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Indonesian locomotive parts agreement
INDONESIA: Wabtec has announced a multi-year agreement to supply its local partner PT IMECO with spare parts, overhaul kits and training to support national operator PT KAI’s CC206 locomotive fleet. The 150 CM20EMP diesel locomotives were supplied by Wabtec’s predecessor GE Transportation in 2012-16. ‘This is ...
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Three more metro lines open in China totalling 73 km
CHINA: Three metro lines opened in three different cities at the end of June, totalling 73 km.
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South Asia: Rail wins market share in cross-border trade
Shipment of cargo by rail across the India-Bangladesh border has more than doubled since 2019-20.
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Driver-only EMUs unveiled in Hokkaido
JAPAN: JR Hokkaido has unveiled its first Series 737 EMUs, which are the railway’s first to be designed for driver-only operation.
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Three openings take Xi’an metro to 300 km
CHINA: Xi’an metro Line 16 was opened for revenue service on June 27, along with extensions at both ends of Line 2. These three additions totalling 22 route-km take the city’s metro network to nine lines and 304 route-km. Serving the city’s western suburbs, the orbital ...
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Macau LRT East Line design contract awarded
CHINA: Arup is to provide architectural, civil, geotechnical, structural, mechanical, electrical and fire engineering services for the detailed design of the south section of the Macau Light Rapid Transit East Line scheme.
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Line 11 opens linking Suzhou with Shanghai
CHINA: Suzhou Rail Transit suburban metro Line 11 opened on June 24. The 41·3 km line starts at an interchange with Suzhou Line 3 at Weiting, then runs through the city of Kunshan to Huaqiao in Shanghai. There are 28 stations, and an end-to-end journey time ...
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Work starts on second high speed route between Pyeongtaek and Osong
SOUTH KOREA: Construction of a second double-track high speed line between Pyeongtaek and Osong has started. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on June 7 by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport in Cheongju, east of Osong, attended by President Yoon Seok-yeol. The 46·9 km line ...
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CRRC Zhuzhou starts local metro car building in Turkey
TURKEY: CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co formally marked the start of local assembly of driverless metro trainsets for Istanbul with a ceremony in Ankara on June 7, describing the occasion as ‘a historic moment for Turkey’s rail transit industry’. The Chinese builder was awarded a TL1·5bn contract ...
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Metro operator signs up for further industry–academia collaboration
CHINA: MTR Corp and the Hong Kong Applied Science & Technology Research Institute have signed a memorandum of understanding under which the operator will provide a further HK$20m to deepen their collaboration in areas including communications, artificial intelligence, Internet of Things and data analytics. MTR Corp ...
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Singapore LTA orders Cross Island Line metro trains
SINGAPORE: Land Transport Authority has ordered 44 six-car trains for the Cross Island Line from a consortium of CRRC Qingdao Sifang and Singapore CRRC Sifang Railway Vehicles Service. The S$589m contract announced on June 14 includes the option to order up to 11 additional trainsets and ...
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High speed line rail fastenings ordered
CHINA: Vossloh has received an order worth almost €50m to supply rail fastenings for the construction of a 600 km high speed line connecting Xiong’an in the northern province of Hebei with Shangqiu in Henan. Deliveries are scheduled for 2024. Vossloh Group is represented in China ...
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Izmir to add two stations to Izban rail network
TURKEY: Contracts have been awarded for the construction of two infill stations on Izmir’s 136 km İzban suburban rail line, which will take the total to 43. Lale Mahallesi station will be added between the existing Şirinyer and Kemer stations, improving access to the future 13·5 ...
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SiC and permanent magnet motor traction system demonstrated
CHINA: Metro train traction equipment which combines a silicon carbide traction converter and permanent magnet synchronous motor has been demonstrated in passenger service on Chengdu Line 7. The technology has been developed by the Alstom NUG Propulsion System Co joint venture. ANP said the use of ...
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Seibu Railway investment plan
JAPAN: Seibu Railway is to place an order for four more Kawasaki Heavy Industries Series 40000 EMUs as part of its ¥25·1bn investment programme for the current year.
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Iraq plans rail link from Turkey to the Gulf
IRAQ: Prime Minister Mohamed Shia Al-Sudani has unveiled plans for a rail and road corridor to Europe via Turkey. The 1 200 km line was announced on May 27 during a conference with transport ministry officials from Iran, Jordan, Syria, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia and ...
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Vietnam: Urban links close to completion in two cities
Despite rapid strides being made by the Vietnamese economy, construction of urban rail links and metro lines in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City has been delayed far beyond the original completion dates. Peter Janssen reports.
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Uzbekistan: UTY strengthens its role as a regional hub
Sitting astride the Eurasian landbridge corridors, Uzbekistan has been steadily modernising its ex-Soviet rail network to handle growing volumes of freight and faster passenger trains. Further expansion is now in prospect, as Vladimir Waldin explains.
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Trans-Caspian International Transport Route joint venture formed
ASIA: International port and freight terminal operator PSA International and Kazakhstan’s national railway KTZ have agreed to form a joint venture to develop services on the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route from China and southeast Asia to Europe. Plans for the KPMC joint venture include the organisation ...
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Battery shunters to make J-TREC rolling stock deliveries
JAPAN: East Japan Railway’s rolling stock manufacturing subsidiary J-TREC has acquired two Hokuriku Heavy Industries ECOlogical MObility lithium-ion battery shunting locomotives. They are to be used for moving new vehicles from the company’s factory to Jimmuji station about 5 km away on the Keikyu-Zushi Line, where ...