Asia – Page 114
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NewsPlatform edge Anywhere Door for multiple train types on test
JAPAN: Platform edge doors designed to accommodate multiple types of rolling stock with varying numbers of doors and locations on the car side are being tested by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Transportation Equipment Engineering & Service Co. The design is branded Dokodemo Door (‘Anywhere Door’), after a magical door which ...
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NewsChina backs Jakarta – Bandung high speed proposal
INDONESIA: On the fringes of the Asian-African Summit on April 22, President Joko Widodo and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding for the two countries to co-operate on the development of a high speed line between Jakarta and Bandung. Provisionally costed at US$6·7bn, ...
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NewsAlmaty metro extends west
KAZAKHSTAN: President Nursultan Nazarbayev opened a western extension of the Almaty metro line on April 18. The 2·7 km extension takes the line from Alatau to Moskva with an intermediate station at Sayran. Construction started in 2011. Two further extensions are planed: a 3·1 km section from Moskva ...
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NewsJapanese maglev testing tops 600 km/h
JAPAN: A new speed record for a magnetically levitated vehicle was set on April 21, when Central Japan Railway powered one of its Series L0 superconducting maglev units up to a maximum of 603 km/h on the test guideway in Yamanashi prefecture. According to JR Central, a speed of ...
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NewsMetro cars arrive in Baku
AZERBAIJAN: Alstom has delivered three trainsets for the Baku metro. Baku Metropoliten signed the order on May 12 2014. The trains, branded Oka, are based on Metrowagonmash’s Class 81-760B design and are composed of four motor cars and one trailer. They are expected to enter passenger service ...
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NewsMyHSR Corp to oversee high speed project
SOUTHEAST ASIA: The Malaysian government has approved the establishment of MyHSR Corp, a state-backed project delivery company which is to manage Malaysia’s share in the 38bn ringgit Kuala Lumpur – Singapore high speed project. As a first step, the Malaysian finance ministry is to be issued with 10 million ...
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NewsTDSi signs railway security technology agreement in China
CHINA: UK-based security and access control system manufacturer TDSi has signed a five-year strategic co-operation agreement with China Rail Chen Bang Technology Ltd, which will see TDSi's technology used on rail and metro projects throughout China. TDSi produces systems including access control technology, biometric readers, CCTV and associated software. Managing ...
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NewsRolling stock maintenance joint venture formed
SINGAPORE: A joint venture agreement for the provision of rolling stock maintenance, repair and overhaul services in Southeast Asia was signed by Faiveley Transport and the Singapore Rail Engineering subsidiary of transport operator SMRT on April 9. Faiveley Rail Engineering Singapore’s activities will include support for braking, door, platform screen ...
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NewsAlstom/TMH electric locomotive enters service
KAZAKHSTAN: The first of 95 Type KZ4AT electric passenger locomotives has entered revenue service on the Astana – Kokshetau route, Alstom announced on April 2. Two more are now on test and are expected to be handed over this year. The KZ4AT was developed by Alstom and Transmashholding and is ...
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NewsJR East unveils Yamanote Loop Series E235 EMU
JAPAN: East Japan Railway has unveiled a prototype for its next generation of electric multiple-units to operate the 1 067 mm gauge Yamanote Loop around the centre of the capital. This heavily-used 34·5 km circular line serves the main Tokyo Station as well as the key interchange at Shinjuku, which ...
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NewsRussian and Vietnamese railways sign co-operation agreement
VIETNAM: The construction of a railway line in the south of Vietnam could be the pilot project for the joint development of infrastructure under a co-operation agreement which was signed by national railway DSVN and Russian Railways during Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev’s official visit to Hanoi on April 6. ...
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NewsHonam high speed railway inaugurated
SOUTH KOREA: The 182·3 km Honam High Speed Railway serving the southwest of the country was formally opened by President Park Geun-hye in a ceremony at Gwangju Songjeong station on April 1, attended by many VIPs and invited guests, including the heads of Korea Rail Network Authority and national operator ...
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NewsIndian high speed rail study bids called
INDIA: The Ministry of Railways has invited bids to undertake feasibility studies for the development of high speed lines in three corridors, at an estimated cost of Rs300m. Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhu made clear when announcing the railway budget and five-year action plan in February that his priority was ...
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NewsSpeed increase on the Tokaido Shinkansen
JAPAN: Central Japan Railway increased the maximum speed of its premium services between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka from 270 to 285 km/h with effect from March 14, cutting journey times by 3 min for 29 of its 37 Nozomi trains each day. The fastest timing over the 515·4 km route ...
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NewsHokuriku Shinkansen opens between Nagano and Kanazawa
JAPAN: The 228 km Hokuriku Shinkansen high speed line between Nagano, Toyama and Kanazawa opened on March 14. The opening has reduced the fastest journey between Tokyo and Kanazawa to 2 h 28 min, compared to the previous time of 4 h 20 min via the 1 067 mm gauge ...
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NewsSino-Thai railway operating agreement
THAILAND: An operating model for the planned 872 route-km standard gauge north-south corridor was agreed at a meeting of Chinese and Thai officials in Bangkok on March 12. The first of four civil works packages worth a total of 328bn baht (US$10bn) would be implemented from September with a view ...
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NewsDown and up again on the ChooChoo Park Railway
SOUTH KOREA: Visitors to the High 1 Resort in Gangwon province have a new attraction to enjoy. The ChooChoo Park Railway is the latest addition to a wide range of leisure facilities, which include skiing, nature trails and golf, with hotels and a revolving restaurant set amid scenic mountain views. ...
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NewsLet the cosmos flowers bloom!
NORTH KOREA: Railways feature in a number of slogans which were published by the Central Committee and the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea to celebrate its 70th anniversary: Railways are the arteries of the country. Let the rail transport sector establish rigid discipline as ...
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NewsEvraz delivers new design of wheel to Turkey
TURKEY: Russian manufacturer Evraz NTMK has begun delivering 2 000 of its newly-launched Type BA 002 wagon wheels to Turkish national railway TCDD. The 920 mm diameter BA 002 wheels are made of grade ER7 steel and feature high-precision boring of the hub with tolerances measured in hundredths of ...
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NewsBattery-diesel hybrid multiple-unit on test
JAPAN: East Japan Railway has begun test running with the first of eight Series HB-E210 two-car battery-diesel multiple-units which are being supplied by J-TREC. The units are expected to offer a 60% reduction in NOX and particulate emissions compared to conventional DMUs. JR East ordered the hybrid DMUs in ...