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NewsChina to Pakistan by rail and road
ASIA: Kerry Logistics Network has launched a rail and road multimodal freight service between Lanzhou in China and Islamabad in Pakistan, operated by its member company Lanzhou Pacific Logistics Corp. A block train carrying mechanical equipment, car parts, commodities and snow melting agent left Lanzhou on October 23 and ...
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NewsMarmaray corridor to open in Q1 2019, minister says
TURKEY: Transport Minister Cahit Turhan provided a progress update on November 16 on three new line projects as they near completion under the railway investment Master Plan. The government’s priority is completion of the surface works along the Marmaray corridor which runs across Istanbul from Gebze on the Asian side ...
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NewsBEML to supply 378 metro cars to Mumbai
INDIA: BEML has been selected to supply 63 six-car driverless trainsets to operate on Mumbai metro lines 2A, 2B and 7, the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs announced on November 22. The state-owned company’s bid of Rs30·15bn was the lowest, beating bids from Alstom, Bombardier, a consortium of ...
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Metro Report InternationalSix more metro projects launched in Guangzhou
CHINA: A ceremony at Higher Education Mega Center South station on November 19 marked the launch of six metro construction projects in Guangzhou. The projects will add 111·7 km and 67 stations to the network and are cumulatively worth 100bn yuan. The network is currently 391·7 route-km, and 15 ...
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Metro Report InternationalSydney metro southwest fit-out contract awarded
AUSTRALIA: The New South Wales government has awarded the Sydney Metro City & Southwest tunnel fit-out contract to the Systems Connect joint venture of CPB Contractors and UGL. The value of the contract awarded on November 21 is around A$1·38bn, with the final value subject to adjustment. Law firm ...
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NewsIndian rail fastening factory opened
INDIA: The Pandrol Rahee Technologies joint venture of rail fastening supplier Pandrol and infrastructure contractor Rahee Group has opened a fastening manufacturing plant in Hyderabad. The 3 500 m2 facility has includes an automated clip forming line with an advanced coating technology process. It is expected to produce 4 million ...
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NewsDelhi metro Violet Line extension inaugurated
INDIA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a 3·2 km southern extension of the Delhi metro Violet Line on November 19. The extension adds two stations at Sant Surdas (Sihi) and Raja Nahar Singh in the Ballabhgarh district of Faridabad, serving the part of the National Capital Region that lies the ...
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NewsTeardrop-shaped cement wagons ordered
INTERNATIONAL: RM Rail has won orders to supply Russia’s Gazprombank Leasing and VEB-Leasing and Kazakhstan’s largest cement manufacturer with a total of more than 1 000 Type 19-1217 cement hopper wagons by September 2019. The wagon manufacturer said the Type 19-1217 has an ‘innovative’ teardrop shaped body giving a capacity ...
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NewsDedicated Freight Corridors to open in stages
INDIA: Several sections of the first two Dedicated Freight Corridors are on course to open over the next few months, the Ministry of Railways confirmed on November 5. The ministry’s original intention had been to open the corridors in their entirety once completed, but with work on some sections reportedly ...
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Metro Report InternationalAutonomous vehicle research centre to be set up in Singapore
SINGAPORE: Continental and EasyMile have signed a memorandum of understanding to form a research and development team based in Singapore to work on autonomous vehicles. The team’s work would focus on developing perception and deep learning technology, with the eventual aim of testing an autonomous vehicle in the city. ...
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NewsAfghan railway terminal expansion MoU signed
AFGHANISTAN: A memorandum of understanding for the development of the freight terminal at Aqina on the Afghan-Turkmenistan border, including the construction of 10 track-km of main line and sidings, was signed by the Afghanistan Railway Authority and Turkmenistan’s Ministry of Railways in Ashgabat on November 2. The MoU has six ...
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NewsICF unveils Sri Lanka Railways diesel-electric multiple units
SRI LANKA: The first of six 13-car diesel-electric multiple-units which Indian Railways’ Integral Coach factory is building for Sri Lanka Railways was unveiled at the manufacturer’s plant in Chennai on November 12 . The order was placed with ICF and RITES under an India-Sri Lanka economic co-operation agreement. It covers ...
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Metro Report InternationalManila metro Line 3 upgrade financing agreed
PHILIPPINES: The government signed a loan agreement with Japan International Cooperation Agency on November 8 for the metro Line 3 rehabilitation project. The 40-year, ¥38·1bn loan will fund the overhaul of infrastructure and rolling stock on Line 3 with the aim of returning it to its design capacity, as ...
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Metro Report InternationalAustralian automated transport inquiry begins
AUSTRALIA: The Infrastructure, Transport & Cities Committee of the House of Representatives has commenced an inquiry into automated mass transit. Submissions are open until December 7. The inquiry focuses on developments in automation and new energy sources such as electricity and hydrogen. ‘International experience of automated metro systems ...
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NewsŽOS Zvolen rehabilitates ADY locomotives
AZERBAIJAN: Slovakian rolling stock maintenance company ŽOS Zvolen has completed work on the first two of five ČKD-built CME3 Co-Co diesel-electric locos which are being refurbished for Azerbaijan’s national railway ADY. The locos which were oringally built in the 1980s arrived at the ŽOS Zvolen site in late April. ...
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NewsBaku – Tbilisi – Kars passenger service to launch in 2019
INTERNATIONAL: Passenger services on the Baku – Tbilisi – Kars route are to be launched in the third quarter of 2019, Azerbaijan’s national railway ADY has announced. The announcement on October 30 marked the first anniversary of the official inauguration of the Baku – Tbilisi – Kars railway corridor. ...
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NewsRobot railway police deployed
SOUTH KOREA: This month four police robots are to be deployed at Seoul and Dongdaegu stations, where they will undertake autonomous patrols, provide CCTV coverage and interact with passengers to provide safety and other information. The robots have been developed by Future Robot as part of its Furo range ...
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NewsBhopal and Indore metros approved
INDIA: The state government of Madhya Pradesh has reached agreement with the national government for the construction of metro networks in the cities of Bhopal and Indore, at an estimated total cost of Rs145bn. Approved by the national cabinet in October, the two schemes are to be taken forward by ...
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NewsNext phase of Delhi metro Line 7 inaugurated
INDIA: The next phase of Delhi metro Line 7 was inaugurated on October 31. The elevated 17·9 km section between Shiv Vihar and Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake has 15 stations including three interchanges and a depot at Vinod Nagar. The Shiv Vihar – Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake section is not yet connected ...
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NewsLoan agreement signed for second phase of Jakarta metro
INDONESIA: The government has signed an agreement for a 40-year, ¥70bn loan from Japan International Cooperation Agency for the second phase of the Jakarta metro. The agreement signed on October 24 specifies Japanese rolling stock and signalling suppliers. Letters of invitation for consulting services are due to be issued ...