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September 11, 2019 | Asia

China approves Chongqing - Kunming high-speed line

CHINA’s top economic planning authority, the National Development and Reform Commission, has approved construction of a 699km high-speed line linking Chongqing and Kunming.

September 11, 2019 | High-speed

Taiwan proposes high-speed extension

PROPOSALS to extend the 349km Taipei - Kaohsiung high-speed line from its southern terminus across the Gaoping River to serve Pingtung County were unveiled by Taiwan’s premier, Mr Su Tseng-chang, on September 10.

September 10, 2019 | Metros

Station contracts for Singapore’s Jurong Region Line awarded

SINGAPORE’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded two contracts for the construction of five stations on the new Jurong Region Line (JRL), including associated viaducts.

September 9, 2019 | Rolling stock

Transmashholding displays RA-3 DMU at Shcherbinka

TRANSMASHHOLDING (TMH) displayed the new RA-3 DMU at the Pro.Motion.Expo in Shcherbinka, Russia, at the end of August. The prototype was completed in February, and has recently received regulatory approval.

September 6, 2019 | Freight

Strong growth in China - Kazakhstan - Europe rail traffic

KAZAKHSTAN Railways (KTZ) reports strong growth this year in container traffic on the China - Kazakhstan - Europe rail corridor.

September 5, 2019 | Metros

Kochi opens new metro extension

A 5.5km extension to the Kochi metro in India opened on September 4 extending the city’s initial line to 25.5km.

September 4, 2019 | Freight

RZD demonstrates electronic freight processing system

RUSSIAN Railways (RZD) demonstrated a new electronic system for processing foreign freight at Vladivostok Commercial Sea Port during the 5th Eastern Economic Forum on September 4.

September 4, 2019 | Fleet

First driverless train for Shanghai metro Line 14 rolls out

THE first of 49 driverless metro trains for the new Line 14 of the Shanghai metro rolled off CRRC Nanjing Puzhen’s production line on September 4.

September 2, 2019 | News

Kazakhstan adopts Tetra over ETCS for 300km line

KAZAKHSTAN Railways (KTZ) has certified the successful integration of Teltronic’s Nebula Tetra solution with Bombardier’s ETCS application on the 300km Zhetygen - Altynkol line.

September 2, 2019 | Policy

Unife urges Europe to deliver level playing field with Chinese suppliers

THE European Rail Industry Supply Association (Unife) is urging European institutions to deliver the legislative and legal changes necessary to ensure a level playing field between the European and Chinese rail supply industry in light of the confirmation of the sale of Vossloh Locomotives to CRRC last week.

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