Asia rail industry news
Latest railway industry news from across Asia, including operations, infrastructure, rolling stock and policy.Turkish electrification firm targets UK rail market
UK: Turkish overhead electrification equipment manufacturer Ulusoy Raylı Sistemler has a signed a memorandum of understanding to use the future Global Centre of Rail Excellence in South Wales for product development and commercial showcasing as part of its planned expansion into the UK market.
Kuala 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.
Daejeon hydrogen tram on show at InnoTrans
INNOTRANS: Hyundai Rotem is displaying its prototype hydrogen fuel cell tram at InnoTrans 2024 in Berlin.
Jakarta’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.
Hangzhou – Wenzhou high speed line bypasses bottlenecks
CHINA: Services over the Hangzhou – Yiwu – Wenzhou high speed line began on September 6.
Groundbreaking 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 is to serve the ...
Suzhou opens metro Line 8
Turkey plans new rail connections to serve industrial areas
Robots and Hyper Tube among KRRI research projects on show at InnoTrans
Ministry of Transport to develop Samsun tram line
Vietnam plans rail reform as high speed line plan revived
Turkey develops wagon to carry main battle tanks by rail
Belt & Road railway training programme to be launched
Seoul metro Line 8 reaches Byeollae
Indian and Malaysian rolling stock manufacturers announce strategic co-operation
LNG locomotive fuel agreement signed
Two sections of Foshan Line 3 open on the same day
Kazakh locomotive assembly plant planned
Subic – Batangas railway study to be commissioned
Construction starts on Istanbul’s next tram line
N700S high speed trains with inspection capability to replace Dr Yellow
Elevated peoplemover opens in Xi’an
Battery shunting and rescue locomotive for metro networks unveiled
South Korea: Suburban networks take shape