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April 14, 2020 | Fleet

Ural Locomotives unveils details of double-deck Swallow EMU

URAL Locomotives, a joint venture of Sinara Group and Siemens, has released details of its new double-deck Swallow regional EMU for Russian Railways (RZD).

April 9, 2020 | Infrastructure

Milin tunnel holed through on Sichuan-Tibet railway

THE 11.56km Milin tunnel has been holed through on the 435km Sichuan-Tibet railway which will connect Lhasa with Nyingchi in southeast Tibet.

April 9, 2020 | Policy

UIC/UITP call for rapid deployment of exception measures to maintain public transport

FOUR associations are calling on governments to take exceptional measures to maintain public transport services for essential workers during the coronavirus pandemic and to ensure their survival.

April 8, 2020 | High-speed

Test running starts on China’s Hefei - Huzhou HS line

CHINA National Railway started test running and debugging on the 311km high-speed line linking Hefei and Huzhou on April 7.

April 7, 2020 | Metros

Hong Kong approves Tung Chung Line metro extension project

THE Hong Kong government has given MTR the green light to carry out detailed planning and design for the Tung Chung Line metro extension project.

April 7, 2020 | Fleet

United Wagon wins two wagon orders in Azerbaijan

UNITED Wagon Company (UWC), Russia, has secured contracts from two Azerbaijani rail freight operators to supply 25-tonne axleload freight wagons of three types.

April 6, 2020 | High-speed

Hitachi unveils latest version of JR Central maglev test train

HITACHI has unveiled a more streamlined version of the series LO maglev test train which it is building for JR Central.

April 6, 2020 | Metros

Bangkok opens final section of Blue Line metro

MASS Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) opened the final section of the Blue Line metro from Tao Poon to Tha Phra on the western side of Bangkok on March 30.

April 3, 2020 | Infrastructure

Indonesian high-speed project progresses despite challenges

ACCORDING to a report by China National Railway (CR) on April 2, the construction of the 142.3km 350km/h line linking Jakarta with Bandung in Indonesia is making progress despite floods and interruptions due to the coronavirus pandemic.

April 3, 2020 | Infrastructure

Jica provides $US 374.5m loan for Myanmar upgrade

THE Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) has signed a Yen 40.6bn ($US 374.5m) loan agreement with the government of Myanmar for the Yangon - Mandalay Railway Improvement Project Phase I (III).

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