Urban transport news from China – Page 8
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Metro Report InternationalJiaxing catenary-free tram unveiled
CHINA The first of 20 low-floor trams being built by CRRC Changchun for the light rail network now under construction in Jiaxing was formally unveiled in the city on March 17.
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Metro Report InternationalChina: Metro openings hit record high
Almost 700 km of metro and tram lines were opened in 15 Chinese cities during the closing weeks of 2020
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Metro Report InternationalShenyang tramway extended
CHINA: A 5·2 km extension of Shenyang tram Route 5 from Xuantujun Heritage Park to Lishizhai with four stops opened on February 3. Construction of the extension was launched in October 2019. A year later CRRC supplied the first of five three-section 70% low-floor bidirectional trams for ...
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Metro Report InternationalNew trains enter service as MTR commissions East Rail resignalling
CHINA: The first of 43 nine-car EMUs being built for MTR Corp by Hyundai Rotem finally entered service on Hong Kong’s East Rail Line between Hung Hom, Lo Wu and Lok Ma Chau on February 6.
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Metro Report InternationalRubber-tyred ‘intelligent digital-rail transport system’ launched
CHINA: An ‘intelligent digital-rail transport system’ has begun trial operations in the Lingang New Area of Shanghai. The 21·7 km demonstration Line T1 links Dishui station on metro Line 16 to Nicheng, with nine stops. It is expected to be fully operational by June. The medium-capacity iDRT ...
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Metro Report InternationalLine 15 opening gives Shanghai the world’s largest metro
CHINA: Shanghai’s position as operator the world’s largest metro network was confirmed on January 23, with the opening of the driverless north-south Line 15.
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Metro Report InternationalWenshan tram delivered
CHINA: CRRC Zhuzhou has delivered the first of 15 trams for the tramway which is under construction in the city of Wenshan in the southeast of Yunnan province. The 100% low-floor four-section tram has 72 seats and a total capacity of 364 ...
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Metro Report InternationalQR code ticketing to go live in Hong Kong
CHINA: MTR Corp and electronic wallet company AlipayHK are to launch QR code payment on Hong Kong’s rail network on January 23. Passengers will be able to tap the entry/exit gates with a QR Code Ticket generated by an MTR Mobile or EasyGo app linked to an ...
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Metro Report InternationalTwo Zhengzhou metro lines open
CHINA: The simultaneous opening of two new lines in Zhengzhou at 11.18 on December 26 has lifted the capital of Henan province from 22nd to 12th in the country’s metro rankings, with five lines in operation totalling 206·3 route-km Running from Henan Sports Centre in the northwest ...
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Metro Report InternationalDriverless line opening marks launch of Taiyuan metro network
CHINA: Taiyuan, the provincial capital of Shanxi with 4·3 million inhabitants, became the latest addition to the Chinese metro club when it opened its first line on December 26. Designed for fully automatic operation to GoA4, the 23·7 km Line 2 runs from Jiancaoping in the north ...
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Metro Report InternationalDetailed design of Hong Kong’s Northern Link gets the go ahead
CHINA: Hong Kong’s government has authorised MTR Corp to go ahead with the procurement of detailed planning and design consultancy services for the Northern Link project. The project has two phases. The first covers the completion of Kwu Tung station on the Lok Ma Chau branch of ...
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Metro Report InternationalQingdao opens two metro lines
CHINA: The northern section of Qingdao metro Line 1 and the first phase of Line 8 opened for revenue service on December 24, adding almost 70 km to the city’s expanding urban rail network. The initial 21·5 km section of Line 1 runs north from an interchange ...
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Metro Report InternationalNingbo opens metro Line 4
CHINA: A fourth metro line serving the coastal city of Ningbo was opened for revenue service on December 23, following an inauguration ceremony attended by mayor Qiu Dongyao.
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Metro Report InternationalCBTC gains Chinese certification
CHINA: The TSTCBTC 2.0 signalling system developed by the Thales SEC Transport joint venture has received China Urban Rail Certification from the National Development & Reform Commission and the National Certification & Accreditation Administration. ‘Thales is proud that our innovative TSTCBTC 2.0 signaling system was granted the ...
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Metro Report InternationalChengdu metro tops 500 km as first driverless line inaugurated
CHINA: Chengdu now has the country’s fourth largest urban rail network, following the inauguration of five routes totalling more than 160 km. The start of revenue service on four new metro lines and one express metro extension on December 18 has taken the total length of Chengdu’s ...
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Metro Report InternationalStation vending machines provide Covid-19 specimen collection packs
CHINA: Hong Kong’s MTR Corp has provided vending machines at 10 metro stations where people can collect Covid-19 specimen collection packs as part of the government’s enhanced laboratory surveillance programme. About 10 000 specimen collection packs supplied by a government contractor will be distributed each day. ...
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Metro Report InternationalSmarter maintenance to support Chinese metro growth
CHINA: Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co has developed a condition-based maintenance planning platform for metro rolling stock which is to be expanded to cover all elements of urban rail networks. ZTEC said Foresee had been developed because of the difficulty of scaling-up traditional scheduled and fault-based maintenance ...
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Metro Report InternationalXuzhou enters the ‘multi-line’ era as metro Line 2 opens
CHINA: The second metro line in Xuzhou was formally opened for revenue service on November 28, with a ceremony at City Administration Centre station which will be the future interchange between lines 2 and 6.
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Metro Report InternationalGuangzhou metro Line 8 extended north to Baiyun
CHINA: Guangzhou Metro Corp opened an extension of Line 8 from Cultural Park on the west side of the city centre to Jiaoxin in Baiyun District to the north on November 26, adding 16·3 km and 11 stations. Two further stations on the new section are to ...
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Metro Report InternationalTwo openings expand Nanning metro
CHINA: Nanning metro Line 4 running 20·7 km east-west from Lengtangcun to Hongyun Lu with 16 stations opened on November 23, along with a 6·3 km, five-station extension of Line 2 southeast from Yudong to Tanze. Construction of the first phase of Line ...