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April 5, 2019 | Fleet

RZD and Ural Locomotives to develop double-deck EMUs

RUSSIAN Railways (RZD) and Ural Locomotives, a joint venture of Sinara and Siemens, have signed an agreement to develop plans for the manufacture of double-deck EMUs to expand RZD’s regional passenger fleet.

April 2, 2019 | News

Work begins on new Indonesian rolling stock plant

A groundbreaking ceremony was held in Banyuwangi, Indonesia, on March 31 for state-owned rolling stock manufacturer PT Industri Kereta Api Indonesia’s (PT Inka) new plant where it will manufacture trains in partnership with Stadler.

March 29, 2019 | Signalling

Alstom awarded Mumbai and Pune metro CBTC contracts

ALSTOM has been awarded two contracts worth more than €90m to equip Mumbai Metro lines 2A, 2B and 7 and Pune Metro lines 1 and 2 with its Urbalis 400 CBTC solution.

March 28, 2019 | Asia

RZD and Kyrgyz Railways sign cooperation pact

KYRGYZ Railways (KTJ) and Russian Railways (RZD) have signed an agreement to cooperate on the development of the rail network in Kyrgyzstan.

March 28, 2019 | Metros

Tokyo Metro to invest Yen 490bn in 2019-2021

TOKYO Metro announced on March 26 that it will invest Yen 490bn ($US 4.4bn) in 2019-2021 to enhance service quality, safety and disaster countermeasures.

March 26, 2019 | Asia

Japan reopens tsunami-damaged line

PASSENGER services on the 55.4km Miyako - Kamaishi line in Japan’s Iwate prefecture were restored on March 23, eight years after the line was severely damaged by the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami.

March 25, 2019 | Light Rail

Tokyo light rail line to run on renewable energy

JAPAN’s Tokyu Corporation announced on March 25 that Setagaya Line in Tokyo will become the first urban rail line in Japan to run entirely on renewable energy.

March 25, 2019 | Metros

Indonesian president inaugurates Jakarta MRT

INDONESIA’s president Mr Joko Widodo officially inaugurated the first phase of the Jakarta MRT network on March 24.

March 22, 2019 | Metros

Seoul Metro to carry out Da Nong metro study

SEOUL Metro, the operator of metro lines 1-8 in the Korean capital, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the People's Committee of Vietnam on March 20 to build a metro network in Da Nang.

March 22, 2019 | Fleet

Rolls Royce to supply MTU engines to CRRC

ROLLS Royce Power Systems and Dongfang Electric International, China, have reached agreement on the supply of four MTU 12V 4000 R41 rail engines, which will be fitted to DMUs being built by CRRC for Sri Lanka Railways.

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