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January 2, 2020 | Asia

Final section of Songjiang light rail network opens

THE final 3.88km section of the Songjiang light rail network in China opened on December 30 2019, extending the network to 31km with 46 stations.

January 2, 2020 | Middle East

Tram service launched in downtown Doha

MSHEIREB Properties launched a 2km light rail network in the Msheireb district of downtown Doha on December 30, which is improving connectivity between key district locations as well as with Doha’s three metro lines at Central Msheireb metro station.

January 2, 2020 | High-speed

Renfe upgrades Euromed high-speed service

SPAIN’s national operator Renfe will introduce an improved high-speed service along the Mediterranean coast from Alicante via Valencia and Barcelona to the French border on January 13.

January 2, 2020 | News

Hohhot opens first metro line

THE Chinese city of Hohhot in Inner Mongolia celebrated the opening of Hohhot Rail Transit Line 1 on December 29, the city’s first metro line.

January 2, 2020 | Asia

Bombardier-CRRC JV nets Chinese HS contract

CHINA National Railway has awarded Bombardier Sifang Transportation (BST) a Yuan 2.97bn ($US 430m) contract to supply a further 10 16-car 350km/h CR400AF trains.

January 1, 2020 | Asia

China expands high-speed and overnight sleeper services

A new national timetable was introduced in China on December 30 2019 which increases the number of passenger trains by 263.5 per day to reach 4816.5 daily round trips.

December 31, 2019 | News

DB opens fibre optic network to third parties

GERMAN Rail (DB) has opened its fibre optic network, which parallels the 18,500km railway network, for use by third-parties.

December 31, 2019 | High-speed

Work starts on Chinese high-speed line

CONSTRUCTION has commenced on a new 109km high-speed line in China’s Hubei province, which will connect the Shanghai - Wuhan - Chengdu railway with the Zhengzhou - Chongqing line and provide a faster eastern connection from central China.

December 30, 2019 | Metros

Beijing Metro tops 699km making it world’s largest network

THE start of trial operation on two extensions to the Beijing Metro on December 28 has extended the network to 699.3km with 405 stations, making it the world’s largest metro network and pushing Shanghai metro into second place.

December 30, 2019 | Metros

First Pune metro train delivered

MAHARASHTRA Metro Rail Corporation (Maha Metro) has taken delivery of the first of 102 aluminium-bodied metro cars from Titagarh Firema for the first phase of the two-line metro network under construction in the Indian city of Pune.

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