projects in Iran - report

Russia intends to invest $1.5 bln in the construction of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) until 2030, the Ministry of Transport said in a presentation, its authenticity was confirmed to Vedomosti by a source close to the …

Tajikistan and Russia to resume railway passenger service

Tajikistan and Russia to resume railway passenger service

Tajikistan and Russia will resume railway passenger service on August 30, 2022 as agreed on by the relevant agencies, head of the administrative office of the State Unitary Enterprise Tajikistan Railways Anvar Latifov told TASS on Tuesday. …