Asia – Page 2
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NewsHungary seeks concessionaire to deliver Budapest airport rail link
HUNGARY: The government has announced plans to let a concession to build a 27 km greenfield railway to link Budapest’s Liszt Ferenc International Airport with the city centre.
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NewsIndia to fund cross-border railways to Bhutan’s Mindfulness City and Samtse
ASIA: An inter-governmental memorandum of understanding for the construction of two cross-border rail links between India and the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan was signed during a meeting between the foreign secretaries of the two countries.
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NewsTainan monorail Blue Line construction to start next year
TAIWAN: The Executive Yuan has approved the initial 8·4 km section of the Blue Line monorail to be built in Tainan, north of Kaohsiung.
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NewsJakarta MRT North-South Line Phase 2A metro trains ordered
INDONESIA: MRT Jakarta has awarded Sumitomo Corp and Nippon Sharyo a ¥17bn contract to supply eight six-car metro trainsets for Phase 2A of the Jakarta Mass Rapid Transit North-South Line project.
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NewsDirect Busan – Mokpo services start as Southern Coast corridor completed
SOUTH KOREA: Revenue services have commenced on a new line linking Mokpo in the southwest of the country with Boseong.
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NewsGovernment sets out hydrogen trainset testing programme
SOUTH KOREA: The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure & Transport has confirmed the start of testing of a hydrogen multiple-unit prototype from December 2027 as part of a 32·1bn won national research and development project.
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NewsTourist train developed with the needs of older passengers in mind
CHINA: The YINLV tourist train has been developed by CRRC Changchun and China Railway Harbin Group to offer ‘middle-aged and elderly’ passengers a ‘comfortable, high-quality’ journey.
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NewsGauge selected for Trans-Afghanistan Railway
AFGHANISTAN: Prime Minister Mohammad Hassan Akhund has chaired a cabinet meeting which considered issues including the gauge for the proposed Trans-Afghanistan Railway.
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NewsTrains to ’connect the sea, the city and the future’ enter service on Tokyo’s waterfront
JAPAN: The first of eight Series 71-000 electric multiple-units designed to ‘connect the sea, the city and the future’ has entered passenger service on Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit’s Rinkai Line.
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NewsGroundbreaking launches latest Hanoi metro project
VIETNAM: The Hanoi People’s Committee hosted a ceremony on October 9 to launch construction of metro Line 2.
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NewsBatman to build light rail line
TURKEY: Plans have been announced for the construction of a 37·7 km Bat-Ray light rail network in the city of Batman.
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NewsTurkey, Syria and Jordan sign Hedjaz Railway revival memorandum
ASIA: Turkey has agreed to fund reconstruction of 30 km of railway in Syria which was destroyed during the civil war, Turkish Transport Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu announced following a meeting between transport officials from Turkey, Syria and Jordan.
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NewsLion dance launches Hong Kong Northern Link metro expansion project
CHINA: Hong Kong’s MTR Corp held a dancing lion eye-dotting ceremony to bring good fortune to the construction of the Northern Link Main Line which is now officially underway, and to mark the start of detailed design for the Northern Link Spur Line.
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NewsAkdoğan Tren Kargo places first Turkish Vectron locomotive order
TURKEY: Akdoğan Train Cargo has become the first Turkish company to order Siemens Mobility Vectron locomotives, placing an order for five multi-system electric locos for use on international routes to EU destinations.
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NewsHong Kong’s Light Rail Voyager sightseeing service expanded
CHINA: Hong Kong operator MTR Corp has expanded its Light Rail Voyager tourism-oriented services with the introduction of a second route.
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NewsAutomated fast suburban rail EMU unveiled
CHINA: CRRC Sifang has unveiled a 200 km/h suburban EMU at MetroTrans 2025. This will be used on the Beijing – Daxing Airport – Xiong’an regional line currently under construction.
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NewsTrabzon light rail plans confirmed
TURKEY: The General Directorate for Infrastructure Investments has announced details of the first stage of the long-mooted Trabzon light rail project.
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NewsBozankaya signs Elbląg tram contract, as Iași car presented at Trako
INTERNATIONAL: Bozankaya signed a 95m złoty contract to supply 10 trams for Elbląg at the Trako fair, where it showcased one of the 18 vehicles being delivered to the Romanian city of Iași.
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NewsKazakhstan’s KTZ awards Wabtec its largest-ever locomotive supply and support deal
KAZAKHSTAN: National railway KTZ has awarded Wabtec contracts worth US$4·2bn to supply 300 TE33AT Evolution Series freight locomotives and provide long-term support for new and existing locos. Wabtec said the ‘landmark’ multi-year deal signed on September 22, during a working visit of Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev ...
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NewsArkas Rail takes delivery of Stadler EuroDual locomotives
TURKEY: Private sector freight operator Arkas Rail has taken delivery of three Stadler EuroDual six-axle electro-diesel locomotives, with two more of the hybrid six-axle hybrid locomotives expected to be delivered by the end of the year.