Taiwan railway news

News about railway and urban rail infrastructure, operations, policy, projects and the supply industry in Taiwan.

  • Taiwan Railway Corp Toshiba E500 electric locomotive (1)
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    E500 electric locomotives delivered to Taiwan

    2024-03-12T09:00:00Z

    TAIWAN: The first three of 68 Toshiba E500 mixed-traffic electric locomotives were unloaded at the port of Hualien on March 5. In October 2019 the national railway’s procurement agent Bank of Taiwan awarded Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions a NT$11bn contract to supply the locos and ...

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    Taipei metro extension to Keelung approved

    2024-03-05T05:00:00Z

    TAIWAN: The Ministry of Transportation & Communications has approved plans to extend the Blue Line metro eastwards by 15·6 km from Nangang Exhibition Centre in Taipei to Badu main line station in Keelung. The total project cost is NT$69·7bn, of which the central government would provide ...

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    Taichung metro Blue Line approved

    2024-02-08T05:00:00Z

    TAIWAN: The Ministry of Transportation &Communications approved plans to build the Blue Line metro in Taichung on January 29. The city’s second metro line would run from Taichung Port in the west to Shalu and Xitun in central Taichung, along the busy Taiwan Avenue. It would ...

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    Taiwan Railway restructured as state-owned corporation

    2024-01-22T10:00:00Z

    TAIWAN: Control of the national rail network has been transferred to a newly established Taiwan Railway Corp, as successor to the former Taiwan Railway Administration. Transformation of the railway from a government department into a state-owned corporation had been under discussion since 2002, but was given ...

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    Taipei metro ticketing enhancements

    2023-11-16T16:53:00Z

    TAIWAN: Taipei Rapid Transit Corp has appointed Thales and local partner MiTAC Information Technology Corp to upgrade the metro’s fare collection systems to accept multiple electronic payment options at the ticket gates at 120 stations. The project announced by Thales on November 16 supports the ...

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    Kaohsiung Yellow Line civils contract awarded

    2023-11-06T14:00:00Z

    TAIWAN: Kaohsiung’s Mass Rapid Transit Bureau has awarded an 88:12 joint venture of Gamuda and Asia World Engineering & Construction Co the Yellow Line contract YC01 covering civil works in the NiaoSong district. The 107-month design and build contract awarded on October 25 is worth NT$23·4bn. ...

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    Toshiba locomotives for Taiwan on test

    2023-09-19T11:00:00Z

    TAIWAN: Japanese manufacturer Toshiba has begun testing the first of 68 Class E500 electric locomotives ordered by Taiwan Railways Administration to haul inter-city passenger and freight trains.

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    Stadler locomotives unveiled in Taiwan

    2023-07-13T11:07:00Z

    TAIWAN: The first two of 34 diesel-electric locomotive being supplied by Stadler was unveiled by Taiwan Railways Administration at the Changhua roundhouse on July 10. The €165m order was signed in October 2019 as the Swiss company’s first major procurement in the Pacific region. The locos ...

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    Taitung – Hualien double-tracking works begin

    2023-05-07T05:00:00Z

    TAIWAN: Taiwan Railways Administration has started work to double-track the southern section of its East Coast main line between Hualien, Taitung and Zhiben, following a groundbreaking ceremony on April 20. Rebuilt to 1 067 mm gauge in 1982 and electrified in 2014, the 162 km coastal ...

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    Taiwanese high speed train contract approved

    2023-03-28T09:24:00Z

    TAIWAN: Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp has approved a NT$28bn contract for a consortium of Hitachi and Toshiba to supply 12 N700S high speed trainsets to augment the Series 700T sets that have been used since the line opened in 2007.

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    Ankeng light rail line opens in New Taipei

    2023-02-14T09:31:00Z

    TAIWAN: Mayor of New Taipei Hou Yu-ih attended the official opening of the Ankeng light rail line on February 10. Celebrations included music, a plant market and the sale of sets of three bottles of commemorative beer representing the Ankeng, Danhai and Circular lines. A free ...

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    Taipei’s Xizhi – Donghu metro project approved

    2023-01-23T05:00:00Z

    TAIWAN: The cabinet has backed plans to build the Xizhi – Donghu metro line in Taipei, with Premier Su Tseng-chang approving an initial budget of NT$27·9bn for design and construction. The total cost is estimated at NT$37·7bn, with construction expected to take 9½ years from the ...

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    Route of Kaohsiung – Pingtung high speed extension agreed

    2023-01-16T11:01:00Z

    TAIWAN: Premier Su Zhenchang has approved the alignment of an eastern extension of the country’s high speed line from Kaohsiung to Pingtung on January 4.

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    Tramway extended to Heart of Love River

    2022-10-11T11:00:00Z

    TAIWAN: The Kaohsiung circular tramway was extended 2·4 km from Museum of Fine Arts to Heart of Love River on October 5. Services over the extension will be free until December 18. The remaining northeastern part of the tramway operated by the Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corp ...

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    Kaohsiung Yellow Line rolling stock and railway systems contract awarded

    2022-09-01T15:16:00Z

    TAIWAN: Kaohsiung City Mass Rapid Transit Bureau has awarded a turnkey contract to provide rolling stock and railway systems for the MRT Yellow Line to a consortium of ST Engineering, Stadler and Siemens Mobility. The 22·91 km, Y-shaped Yellow Line will have one elevated and 22 ...

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    Taiwan locomotives to have French backup batteries

    2022-03-06T05:00:00Z

    TAIWAN: Saft has been awarded a contract to supply backup battery packs for the 68 electric locomotives that Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions is building for Taiwan Railways Administration. Ordered in 2019 at a cost of NT$11bn, the 68 electric locomotives will be TRA’s first since ...

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    Kaohsiung Red Line extension E&M contract awarded

    2021-11-16T12:34:00Z

    TAIWAN: Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit Bureau has awarded a consortium of South Korea’s Hyundai Rotem and Singapore’s ST Engineering a 207·8bn won seven-year contract to provide metro trains and electrical systems for a 9·3 km northern extension of the Red Line with six elevated stations. The ...

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    Taipei metro verification & validation contract awarded

    2021-10-29T05:00:00Z

    TAIWAN: The city of Taipei has appointed Ricardo to provide independent verification & validation services for Phase 2 of the Line 7/Light Green driverless medium-capacity metro project. Rolling stock and railway systems for the line are being supplied by consortium of Alstom and CTCI under contracts ...

  • Taipei City Government has awarded a consortium of Alstom and CTCI a €720m contract to supply rolling stock and railway systems for Phase 2 of the Taipei Circular Line driverless metro.
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    Taipei Circular Line Phase 2 automated metro contract awarded

    2021-09-30T11:27:00Z

    TAIWAN: Taipei City Government has awarded a consortium of Alstom and CTCI a €720m contract to supply rolling stock and railway systems for Phase 2 of the Taipei Circular Line driverless metro. The 15·4 km 14-station Phase 1 of the Circular Line was opened in January ...

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    Hitachi East Coast EMU arrives at Hualien

    2021-08-03T09:13:00Z

    TAIWAN: The first of 50 EMU3000 inter-city trainsets being built for Taiwan Railway Administration by Hitachi was delivered to the port of Hualien on July 29, and is expected to enter service by the end of this year.