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NewsIncoming Korail President & CEO sets out five goals
SOUTH KOREA: Incoming President & CEO of national operator Korea Railroad Corp Moon Hee Han has set out five goals for the organisation, covering safety, sustainable financial stability, a better customer experience based on IT, building core competency and change management. Appointed for a three-year term, ...
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NewsPhilippines to study 1 024 km of rail projects
PHILIPPINES: The Department of Transportation has begun the process of appointing consultants to undertake feasibility studies for four railway projects totalling 1 024 km. The lines would ’provide access and passage to vital and bustling economic markets, such as agriculture hubs, tourism sites and key business ...
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NewsSeohae Line reaches Daegok
SOUTH KOREA: The 18·3 km Sosa – Daegok second section of Korail’s Seohae Line serving the western side of the Seoul conurbation opened for revenue services on July 1. The Wonsi – Siheung – Sosa southern section had opened in June 2018. Construction of the northern ...
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News‘Overwhelming response’ to Malaysian high speed rail project
MALAYSIA: Project promoter MyHSR Corp reports an ‘overwhelming’ industry response to its request for information briefing for the revived Kuala Lumpur – Singapore High Speed Rail project. The event held at the Ministry of Finance in Putrajaya on July 27 attracted more than 700 representatives of ...
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Metro Report InternationalTransit-oriented development to support Malaysia – Singapore metro
MALAYSIA: Hong Kong’s MTR Corp has signed a memorandum of understanding to support the planning of transit-oriented development at Bukit Chagar station on the future cross-border metro linking Johor Bahru and Singapore. Malaysian project promoter MRT Corp is looking to generate a sustainable source of income ...
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Metro Report InternationalSecond metro line opens in Shaoxing
CHINA: The second metro line in Shaoxing was opened on July 26, running for 10·8 km from Jinghu Hospital in the west to Tandu in the east. The line has nine stations including an interchange at Meishan Square with the north-south Line 1, which opened in ...
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Metro Report InternationalHyundai Rotem presents hydrogen tram
SOUTH KOREA: Hyundai Rotem has developed a demonstration hydrogen-fuel cell powered tram as part of a national project which aims to strengthen the position of South Korean suppliers in the global light rail market by adapting existing technologies from the automotive sector. Research and development began ...
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NewsActing head of Uzbekistan’s national railway appointed
UZBEKISTAN: The government has appointed Zufar Narzullayev as Acting Chair of national railway UTY. He replaces Husnutdin Khosilov, who was removed after President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said there had been a lack of investment and is a shortage of freight wagons. Hikmatilla Rakhmetov has been appointed First ...
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Metro Report InternationalFive-point plan to enhance Hong Kong rail asset management
CHINA: MTR Corp has announced a HK$65bn five-point plan to enhance Hong Kong rail asset management, maintenance and renewals over the next five years. This follows a review commissioned by the board in response to the failures of a metallic protection barrier at Yau Ma Tei ...
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NewsWork starts on next phase of Turkey – Bulgaria railway reconstruction
TURKEY: Work has started on construction of an 8·4 km alignment between Halkalı and Ispartakule as part of the rebuilding of TCDD’s main line between Istanbul and the Bulgarian border.
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NewsGuarantee creates more UK export opportunities in Turkey
TURKEY: The UK government’s export credit agency has underwritten €781m of financing to support the renovation and full electrification of the 286 km Mersin – Adana – Gaziantep line for 200 km/h operation, in return for a commitment to provide export opportunities for British suppliers. Loan ...
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Metro Report InternationalShanghai Pujiang Line maintenance contract signed
CHINA: Shanghai metro operator Shanghai Shentong Metro Group has awarded the CRRC Puzhen Alstom Transportation Systems joint venture a contract to maintain the rolling stock and railway systems on the Pujiang Line automated peoplemover. The elevated line with six stations opened in March 2018, running 6·6 ...
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Metro Report InternationalBoston and Hong Kong metros order cranes
INTERNATIONAL: Palfinger has won two contracts to supply PK700T lifting units for track maintenance and renewals on metro lines in Boston and Hong Kong. The compact PK700T is specifically designed for work in tunnels and under overhead power lines. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has ordered pivoting ...
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NewsTrans-Afghanistan Railway agreement signed
ASIA: Officials from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan have agreed the route for the proposed Trans-Afghanistan Railway, which is being planned as joint initiative between the three countries to promote regional connectivity and provide Central Asia with access to Pakistan’s seaports. The protocol was signed at a ...
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Metro Report InternationalFifth phase of Shenzhen metro development programme approved
CHINA: The National Development & Reform Commission has approved the fifth phase of the Shenzhen metro development programme. This includes 182·8 km of new lines and extensions. Shenzhen metro development programme phase five Line Description Length, km Stations Line ...
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NewsStadler locomotives unveiled in Taiwan
TAIWAN: The first two of 34 diesel-electric locomotive being supplied by Stadler was unveiled by Taiwan Railways Administration at the Changhua roundhouse on July 10. The €165m order was signed in October 2019 as the Swiss company’s first major procurement in the Pacific region. The locos ...
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NewsKuala Lumpur – Singapore High Speed Rail proposal revived
MALAYSIA: Industry proposals for reviving the Kuala Lumpur – Singapore High Speed Rail project using a public-private partnership model have been invited by the Ministry of Finance’s project promoter MyHSR Corp. The ‘fully fledged’ request for information opened to domestic and international firms on July 12. ...
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NewsIndonesian 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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Metro Report InternationalThree 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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In depthSouth 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.