THE Chinese city of Zhengzhou celebrated the opening of its first metro line on December 26, the 26.3km east-west Line 1 from Xiliuhu to City Sports Centre.
BEIJING's metro network reached 465km on December 28 with the start of public services on two new sections of Line 8, which links the city centre with the northern suburbs.
A ground breaking ceremony was held in Shenzhen last week to mark the start of construction of MTR Corporation's first "rail-plus-property" project in mainland China.
MITSUBISHI Electric, Japan, has launched a 1.5kV dc traction inverter system which incorporates what it claims to be the world's first all-silicon carbide (SiC) power modules made with SiC transistors and SiC diodes.
SINGAPORE's Prime Minister Mr Lee Hsein Loong inaugurated the initial 4.3km section of the city's Downtown Line on December 21.
MTR, Hong Kong, has selected Alstom in a €41m contract to build, install, test, and commission 11km of double track, which includes a depot and sidings, as well as 25kV ac overhead electrification for the Shatin-Central Link project in Hong Kong.
THE 1.4km western extension of Athens metro Line 3 from Egaleo to Aghia Marina was officially opened on December 13 by Greece's deputy minister of infrastructure, transport, and networks Mr Michalis Papadopolous.
SANTIAGO Metro has awarded a joint venture of Arcadis and WorleyParsons a contract to provide engineering consulting services for station design on Line 3 of the Santiago Metro, a new 22.1km link between the northern district of Huechuraba and the city centre.
LYON transport authority Sytral celebrated the completion of the second metro tunnel under the river Rhône on December 11 with the inauguration of the southern extension of Line B from Stade de Gerland to Oullins mainline station in the district of La Saulaie.
BRUSSELS transport authority Stib has awarded Alcatel-Lucent a contract to supply a fibre-optic broadband communications network as part of the preparations for the automation of the city's metro system.
