Asia rail industry news
Latest railway industry news from across Asia, including operations, infrastructure, rolling stock and policy.
DMUs delivered to Manila
PHILIPPINES: A ceremony at Manila’s South Harbor on December 11 marked the arrival of two three-car diesel multiple-units, which are to enter service on Philippine National Railways’ routes from FTI station to Tutuban and Malabon from December 16.
Herat province railway construction contract signed
AFGHANISTAN: A contract for the design and construction of the first phase of the fourth section of the railway being built to link Khaf in Iran with Herat province has been signed by the Afghanistan Railway Authority and Kazak company Integra Construction.
Long-term loco brake maintenance agreement signed
KAZAKHSTAN: Alstom Kazakhstan and Knorr-Bremse Russia have signed a comprehensive agreement for the corrective and preventive maintenance of braking systems on up to 200 twin-section freight locomotives and 95 passenger locomotives being supplied to national railway KTZ. This includes the supply of replacement parts.
Tavan Tolgoi coal line accord signed
MONGOLIA: Russian Railways subsidiary RZD International is to provide technical assistance for the development of a 414 km rail link into the Tavan Tolgoi coalfield, following the signing of a co-operation agreement in Ulaanbaatar on December 3.
Mianeh – Bostanabad line inaugurated
IRAN: Revenue services have started operating on the first section of RAI’s cut-off which is intended to shorten the Tehran – Tabriz route serving the northwest of the country.
Wuhan – Shiyan high speed line opens
CHINA: The 399 km Passenger-Dedicated Line between Wuhan and Shiyan was opened for revenue services on November 29, as the first stage of a direct high speed route linking Wuhan with Xi’an.
Stadler Flirts in Azerbaijan
Rizhao – Qufu high speed line opens
Sotetsu Link inaugurated
Novosibirsk suburban operator orders EMUs
Siemens rolls out new Turkish Velaro
Yamanote track slew completed
Chinese high speed train operator’s IPO approved
Agreement to increase exports of Russian food to China by rail
Rail and sea from China to Germany with a single waybill
Faster China to Europe freight service launched
Turkey publishes 2020 rail plan
Transit freight train runs through the Marmaray tunnel
God of death enforces railway safety rules
Indian School of Business to support railway leadership development
Korail takes delivery of first Hyundai Rotem EMU-250 trainset
Russian Railways approves digital transformation strategy
‘Earthquake mode’ battery packs to be fitted to N700S Shinkansen fleet
China accelerates construction of freight links