The provision of adequate infrastructure, along with macroeconomic stability and a long-term development strategy, is one of the necessary conditions for sustainable economic and social development. To this end, the study ...

This study identifies: (a) all feasible rail and land-cum-sea routes forming part of a network of routes connecting Northern Europe with the Persian Gulf through the Caucasus region, Central Asia and/or the Caspian sea; ...

Railway safety is a crucial aspect of rail operation. The study focuses on the railway level crossing problems in the region and effective protection systems. It examines the problems in India, Republic of Iran, the Russian ...

Efficient international railway transport depends in part on high level of interoperability among the railways. Interoperability of railways, however, is a very broad concept and its implementation requires the cooperation ...

How to develop ICT infrastructure, in particular fibre-optic cables, in a cost-efficient manner is a perennial challenge ICT policy- and decision-makers face across the globe. The high costs associated with construction ...

<p></p> Being environment friendly, railway transport is gaining importance in the Asia-Pacific region due to growing concerns of the adverse impact on environment of road transport on one hand and increasing concerns ...

In recent years, the need to create better managed, more commercially-responsive and market-led railways has been widely recognized. In consequence, many countries have introduced reforms designed to improve the operational ...

A request to convene a panel of experts to initiate action towards the implementation of the Asian Railway Master Plan, including establishment of the norms and methodology to be adopted was voiced at the Intergovernmental Railway ...