Asia – Page 4
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In depthNew Taipei: Urban rail supports low-density growth
New Taipei Metro Corp manages three urban rail lines with four more under construction in the municipality surrounding Taipei. NTMC President Kuo-Chi Wu explains to Benjámin Zelki how the urban rail network has developed, and how it plans to grow in the medium term.
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NewsNorth-South Commuter Railway operating concession plan approved
PHILIPPINES: A public-private partnership contract is to be awarded for the operation and maintenance of Manila’s North-South Commuter Railway.
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Metro Report InternationalUlaanbaatar tram study approved by ministry
MONGOLIA: A feasibility study for the development of a two-line tramway in Ulaanbaatar has been approved by committees of the Ministry of Roads & Transport.
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In depthComment: All eyes on Asia
Messe Berlin’s announcement of the launch of InnoTrans Asia in 2027 is not the first sign that the rail market is eyeing a ‘pivot to Asia’, argues our Executive Editor Nick Kingsley.
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Metro Report International‘Unique challenge’ in Singapore metro airport extension contract
SINGAPORE: The Land Transport Authority has awarded an Alstom-led consortium a contract to supply CBTC signalling, communication systems and platform screen doors for the Thomson-East Coast Line extension project.
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NewsTurkey secures US$2·8bn of financing for rail link to Naxçıvan
TURKEY: Infrastructure manager TCDD has secured US$2·8bn in external financing for the development of the planned Kars – Iğdır – Aralık – Dilucu line which would extend its network to the border of Azerbaijan’s Naxçıvan exclave.
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Metro Report InternationalFirst three Dalian trains finally enter service in Manila
PHILIPPINES: The first three of 16 three-car light rail vehicles built by CRRC Dalian have entered revenue service on Manila’s MRT3 metro line a decade after they were ordered.
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Metro Report InternationalHong Kong Northern Link to be delivered in full by 2034
CHINA: Hong Kong’s government and MTR Corp have signed an agreement covering the phased construction of the Northern Link project, with completion targeted for 2034.
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NewsTurkmen locos return to China for modernisation
TURKMENISTAN: CRRC Ziyang is overhauling locomotives used by national railway Demirýollary.
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Metro Report InternationalHong Kong transport operator launches lost property delivery service
CHINA: Hong Kong transport operator MTR Corp has launched a lost property delivery service in partnership with SF Express (Hong Kong) Ltd, removing the need for people to travel to the lost property office to retrieve their items.
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Metro Report InternationalTwo-car sets boost capacity on the Sengkang-Punggol LRT
SINGAPORE: The first two of 25 third-generation rubber-tyred Automated Guideway Transit sets have entered service on the Sengkang-Punggol Light Rapid Transit network.
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NewsDomestic rail innovation on show at Chinese trade fairs
CHINA: An array of domestically-produced rail technology was shown at two major trade fairs held in Beijing in July, including the UIC World Congress on High Speed Rail.
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Metro Report InternationalPyongyang metro stations remodelled
NORTH KOREA: Several stations on the Pyongyang metro have been renovated as part of a programme to ’add beauty to the capital’, according to officials.
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NewsUS backs Philippines freight railway project
PHILIPPINES: The US Trade & Development Agency is to fund technical assistance to develop the planned 212 km Subic Bay – Clark – Manila – Batangas railway, which would connect three of the Philippines’ most important ports.
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NewsJapanese railways invest in flying car company
JAPAN: Four railway companies are now working with lightweight electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft developer SkyDrive.
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News‘Cross-fertilisation’ benefits at heart of InnoTrans Asia launch
ASIA: Messe Berlin Chief Operating Officer Dirk Hoffmann expects the inaugural InnoTrans Asia trade fair, due to take place in Singapore in September 2027, to be around 15% of the size of its parent event in Germany.
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Metro Report InternationalChongqing, Nanchang, Guangzhou and Tianshui expand their networks
CHINA: The annual flurry of June metro extensions has seen more than 100 route-km of new infrastructure commissioned in four cities.
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Metro Report InternationalTaiwan: ‘We keep fares low to attract passengers to our new network’
Tasked to operate two light rail and one metro line with one more metro and light rail under construction, New Taipei Metro Corp President Kuo-Chi Wu explains to Benjámin Zelki why he sees the key for success as a very lean organisation and keeping fares down.
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Metro Report InternationalFirst train for Singapore – Malaysia RTS Link unveiled
ASIA: The first trainset for the future Rapid Transit System Link cross-border metro line has been unveiled by Singapore’s Acting Transport Minister Jeffrey Siow and Malaysia’s Transport Minister Anthony Loke.
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NewsMesse Berlin launches InnoTrans Asia
ASIA: Trade fair organiser Messe Berlin has launched InnoTrans Asia.