Asia rail industry news
Latest railway industry news from across Asia, including operations, infrastructure, rolling stock and policy.
JR Freight to install wagon braking monitoring equipment
JAPAN: JR Freight is to equip its fleet of 7 383 container wagons with a braking status monitoring system.
Taipei Metro Line 7 extension railway systems contract signed
TAIWAN: A consortium of Alstom and local engineering company CTCI has reached contractual close on the contract to supply rolling stock and railway systems for the second phase of Taipei’s Wanda Zhonghe Shulin Line.
Kars Logistics Centre prepares to receive international rail freight
TURKEY: The first train has run to the Kars Logistics Centre, which is being built to serve the Kars – Tbilisi – Baku railway connecting Turkey with Georgia and Azerbaijan. Full commercial operations are planned to begin by the end of the year.
Huangpu tramway opens in eastern Guangzhou
CHINA: An initial 7·9 km section of the Huangpu tramway in the eastern part of the city of Guangzhou was opened on July 1.
Chinese network expands again ahead of national timetable change
CHINA: A series of new line openings has driven an increase in services across the country with the introduction of a new national timetable on July 1.
Series N700S enters service on Tokaido Shinkansen
JAPAN: Central Japan Railway officially launched its first Series N700S high speed trains into revenue service on the Tokaido Shinkansen with a ceremony at Tokyo station on July 1.
Changsha opens two more lines
Dynamic trials start with 600 km/h maglev prototype
Dedicated logistics concept developed for China – Germany medical glove shipments
Seoul GTX train order increased
JR East commissions Robel track machine
Turkey’s National Train to enter service this year
High-capacity vehicles ordered for Nippori-Toneri Liner
Maglev flies from Germany to China
Hong Kong’s Tuen Mun South Extension approved
Kobe line transferred to metro operator
Robots trained for Hong Kong station duties
Kuala Lumpur – Singapore high speed rail project further delayed
Baku metro train arrives
Tramway under construction at North Korean beach resort
TMH delivers coaches to Kazakhstan
Ningbo metro Line 2 extension opens
Limited inter-city service restarts in Turkey
Vietnam: Optimising infrastructure on Hanoi’s nascent network