Asia Archives - Page 136 of 335 - International Railway Journal

Asia

June 29, 2020 | Asia

Indian Railways completes extensive repairs during Covid-19 disruption

INDIAN Railways has completed over 200 long-overdue maintenance projects across its network during the Covid-19 pandemic.

June 29, 2020 | High-speed

China opens Shangqiu - Hefei high-speed line

THE 309km Shangqiu - Hefei section of China’s Shangqiu - Hefei - Hangzhou (Shanghehang) high-speed railway opened on June 28. Full timetabled services are expected to commence in July.

June 29, 2020 | Metros

Changsha opens metro lines 3 and 5

CHANGSHA, China, opened the 36.4 km southwest-northeast Shantang - Guangsheng Line 3 and the first 22.5km phase of the north-south Line 5 between Shuiduhe and Maozhutang on June 28.

June 29, 2020 | High-speed

Mumbai - Ahmedabad high-speed project takes stock

India’s first high-speed project - a 508km new line linking Mumbai with Ahmedabad - faces major challenges to meet the December 2023 opening date.

June 26, 2020 | Fleet

CRRC successfully tests 600km/h maglev train

CHINA successfully completed low-speed dynamic testing of a 600km/h prototype maglev car developed by CRRC Sifang on a test track at Tongji University in Shanghai on June 21, a milestone for the project launched in June 2016.

June 25, 2020 | High-speed

Knorr-Bremse to support RZD to develop 400km/h trains

RUSSIAN Railways (RZD) has formed a strategic partnership with Knorr-Bremse and the Russian Engineering Centre for Rail Transport (ECRT) to develop the operator’s next-generation high-speed trains, which are planned to operate at speeds of up to 400km/h.

June 24, 2020 | Light Rail

Seoul West Line light-rail project approved

SEOUL has approved the 16.15km West Line light rail project, after the line passed preliminary feasibility tests carried out by the Public and Private Infrastructure Investment Management Centre at the Korea Development Institute.

June 23, 2020 | Rolling stock

Singapore to begin decommissioning first-generation metro trains

SINGAPORE’S Land Transport Authority (LTA) will begin the decommissioning of its first-generation metro trains from June 22, with the phase-out planned for completion in 2023.

June 23, 2020 | Metros

MTR awards Tung Chung design contract to Arup Atkins joint venture

HONG Kong’s Mass Transit Railway (MTR) has recruited a joint venture of British engineering firms Arup and Atkins in a design consultancy role for the planning of its new Tung Chung Line Extension (TCLE) project.

June 22, 2020 | Signalling

Indian Railways cancels $US 62.2m signalling contract with Chinese firm

THE Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCIL) has announced that it will terminate a Rs 4.7bn ($US 62.2m) signalling contract with the Beijing National Railway Research and Design Institute of Signal and Communication (RRDISC).

« Previous 1 … 134 135 136 137 138 … 335 Next »

Rail market intelligence to unlock your business potential.

Sign up for the IRJ Rail Brief Newsletter