Urban transport news from China – Page 18
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Metro Report InternationalBeijing receives first maglev train
CHINA: CRRC Tangshan delivered the first of 10 maglev trains to Beijing on December 16. These will be used on the ‘medium-low speed’ maglev Line S1 due to open next year. The six-car Linglong trainsets have a maximum speed of 100 km/h and capacity for 1 302 passengers. The ...
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Metro Report InternationalSouth Island Line completed in Hong Kong
CHINA: Hong Kong Chief Executive C Y Leung attended a ceremony at Ocean Park station on December 19 to celebrate the completion of the South Island Line. Ocean Park is one of the four stations on the metro line which is due to open for passenger service on December ...
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Metro Report InternationalQingdao metro doubles in size
CHINA: The length of the Qingdao metro network more than doubled at 18.00 on December 18 when the southern section of the city’s only line opened. The 12·8 km extension of Line 3 runs from Shungshan to Qingdao railway station, serving 12 stations. The first phase opened almost exactly ...
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Metro Report InternationalChangzhou Metro selects Bombardier signalling
CHINA: The Bombardier NUG Signalling Solutions Co joint venture of Bombardier Transportation and New United Group has won a 226m yuan contract to supply communications-based train control for Line 1 of the Changzhou metro. Announcing the contract on December 6, Bombardier said that it was the first for the ...
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Metro Report InternationalQingdao Line 4 PPP contract awarded
CHINA: A consortium of China Railway Construction Corp subsidiaries and Qingdao Urban Construction Group Co has been awarded the public-private partnership contract to build Qingdao metro Line 4. Opening of the 30·7 km entirely underground Line 4 is planned for December 2020. The contract has an estimated total value ...
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Metro Report InternationalCitadis trams delivered to Shanghai
CHINA: Test running on the first two lines of the tramway under construction in the Songjiang district of southwestern Shanghai is set to begin shortly, following the delivery of the first vehicles. In April 2015 Shanghai Songjiang Tramway Investment & Operation Co placed a €72m order for 30 Citadis trams ...
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Metro Report InternationalAlstom wins Shanghai metro traction equipment contract
CHINA: Alstom has won a €31m contract to supply traction equipment and train control monitoring systems for the 156 metro cars that will be used on the second phase of Shanghai metro Line 10. Traction motors will be produced by the Xi’an Alstom Yongji Electric Equipment Co joint venture, ...
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Metro Report InternationalWuhan tram carries passengers
CHINA: Passenger-carrying tests have started on tram line T6 in Wuhan. The 16·8 km route with 23 stops is the city’s first tram line, and runs from Guanlianhu Road to Chelun Square. The project cost was 2·6bn yuan. A 3 km extension is planned, which would add six stops. ...
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Metro Report InternationalWheel and axle group to be sold to Chinese investor
GERMANY: Georgsmarienhütte Holding GmbH has reached an agreement to sell 100% of its wheel and axle subsidiary GMH Railway Systems to group of Chinese investors led by Full Hill Enterprises Ltd. GMH Railway Systems includes Bochumer Verein Verkehrstechnik which is a certificated wheel and axle manufacturer for China’s high speed ...
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Metro Report InternationalCRRC Dalian locomotives enter service with MTR
CHINA: The first four of 23 diesel locomotives which MTR Corp ordered from CCRC Dalian in September 2012 have entered service in Hong Kong following the completion of testing. They will be used to haul maintenance trains on the existing network, and to support the construction of the Shatin – ...
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Metro Report InternationalShenzhen metro adds two lines
CHINA: The Shenzhen metro became the third-largest network in China on October 28, when two lines opened. These bring the network to 285 route-km and eight lines, operated by three companies. Of the two additions to the network, Line 7 is 30·2 km long with 27 stations, including 10 ...
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Metro Report InternationalMTR Corp issues first green bond
CHINA: MTR Corp has issued its first green bond. Eligible investments for green bonds include works relating to low-carbon transport, energy efficiency, sustainability, climate change, conservation, water management, pollution prevention and noise reduction. ‘As a low-carbon transport operator, we are pleased with the issuance of our first green bond which ...
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Metro Report InternationalHong Kong metro extension to Whampoa opens
CHINA: The 2·6 km extension of Hong Kong’s Kwun Tong Line from Yau Ma Tei to Ho Man Tin and Whampoa was opened by MTR Corp Chief Executive Lincoln Leong with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Whampoa on October 23. The first train left Whampoa at 06.10, carrying more than 1 ...
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Metro Report InternationalXi’an metro Line 3 opens
CHINA: Xi’an metro Line 3 opened on October 15, running 39·1 km from Yuhuazhai in the southwest of the city to Baoshuiqu in the northeast. Line 3 has 19 underground and seven surface stations, including interchanges with Line 1 at Tonghuamen and with Line 2 at Xiaozhai. ...
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Metro Report InternationalBYD enters urban rail market
CHINA: Bus, car and battery manufacturer BYD unveiled its first monorail at a 4·4 km test track at its headquarters in Shenzhen on October 13. SkyRail is the result of a five-year 5bn yuan R&D project and is aimed at small and medium sized cities, as well as tourist ...