Asia rail industry news
Latest railway industry news from across Asia, including operations, infrastructure, rolling stock and policy.
China: ‘Eight by eight’ network nears completion with latest wave of openings
High speed line construction in China continued unabated during 2025, and the country now has more than 50 000 route-km in operation, while a further 10 000 km is envisaged for completion in the next five-year plan period. Toma Bačić investigates.
Turkey reaches preliminary financing agreement for Istanbul rail bypass
TURKEY: The government has reached preliminary agreement on US$6·75bn of financing for the construction of the long-planned Gebze – Halkalı railway bypass around Istanbul.
Construction starts on high speed line featuring South Korea’s first undersea rail tunnel
SOUTH KOREA: Construction started with a groundbreaking ceremony on February 3 on the 174·6 km high speed line linking Gimcheon with the island city of Geoje.
South Korean high speed service recast paves way for operators to merge
SOUTH KOREA: A timetable recast on February 25 has seen national operator Korail and quasi-independent high speed operator Supreme Railways share each other’s routes at the northern end of the high speed network.
Turkey's next National Train nears completion
TURKEY: Production of the first ‘National High Speed Train’ with a design speed of 225 km/h has reached 90% completion, Minister of Transport & Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu has announced.
Taiwanese high speed fleet ATC upgrade underway
TAIWAN: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has awarded Systra a subcontract to carry out the independent safety assessment of the Automatic Train Control system onboard unit MHI has developed for Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp’s existing fleet of 30 Series 700T trainsets.
Construction starts on New Taipei’s Keelung line
British Steel restarts 24/7 rail production in Scunthorpe after securing Turkish contract
Antalya LRT Phase 4 construction to begin
EMU featuring ‘sunny space’ enters service in western Tokyo
Stadler to supply 35 Euro4001 diesel locomotives to Turkey’s TCDD Taşımacılık
China: Latest wave of openings brings faster and more automated metros
Comment: Singapore metro ‘scandal’ shows the grass is always greener
Baku plans five-line tram network
First phase of Beijing Tongzhou underground rail complex opens
Japanese high speed train converted to carry freight
Financial close allows Ho Chi Minh City Line 2 civil works to start
Vingroup withdraws cross-country proposal to focus on regional high speed projects
Kintetsu introduces Series 1A EMUs in Nagoya and Osaka
Rail-air service speeds up time-sensitive Japanese exports
Armenia and USA agree plan for TRIPP Corridor
AI drives development of Huawei rolling stock inspection tool
Daegu underground suburban railway construction starts
Hyundai Rotem to support development of Vietnamese rolling stock industry