Asia rail industry news
Latest railway industry news from across Asia, including operations, infrastructure, rolling stock and policy.
Rail cyber-resilience collaboration
INTERNATIONAL: A memorandum of understanding to collaborate on enhancing the cyber-resilience of rail operations was signed by rail cybersecurity specialist RazorSecure, Mitsubishi Electric Corp, Mitsubishi Electric Europe and EKE Electronics during the 18th UK-Japan Rail Working Group hosted by the Department for Transport in London on December 11.
Double-deckers enter service on Chuo Rapid line
JAPAN: East Japan Railway is to launch regular operation of double-deck cars on its busy Chuo Rapid line services between Tokyo, Shinjuku, Nakano and the capital’s western suburbs.
Shanghai metro extension hiatus ends as networks grow in five cities
CHINA: More than 100 km of new metro line has opened in China in the last quarter, including a link to a key main line station in Beijing and an automated route in Shanghai.
Vietnam high speed rail plan approved
VIETNAM: The National Assembly has backed investment in the proposed 1 541 km north-south high speed railway between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
‘Green’ train control cuts metro traction energy consumption
SINGAPORE: Hitachi Rail and metro operator SMRT say Phase 1 of their Next-Generation Green Communications-Based Train Control project has reduced traction energy consumption on the North-South and East-West lines by 8%, equivalent to the annual electricity consumption of about 3 000 households.
Robot cleaners deployed at Singapore metro stations
SINGAPORE: Metro operator SMRT Trains has deployed 89 autonomous cleaning robots at its stations. Supplier Simpple says the robots increase the speed and efficiency of strenuous and repetitive work, freeing staff to undertake more complex tasks.
Istanbul tramway approval hints at political détente over transport investment
Saitama New Urban Transit trainsets delivered
Penang Island LRT railway systems procurement launched
Cambodia’s Royal Railway expands fleet
Macau opens Hengqin Line
Taiwan high speed rail depot expansion contract
Work starts on Hunan inter-city maglev
Sanya – Ledong tourist railway inaugurated
One Singapore metro operator selected but decision postponed on the second
Eastbound freight runs on the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route
Digital twin helps optimise Hong Kong passenger flows
CRRC rolls out main line locomotive for Kazakhstan
Istanbul’s Marmaray service to be extended west to Çerkezköy
Manila opening gives commuters ‘the gift of more moments spent with their loved ones’
Autonomous battery LRV tested in Indonesia
Air Canada expands through ticketing to railways
Adaray suburban rail service launched
First trainset delivered for Taipei’s Wanda Line