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March 21, 2019 | Metros

Hyderabad metro Blue Line reaches Hi-Tec City

THE penultimate section of the Hyderabad automated metro Blue Line (Corridor 3) was opened on March 20, adding 10km to the existing 46km network.

March 20, 2019 | Signalling

First section of London Underground SSL resignalling goes live

THE first section of the £1.6bn project to install Thales Sectrac ATO on London Underground’s Sub-Surface Lines (SSL) network went live at 14.00 on March 17 on the Hammersmith - Latimer Road section of the Hammersmith & City Line, which includes Hammersmith depot.

March 20, 2019 | Metros

Tianjin Metro releases tender for 41 trains

TIANJIN Metro has released two tenders for EMUs for operation on two extensions to the Tianjin metro: Line 4 southern section and Line 10 phase 1.

March 15, 2019 | Metros

Jakarta MRT begins public trials

JAKARTA began passenger trials of the 15.7km mass rapid transit (MRT) Phase 1 from Lebak Bulus in south Jakarta to Hotel Indonesia traffic circle in the city centre on March 12.

March 14, 2019 | Metros

Delhi opens metro Blue and Red line extensions

EXTENSIONS to the Delhi Metro Blue and Red lines began operating on March 9, adding 16km to the city’s network.

March 14, 2019 | Metros

Saft wins Chengdu Metro battery contract

CHINESE rolling stock manufacturer CRRC has awarded Saft, France, a multimillion euro, two-year contract to supply onboard battery systems for 130 new trains destined for Lines 5, 8 and 9 of the Chengdu Metro.

March 13, 2019 | Metros

First trains for Navi Mumbai metro delivered

CSR Zhuzhou, China, has delivered two three-car metro trains for Navi Mumbai Metro phase 1.

March 8, 2019 | Metros

Nagpur inaugurates first metro line

THE Indian city of Nagpur marked the opening of its first metro line on March 8, when the inaugural train on the 13.5km Sitabuldi - Khapri section of Line 1 was flagged off by Indian prime minister Mr Narendra Modi via a live video link.

March 8, 2019 | Asia

Lucknow metro Phase 1A completed

LUCKNOW celebrated the completion of the 22.9km Phase 1A of its metro network on March 8, when India’s prime minister, Mr Narendra Modi, flagged off the inaugural train on the 12.6km Charbagh - Munshipulia section of the Red Line via a live video link.

March 8, 2019 | Financial

MTR reports slight drop in revenue and profit

HONG Kong-based operator MTR Corporation recorded a 2.7% drop in revenue in 2018, down from $HK 55.4bn ($US 7bn) to $HK 53.9bn, resulting in a 4.3% decrease in profit from $HK 16.8bn to $HK 16.1bn. The decrease in overall revenue was mainly caused by a sharp fall in revenue from MTR’s mainland China property development business, which dropped from $HK 6.9bn to $HK 60m.

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