New Study Proposes Rail Modernization Plan to Cut Commute Times Across America A groundbreaking study, Momentum, from NYU’s Marron Institute, unveils a pragmatic plan to revitalize U.S. passenger rail by focusing on strategic upgrades to …
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Monday’s Friday Reads – 14 April 2025
• London Euston completely closed, no trains to Milton Keynes Central, on Easter Weekend (Rail Advent) • Construction of Sheffield in-fill tram-train stop gets underway (Metro Report) • Longer trains planned as new Northumberland Line …
Continue readingPlans Submitted for the Future Modernised Cardiff Central Railway Station (TfW)
The full business case for the proposed improvements at Cardiff Central station was submitted at the end of last year and planning documents will be submitted soon. The delivery of the scheme is subject to …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 4 April 2025
• Get to know the MTA’s first new subway map since 1979 (NY Groove) • Work to reopen Bristol to Portishead railway line to start this summer (ITV) • Secret tunnel found under Salisbury station, …
Continue readingAbandoned Milan Central Station Undercroft Archways Reused (World Construction)
There is a stunning example of adaptive reuse that has come to the fore. A series of tunnels that have been abandoned behind the Central Station in Milan have co-opted for a platform of a …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 24 February 2025
• Famed British Rail ‘ship’ has no buyers (London Rail) • Penny Lane was about a bus station: Video (NealBeatZone) • Map of High-Speed Rail in France 2025 (Lars’ Transport Maps) • Chicago’s Secret O’Hare …
Continue readingThe Growing & Greening of Stockholm Central Station (RailwayTechnology)
Stockholm Central Station is facing its biggest challenge since opening in 1871. Sweden’s largest transportation hub handles 230,000 people daily and 200 million journeys a year. Increasingly outgrowing its original design, action is now needed …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 7 February 2025
• Why Bakerloo line trains occasionally call at Kilburn High Road station (IanVisits) • The Victorian River Thames (London Archives) • Why Taiwan Kaohsiung’s New Railway Station Revolutionizes Transit Hubs: Video (Herman Luk) • Tourists …
Continue readingScotRail introducing parcel lockers at its stations (RailUK)
ScotRail is enhancing its passenger experience and operational efficiency with the installation of parcel lockers in its stations. Provided by Quadient, the state-of-the-art lockers simplify parcel delivery and collection, providing passengers with a convenient, 24/7 …
Continue readingSt Pancras Reconfiguration to Double Capacity Competition launched (ArchitectsJ)
Rail infrastructure operator HS1 is recruiting a design team to expand capacity at St Pancras International station in central London [Deadline: 12 February 2025]. The company – which has a 30-year concession to run the …
Continue readingCrossrail Numbers Rise Again
In November 2024 the Office of Road and Rail (ORR) published its annual count of passenger numbers at National Rail stations. These figures seem to be often treated as a one-day wonder but detailed analysis …
Continue readingChaos down the tracks for Manchester Oxford Road & other stations (RailTech)
Manchester closures could cause chaos for years. Two city centre stations could be closed at the same time, and the outcome could well be no better than it is today. Both stations feed into the …
Continue readingA new rail link & station for high speed trains under Florence (Mediarail)
Florence is about to undergo a major overhaul of its rail hub. To avoid high-speed trains having to turn around through the existing station, a new underground link is being created beneath the historic heart …
Continue readingNYC’s Run-Down Port Authority Bus Terminal Gets Approval for $10 Billion Revamp (CityLab)
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey finally secured the green light to start its $10 billion replacement and expansion of the world’s busiest bus terminal. The FTA announced final go-ahead following environmental reviews. Makeover …
Continue readingWashington DC Union Station renovation project is making slow progress (Axios)
Why it matters: Union Station is already a critical part of travel infrastructure for the DMV and the Northeast Corridor, and the renovation project promises to triple passenger capacity and turn the station into a high-speed rail hub. State of play: After …
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