Asia rail industry news
Latest railway industry news from across Asia, including operations, infrastructure, rolling stock and policy.
JR Hokkaido unveils updated Series 261 DMU
JAPAN: The first of two Series 261-5000 DMUs being built for JR Hokkaido by Kawasaki Heavy Industries was unveiled on September 20, ahead of a public launch in Sapporo on September 26.
Kunming opens metro Line 4
CHINA: The 43·4 km Kunming metro Line 4 opened on September 23, along with a 7·3 km extension of the existing Line 6.
Connecting up China’s Southern Powerhouse
The construction of more inter-city railways and the development of regional interchange hubs is expected to boost connectivity in the Greater Bay Area of southern China. Andrew Benton investigates.
First Line 11 airport metro cars arrive in Istanbul
TURKEY: Test running on the future Istanbul metro Line 11 linking the new airport with Gayrettepe is to start this month, after the first trainset was delivered on September 6.
Makati Subway construction contract awarded
PHILIPPINES: The Makati City Subway subsidiary of Philippine Infradev Holdings has awarded China Construction Second Engineering Bureau Co the engineering, procurement and construction contract for a planned metro line in Makati, southeast of central Manila.
Seoul inaugurates Suin line connection
SOUTH KOREA: The Suin and Bundang lines in Seoul have been connected with the opening of an 18·8 km link between Hanyang University at Ansan and Suwon.
Hiroshima Rapid Transit Co orders more rubber-tyre light metro trainsets
Fully digitalised transit freight between Asia and Europe
Bangladesh Railway orders 125 vans to increase capacity
Singapore metro onboard communications upgrade
Diesel locos delivered to Uzbek mining company
Harbin orders another 390 metro cars
Uzbekistan completes Ferghana Valley electrification project
First phase of Toshkent’s circular metro line opens
JR East extends repair work on concrete structures
Azerbaijan modernises north–south and east–west corridors
High speed train seats used to deliver fresh fish
Shijiazhuang Metro Line 2 opens
Next batch of Kelana Jaya metro cars nears completion
Comment: Beware of the weather
Improved maglev prototype starts test running
Zhengzhou Metro Line 6 signalling contract awarded
Shenzhen opens two metro lines in one day
Tunnel breakthrough marks progress in China – Laos link