MEXICO: CRRC Zhuzhou has won a US$36·3m contract to supply 11 trainsets as part of a comprehensive renewal of Sistema de Tren Eléctrico Urbano light metro lines 1 and 2 in Guadalajara.
The two-car sets will have a capacity of 346 passengers, including 46 seated, with a maximum operating speed of 80 km/h and a design life of at least 30 years.
CRRC Zhuzhou was the only bidder to meet all the requirements of the tender launched in August.
MEXICO: A 21·7 km nine-station light metro Line 4 opened in Guadalajara on December 15 linking Las Juntas with Tlajomulco Centro south of the city.
MEXICO: CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co has been awarded a contract to supply 15 electric multiple-units for the Tren Suburbano extension from Felipe Ángeles International Airport to Pachuca, undercutting a CAF bid by 41%.
MEXICO: Railway regulatory agency ARTF has invited bids to supply trains for an extension of Mexico City’s Tren Suburbano network, as plans to restore inter-city services elsewhere in the country make progress.
