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October 8, 2019 | Metros

Delhi Metro opens first section of Grey Line

THE initial 4.2km section of the Delhi Metro Grey Line (Line 9) from Dwarka, an interchange with the Blue Line, west to Najafgarh opened on October 4.

October 7, 2019 | Asia

Thai government sets deadline to sign 220km/h line deal

THE Thai government has set a deadline of October 15 for agro-industrial conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Group (CP) to sign an investment agreement for a new 220km/h railway between three of the country’s most important airports.

October 7, 2019 | Fleet

Indian Railways to procure 60 new trains

INDIAN Railways is set to offer global tenders to acquire 60 160km/h EMUs at an estimated cost of Rs 380bn ($US 5.3bn) for use on main line services.

October 4, 2019 | Asia

China to build high-speed maglev test line

CHINA plans to start construction next year of a 200km maglev line in Hubei province to test operation of a prototype maglev train at speeds in excess of 600km/h.

October 4, 2019 | Freight

China opens 1813km heavy-haul railway

CHINA's 1813.5km Haoji Railway - a north-south heavy-haul coal line - was officially opened on September 28.

October 3, 2019 | News

Indian Railways plans privatisation of passenger trains

INDIAN Railways (IR) has announced to plans to invite private and international operators to bid to operate passenger trains on a lease basis on 25 selected routes covering distances from 500 to 700km.

October 2, 2019 | Freight

Russian motor city to extend freight railway

RUSSIAN Railways (RZD) and the government of the Samara region in central Russia have agreed a public-private partnership (PPP) to construct a new freight railway that will extend the Kuibyshev Railway from the existing terminus at Togliatti station to the Togliatti Special Economic Zone.

October 1, 2019 | Metros

New metro lines open across China

CHINA has celebrated a flurry of new line openings in the past few days coinciding with the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China on October 1.

September 30, 2019 | Asia

Seoul Gimpo Gold Line automated light metro opens

THE 23.67km Gimpo Gold Line automated light metro opened on September 28 running northwest from Gimpo International Airport in western Seoul via Gimpo City Hall to Yangchon.

September 27, 2019 | Asia

Hitachi ships first Bangkok Red Line trains

THE first two trains for Bangkok’s suburban rail Red Line have left Hitachi’s Kasado facility in Japan on the first leg of their journey to the Thai capital.

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