The Sube contactless smart card was due to be introduced last month on all commuter rail, metro and bus routes in the metropolitan area.
Plans to invest $US 2.33bn in 167 new metro trains are likely to be abandoned because the abolition of the city's car ownership tax has caused a funding shortfall.
Hyundai Rotem has awarded Thales a contract to supply communications-based train control (CBTC) on the 12km extension of the Sin Bundang metro line from Jeongia to Gwanggyo.
CSR has been awarded a contract to supply 23 five-car trains for Metro Line 2.
KiwiRail is increasing capacity on the North Island between Auckland, Hamilton and Tauranga, the country's second busiest container port.
THE Japan International Cooperation Agency has signed a Yen 18bn ($US 223m) loan agreement with the Uzbek government to fund the electrification of the 325km line from Karshi to Baysun and Termez in the south of the country.
THE first of 28 Kiss double-deck emus for Swiss operator BLS was unveiled today in Erlen by Mr Peter Spuhler owner of Stadler and Mr Bernard Guillelmon, CEO of BLS. The first train is due to enter service on the Bern S-Bahn in December and delivery of the SFr 494m ($US 552m) contract will be completed in late 2014.
