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Pegasus launches Ankara-Lisbon route
https://www.flypgs.com/en/press-room/press-releases/pegasus-launches-ankara-lisbon-route
This flight route will be trans-Mediterranean Sea flight.
It must be interesting to board an airplain connecting eastern edge of Mediterranean Sea and western edge of that.
Branching Line of Shaoxing Metro Line 1 opened on April 1
https://www.urbanrail.net/as/cn/shaoxing/shaoxing.htm
The branching line from Huangjiu Town to Daqingsi opened on April 1. In the future, it will be extended to Shaoxing North Railway Station, where high speed rail runs.
Amtrak adopts Delivery Partner model to deliver Baltimore tunnel project
https://www.railwaygazette.com/infrastructure/amtrak-adopts-delivery-partner-model-to-deliver-baltimore-tunnel-project/66257.article
The current Baltimore and Potomac Tunnel has the speed limit of 30 mph (48 km/h). It's the extreme curve for Acela Express.
So, alternative tunnel should be built soon.
JR東海の車両が新天地に!? 「西武車の王国」へ突然の回送に騒然「これは予想外」
211 series trains belonging to JR Central was sent to new railway company, where full of used Seibu trains are running. Every railfan is surprised and could not anticipated.
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/25b8ab37b1b971284eeee350047ba76703ae69b9
(Summary of the article begins)
211 series trains that used to run on Tokaido Line were sent to Sangi Railway. Among SNS, it's rumored to be aimed at Sangi's taking over of the trainsets.
Sangi Railway owns Sangi Line(Tomida - Nishi-Fujiwara) and Hokusei Line(Nishi-Kuwana - Ageki).
The latter is 762 mm gauge line. Sangi Line has trains bought from Seibu Railway. It's rare to see JR trains.
2 trainsets each of which consists of 3 cars were sent to Sangi Railway. Those used to run in Shizuoka.
Sangi Railway authority says 211 series trains arrived at Tomida on March 20, and are staying there now. At this moment, no detail was disclosed.
If it's aimed at Sangi's taking over of the trainsets, it's the first case that 211 series trains are taken over to regional railway companies.
(Summary ends)
I guess railfans are looking forward to seeing new color of the trainsets in Sangi Railway.
Sacramento orders more low-floor LRVs
https://www.railwaygazette.com/light-rail-and-tram/sacramento-orders-more-low-floor-lrvs/66201.article
As I mentioned a few months ago, Sacramento is the city where California High Speed Rail is expected to be extended. After extension, there will be much more demands of LRT in Sacramento.
エア・カナダ、バンクーバー～シンガポール線を開設 同社最長路線
Air Canada launches flight between Vancouver and Singapore from April 3. There will be 4 flights per week per each direction. It will be the longest route in Air Canada.
https://www.traicy.com/posts/20240405295202/
Air flights between North America and South East Asia tend to be the longest flights. But, on the intermediate point, Hawaii is located.
So, I wonder why it's not common to launch flights between South East Asia and North America via Hawaii.
大韓航空、富山・南紀白浜〜ソウル/仁川線でチャーター便
Korean Air launches charter flights between Toyama and Seoul/Incheon as well as between Nanki-Shirahama and Seoul/Incheon
https://www.traicy.com/posts/20240405295190/
Toyama is suffering from competition with high speed rail, and Nanki-Shirahama is also suffering from competition with Osaka/Kansai International Airport.
So, direct flights from Seoul must be important for them.
