Urban transport stories from Asia – Page 4
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Metro Report InternationalTokyo Metro shares jump after stock exchange listing
JAPAN: Tokyo Metro was listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on October 23 in Japan’s largest IPO since the listing of SoftBank’s mobile telecoms business in 2018. Prior to listing, the national government owned 53·4% of Tokyo Metro’s shares, with the remaining 46·6% held by the ...
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Metro Report InternationalVietnam: Hanoi ahead in sluggish metro expansion
With Hanoi’s second metro line having opened this summer and a starter route in Ho Chi Minh City due to be inaugurated soon, Vietnam is likely to have 41 km of metro operational by the year end. Yet this is far below the government’s goal, with bureaucratic delays partly to blame. Peter Janssen reports.
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Metro Report InternationalRATP Dev and JR East join forces for Manila commuter rail bid
PHILIPPINES: East Japan Railway and Paris transport operator RATP’s international business are to co-operate to bid for the contract to operate and maintain the future North-South Commuter Rail line in the Manila region. RATP Dev said the 147 km NSCR is one of the country’s most ...
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Metro Report InternationalModi opens Mumbai metro Aqua Line
INDIA: On October 5 India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened the first 12·7 km section of Mumbai Metro’s Aqua Line, or Line 3, flagging off a service at Bandra-Kurla Complex station before riding the line. Public services started on October 7. Unlike Mumbai’s three other operational ...
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Metro Report InternationalFirst tram delivered for Temirtau tramway revival
KAZAKHSTAN: The first tram has been delivered for the reopening of the tramway which links the Temirtau steelworks to the city. The 11 km line was included in the deal when steelmaker company Qarmet acquired the steelworks from ArcelorMittal Steel in December ...
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Metro Report InternationalAlstom delivers 100% locally produced metro trainset to Delhi
INDIA: Alstom Transport India Ltd handed over the first of 52 six-car driverless Metropolis trainsets for the Delhi metro on September 23. Described as being ‘100% locally designed and produced’, the trains are being built at Alstom’s factory at Sri City, Andhra Pradesh, under the Indian ...
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Metro Report InternationalBengaluru, Thane and Pune metro projects approved
INDIA: Minister for Housing & Urban Affairs Manohar Lal said in August that India has now over 1 000 km of metro under construction or approved, following government sign-off of projects in three cities. In Bengaluru, the third phase of construction will add 44·7 route-km along ...
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Metro Report InternationalKuala Lumpur MRT3 consultation underway
MALAYSIA: Mass Rapid Transit Corp has begun a three-month consultation over its plans for the Circle (MRT3) line in Kuala Lumpur. From September 2 to December 2 2024 the public is being asked to provide feedback on the planned alignment and other aspects of the proposed ...
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Metro Report InternationalDaejeon hydrogen tram on show at InnoTrans
INNOTRANS: Hyundai Rotem is displaying its prototype hydrogen fuel cell tram at InnoTrans 2024 in Berlin. It was developed as part of a national research and development project launched in 2021 by Hyundai Rotem, Korea Institute for the Advancement of Technology, Korea ...
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Metro Report InternationalJakarta’s east-west line breaks ground
INDONESIA: President of Indonesia Joko Widodo and Japanese Ambassador Yasushi Masaki launched construction of Jakarta’s second heavy metro line at a ground-breaking ceremony on September 11. Japanese companies are to provide construction, mechanical, electrical and signalling equipment under a ¥140·7bn loan agreed by the Japanese government ...
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Metro Report InternationalIndian domestically-designed driverless metro train production begins
INDIA: BEML has begun production of a prototype 5RS-DM driverless metro trainset for the city of Bengaluru. In August 2023 BEML beat ‘stiff global competition’ to win a Rs31·77bn contract to supply operator Bangalore Metro Rail Corp Ltd — which retains the former name of the ...
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Metro Report InternationalGroundbreaking ceremony held for Bali metro
INDONESIA: A groundbreaking ceremony has been held for the transit-oriented development at the site of the Central Parkir Kuta station, attended by Acting Governor of Bali Sang Made Mahendra Jaya on September 4. The ceremony marked the start of construction on the Bali metro project which ...
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Metro Report InternationalMinistry of Transport to develop Samsun tram line
TURKEY: The national Ministry of Transport & Infrastructure is to take over responsibility for developing a planned tram line in the Black Sea port city of Samsun. The 10·2 km line with 11 stops would link the city’s main hospital (Şehir Hastanesi) with the existing 33 ...
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Metro Report InternationalSeoul metro Line 8 reaches Byeollae
SOUTH KOREA: A 13·2 km northern extension of Seoul metro Line 8 from Amsa to Byeollae opened on August 10. A ceremony at Byeollae station on the previous day was attended by Minister of Land, Infrastructure & Transport Park Sang-woo and Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon among ...
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Metro Report InternationalConstruction starts on Istanbul’s next tram line
TURKEY: Construction has started on a 3·2 km section of tramway in central Istanbul, linking Feshane on tram Line T5 with Bayrampaşa Meydan. Known as the Eyüpsultan – Bayrampaşa Tramway, the route will form a tangential link between the existing T5 light ...
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Metro Report InternationalHyundai Rotem to supply 34 hydrogen trams to Daejeon
SOUTH KOREA: Daejeon municipality signed a 293·4bn won contract with Hyundai Rotem on July 25 for the supply of 34 hydrogen vehicles to run on Daejeon’s planned first light rail route, Line 2. The trams are scheduled to be delivered from the first half of 2026 ...
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Metro Report InternationalHanoi metro Line 3 opens as tunnel boring starts
VIETNAM: The western 8·5 km section of Hanoi metro Line 3 between Nhon and Cau Giay opened with the launch of free demonstration services on August 8. The official inauguration of Hanoi’s second metro line is scheduled for September. The elevated line has eight stations. There ...
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Metro Report InternationalDelhi Metro expands ticketing options
INDIA: Delhi Metro Rail Corp has added additional ticket purchasing options in an effort to make transactions easier. Passengers buying Indian Railways tickets online or through the app can now book a DMRC metro ticket in QR code format up to 120 days in advance. This ...
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Metro Report InternationalInnovia R peoplemover cars enter service on Bukit Panjang LRT
SINGAPORE: The first two of 19 Innovia 300R peoplemover cars which Alstom is supplying as part of an upgrade of the 7·8 km Bukit Panjang Light Rail Transit entered passenger service on August 1. The S$344m contract which the Land Transport Authority awarded to what was ...
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Metro Report InternationalKochi mobility study recommends metro expansion
INDIA: A review of transport infrastructure and services in Kochi has recommended further expansion of the city’s metro network. The Comprehensive Mobility Plan, commissioned by Kochi Metro Rail, identifies priority corridors totalling nearly 100 route-km. Whilst most of these are designated for bus operation, a 14 ...