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Metro Report InternationalZhengzhou metro network exceeds 100 km
CHINA: The Zhengzhou metro network grew by nearly 60 km with the opening of a new line and two extensions to an existing route on January 12. The so-called Suburban Line runs from the southern Line 2 terminus at Nansihuan to Xinzheng International Airport. Serving 14 stations, ...
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NewsUijeongbu light metro operator files for bankruptcy
SOUTH KOREA: Uijeongbu LRT Co filed for bankruptcy at the Seoul Central District Court on January 11. The operator of the light metro line in the city of 500 000 inhabitants 20 km north of Seoul had debts of more than 240bn won at the end of 2016. When ...
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NewsHibiya Line to get longer trains
JAPAN: Tokyo Metro has started trial running with the first of 42 seven-car Series 13000 trainsets, which are expected to enter service on the capital’s Hibiya Line later this year. The 1 067 mm gauge aluminium-bodied trainsets are being built Kinki Sharyo in Osaka, and the first train was delivered ...
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NewsChangsha – Zhuzhou – Xiangtan Intercity Railway opens
CHINA: The Changsha – Zhuzhou – Xiangtan Intercity Railway in Hunan Province opened for passenger services on December 26. There are 21 stations on the 95·5 km Y-shared route from Changsha to the two termini. Services are operated using eight-car CRH6F electric trainsets from CRRC Qingdao Sifang. The alignment ...
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Metro Report InternationalTokyo Metro puts ‘translation megaphones’ into service
JAPAN: Tokyo Metro staff at Meiji Jingumae station have started using megaphones that play messages in English, Chinese and Korean. The station on the Chiyoda and Fukutoshin lines is close to several tourist attractions. The Megaphone Translator, developed by Panasonic, plays back pre-recorded phrases automatically following a ...
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Metro Report InternationalFuzhou metro expands
CHINA: The second section of the Fuzhou metro opened for regular passenger service on January 6, following the start of passenger-carrying trials on December 25. Running north from Sanchajie to Xiangfeng, the 15·1 km section has 12 stations, including an interchange with the future Line 2 at Nanmendou. ...
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NewsGermany – China parcels train to run this year
INTERNATIONAL: A pilot eastbound postal service between Duisburg in Germany and Chongqing in China is to be operated in early 2017, after a westbound demonstrator which ran last year showed that rail could be a viable option for the parcels sector. As well as being cheaper than air and faster ...
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NewsElevated metro line to be built in Toshkent
UZBEKISTAN: The government has announced plans to build an elevated metro line in Toshkent. To be built by national railway UTY, the 8 km Sergili Line would run around 6 m above Choshtepa, Mirzo Tursunzoda and Qipchoq streets, serving six stations. The government is to contribute US$170·1m towards ...
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NewsDonghae Line opens
SOUTH KOREA: The first phase of the Donghae Line opened on December 30, linking Busan with Ilgwang. Services use an existing alignment north from Bujeon station in Busan, serving 14 stations along a 28·5 km route. Interchanges are provided with the Busan metro at Geoje, Busan National University of ...
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NewsIndian Railways awards wheel lathe contract
INDIA: HYT Engineering has won a contract to supply nine CNC underfloor wheel lathes to Indian Railways. The lathes will be capable of simultaneously reprofiling both wheels of a locomotive, coach or wagon wheelset without needing to remove brake gear or other components. The turnkey contract includes construction of foundations ...
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NewsChina to London rail freight service launched
INTERNATIONAL: An inaugural freight service carrying containers between China and the UK is scheduled to arrive at Barking in east London on January 18, having left Yiwu Xi station in eastern China’s Zhejiang province on January 1. The service is being organised by Yiwu Timex Industrial Investment Co, which has ...
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Metro Report InternationalChinese year-end metro expansions
CHINA: The last few days of 2016 were filled with openings of metro lines and network extensions in China. In addition to the first metro line in Hefei, new lines opened in Beijing, Guangzhou and Hong Kong, as well as an extension of one of Chongqing’s monorail lines. Line ...
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NewsKorail orders fleet of 260 km/h EMUs
SOUTH KOREA: National operator Korail announced a 269bn won order for 84 Hyundai Rotem EMU-250 electric multiple-unit cars on December 30. Deliveries are scheduled by the by the end of 2020. Derived from the HEMU-430 experimental high speed design unveiled in 2012, the EMU-250 has distributed traction giving a maximum ...
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Metro Report InternationalSecond driverless metro line opens in Hong Kong
CHINA: The South Island Line in Hong Kong opened for passenger services on December 28, making it the first driverless line to open on the network since the Disneyland Resort Line shuttle in 2005. Linking South Horizons with Admiralty, the 7 km route has four stations. Services run at ...
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Metro Report InternationalBeijing metro adds Line 16
CHINA: The latest metro line in Beijing opened on the last day of 2016. Line 16 is the fourth in the capital to be operated by Beijing MTR Corp, and the opening of the first phase brings the metro network to 574 route-km with 19 lines. The 19·6 km ...
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Metro Report InternationalGuangzhou metro network exceeds 300 route-km
CHINA: The Guangzhou metro grew to 308·7 route-km on December 28 with the opening of a new line and extensions of two more, making it the third-largest network in China. That day, 7·77m passenger-journeys were made. The first phase of Line 7 runs west from Higher Education Mega Center ...
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NewsInnovia Metro 300 enters service in Kuala Lumpur
MALAYSIA: The first of 14 Innovia Metro 300 driverless light metro trainsets ordered by Kuala Lumpur transport agency Prasarana to increase capacity on the Kelana Jaya Line has entered service, supplier Bombardier Transportation and its local partner Hartasuma announced on December 29. The four-car aluminium bodied trainsets have wide walk-through ...
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Metro Report InternationalChongqing monorail extension opens
CHINA: A 10 km extension of Chongqing monorail Line 3 north from Bijin to Jurenba opened on December 28. This takes Line 3 to a total of 66·5 km with 45 stations. Construction of the extension had begun in January 2013. Five of the six stations on the extension are ...
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Metro Report InternationalMacau light metro HVAC contract awarded
CHINA: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has awarded HollySys subsidiary Concord a US$17·2m contract for the supply of HVAC and electrical equipment for the rolling stock that will be used to operate the light metro under construction in Macau. MHI is supplying 158 Crystal Mover rubber-tyred cars, ordered in ...
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NewsShanghai – Kunming high speed line completed
CHINA: Ceremonies were held at the new Kunming Nan station on December 28 to mark the opening for revenue service of the Guiyang – Kunming Passenger-Dedicated Line. The link is the final stage in the 2 252 km Shanghai – Kunming corridor, one of the four east-west and four north-south ...