Asia rail industry news
Latest railway industry news from across Asia, including operations, infrastructure, rolling stock and policy.
First movers take advantage of InnoTrans Asia 2027 offers
INTERNATIONAL: Preparations for the first InnoTrans Asia trade fare in Singapore are in full swing, with exhibitors from 18 countries having already secured their places by taking advantage of a first mover offers.
Singapore public transport sector upskilling initiative launched
SINGAPORE: Metro operator SMRT Corp, the National Trades Union Congress and National Transport Workers’ Union have signed a memorandum of understanding to help contractors’ employees develop their skills in the public transport sector.
British Steel wins Turkish and Australian export orders
INTERNATIONAL: British Steel has won orders to export rail from its Scunthorpe steelworks to Turkey and steel sleepers to Australia.
Pandrol targets Chinese railway sector with i+weld
CHINA: Pandrol China and the Metal & Chemistry Research Institute have signed a framework agreement outlining a collaborative approach to promoting Pandrol’s i+weld aluminothermic welding system and supporting China Railway’s automated thermit welding requirements.
Adapazarı tramway works to start this year
TURKEY: Works are scheduled to start by the end of the year on a 12 km tramway in Adapazarı, east of Istanbul.
Phú Quốc island metro to be developed through PPP
VIETNAM: The People’s Council of An Giang Province has approved plans to develop a metro line on Phú Quốc island through a PPP concession running for up 40 years.
Civil works contract let to build more of Taipei's Wanda Line metro
Siemens Mobility launches hardware-independent Signaling X in the metro market
Tokyo Metro to introduce GoA2·5 automated operation on the Marunouchi Line
Škoda Group eyes Uzbekistan’s transport market
Hungary seeks concessionaire to deliver Budapest airport rail link
India to fund cross-border railways to Bhutan’s Mindfulness City and Samtse
Tainan monorail Blue Line construction to start next year
Jakarta MRT North-South Line Phase 2A metro trains ordered
Direct Busan – Mokpo services start as Southern Coast corridor completed
Government sets out hydrogen trainset testing programme
Tourist train developed with the needs of older passengers in mind
Gauge selected for Trans-Afghanistan Railway
Trains to ’connect the sea, the city and the future’ enter service on Tokyo’s waterfront
Groundbreaking launches latest Hanoi metro project
Batman to build light rail line
Turkey, Syria and Jordan sign Hedjaz Railway revival memorandum
Lion dance launches Hong Kong Northern Link metro expansion project
Akdoğan Tren Kargo places first Turkish Vectron locomotive order