Hyundai Rotem news
News about South Korean railway equipment manufacturer Hyundai Rotem.
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Metro Report InternationalTesting begins on Seoul GTX Line A
SOUTH KOREA: Test running has started on a 28 km section of Line A on the Great Train Express commuter rail network in Seoul. The first test run starting at Suseo station on September 21 was attended by Won Hee-ryong, Minister of Land, Infrastructure & ...
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NewsTanzania Railways Corp standard gauge locomotives and EMUs unveiled
TANZANIA: The first of the electric locomotives and multiple-units which Hyundai Rotem is to supply for Tanzania Railways Corp’s standard gauge line have been unveiled at the manufacturer’s Changwon factory in South Korea. Guests at the event on July 26 included Tanzanian ...
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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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NewsDowner picks Hyundai Rotem to support delivery of Queensland EMU fleet
AUSTRALIA: Downer has formed a consortium with Hyundai Rotem to build, commission and maintain 65 six-car 1 067 mm gauge electric multiple-units for Queensland. The Queensland government had selected Downer in February as the preferred bidder over CAF and Alstom for the A$4·6bn contract, which is ...
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NewsKorail and Supreme Railways order high speed trains
SOUTH KOREA: Hyundai Rotem has been awarded a contract to supply 31 high speed trains to South Korea’s two inter-city operators. The supplier will deliver 17 eight-car EMU-320 high speed trainsets for national operator Korail, plus 14 similar sets to private operator Supreme Railways, Hyundai Rotem ...
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Metro Report InternationalKaohsiung MRT awards railway systems contract for Red Line South Extension
TAIWAN: Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit Bureau has awarded a turnkey contract to a consortium of ST Engineering and Hyundai Rotem for the supply of railway systems and rolling stock for the Red Line South Extension, also known as the Siaogang – Linyuan Line. Intended to serve ...
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NewsFirst Seoul GTX trainset unveiled
SOUTH KOREA: The first EMU for Line A of the Great Train Express commuter rail network currently under construction in Seoul has been unveiled by manufacturer Hyundai Rotem at its Changwon plant. The trains have a maximum operating speed of 180 km/h, reflecting GTX’s status as an ...
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NewsNext-generation A’REX fleet design unveiled
SOUTH KOREA: Incheon airport shuttle operator A’REX has unveiled the design of its next generation of 150 km/h express trains.
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Metro Report InternationalWarsolino tram beats energy efficiency targets
INNOTRANS: Hyundai Rotem is showing one the 123 Warsolino low-floor trams ordered for Warszawa in what operator Tramwaje Warszawskie said was the largest tram contract ever signed in Poland. The contract signed in June 2019 included a base order for 85 bidirectional and 18 unidirectional trams ...