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January 3, 2020 | Metros

Metro projects completed in 15 Chinese cities

DECEMBER has become the month when a large number of Chinese transit projects come to fruition, and December 2019 was no exception with the completion of metro projects in 15 cities.

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 | 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 | Freight

Commercial trials begin on Western DFC section

THE inaugural commercial trial run of an Indian Railways (IR) freight train on the 306km Rewari - Madar section of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) took place on December 27.

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.

December 30, 2019 | High-speed

China opens world’s first automated high-speed line

CHINA National Railway (CR) opened the 174km Beijing North – Zhangjiakou line on December 30, the world’s first automated high-speed railway, together with the 53km Chongli line serving venues for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

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