Asia rail industry news
Latest railway industry news from across Asia, including operations, infrastructure, rolling stock and policy.
CRRC unveils ‘significantly faster’ suburban rail trainsets as Ningbo network grows
CHINA: CRRC unveiled the first four-car suburban rail electric multiple-units that it is building for Ningbo’s under-construction lines 10 and 12.
South Korean support for Ukrainian high speed rail studies
UKRAINE: The government of South Korea has allocated US$8m to support a feasibility study for the development of a high speed rail link between Kyiv and the EU.
Route clearance work starts on Chinese-backed Hanoi metro Line 5
VIETNAM: Lane closures on part of Hanoi’s Thang Long motorway have marked the onset of work to clear the alignment for metro Line 5.
Seibu Railway to launch Vies fine dining train for ‘quality time shared with someone special’
JAPAN: Seibu Railway has announced the branding for a fine dining train which is scheduled to launch in March 2028 using a distinctive Hitachi Rail trainset.
International railway organisation OTIF suspends Afghanistan’s voting rights
AFGHANISTAN: The Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail has suspended Afghanistan’s voting rights over non-payment of its contributions due for 2022 and subsequent years.
Taiwan Metro Alliance meets in Singapore for the first time
ASIA: Taiwan Metro Alliance members met in Singapore for the first time to discuss joint procurement initiatives, strengthening asset life cycle management and exploring innovative approaches to grow non-fare revenue.
Vossloh to supply high speed rail grinding train to China
Collaboration to offer mission-critical rail communications with a pathway to FRMCS
Sagami Railway unveils sea creature-inspired Series 13000 EMU
Toshkent rail freight terminal construction contract signed
China: ‘Eight by eight’ network nears completion with latest wave of openings
Turkey reaches preliminary financing agreement for Istanbul rail bypass
Construction starts on high speed line featuring South Korea’s first undersea rail tunnel
South Korean high speed service recast paves way for operators to merge
Turkey's next National Train nears completion
Taiwanese high speed fleet ATC upgrade underway
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