Urban transport news from China – Page 17
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Metro Report InternationalShanghai metro overhaul contracts awarded
CHINA: Shanghai Shentong Metro Group Co has awarded two contracts for the overhaul of the train fleets operating on lines 7 and 9 of the Shanghai metro. Both contracts went to Shentong Bombardier (Shanghai) Rail Transit Vehicle Maintenance Co, its 50:50 joint venture with Bombardier Transportation. The 10-year contracts ...
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Metro Report InternationalSuzhou metro Line 4 opens
CHINA: Suzhou’s third metro line opened on April 15, and carried 1·6 million passengers over its inaugural weekend, according to the transport authority. Line 4 connects Longdaobang in the north with Tongli in the south, with 29 intermediate stations on a 42 km route. A 10·8 km branch from ...
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Metro Report InternationalCRRC rolls out Wenzhou commuter EMU
CHINA: CRRC Qingdao Sifang rolled out its first electric multiple-unit for Wenzhou Line S1 on March 31. The four-car EMU is the first of 32 being built under a contract awarded in 2014. Based on a Type A metro train design, the EMU features a level of comfort more ...
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Metro Report InternationalFoshan hydrogen fuel cell tram contract signed
CHINA: CRRC Qingdao Sifang is to supply eight hydrogen fuel cell trams for a route being developed in Foshan, the supplier announced on March 9. Each tram will have capacity for 285 passengers and a maximum speed of 70 km/h. They will be powered by hydrogen fuel cells developed ...
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Metro Report InternationalShijiazhuang metro investment and construction contracts awarded
CHINA: China Railway Construction Corp has been awarded contracts worth 6·5bn yuan to finance and build the civil works element of two underground metro line extensions in Shijiazhuang. The ‘investment & construction’ model will see the contractor finance construction of the civil works, which will then be purchased by ...
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Metro Report InternationalAlstom wins Shanghai metro traction equipment order
CHINA: Shanghai Shentong Metro Group Co has awarded Alstom a €17m contract to supply traction equipment, static inverters and train control monitoring systems for 64 metro that CRRC Nanjing Puzhen is supplying for Shanghai metro Line 2. Alstom will supply its Onix traction equipment, which includes regenerative braking. The ...
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Metro Report InternationalSiemens wins Nanjing metro communications contract
CHINA: Nanjing Metro has awarded Siemens a contract to supply its Trainguard MT automatic train protection for Line S9 of the Nanjing metro. CBTC, CCTV and passenger information data will be transferred using an LTE network supplied by TD-Tech, a company jointly owned by Nokia and Huawei. Due ...
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Metro Report InternationalMaxwell licenses ultracapacitor design to Chinese company
CHINA: Maxwell Technologies announced on January 31 that it had signed a licensing and production agreement with CRRC Qingdao Sifang Rolling Stock Research Institute Co covering ultracapacitor modules for the bus market. To meet local content requirements set out by the Chinese government, Maxwell has licensed some of its ...
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Metro Report InternationalSecond metro line opens in Harbin
CHINA: The first section of Harbin metro Line 3 opened on January 26. The 5·3 km route runs from Yidaeryuan on Line 1 to Changxianglu via Harbin West railway station, serving five stations. Construction of the underground southwestern section started in 2014 as the first phase of ...
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Metro Report InternationalNanjing metro Line 4 opens
CHINA: The first phase of Nanjing metro Line 4 opened on January 18, becoming the city’s seventh metro line. Construction had started in December 2011. The 33·8 km east-west route links Xianlinhu with Longjiang. There are 18 stations, including interchanges with metro lines 1, 2 and 3. ...
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Metro Report InternationalFirst Shanghai peoplemover train delivered
CHINA: The first trainset for the automated peoplemover that will form the southern section of Shanghai metro Line 8 was delivered to the city on January 12. In June 2015 by Shanghai Shentong Metro Group Co signed a turnkey contract with a 50:50 joint venture of Bombardier Transportation and ...
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Metro Report InternationalZhengzhou metro network exceeds 100 km
CHINA: The Zhengzhou metro network grew by nearly 60 km with the opening of a new line and two extensions to an existing route on January 12. The so-called Suburban Line runs from the southern Line 2 terminus at Nansihuan to Xinzheng International Airport. Serving 14 stations, ...
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Metro Report InternationalFuzhou metro expands
CHINA: The second section of the Fuzhou metro opened for regular passenger service on January 6, following the start of passenger-carrying trials on December 25. Running north from Sanchajie to Xiangfeng, the 15·1 km section has 12 stations, including an interchange with the future Line 2 at Nanmendou. ...
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Metro Report InternationalChinese year-end metro expansions
CHINA: The last few days of 2016 were filled with openings of metro lines and network extensions in China. In addition to the first metro line in Hefei, new lines opened in Beijing, Guangzhou and Hong Kong, as well as an extension of one of Chongqing’s monorail lines. Line ...
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Metro Report InternationalSecond driverless metro line opens in Hong Kong
CHINA: The South Island Line in Hong Kong opened for passenger services on December 28, making it the first driverless line to open on the network since the Disneyland Resort Line shuttle in 2005. Linking South Horizons with Admiralty, the 7 km route has four stations. Services run at ...
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Metro Report InternationalBeijing metro adds Line 16
CHINA: The latest metro line in Beijing opened on the last day of 2016. Line 16 is the fourth in the capital to be operated by Beijing MTR Corp, and the opening of the first phase brings the metro network to 574 route-km with 19 lines. The 19·6 km ...
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Metro Report InternationalGuangzhou metro network exceeds 300 route-km
CHINA: The Guangzhou metro grew to 308·7 route-km on December 28 with the opening of a new line and extensions of two more, making it the third-largest network in China. That day, 7·77m passenger-journeys were made. The first phase of Line 7 runs west from Higher Education Mega Center ...
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Metro Report InternationalChongqing monorail extension opens
CHINA: A 10 km extension of Chongqing monorail Line 3 north from Bijin to Jurenba opened on December 28. This takes Line 3 to a total of 66·5 km with 45 stations. Construction of the extension had begun in January 2013. Five of the six stations on the extension are ...
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Metro Report InternationalMacau light metro HVAC contract awarded
CHINA: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has awarded HollySys subsidiary Concord a US$17·2m contract for the supply of HVAC and electrical equipment for the rolling stock that will be used to operate the light metro under construction in Macau. MHI is supplying 158 Crystal Mover rubber-tyred cars, ordered in ...
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Metro Report InternationalHefei opens metro Line 1
CHINA: The first two phases of Hefei's north-south metro Line 1 were formally opened for revenue service on December 26. From the following day, services are due to operate between 06.30 and 21.30 each day. The capital of Anhui province currently has around 3·5 million inhabitants, with much recent development ...