The Middle Corridor: Central Asia’s rail independence vision
There’s a rail revolution underway in Central Asia and Kazakhstan is leading the effort, using railways to bring political independance.
29 September 2023
29 September 2023
There’s a rail revolution underway in Central Asia and Kazakhstan is leading the effort, using railways to bring political independance.
GBRf aims to run roughly 80 intermodal services a day by 2025.
UR said the 44 units, which will include nine to be kept in reserve, will be used to improve the Night Express services.
The contract established contactless EMV payments on selected routes, processing payments and securing the best fare prices for passengers.
The rail operator will run a reduced timetable from December to focus on keeping services on time.
This extension came only three months after the Xi’an metro system ran its first driverless operation.
The ambitious rail co-operative is hoping to launch its first passenger rail services next year but has recently ended its freight offering.
The introduction of the new autonomous technology could reduce energy consumption by 15% thereby reducing overall costs.
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