Project Updates

Location: Kano State, Nigeria

Project type: New railway line

Start date: 2021

Completion: 2026

Investment: $1.96bn

The Kano–Maradi railway line will link three Nigerian federal states – Kano, Jigawa and Katsina, and connect to Maradi in Niger. It includes a 108km branch line linking Kano and Dutse in Nigeria. The standard gauge line is designed for passenger express trains operating at a maximum speed of 160km/h and passenger local trains operating at a maximum speed of 120km/h.

Location: Bologna, Italy

Project type: High-speed railway

Start date: 2022

Completion: 2028

Investment: CNY27bn ($4.12bn)

The 77km Ningbo–Zhoushan high-speed railway project will connect the Zhoushan islands in Eastern China’s Zhejiang province with the mainland. The double-line railway is designed for trains travelling at up to 250km/h, reducing travel time between Ningbo and Zhoushan to 26 minutes, and between Hangzhou and Zhoushan to 77 minutes.

Location: New York, US

Project type: Rail bridge replacement

Start date: 2024

Completion: 2028

Investment: $634.8m

The new Livingston Avenue bridge will be a movable, seven-span, vertical lift-type railway bridge. It will be constructed south of the current structure over the Hudson River, designed to meet the current standards for dimensions and speeds. Incorporated into the project is a separate shared-use path that will offer pedestrians and cyclists a new route over the Hudson River.