Latest Asia News
All the news on the Asian rail sector.
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First UK to China Rail Freight Service Departs
The first ever UK to China rail freight service departed on Monday, April 10th, laden with containers of British goods. The train will...
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Communications-Based Train Control Trials Begin in Singapore
The operational trials using the newly-installed Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) system are taking place during the last hour of..…
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27 Additional INNOVIA Metro 300 Trains for Kuala Lumpur
...announced that they will deliver an additional 27 BOMBARDIER INNOVIA Metro 300 trains for the Kelana Jaya Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line i…
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Thales to Equip Dubai Metro Red Line Extension
Thales has been selected to deliver the systems’ extension and upgrade of the Dubai Metro Red Line. The Red Line is one of the longest drive…
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China Set to Build More Maglev Rail Lines
Central China's Hunan province is preparing to build more middle-to-low speed maglev rail lines after the successful launch of the first dom…
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First Riyadh Metro Trainset Delivered On Schedule
The production of the Riyadh metro trainset is well on track and Alstom is set to meet its deadline and deliver all the metro trainsets by e…
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New Generation High-Speed Trains for China
...with China Railway Corp. (CRC) to supply 144 CRH1A-A new generation high-speed trains for China’s evolving high speed rail network.
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Changsha Welcomes Second Batch of Maglev Trains
Two new Maglev Trains are now in the final stages of debugging and are expected to arrive in central Changsha, China, as early as the end of…
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Siemens to Supply Signalling Systems for New Metro System in India
Siemens is to supply signalling technology for the first two metro lines of the Nagpur Metro Rail Project in India. The order, worth €40 mil…
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Siemens to Equip China's Nanjing Line with LTE Radio Technology
Siemens has received an order from the Nanjing Metro Corporation to equip a 52-kilometer line with the LTE Radio Technology for the Nanjing-…
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Alstom to Supply Citadis Trams for Kaohsiung Tramway Project
Alstom has been awarded a contract by China Steel Co. to supply 15 Citadis trams for Kaohsiung tramway project phase 2, which is expected to…
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First Freight Train from China Arrives in London
The first freight train travelling between China and the UK arrives today (18 January 2017) at DB Cargo UK’s London Eurohub terminal in Bark…
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Alstom Consortium Wins Metro System Contract in Vietnam
Alstom, as leader of a consortium with Colas Rail and Thales, today signed a contract with MRB to supply a metro system for Hanoi metro Line…
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Bombardier Delivers First INNOVIA Automated People Mover 300 to China
Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation is celebrating the delivery of the first BOMBARDIER INNOVIA automated people mover (APM) 30…
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North Section of Beijing Metro Line 16 Opens for Passenger Service
The North Section of Beijing Metro Line 16, MTR Corporation’s fourth metro project in Beijing, opened on 31 December 2016 for passenger serv…
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China to Increase the Length of High-Speed Railways in Operation
By 2020, China will increase the length of high-speed railways in operation to 30,000 kilometres, connecting more than 80 percent of its big…
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Driverless Bombardier Metro Train Enters Service in Kuala Lumpur
Hartasuma and partner Bombardier Transportation today announced the launch of the latest INNOVIA Metro 300 train in the Asia Pacific region.
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MTR South Island Line Opens for Passenger Service
With the departure of the first South Island Line Train from South Horizons Station for Admiralty Station this morning (28 December 2016), t…
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Bombardier’s First Rail Control Safety System Starts Operation in Kuala Lumpur
Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation has announced the start of operation of its first rail control safety system in Kuala Lumpu…
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First Train for Driverless Metro Unveiled in Taipei
Hitachi Rail Italy and Ansaldo STS yesterday presented at the new Taipei maintenance facility, the first new driverless metro train for the …
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Indian Cabinet Approves Pune Metro Rail Project
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the development of Pune Metro Rail Project Phase 1.
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South Korea: Sudokwon High-Speed Line Opens
The South Korea Sudokwon high-speed line – for which Alstom supplied the interlocking system as well as the associated engineering services …
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New Chinese Signalling Joint Venture Wins First Contract
Bombardier Transportation announced yesterday that its Bombardier and New United Group (NUG) Signalling Solutions Co. Ltd. (BNS) joint ventu…
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Alstom Delivers Ahead of Schedule the First Lucknow Metro Trainset
Alstom has delivered ahead of schedule the first Metropolis trainset to Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC). On 01 December, 2016, the met…