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August 7, 2019 | Main line

Jakarta - Surabaya line closer to reality

THE Indonesian government is reportedly due to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) later this year with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica), which will allow construction on the Jakarta - Surabaya line to begin.

August 7, 2019 | Financial

VTB Bank acquires majority stake in Rustranscom

VTB Bank, Russia, has reached an agreement with the shareholders of Russian freight operator Rustranscom (RTC) to acquire a 50% plus one share stake in RTC Group.

August 6, 2019 | Main line

Malaysian construction companies pre-qualify for East Coast Rail Link

MALAYSIA’s East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project authority Malaysia Rail Link (MRL) has shortlisted 331 construction companies, or 25.1% of the country’s 1321 registered construction firms, as eligible to submit bids for the project’s civil works packages following a pre-qualification exercise.

August 6, 2019 | Freight

Thailand - Laos freight service launched

STATE Railway of Thailand (SRT) launched a cross-border freight service between Thailand and Laos on August 1, operating across the Thai - Lao Friendship Bridge between Nong Khai station and Tha Na Laeng station.

August 1, 2019 | Metros

Trial passenger operation begins on Bangkok Blue Line extension

THAILAND’s transport minister, Mr Saksayam Chidchob, officially launched trial passenger operation on the 5.4km extension of the Bangkok MRT Blue Line from Hua Lamphong to Tha Phra on July 29.

July 30, 2019 | Infrastructure

Kazakhstan and Alstom sign digital signalling MoU

ALSTOM and Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the development of digital technologies for railway signalling in Kazakhstan.

July 30, 2019 | Metros

Maharashtra approves Mumbai metro expansion

THE cabinet of the Indian state of Maharashtra has approved three extensions of the Mumbai metro, which will add 50km to the network at a cost of Rs 240bn ($US 3.5bn).

July 26, 2019 | Freight

Russian Railways launches Korea - Europe freight service

RUSSIAN Railways (RZD) and Russian transport group Fesco have launched a freight service operating from Korea to Europe via the Trans-Siberian Landbridge.

July 26, 2019 | Asia

Construction resumes on Malaysia’s East Coast Rail Link

MALAYSIA’s transport minister Mr Anthony Loke attended a ceremony in the at Dungun in the state of Terengganu on July 25 to officially restart construction of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL).

July 25, 2019 | Metros

Singapore launches Circle Line Stage 6 tunnelling

SINGAPORE’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) has launched a Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) at Keppel station to begin the first stage of tunnelling for the Circle Line Stage 6 (CCL6), which will complete the Circle Line (CCL) loop by connecting the current terminus stations at Harbour Front and Marina Bay.

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