https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/ Weekly change record for the railway and metro markets Mainline covers: new tenders, sanctions and awards on the public procurement record. en Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-10-05.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-10-05-eu-02ef05aa8c08 Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Czech Railways (České dráhy) tenders CZK 142.4m for repair of rolling-stock electromagnetic brakes, closing 4 November. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-10-05.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-10-05-eu-065bf522b61b Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT AŽD Praha tenders CZK 708.0m for new battery-electric multiple units to serve a regional line in Czechia's Ústí nad Labem region, closing 15 October. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/eu/buyers/db-infrago/ mainline-this-week-2026-10-05-eu-3036b3797a96 Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Germany's DB InfraGO tenders railway construction works on the Uhingen–Süßen section, closing 6 November (value undisclosed). European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/eu/buyers/adif/ mainline-this-week-2026-10-05-eu-64e821f5f5f1 Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Spain's ADIF tenders €128.6m of site-preparation and clearance works for an undergrounding project, closing 1 December. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/eu/buyers/sprava-zeleznic/ mainline-this-week-2026-10-05-eu-b3dd816d9db6 Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Czechia's Správa železnic tenders signalling-modernisation works between Hradec Králové and Týniště nad Orlicí, closing 16 October (value undisclosed). European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-10-05.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-10-05-eu-1b91d96ea18b Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Czechia's Dopravní podnik měst Liberce a Jablonce nad Nisou tenders CZK 289.0m to modernise a tramline in Liberec, closing 16 October. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-10-05.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-10-05-eu-9d5a6f485eb8 Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Budapest's BKK tenders phase two of a platform renovation on tram line 50, closing 15 October (value undisclosed). European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/eu/buyers/db-infrago/ mainline-this-week-2026-10-05-eu-e131b31e8f11 Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Germany's DB InfraGO tenders a framework agreement for structural-engineering repair services, closing 18 November (value undisclosed). European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-10-05.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-10-05-eu-f7d721eca2af Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT A multi-year passenger-operating concession — unusual on this feed, and relevant to train-operating-company bidders. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-10-05.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-10-05-eu-aed0fa2775c8 Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Germany's DB Netz tenders four lots of track-construction work under its 2027 maintenance programme, closing 2 November (value undisclosed). European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/eu/buyers/hochbahn/ mainline-this-week-2026-10-05-eu-e91fa3270c9a Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hamburg's Hochbahn tenders construction of a second access point at a U-Bahn station, closing 3 November (value undisclosed). European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/eu/buyers/sprava-zeleznic/ mainline-this-week-2026-10-05-eu-f424d5cb7e1f Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Czechia's Správa železnic tenders phase three of a capacity-increase programme between Týniště nad Orlicí, Častolovice and Solnice, closing 30 December (value undisclosed). European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-10-05.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-10-05-eu-86df59577bcf Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Italy's Rete Ferroviaria Italiana tenders €83.8m for traction-electrification equipment. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/eu/buyers/ie-iarnrod-eireann/ mainline-this-week-2026-10-05-eu-d1922c4a428d Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Iarnród Éireann awards Rhomberg Sersa Rail Group a ten-year, €140m contract. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/eu/buyers/ie-iarnrod-eireann/ mainline-this-week-2026-10-05-eu-2d70350ecbea Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Iarnród Éireann issues a design-and-build tender to deliver DART electric services to Wicklow. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-10-05.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-10-05-eu-3525cc2af423 Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Planning permission is set to be granted for a new railway station at Blackpool in Cork. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/eu/buyers/ie-tii/ mainline-this-week-2026-10-05-eu-c827c2e91a8c Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Transport Infrastructure Ireland appoints Amey to its Luas overhead-line-works framework. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-10-05.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-10-05-eu-b0bd5d432bcb Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT A signal of schedule or scope risk for suppliers positioned on Rail Baltica's Latvian section. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-10-05.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-10-05-eu-9646afb1dafa Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Confirms CAF as the tram supplier for BKK's fleet renewal. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-10-05.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-10-05-eu-3ffc51e59927 Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT A control-room/signalling modernisation — relevant to digital-operations and signalling vendors. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/canada/buyers/metrolinx/ mainline-this-week-2026-10-05-canada-4ad42554d842 Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Metrolinx tenders rehabilitation of two bridges, on Don Mills Road and Tara Avenue, crossing its rail corridor and Toronto's TTC busway, closing 26 October (value undisclosed). Canada https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-eu-8481821236c6 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Poland's PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe awards ZUE a PLN 780.8m design-and-build contract for lot B1_2, which starts at Miąsowa. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-eu-2a1c9c277ff7 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Poland's PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe awards Track Tec Construction a PLN 4.24bn design-and-build contract. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-eu-3c975a17fc4c Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Comunidad de Madrid tenders the extension of the Madrid Metro network at €873.3m; the notice gave a deadline of 21 September. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-eu-bf56887af5d8 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Infraestructures de la Generalitat de Catalunya awards the €8.9m works contract for Line 9 of the Barcelona metro to a group including Copcisa, Copisa Constructora Pirenaica and FCC Construcción. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/eu/buyers/adif/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-eu-ff61a7ac79d7 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Adif awards ArcelorMittal España a €26.5m framework agreement to supply rail for partial renewals. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/eu/buyers/adif/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-eu-6316ee6ab822 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Adif awards ArcelorMittal España a €9.6m contract to supply and transport rail for the Vitoria–Araia track renewal. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-eu-97f5139f31cd Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Deutsche Bahn tenders earthing and bonding works for overhead line equipment at €48.9m, bids closing 23 October. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-eu-21fc52dcebc9 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Szybka Kolej Miejska awards Public Transport Service a PLN 386.3m contract for fifth-level rolling-stock maintenance. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-eu-2db7f0b0cdce Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Amt für Recht, Vergabe und Versicherungen awards Strabag the €7.8m general-contractor contract for the step-free rebuild of the Barbarossaplatz light-rail stop. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-eu-cc76e6eeac5e Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Südtiroler Transportstrukturen tenders a €20.0m framework contract for routine railway maintenance, bids closing 12 October. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/eu/buyers/trafikverket/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-eu-73135687036d Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Trafikverket tenders points-replacement works at Bollnäs at SEK 80.0m, bids closing 14 October. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/eu/buyers/cfr-calatori/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-eu-51a410c5d762 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT CFR Călători tenders planned RP repair services for rolling stock at RON 81.3m, bids closing 27 October. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/eu/buyers/cfr-calatori/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-eu-c33677d748b7 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT CFR Călători tenders planned RG repair services for rolling stock at RON 115.1m, bids closing 12 October. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/eu/buyers/cfr-calatori/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-eu-f88fb5db3c38 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT CFR Călători tenders a second RG repair-services package for rolling stock at RON 79.5m, bids closing 10 November. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/eu/buyers/db-regio/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-eu-217c662f7b9d Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT DB Regio tenders the refurbishment of its Dieselnetz Südwest class 622 and 623 trains, bids closing 22 October. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/eu/buyers/sprava-zeleznic/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-eu-293169de965c Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Správa železnic tenders the modernisation of the Hradec Králové to Týniště nad Orlicí line, bids closing 15 October. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/eu/buyers/sprava-zeleznic/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-eu-59ef3e5e6837 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Správa železnic tenders railway works for the third section of the Týniště nad Orlicí–Častolovice–Solnice capacity upgrade, bids closing 30 November. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/eu/buyers/sprava-zeleznic/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-eu-6abc1fb303b2 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Správa železnic tenders the signalling works for the same Týniště nad Orlicí–Častolovice–Solnice section, bids closing 9 October. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/eu/buyers/db-infrago/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-eu-f01ed80bb969 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT DB InfraGO tenders the ESTW interlocking indoor installation at Berlin-Neukölln, bids closing 22 October. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/eu/buyers/db-infrago/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-eu-d4ecd84b62cc Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT DB InfraGO tenders cable-laying works for the ESTW interlocking at Sulzbach-Rosenberg-Hütte to Freihöls, bids closing 22 October. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/eu/buyers/db-infrago/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-eu-ed1c066f7edc Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT DB InfraGO tenders four regional lots of track works in its GMT 2027 Package 5, bids closing 7 October. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/eu/buyers/metro-warszawskie/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-eu-d73b4fe4cf46 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Metro Warszawskie tenders spare parts for metro train current collectors, bids closing 28 October. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-eu-f110a9b11362 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT České dráhy tenders a framework agreement for buffer repairs on passenger wagons at CZK 16.5m, bids closing 13 October. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/eu/buyers/trafikverket/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-eu-3a19940e7f62 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Trafikverket sets out how the Norrbotniabanan could be routed south of Luleå. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/eu/buyers/trafikverket/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-eu-0ecad5e7ca55 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Trafikverket sets out how the Ostlänken line would connect to the Southern Main Line at Linköping. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-eu-2c292d64a94c Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Region Stockholm completes its review of costs, schedules and remaining work across every metro-expansion project and issues an updated forecast. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-eu-259db1e7ae28 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT ÖBB's Semmering Base Tunnel moves into full-scale installation of the tunnel's technical equipment. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-eu-562e81926915 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT BeNEX orders Mireo and Desiro trains for the German states of Hesse and Bavaria. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-eu-71b45c34eb5b Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Railpool orders 100 Vectron locomotives. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-eu-32c00fa150fc Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stadler presents its first hydrogen train for narrow-gauge lines. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-eu-d55c675490fc Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Northrail orders an Alstom Traxx shunting locomotive. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-eu-70adb868eb80 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Czechia's draft 2027 budget allows new railway builds to start and keeps work in progress on pace. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/eu/buyers/sprava-zeleznic/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-eu-e530792f3534 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Správa železnic will issue a new tender for 15 overhead-line vehicles worth CZK 2.5bn, framed so that it no longer restricts competition. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-eu-a3c64981dc31 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Pardubice Region decides to award further rail services to České dráhy without a tender until 2034. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-eu-3fb26ed9b8df Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT České dráhy will file an objection after losing a tender to RegioJet, citing the low price. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-eu-48c67a70fa9d Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Pesa wins its first tram order in Germany, to supply Braunschweig. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/eu/buyers/metroselskabet/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-eu-dd8ff170aa56 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Copenhagen's Metroselskabet prequalifies three bidders for the M5 transport-system contract. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-eu-b8c8bb46dbd3 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Bayerische Eisenbahngesellschaft lists the tender for the second Munich S-Bahn contract, running from December 2034 to December 2041 with an option to December 2044. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/eu/buyers/cupt/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-eu-2ed0a4d0ffc3 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Construction of the western section of Warsaw's second metro line is weeks from completion, according to CUPT. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-eu-8443fe971056 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The rebuilding of Warszawa Wschodnia station, an investment of PLN 4bn, is about to start. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/eu/buyers/cupt/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-eu-d84fa20880cd Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT CUPT's analysis finds Łódź has transport priorities other than a metro. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-eu-86ea3c58929a Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Turku's tramway moves to its delivery phase as the alliance agreement is signed. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-eu-a9e60c2e2c42 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Construction of Turku's tramway can begin after no enforcement ban was ordered. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-eu-21bd36e8ead4 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT BDŽ puts two more new Alstom trains into service, serving the Sofia–Vidin line and further routes. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/eu/buyers/tdk2/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-eu-391a45a03d90 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Slovenia's 2TDK tests the Vinjan viaduct on the second track with heavy trains. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-eu-e5d49d3efc9f Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Latvia's government backs the country's application for additional EU funding for Rail Baltica. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-eu-a3f828206433 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Baltic states agree priorities for Latvia in the next stage of Rail Baltica. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/eu/buyers/rbe/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-eu-6d15d40e8905 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Rail Baltic Estonia tenders supervision and consultancy for the track-bed substructure at Ülemiste and stage I of the Kantsi tunnel. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/eu/buyers/elron/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-eu-039daa426f55 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Elron tests its Škoda trains at night between Tapa and Tamsalu for the first time. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#us mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-us-0e3491d4b9a0 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The US Army Corps of Engineers awards Martin Brothers Construction the US$5.4m MOTCO Rail Curves Package 3. United States https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/us/buyers/bart/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-us-e3fd21899d79 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT BART invites bids for the Embarcadero Station platform elevator, estimated at $12.5m, listed for October 2026. United States https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/us/buyers/houston-metro/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-us-8b227ea371ce Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Houston METRO invites bids to refurbish Liebherr suspension legs on its CAF H3 light rail vehicles, bids due 7 October. United States https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/uk/buyers/network-rail/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-uk-6f19a54cf051 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Network Rail tenders its rail haulage requirement, valued at £949.9m. United Kingdom https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#uk mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-uk-e249d1ee228b Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Transpennine Trains awards Alstom the Class 397 train services agreement, by voluntary transparency notice. United Kingdom https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#uk mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-uk-d919a9301be7 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT c2c tenders the replacement of platforms 1 and 2 at Basildon station at £20.0m. United Kingdom https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/uk/buyers/network-rail/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-uk-087599385df6 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Network Rail awards a £70.0m overhead line steelworks contract to a group including Adey Steel and European Active Projects. United Kingdom https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/uk/buyers/network-rail/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-uk-3e82075a2746 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Network Rail awards its Non Rail Plant Framework to Land Recovery Rail, Pod Trak and Wrights of Crockey Hill. United Kingdom https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#uk mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-uk-9f9e2f1b259f Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT High Speed Two publishes a planning update for its Partnering Programme. United Kingdom https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/uk/buyers/translink-ni/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-uk-6b3155fbbcd9 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Translink awards Plasser UK the ballast regulator with a brush box and dust-suppression system. United Kingdom https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#uk mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-uk-14f7bb2df7e5 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Transpennine Trains' voluntary transparency notice for the Class 397 train services agreement values the award to Alstom at £34.2m. United Kingdom https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/uk/buyers/dft/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-uk-d7d37f160c48 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Department for Transport commits to level boarding on new trains. United Kingdom https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/uk/buyers/dft/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-uk-b905cf86b9f3 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Department for Transport publishes its light rail and tram statistics for England for the year ending March 2026. United Kingdom https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/uk/buyers/dft/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-uk-b983bbdda019 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Department for Transport publishes its Journey to Great British Railways policy publication timetable. United Kingdom https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/uk/buyers/orr/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-uk-c2438905178b Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Office of Rail and Road announces lower investment fees for third parties and investors. United Kingdom https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/uk/buyers/orr/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-uk-f14b9481dc71 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Office of Rail and Road reports Network Rail finances under pressure as inflation outpaces efficiency savings. United Kingdom https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/uk/buyers/orr/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-uk-d4bb5b006f3f Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Office of Rail and Road appoints Paul Smith as chief executive. United Kingdom https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/uk/buyers/orr/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-uk-eec767a3fbcb Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Office of Rail and Road publishes a review of the open access rail market. United Kingdom https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#uk mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-uk-ae44f3e3b1e1 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Transport for Wales details a multi-million-pound investment to improve reliability on the North Wales Coast railway. United Kingdom https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-india-e9e03623b9fc Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Chennai Metro Phase 2's tunnel-boring machine Kaveri completes a breakthrough at KMC station. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-india-26658e762e4e Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT AECOM is appointed detailed design consultant for Ahmedabad Metro Phase 3A. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-india-58a6d5d4512e Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Asa Bhanu wins a ₹40.59 crore rolling-stock maintenance contract for Nagpur Metro. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-india-7467e9e9c779 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT A Nippon Koei-led joint venture is awarded a ₹275 crore consultancy contract for the Patna Metro Rail Project. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-india-af23cc90e7bc Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Delhi Metro Phase V tenders the 4.94km underground Central Vista corridor. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-india-6bfd0f25ff0a Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT NCRTC tenders enabling works, development works and commuter amenities for the Delhi–Ghaziabad–Meerut Namo Bharat corridor, bids closing 15 October. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-india-7bad91354fcd Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation tenders a 10.26km elevated viaduct with eight stations from Thaltej Gam to Godhavi for the Ahmedabad Metro, bids closing 16 November. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-india-c6c545589cae Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation tenders a 12.527km elevated viaduct with seven stations from Shilaj Circle to Badrabad for the Ahmedabad Metro, bids closing 16 November. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-india-902bc48d1655 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation tenders a 6.56km elevated viaduct with five stations from APMC to New Faisal Nagar for the Ahmedabad Metro, bids closing 20 November. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-india-20cfb7c2a109 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation tenders an 11.04km elevated viaduct with ten stations from Vishal Nagar West to Bapunagar North for the Ahmedabad Metro, bids closing 20 November. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-india-2932f3a4d4c8 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation tenders an 8.68km elevated viaduct with five stations from Naranpura to Nehrunagar for the Ahmedabad Metro, bids closing 21 November. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-india-116eee460cb8 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation tenders a 4.84km elevated viaduct with five stations from Veer Sawarkar Sports Complex to Arihant Nagar for the Ahmedabad Metro, bids closing 21 November. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-india-fa2e1e004c05 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation tenders a 4.62km elevated viaduct with three stations from Dudheshwar to Vadaj for the Ahmedabad Metro, bids closing 21 November. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-india-7a0528853ca7 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation tenders depot construction, including the operations control centre and E&M works, near Gyaspur for the Ahmedabad Metro, bids closing 20 November. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-india-542ee9d86d84 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation tenders depot construction, including the operations control centre and E&M works, near Shela for the Ahmedabad Metro, bids closing 21 November. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-india-77df9dc5ccb8 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation seeks general engineering consultants for depots, staff quarters and part of the elevated corridor (GEC-1), bids closing 19 November. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-india-10e1164f80f4 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation seeks general engineering consultants for part of the elevated corridor (GEC-2), bids closing 20 November. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-india-66f79aeef5c2 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Western Railway plans to acquire 800 hectares of land for the Vadodara–Ratlam third and fourth rail lines. India https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/canada/buyers/metrolinx/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-canada-fbcb8dd3a611 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Metrolinx tenders project delivery services, technical solutions and safety and systems assurance, bids closing 14 October. Canada https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#canada mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-canada-11f49642e801 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Calgary's Green Line seeks a light rail vehicle paint booth and associated equipment for the maintenance and storage facility. Canada https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#canada mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-canada-5e8f389e2a51 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Calgary's Green Line seeks a light rail vehicle wheel-truing machine and associated equipment for the maintenance and storage facility. Canada https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-314f08806f32 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Rete Ferroviaria Italiana tenders €13.1m for tensioning devices, bids close 19 October. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-5d5ceb1f3a9c Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Rete Ferroviaria Italiana awards a €69.2m full-maintenance-service contract for recovery vehicles to SVI. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-fdb48392eff3 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Rete Ferroviaria Italiana awards a €32.8m contract for steel blocks to Cinel Officine Meccaniche. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-1646f616ada1 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT GVB Infra awards a €29.1m contract for electrotechnical personnel to rail contractor BAM Infra Rail. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-6c62c10b0e5b Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe awards a PLN 31.1m contract to build the Czyżowice passing loop on line 158 to Kolejowe Zakłady Automatyki. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-03d3e7254fb6 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT One of the largest single rail tenders in Europe this week. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/eu/buyers/trafikverket/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-d94022a7c3ee Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Trafikverket awards a SEK 1.50bn framework contract for minor road and rail construction works to FRS Sverige. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/eu/buyers/kosice-mesto/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-aa2c1584b8c2 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Dopravný podnik mesta Košice tenders €135.0m for new low-floor trams, bids close 15 October. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-02f6df90c205 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT FS Engineering tenders €30.6m for safety works at Brescia station, bids close 19 October. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-76255a114632 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Trenitalia tenders €6.0m for railway and tramway rolling-stock parts, bids close 9 October. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-e86a5a895502 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hungary's infrastructure ministry extends its HUF 60.55bn Debrecen–Nyíregyháza ETCS signalling tender, bids now closing 30 September — extended from the 15 September deadline carried in the 14 September issue. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/eu/buyers/obb-infrastruktur/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-0e6ad5c9fa01 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT ÖBB-Infrastruktur awards a contract for catenary works on the Tauern Tunnel to Europten Fahrleitung Austria. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-3085084f5b7d Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Trenitalia awards a contract for rolling-stock parts to KONI. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/eu/buyers/adif/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-612441232eec Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Adif-Alta Velocidad tenders €5.4m for switch gear to equip a high-speed maintenance workshop, bids close 16 October. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-813b000fccd1 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Zagreb awards a €10.0m contract to overhaul its TMK 2200 trams to Končar. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-207c0ccf2de5 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hungary's infrastructure ministry awards a HUF 20.95bn contract to build the Gubacsi railway bridge to HE-DO Építő. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-bdd19ad741f7 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Trenitalia tenders €3.3m for traffic-control equipment parts, bids close 28 September. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-210a21538247 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Port Authority of the Bay of Cádiz tenders €539k for railway-track maintenance, bids close 13 October. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-025bba543201 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT DB Netz tenders for track construction works under its GMT 2027 programme (Package 6), bids close 2 November. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-ee9b849a0089 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Poland's Zachodniopomorskie voivodeship tenders for three new electric multiple units, bids close 8 October. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-e926e1ab5a53 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Slovakia's national rail infrastructure manager ŽSR tenders €527k for repair and maintenance services, bids close 20 October. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-c5dd8910c90e Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Karlsruhe's transport operator VBK tenders for rails and accessories, bids close 15 October. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-16317b62b8ae Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Kasseler Verkehrs-Gesellschaft tenders for railway-track construction materials, bids close 16 October. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/eu/buyers/be-infrabel/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-b718a015b087 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Infrabel tenders for track construction and maintenance works in Region 7, bids close 28 September. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/eu/buyers/sprava-zeleznic/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-1f0e292fe388 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Czech infrastructure manager Správa železnic tenders for electrification and optimisation works on the České Velenice–Veselí nad Lužnicí line, bids close 15 October. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/eu/buyers/renfe/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-24b80c2c0d8a Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Renfe tenders €983k for reconditioning rolling-stock parts, bids close 8 October. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/eu/buyers/koleje-dolnoslaskie/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-355df8d3a639 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Koleje Dolnośląskie tenders for rolling-stock maintenance services, bids close 16 October. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/eu/buyers/db-infrago/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-d675633c95c9 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT DB InfraGO tenders for cable-ducting and track and overhead-line renewal works, bids close 2 November. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/eu/buyers/adif/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-69fdeab6e892 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Adif-Alta Velocidad tenders €702k for switch blades and crossing frogs, bids close 19 October. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/eu/buyers/be-infrabel/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-862b9d2e16a9 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Infrabel tenders for track construction works in the Antwerp–Ghent port region, bids close 21 October. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/eu/buyers/sprava-zeleznic/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-df71ccad3688 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Správa železnic tenders for signalling works to increase capacity on the Týniště–Častolovice–Solnice line, bids close 6 October. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-a5ca0a6ed5c4 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT SBB tenders for a catenary-maintenance wagon, bids close 25 October. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-ee1d28006825 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Trenitalia tenders €727k for railway maintenance and associated services, bids close 6 October. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-baa350776fd2 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT A €940 million contract for a section of Poland's Rail Baltica line is signed. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-3e47c12544a4 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Knorr-Bremse wins Europe's first contract for digital automatic coupling technology. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-d84404a61b06 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT FS Logistix orders eight EuroLight Dual locomotives from Stadler. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-7115ad753374 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies welcomes simplification of the EU's public-procurement rules. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/eu/buyers/sncf-reseau/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-8480e281dfc9 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT SNCF Réseau tenders for 150 hybrid locomotives. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/eu/buyers/trafikverket/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-4c6ecc41641e Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Trafikverket finalises the route proposal for the Norrbotniabanan line through southern Piteå. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/eu/buyers/trafikverket/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-e5497ba0c3e0 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Trafikverket presents a new route for the Sydostlänken line and opens consultation in Olofström. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-64ea9352aedb Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stockholm's metro puts more C30 trains into service on the blue line, with more planned through 2027. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-6a30fa0ba8b4 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Region Stockholm begins preparatory works for the Tvärbanan light-rail extension to Helenelund in Kista. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-173ad0cd2710 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Region Stockholm opens consultation on extending the Roslagsbanan line into central Stockholm, via a new tunnel from Universitetet through Odenplan to T-Centralen. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-05415e6f7114 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT ÖBB completes an upgrade of its Unterinntal tunnels. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-ac633c5dd57c Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT ÖBB begins rebuilding Straßwalchen station. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-df073ac48012 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Austria's mobility ministry secures funding for the electrification of the Zillertalbahn, Pinzgauer Lokalbahn and Murtalbahn narrow-gauge lines. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-ef57d43128d7 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Netherlands opens tendering for the Zutphen–Hengelo–Oldenzaal train concession. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-b161be1b9485 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Czech transport ministry reports major progress modernising Kolín station. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-34ce5742c0fd Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Dopravní podnik Ostrava tenders to supply and install air-conditioning on 38 Vario LF trams, bids close 30 October. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-bfa9b4667442 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Czech Railways (ČD) opens tendering for hybrid-train manufacturers to return service between Liberec and Pardubice. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-d72f04212625 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT AŽD reopens tendering to fit ETCS to two 59-year-old locomotives, nicknamed "Bardotka" and "Kocour", after its first attempt found no contractor. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-970930ca6b80 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Dopravní podnik Ostrava selects a tram supplier on its third tender attempt, after receiving only one bid; the operator will pay more than budgeted. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-38df6d03d3b4 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Czech Railways reports a group half-year profit of more than CZK 2 billion. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-2ea61668a7e0 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Prague's transit authority DPP signs a CZK 1.2 billion contract to build a new tram line. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-c0ea028195bd Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Plzeň's new tram line awaits its final building permit for track through the Vinice district. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/eu/buyers/sprava-zeleznic/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-117d82345729 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Czech infrastructure manager Správa železnic prepares a major design tender for a high-speed line routing trains from Vršovice to Běchovice. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-72ad9cf40ce7 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Liberec will modernise its tram tracks near the main station, straightening the alignment while maintaining service during construction. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-396b64009125 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Czech Railways holds a narrow lead over Arriva in the competition to retain regional rail services through the Vysočina region. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/eu/buyers/banedanmark/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-076f7db01ac7 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Banedanmark completes the renewal of Kvissel station, with new platforms and improved access. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-d824b7d8d954 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Infraestruturas de Portugal completes renovated platforms at Estarreja and Avanca stations. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-6e0cc56f0848 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT MÁV tenders to supply level-crossing barrier components for the HÉV suburban railway. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-26fc5c1d31c5 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT MÁV tenders for maintenance of HÉV's arched bridges. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-63f844aa1452 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT MÁV tenders to procure traction-unit bogie bearings. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-192e77219403 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT MÁV tenders for modern-wagon power-supply components. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-9200d328a5f4 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT MÁV tenders to procure railway brake shoes. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-cdccb936254d Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Budapest puts its 42nd CAF-built tram into service. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-7ad2524c479e Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Turku's tramway project renovates the historic Cathedral Bridge crossing, calling it a demanding undertaking. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/eu/buyers/lentorata-oy/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-b93311a5ced8 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Award-winning architecture firm ALA is appointed to design the station for Finland's planned Lentorata airport rail link. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/eu/buyers/itarata-oy/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-3f9d6f55bd0c Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Field surveys for Finland's planned Itärata line progress into the Porvoo urban area. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-91859459f2ab Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The detailed business case is approved; market bids and delivery partners follow, so it's now a question of who is invited to compete. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/eu/buyers/gr-gaiaose/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-e570cfc44d6a Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT GAIAOSE tenders a preliminary seismic-safety assessment of 43 buildings. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/eu/buyers/gr-gaiaose/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-9413dcf2e5dd Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT GAIAOSE seeks non-binding expressions of interest to redevelop three former or current railway stations — Larissa, old Platamonas and Katakolo. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/eu/buyers/hz-cargo/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-4ac40938e486 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT HŽ Cargo tenders the sale of 11 freight wagons for scrapping. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-22baa39b616e Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Slovenia's Divača–Koper second rail track construction enters its final phase. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-684f8fb5ad8e Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Latvian Railways (LDz) tenders to renovate the facades of Liepāja railway station's buildings B and C. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-6e0e1a890e4e Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Latvia's government backs launching a merger process for the country's railway-sector institutions. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/eu/buyers/tramwaje-slaskie/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-eu-08edee5ad37a Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tramwaje Śląskie tenders to build tram track in Sosnowiec along ul. 11 Listopada, and separately to appoint a contract engineer to supervise the works. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/us/buyers/amtrak/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-us-07656386727d Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Amtrak releases renderings for its planned Midwest maintenance facility. United States https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/us/buyers/amtrak/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-us-926f56eab5f3 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Portal North Bridge project enters its final construction phase as Amtrak begins putting the final track into service. United States https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/us/buyers/amtrak/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-us-62cde8416c2d Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Amtrak's new Airo train fleet debuts on the Cascades route on 30 September. United States https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/us/buyers/amtrak/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-us-a37aa8930307 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT CN and Amtrak reach agreements to strengthen passenger rail service and safety on shared track. United States https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/us/buyers/bart/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-us-40f77bf09f9b Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT BART tenders $6.4m to modernise elevators at Pittsburg/Bay Point station. United States https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/us/buyers/bart/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-us-3fdd2f7bdb9a Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT BART tenders for a compact crawler aerial lift, valued at $672k. United States https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/us/buyers/nj-transit/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-us-26701a6d550f Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT NJ Transit tenders for the management, operation and maintenance of rail-station commuter parking facilities, bids close 22 October. United States https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/us/buyers/drpa/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-us-1fdee2340534 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Delaware River Port Authority tenders to procure a rail-head profile grinder for its PATCO transit line. United States https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/us/buyers/houston-metro/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-us-9d712afbf586 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Houston METRO tenders to refurbish suspension legs on its CAF H3 light-rail vehicles, bids close 30 September. United States https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/uk/buyers/chiltern-rail-ltd/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-uk-9d928a3a4866 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Great British Railways programme continues drawing operators into public ownership one at a time. United Kingdom https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/uk/buyers/dft/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-uk-06ec3794d3a3 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Department for Transport publishes its Railways Bill, part of the transition to Great British Railways. United Kingdom https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#uk mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-uk-6cd4e2819b2e Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Transport for Wales launches a consultation on improvements to Carmarthen railway station. United Kingdom https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-india-e39bfe917644 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Pune Metro Line 3 targets a late-September opening, with 17 stations on the Hinjawadi–Shivajinagar corridor. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-india-583dbb69e10d Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Jupiter Wagons forms a new subsidiary to expand its railway mobility business. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-india-394015f144f0 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Five major firms bid for the ₹1,878 crore underground section of Lucknow Metro's Phase 1B project. India https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/india/buyers/dmrc/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-india-e1fc93db3f38 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT DMRC seeks to take over operation and maintenance of the Kochi Metro Rail network. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-india-939d6e5cc575 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The completed civil works now open up the trackwork, systems and rolling-stock-servicing contracts that follow. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-india-76ebd610a8bc Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Mumbai's BKC pod-taxi project faces architects' concerns over cost, capacity and environmental impact. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-india-4411a6c6e60a Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT NCRTC tenders facade-lighting works, with a two-year defect-liability period and a further three-year maintenance contract, for Sarai Kale Khan Namo Bharat station, bids close 30 September. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-india-10c289eae7b3 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT NCRTC will source 60% of the Namo Bharat corridor's power from solar energy. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-india-dfb3b6927caa Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Kolkata Metro's Beleghata–IT Centre section is ready for electrical works. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-india-b04dd7007ea2 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Patna Metro's Corridor 1 advances at Rukanpura station, with four tunnel-boring machines preparing to begin tunnelling in November. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-india-5408b3a752b8 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation tenders four packages — construction, detailed design, utility diversion and geotechnical investigation — for a 4.4km elevated viaduct and three stations extending Surat Metro's Corridor II to the high-speed-rail station. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-india-76f52c93f6c2 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Maruti Suzuki dispatches vehicles via in-plant rail sidings, with Gujarat accounting for 790,000 units. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-india-ad4a046b4aa4 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Indian Railways approves a ₹133 crore four-lane road-over-bridge in Gujarat. India https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/canada/buyers/metrolinx/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-canada-8486e18d4712 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Metrolinx prequalifies track contractors for its rail right-of-way maintenance programme. Canada https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/canada/buyers/metrolinx/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-canada-c4b215b36a16 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Metrolinx tenders track, signal and right-of-way maintenance services for its West Region rail corridor. Canada https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/canada/buyers/metrolinx/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-canada-ecf1c11b8bdb Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Metrolinx tenders for custom electronic braking-system sensor harnesses. Canada https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/canada/buyers/metrolinx/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-canada-f4bccccf44de Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Metrolinx opens prequalification for bridge construction services. Canada https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/canada/buyers/metrolinx/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-canada-974ec8759037 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Metrolinx tenders to replace platform fencing and a retaining wall at Port Credit station. Canada https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/canada/buyers/metrolinx/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-canada-8932e8ff101f Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Metrolinx prequalifies suppliers of main-line and rail-yard track ballast. Canada https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/canada/buyers/metrolinx/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-canada-dbcbd2de458c Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Metrolinx tenders to design and install a radio-communications tower at Bowmanville. Canada https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-14.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-14-eu-73a7c7c67daa Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT AŽD Praha tenders CZK 708.0m for battery-electric multiple units on the Švestková line in Czechia's Ústí nad Labem region, bids close 2 October. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-14.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-14-eu-3ca9258a6695 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT MÁV awards a HUF 4.95bn contract for railway-track switch components to VAMAV Vasúti Berendezések in Hungary. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-14.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-14-eu-1516f25e3b66 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hungary's infrastructure ministry opens a HUF 60.55bn tender for signalling, telecommunications and ETCS works on the Debrecen–Nyíregyháza line, bids close 15 September. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-14.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-14-eu-8988b663a84e Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Poznań's municipal transport operator MPK awards a PLN 494.2m contract for low-floor single-direction trams to Modertrans Poznań. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-14.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-14-eu-e8c0e55bf3d2 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Leo Express tenders CZK 5.80bn for battery-electric multiple units in Czechia's Ústí nad Labem region, bids close 14 September. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-14.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-14-eu-f875a7d61446 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe awards a PLN 914.9m contract for signalling and telecommunications works to INTERCOR. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/eu/buyers/iasi/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-14-eu-60e730fe5e39 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Iași tenders RON 125.6m to buy new low-floor trams, bids close 12 October. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-14.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-14-eu-cd943d27a6c7 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Romania's national rail operator CFR tenders RON 308.0m for concrete sleepers with elastic direct-fastening systems, bids close 23 September. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-14.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-14-eu-e0057fd169bd Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe awards a PLN 874.1m construction contract for Section C works to UNIBEP. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-14.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-14-eu-04432434eb00 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Bihor County tenders RON 462.0m for 14 electric tram-trains to connect Oradea to the regional network, bids close 24 September. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/eu/buyers/gzm/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-14-eu-1c368845cfa2 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT One of the largest single rolling-stock tenders in Europe this year, and a joint procurement across a metropolitan authority and its regional partners — worth tracking who else buys onto the same framework. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-14.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-14-eu-2dffddba06e1 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Comboios de Portugal awards a €65.0m contract for maintenance on 25 locomotives to SIMEF, ACE. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-14.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-14-eu-1aa207057eb5 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Saxony-Anhalt's state building authority awards a €6.2m track-repair contract on a rail siding at Letzlingen to Willke Rail Construction. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-14.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-14-eu-1d2fdb89b456 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Rete Ferroviaria Italiana awards an €11.1m contract for railway switch-point bars to Voestalpine Rail Technology. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/eu/buyers/trafikverket/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-14-eu-5488d847e4d6 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Trafikverket awards a SEK 591.2m infrastructure works contract to rail and tram specialist Infranord. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/eu/buyers/trafikverket/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-14-eu-1383654ee16a Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Trafikverket tenders SEK 325.0m for glued six-hole insulated rail joints, bids close 21 September. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/eu/buyers/banedanmark/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-14-eu-a60e7a4e63cb Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Banedanmark tenders DKK 136.5m for rail supply through 2027, bids close 5 October. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-14.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-14-eu-8bbc80bd37a9 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT VTG Rail UK is to be taken over by a UK pension fund. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-14.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-14-eu-5bd5419ae99f Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The European Commission proposes changes to EU public-procurement rules with implications for the rail sector. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-14.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-14-eu-7c90233db9bb Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The UK places more than £1 billion in contracts for its first long-distance battery multiple units. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-14.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-14-eu-db59281aacd5 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Lower Silesia orders 10 more ecodiesel trains from Pesa. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/eu/buyers/pkp-intercity/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-14-eu-4c77d23ab05b Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT PKP Intercity orders 32 more Griffin 200 locomotives from Newag. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-14.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-14-eu-777591171c10 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Germany increases funding for rail freight transport. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/eu/buyers/polregio/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-14-eu-f2be934f4eb7 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT PolRegio seeks funding to acquire 100 trains. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-14.html#eu mainline-this-week-2026-09-14-eu-b237b3032847 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The European Investment Bank prepares €200 million in rail funding channelled via Erste Group. European Union https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/uk/buyers/network-rail/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-14-uk-3d134cb35ae5 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Network Rail awards a contract to Machines With Vision Ltd. United Kingdom https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/uk/buyers/scotrail/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-14-uk-c88455379c77 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT ScotRail awards a framework contract for glass replacement on its Class 170, 334 and 380 trains to Assenta Ltd. United Kingdom https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-14.html#uk mainline-this-week-2026-09-14-uk-bfca24d0aed9 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT West Midlands Trains tenders £36.6m for GRIP 5–8 delivery works at Coventry South, Northampton CET and Tyseley Fuel Road 12. United Kingdom https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/uk/buyers/network-rail/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-14-uk-881f22c7ce28 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Network Rail opens a planning notice for rail-based ultrasonic testing capability. United Kingdom https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-14.html#uk mainline-this-week-2026-09-14-uk-931049fa2595 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The UK government sets out plans for new British-built trains as part of a drive to reindustrialise Britain's rail manufacturing base. United Kingdom https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-14.html#uk mainline-this-week-2026-09-14-uk-6ac5369b86c1 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Transport for Wales installs new Help Points at 48 railway stations across Wales, a £1 million investment in passenger information and support. United Kingdom https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-14.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-14-india-53241d320bc2 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Lisha Engineers wins a ₹138.70 crore contract for the Sanoth Depot on Delhi Metro's Rithala–Kundli corridor. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-14.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-14-india-c812e2a232bf Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Bangalore Metro tenders a 13.8-km double-decker viaduct package under Phase 3. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-14.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-14-india-d86eba28a768 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT A PMC appointment on one of India's largest live metro capacity programmes — the kind of mandate international consultancies compete hard to win. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-14.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-14-india-989959d7227f Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The corridor going fully operational opens the maintenance, rolling-stock-servicing and freight-terminal work that follows commissioning — not just the construction spend that preceded it. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-14.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-14-india-c60082ab585f Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT NCRTC re-tenders the shifting of 400/220/66/33kV overhead transmission lines along the Delhi–Panipat–Karnal Namo Bharat corridor, bids now closing 29 September — extended from the 17 September deadline carried in the 24 August issue. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-14.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-14-india-f233d53da897 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Vadodara's high-speed rail station will get a 534-metre foot overbridge with travelators and three connecting bridges for passenger access. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-14.html#canada mainline-this-week-2026-09-14-canada-8ede17c37dc9 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Canada's environment department seeks a study on the economic impacts of rail decarbonisation, proposals close 8 October. Canada https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-14.html#canada mainline-this-week-2026-09-14-canada-64ef6bfcecdb Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Public Works and Government Services Canada seeks information on a non-intrusive inspection system for rail cargo and drive-through screening, responses close 8 October. Canada https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-07.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-07-india-b42ffc50e164 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Indore Metro's network expands to 17 km as Priority Corridor 2 opens to the public India https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/india/buyers/cmrl/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-07-india-28c367564472 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT CMRL appoints Systra to prepare a Multi-Modal Integration DPR for Chennai Metro Phase 1 stations India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-07.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-07-india-ba7f70b68bb5 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT BEML secures an additional ₹180.60 crore rolling-stock order for Vande Bharat Sleeper trainsets India https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/india/buyers/titagarh/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-07-india-c1c528509ce6 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Titagarh Rail Systems and Siemens join hands to pursue global metro rolling-stock opportunities together India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-07.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-07-india-b9def98d4713 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Rajasthan reviews the DPR and funding plan for the Delhi–Gurugram–Alwar Namo Bharat RRTS corridor India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-07.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-07-india-73598d9d7049 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Government of India approves the DPR for the 671 km Hyderabad–Mumbai high-speed bullet train project India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-07.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-07-india-1751f556f17c Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT GHV India wins a ₹123.96 crore civil contract for the Mall Road depot on the Agra Metro India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-07.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-07-india-34c495fc93db Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Government of India approves ₹18,130.55 crore for Mumbai Metro Lines 5 and 5A India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-07.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-07-india-687b60b727ea Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT NCRTC tenders enabling, development, commuter-amenity and security works for the Delhi–Ghaziabad–Meerut Namo Bharat corridor; bids close 30 September India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-07.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-07-india-10c7b181963f Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT A ticketing-integration directive worth watching for AFC and fare-system vendors. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-07.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-07-india-b7f6b7a67aa0 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Indore Metro launches its first TBM, 'Narmada', for underground construction India https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/india/buyers/gmrc/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-07-india-f6c4fefd7cdd Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT GMRC tenders utility identification and shifting along the 12.576 km elevated viaduct for Ahmedabad Metro Phase 3B India https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/india/buyers/gmrc/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-07-india-fe70e38949ed Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT GMRC tenders utility identification and shifting for the proposed Metro Ring corridor, Prakash Nagar to Vadaj, under Ahmedabad Metro Phase 3C India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-07.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-07-india-85d35ad84875 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT PM Modi to inaugurate 326 km of Western Dedicated Freight Corridor sections worth ₹20,703 crore during a Gujarat visit India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-07.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-07-india-bd2050029afd Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT PM Modi to inaugurate and lay foundation stones for ₹30,766 crore of railway projects in Vadodara India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-08-31.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-08-31-india-2a4476bd3655 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT An Adani Group arm wins a ₹665.61 crore civil contract for the Bengaluru Suburban Rail Project India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-08-31.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-08-31-india-f7346ba573ec Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Follows the Centre's August rejection of the Coimbatore and Madurai metro proposals in favour of BRTS. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-08-31.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-08-31-india-6ded3188e476 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT CMRS issues safety clearance for the rolling stock trainsets proposed for Mumbai Metro Lines 4 and 4A India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-08-31.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-08-31-india-46c15a7441e3 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT NCRTC signs a Power Purchase Agreement with NNRL India https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/india/buyers/cmrl/ mainline-this-week-2026-08-31-india-b2cd49ef580b Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT CMRL tenders electrical, fire alarm and detection, fire-fighting, VAC and BMS works (C3-E&M-07A) for nine elevated stations from Sholinganallur Lake to SIPCOT 2, including stabling lines India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-08-31.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-08-31-india-a1edf41009c8 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Patna Metro nears completion of 7.8 km of underground tunnelling on Corridor II India https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/india/buyers/dmrc/ mainline-this-week-2026-08-31-india-e9fe754a9707 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT DMRC floats a tender for ballastless track installation on Patna Metro Line 1 India https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/india/buyers/gmrc/ mainline-this-week-2026-08-31-india-5181711c2cde Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT GMRC tenders a clean-agent panel flooding fire-protection system for the traction system of Surat Metro Phase I India https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/india/buyers/gmrc/ mainline-this-week-2026-08-31-india-e51088d1c496 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT GMRC tenders an Active Power Filter/DSTATCOM system for power-factor improvement on the Ahmedabad Metro traction network (Phase I & II), with a 3-year CAMC India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-08-31.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-08-31-india-76aa05129678 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Surat Metro is likely to begin operations on the Dream City–Althan stretch by end of November India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-08-24.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-08-24-india-e4abbf191ffd Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT J Kumar Infraprojects' tunnel-boring machines break through on Delhi Metro's Golden Line India https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/india/buyers/gmrc/ mainline-this-week-2026-08-24-india-0e41a4a80b49 Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT GMRC floats a ₹879 crore civil tender for the airport extension of Ahmedabad Metro Phase 2A India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-08-24.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-08-24-india-8e31ef32f54d Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Delhi Metro Rail Network to expand to 695 km by 2047, with six new RRTS corridors planned India https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/india/buyers/mrvc/ mainline-this-week-2026-08-24-india-5d1587ff0156 Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT A large rolling-stock order — worth tracking for which trainset and systems suppliers get named as the tender advances. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-08-24.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-08-24-india-5178eeed2770 Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Maharashtra approves ₹17,725 crore Mumbai Metro Line 13, linking Mira-Bhayandar with Vasai-Virar India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-08-24.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-08-24-india-52949ab77f91 Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Gujarat issues three tenders for the 48.38 km Metro-RRTS hybrid corridors under Ahmedabad Metro Phase 3 India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-08-24.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-08-24-india-a31dbdf61997 Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT NCRTC tenders the shifting of 400/220/66/33kV overhead transmission lines along the Delhi–Panipat–Karnal Namo Bharat corridor; bids close 17 September India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-08-24.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-08-24-india-0dd2bd6013c6 Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT NCRTC tenders facade lighting design, supply, installation and commissioning at Sarai Kale Khan Namo Bharat station, with a 2-year defect-liability period and 3-year AMC; bids close 23 September India https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/india/buyers/cmrl/ mainline-this-week-2026-08-17-india-01bd47598ad4 Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Chennai testing the Kochi model — if the DPR holds, a new modality and a new equipment market open in Tamil Nadu. India https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/india/buyers/cmrl/ mainline-this-week-2026-08-17-india-ac6bb01f1b78 Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT CMRL awards the DPR for multi-modal integration within 500 m of all 41 Phase-I stations India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-08-10.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-08-10-india-bb82942b4d44 Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT A signalling re-equipment package on an operating network — the cleanest entry point CBTC vendors will get into BMRCL. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-08-10.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-08-10-india-80a92c41e8ba Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Odisha plans India's first rail-tech park to build a railway manufacturing hub India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-08-10.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-08-10-india-1fb7c1652284 Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Maharashtra plans a 300 km metro expansion by 2030, taking the state network to 683 km India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-08-10.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-08-10-india-903b4b7ed6f7 Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Delhi Metro issues a ₹1,373 crore civil tender for the Rithala–Kundli corridor India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-08-10.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-08-10-india-fc39ff57ff6f Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT KCS-AVADH consortium signs a ₹323 crore contract on the Mumbai–Ahmedabad bullet train project India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-08-10.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-08-10-india-cc88372e1a29 Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Aarvee Engineering wins the Noida Metro Aqua Line expansion consultancy contract India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-08-10.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-08-10-india-a65da30f45c9 Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT L&T wins the ₹1,234 crore civil contract for the Noida Metro Aqua Line extension India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-08-10.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-08-10-india-eecd96f55b9a Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Centre rules out Kerala's SilverLine high-speed corridor and the Kanjikode coach factory India https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/india/buyers/cmrl/ mainline-this-week-2026-08-10-india-1e0b32de2731 Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Transit-oriented development is becoming a standing revenue line for CMRL — property packages now travel alongside rail ones. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-08-03.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-08-03-india-939db7ce783f Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Delhi–Gurugram–Bawal Namo Bharat RRTS corridor set for Behror extension after PIB clearance India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-08-03.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-08-03-india-5955858e11ad Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT The same week, Coimbatore and Madurai were refused again — the Centre is rationing new metros, which concentrates the pipeline on the operators already building. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-08-03.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-08-03-india-15183a39ca14 Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Centre rejects the Coimbatore and Madurai metro proposals again, suggesting BRTS instead India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-08-03.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-08-03-india-85d2d8449ec9 Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Indian Railways plans a standard design for seven new high-speed corridors India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-08-03.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-08-03-india-ebb2bbc6afdc Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT India's first Vande Bharat freight EMU enters technical trials in Rajasthan India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-08-03.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-08-03-india-0fece57b47a5 Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT CMRS issues safety clearance for the commercial opening of the first stretch of Pune Metro Line 3 India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-08-03.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-08-03-india-2126fca0af58 Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT A domestic train-control standard for HSR would set the supplier list early — watch who writes the specification. India https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/india/buyers/mmrda/ mainline-this-week-2026-08-03-india-66fa9041e217 Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Aurionpro secures a ₹50 crore order from MMRDA to deploy AFC systems on Mumbai Metro Line 5 India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-08-03.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-08-03-india-5b75c5f658e6 Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Two extensions on a corridor-defining mandate usually means thin or contested bidding. India https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/india/buyers/cmrl/ mainline-this-week-2026-08-03-india-d57c21d8c34e Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT CMRL tenders a consultancy for ISO 9001 / 14001 recertification of its O&M departments India https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/india/buyers/cmrl/ mainline-this-week-2026-08-03-india-c8c44833af20 Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT CMRL awards the BIM management consultancy for Phase II and associated property development to Bala Geotechniques (₹1.26 crore) India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-07-27.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-07-27-india-0dfc9a118ec4 Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT General consultants staffing up is a leading indicator of package flow. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-07-27.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-07-27-india-b3a11e05528f Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT DB E&C–SYSTRA India JV signs the General Consultancy contract for Pune Metro Phase 1 extension and Phase 2 India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-07-27.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-07-27-india-52c1e4fd824c Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT India plans four new high-speed rail corridors radiating from Delhi India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-07-27.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-07-27-india-b9d672aa06c4 Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The FY27 metro allocation lands on top of the ~$34 billion rail capex year the Union Budget already sanctioned. India https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/india/buyers/mmrda/ mainline-this-week-2026-07-27-india-e6692464068a Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT MMRDA's ₹9,950 crore Metro Line 5A / 12A loan tender re-floated; bids now close 17 August India https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/india/buyers/cmrl/ mainline-this-week-2026-07-27-india-f315cc133f4a Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The shape of Chennai's next phase is being drawn now — DPR consultants get first sight of the alignment economics. India https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/india/buyers/cmrl/ mainline-this-week-2026-07-27-india-0f42a208722e Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT CMRL tenders the DPR for the Corridor-5 extension from Assisi Nagar to Wimco Nagar India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-07-20.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-07-20-india-51aa183935c1 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT RITES and MECON join hands to pursue rail, metro and infrastructure projects in India and overseas India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-07-20.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-07-20-india-063cd88bf71b Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Second TBM begins excavating India's first undersea high-speed rail tunnel on the MAHSR project India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-07-20.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-07-20-india-85afa6a46160 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT A fourth RRTS corridor enters the pipeline while the third is still hiring its General Consultant. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-07-20.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-07-20-india-c340767034ba Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Medha diversifying beyond KAVACH — the primes are becoming platforms, and their supplier needs widen with them. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-07-20.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-07-20-india-4fba2e696896 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT PM Modi flags off India's first hydrogen-powered rail service India https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/india/buyers/dmrc/ mainline-this-week-2026-07-20-india-5d50532b8164 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT DMRC to study a double-decker flyover-cum-metro corridor for Delhi Metro Phase V India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-07-20.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-07-20-india-7261ef3cf4fb Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT RITES awarded a ₹79.22 crore consultancy contract for the Patna Metro India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-07-20.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-07-20-india-58e3addc3336 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Pre-construction activity begins on the 306 km Chennai–Bengaluru high-speed corridor India https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/india/buyers/dmrc/ mainline-this-week-2026-07-20-india-fc20d997a52e Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT DMRC floats a ₹18.97 crore electrical tender for the Red Line extension to Kundli India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-07-20.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-07-20-india-75bd1b996fd2 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT A retrofit across an operating network — PSD suppliers and systems integrators should be forming bids before the tender drops. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-07-20.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-07-20-india-5b6ece5b85b6 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT NCRTC tenders civil, finishing and MEP works for the Operation Control Centre at Sarai Kale Khan Namo Bharat station (bids due 30 July) India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-07-20.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-07-20-india-b066fdf9af79 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Bids for the Delhi–Panipat–Karnal General Consultant mandate extended to 4 August India