Latest Asia News
All the news on the Asian rail sector.
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Taiwan: Siemens Consortium Wins Metro Line Rail Technology Contract
The city government of Taoyuan has awarded a contract for the delivery of electrical and mechanical systems for its metro network to a conso…
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Southeast Asia: Bombardier Signs Rail System Maintenance Contract
Bombardier Transportation has announced that the company has signed a contract to provide rail system maintenance for an undisclosed operato…
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Alstom Appoints Ling Fang Senior Vice President of Asia Pacific Region
Alstom Transport has announced the appointment of Ling Fang as Senior Vice President (SVP) of its Asia Pacific region. Fang will provide str…
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Alstom Reveals First Electric Locomotive for Azerbaijan Railways Order
Alstom has revealed the first of 40 Prima T8 AZ8A electric freight locomotive which it has produced for Azerbaijan Railways (ADY) via its jo…
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China: Shenzhen Airport Orders Automated People Mover from Bombardier
Shenzhen Airport Co. Ltd has ordered an automated people mover (APM) from CRRC Puzhen Bombardier Transportation Systems Ltd (PBTS). The cont…
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What Does the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement Mean for the Rail Industry?
After four years of negotiations, the EU-Japan Free Trade Agreement is now in the final stages of ratification, with both sides aiming to br…
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Deutsche Bahn and Georgian Railway Sign Agreement Strengthening European-Asian Rail Freight
Deutsche Bahn and Georgian Railway signed an agreement on 12 June 2018 that lays the foundation for future co-operation in European-Asian ra…
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Singapore: Bombardier to Install Real-Time Passenger Load Display on Downtown Line
Singapore Land Transport Authority Commissions Bombardier to install Passenger Load Display on the Downtown Line. The installation of this s…
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Fenix Signalling Launches Office in Southeast Asia after Acquiring MGB Systems Ltd
Fenix Signalling has acquired a majority shareholding in MGBS Systems Ltd and will use it to launch its own services in Southeast Asia. MGBS…
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Singapore: Alstom to Supply 17 Metropolis Trains for Land Transport Authority
Alstom and the Land Transport Authority of Singapore have signed a contract agreeing the order of 69 Metropolis Trains for the country's met…
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Siemens to Supply 10 Velaro High-Speed Trains to Turkish State Railways
Turkish State Railways (TCDD) has signed a contract for ten Velaro high-speed trains with Siemens, which submitted the most favourable bid i…
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Alstom to Supply Futuristic Catenary-Free Power Supply System for Istanbul
Alstom will supply a full APS ground-level power-supply solution for the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. The solution will be installed …
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From Yiwu to Barking: How the Rail Industry in the UK is Engaging with China
In this article Laura Wright, Head of International Policy for the RDG, tells Railway-News how, on the eve of unprecedented and uncertain ch…
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Shanghai’s New Driverless APM System Starts Passenger Service
Bombardier Transportation announced that its Bombardier Innovia APM 300 Automated People Mover System has entered service on Shanghai Metro’…
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MTR’s Hong Kong Express Rail Link Enters Final Preparation Phase
MTR Corporation, the operator of the future Elizabeth Line, has moved one step closer to completing work on a nine year, £7.67bn high-speed …
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Railway Sensor Technology Specialist Frauscher Opens New Office in India
In only five years since the market entry in 2013, Frauscher Sensor Technology has achieved strong growth in India. Approximately 100 employ…
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Formula 1 Technology to Improve Rail in Asia
Singapore Mass Rapid Transit (SMRT) and McLaren Applied Technologies have announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which will see McLar…
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Alstom Completes First All-Electric Locomotive at Indian Facility
Alstom announced the completion of its first all-electric locomotive from its state-of-the-art locomotive facility at Madhepura in the State…
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Middle East Rail: What’s New for the Biggest Rail Show in the Region?
...building transport corridors of the future, upgrading signalling and telecommunications systems, and financing new networks; Middle East …
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Richard Branson Unveils Hyperloop Plans for India
Virgin Hyperloop One has announced the Indian State of Maharashtra’s intent to build a hyperloop between Pune and Mumbai, beginning with...
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CRRC Debuts New Generation of Driverless Monorail Trains
On February 01, Chinese rolling stock manufacturer CRRC introduced a new generation of driverless monorail trains that increase passenger ca…
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MoU Signed for Rail Industry Education and Research in Thailand
The MoU is Bombardier’s first academic partnership in Thailand to focus on this advanced level of rail industry education and research...
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Driverless Metro Booming in China
Ling Fang, MD of Alstom’s division in China & East Asia, tells Railway-News how her company is keeping up with the development of driverless…