Asia rail industry news
Latest railway industry news from across Asia, including operations, infrastructure, rolling stock and policy.
Taiwan high speed train interior design finalised
TAIWAN: Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp and the Hitachi Toshiba Supreme Consortium have signed an agreement for the detailed interior design of the 12 Series N700S high speed trainsets, which were ordered in May 2023 at a cost of NT$28bn.
Cats and dogs to be permitted on light rail services
CHINA: MTR Corp is to allow cats and dogs to be carried on Hong Kong light rail services during weekends and public holidays for a two-month trial period starting on May 1.
Astana light metro train production underway
KAZAKHSTAN: Production of 19 four-car trainsets for Astana’s future elevated light metro line is underway at the CRRC Tangshan plant in China.
Advanced EMUs refresh the Tobu fleet
JAPAN: Tobu Railway has put its first Series 80000 EMU into revenue service on the Urban Park Line.
India to Kazakhstan sea and rail container service launched
ASIA: A rail and sea freight service from India to Kazakhstan has been developed by Kazakhstan’s KTZ Kedentransservice, Uzbekistan’s UTY subsidiary Uztemiryulkonteyner and Transport & Logistics Centre of Turkmenistan
Polish-Korean railway technology partnership
INTERNATIONAL: The Rail-Mil Computers subsidiary of Poland’s Kombud Group and South Korean company STraffic have formed a strategic partnership to supply control systems for railways and metro lines.
China: Metro sector prioritises extensions
Turkey: Ankara keeps rail funds flowing
Hybrid shunting locomotive handed over
West Coast Extension leads Singapore’s urban rail growth plans
Kyrgyzstan railway construction PPP signed
Kazakhstan: Extending the reach of the Almaty metro
British influence in JR East’s next Shinkansen rolling stock design
Light rail sightseeing tour launched to boost tourism
Second metro line opens in Taiyuan
Metro signalling: TACS supports flexible operation
Hiroshima AGT deliveries completed
Mongolia and China agree to build cross-border rail link
Woojin starts production of Korail suburban EMU design
New fleet boosts capacity on Nippori-Toneri Liner
Herat – Kandahar railway design contracts awarded
Eurostar targets Chinese market with WeChat payment option
Baseball branded trainset to ‘raise excitement and enthusiasm’
Seoul network keeps growing as second section of GTX-A opens