Asia rail industry news
Latest railway industry news from across Asia, including operations, infrastructure, rolling stock and policy.
Toshkent tram revival planned
UZBEKISTAN: Proposals to return trams to the streets of Toshkent are being developed with the support of Alstom.
Foshan tram line extended
CHINA: A 4·8 km extension of the Nanhai tram line in Foshan opened on November 29, linking Sanshanxinchengbei with Linyuedong on metro Line 2.
Two metro lines open in one day in Shenzhen
CHINA: The 40·5 km long metro Line 12 and a 6·1 km branch of the existing Line 6 have opened in Shenzhen.
Hangzhou to add more metro lines
CHINA: The National Development & Reform Commission has approved the fourth phase of the Hangzhou metro, which envisages construction of another 153 route-km and the addition of 89 stations.
Comment: Transport back on the climate agenda
The recent COP27 climate summit in Egypt received a broadly underwhelming response, but for the rail and public transport sectors at least, there were signs of hope that the mobility transition is edging back on to the global climate agenda after being largely absent at COP26 in Glasgow last year.
CRRC delivers coaches to Pakistan
PAKISTAN: CRRC Tangshan has delivered a batch of 46 broad-gauge long-distance coaches for Pakistan Railways.
Stadler relocates Flirt production from Belarus to Poland
Chinese panoramic rack train rolled out
Export boost expected from Mongolia – China railway opening
Asia: ESCAP rethinks trans-continental supply chains
Freight operator looks to grow after the third year of industry crisis
Russia – China railway bridges the River Amur
Tianjin metro Line 10 opens
Metro technology co-operation accord
Hitachi Rail awarded Manila commuter railway E&M contract
App to make Hong Kong transport more inclusive
Singapore’s Thomson-East Coast Line extended by 13 km
TCDD seeks solar-powered electricity supply
Nantong joins the Chinese metro club
KRRI’s V2X tram completes 600 km of autonomous test running
GCRE and Singapore Land Transport Authority to work together
Thales and SMRT Trains to establish signalling repair facility
More Metro Manila Subway civils contracts let
Next-generation A’REX fleet design unveiled