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January 9, 2019 | News

Contract awarded for Manila MRT-3 rehabilitation

THE Philippines Department of Transport has selected a joint venture of Sumitomo Corporation and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) for a maintenance and rehabilitation project on Manila metro Line MRT-3.

January 8, 2019 | Metros

Jinan opens first metro line

THE first urban rail opening of 2019 took place on January 1, when Jinan, the capital of China’s eastern Shandong province, launched trial passenger operation on its first metro line.

January 7, 2019 | Main line

19 rail projects to watch in 2019

IRJ Pro market analyst Oscar Sinclair picks out the projects set to make the headlines in the year ahead

January 4, 2019 | Metros

Funding approved for Milan metro extension

THE Italian government has agreed to contribute €900m towards the cost of building an extension to Line 5 of the Milan metro, while Lombardy region will provide the remaining €350m.

January 3, 2019 | Fleet

Hyundai Rotem delivers first Ahmedabad metro train

THE first of 32 three-car trains, which Hyundai Rotem is building for the new two-line Ahmedabad metro, arrived in the Indian port of Mundra on December 29. The second train should arrive in late March or early April.

January 3, 2019 | Africa

Hyundai Rotem nets Cairo metro train contract

EGYPT’s National Authority for Tunnels has awarded Hyundai Rotem a Won 150.8bn ($US 130m) contract to supply 48 metro trains for Cairo Line 2.

January 2, 2019 | Metros

Delhi opens Pink Line extension

DELHI Metro Rail Corporation opened the final major section of the automated Pink Line on December 31, a 9.7km stretch from Lajpat Nagar to Mayur Vihar Pocket-1.

January 2, 2019 | Asia

Chinese cities open urban rail lines

CHINA marked the end of 2018 with a flurry of urban rail project openings in cities across the country.

December 24, 2018 | Metros

Construction begins on Suzhou - Shanghai inter-city metro line

CONSTRUCTION has begun on a new metro line in Suzhou which will connect the city’s urban rail network with the system in neighbouring Shanghai.

December 17, 2018 | Metros

Singapore LTA awards North East Line fleet modernisation contract

SINGAPORE’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) and SBS Transit have awarded CRRC Nanjing Puzhen a $S 116.7m ($US 84.8m) contract to upgrade the fleet of 25 Alstom C751A trains which operate on the North East Line (NEL).

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