Asia rail industry news
Latest railway industry news from across Asia, including operations, infrastructure, rolling stock and policy.
Hyundai 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.
CRRC unveils 250 km/h Type C trainset
CHINA: CRRC Puzhen has unveiled a 250 km/h Type C inter-city trainset designed to offer a low life-cycle cost and high capacity with capability for GoA4 unattended driverless operation.
Hanoi 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.
Expedited rail freight service cuts China – Uzbekistan transit time
ASIA: An expedited freight service making use of upgraded border facilities has transported containers 4 486 km from Xi’an in China to Toshkent in Uzbekistan in what Kazakh national railway KTZ says is a record five days.
Innovia 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.
Liebherr enters Kazakh rail market with air-conditioning order
KAZAKHSTAN: Stadler has awarded Liebherr Transportation Systems (China) Co a contract to supply 550 heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems by 2030 for installation on sleeping and couchette cars ordered by national railway KTZ.
Ankara – Istanbul high speed line to be protected against landslides
Smart & Green Mass Transit System planning contract awarded
Korail to maintain passenger trains in Bangladesh
Philippines plans second Hybrid Electric Train prototype
Mail by metro train trial
Kazakhstan: Transit freight drives KTZ expansion
UIC World Congress on High Speed Rail to be held in Beijing
Korail seals deal with China Railway to speed up Asia – Europe freight flows
Singapore metro operator co-develops diplomas to upskill staff
Rail Logistics: Kazakhstan eyes transit corridor growth
Carbon fibre metro trainset to enter service
Humanoid robot to maintain Japanese railway infrastructure
KTZ begins taking delivery of CRRC locomotives
Japanese local railway pilots facial recognition ticketing
Revenue services start on Singapore’s East Coast Line
Flirt DMUs enter service in Azerbaijan
Uzbekistan signs South Korean high speed train order
China – Kyrgyzstan – Uzbekistan railway agreement signed