CHINA Railway Corporation (CRC) has begun testing piggyback wagons built by CRRC Qiqihar Rolling Stock as part of a joint initiative to evaluate the possibility of transporting of articulated lorries and semitrailers on the Chinese rail network.
SEOUL Metropolitan Infrastructure invites bids by November 23 for a fleet of 32 trains for operation on Line 9 of the Korean’s capital’s metro network.
KOREA Railroad Research Institute (KRRI) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Hyundai Rotem and Korail in Seoul on November 10 pledging to collaborate on a project to develop Korea’s first double-deck high-speed train.
MASS Rapid Transit of Thailand (MRTA) has confirmed that two consortiums have submitted bids for the public-private partnership (PPP) contracts for Bangkok’s Pink and Yellow line projects, both of which will be developed as monorails.
THE government of Indonesia has announced plans to build a second line to Soekarno-Hatta International Airport from Jakarta Kota station in West Jakarta, a hub of commuter services in the capital.
AZERBAIJAN Railways (ADY) announced on November 7 that it has completed the 8.3km line from Astara to the Iranian border on the western shore of the Caspian Sea.
CHINA Railway Corporation (CRC) announced on November 7 that China’s rail freight volume rose for a third successive month in October, to a 21-month high.
THE Management Authority for Urban Railways of Ho Chi Minh City (MAUR) is planning to hold a workshop on November 21-22 for contractors interested in bidding for packages to construct tunnels and stations on metro Line 2.
ALSTOM presented the first metro train for the Indian city of Lucknow to Mr Yasar Shah, Uttar Pradesh commercial taxes minister, in a ceremony at its plant in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh, on November 4.
SINGAPORE Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced on November 4 that it will launch a limited tender in the first quarter of next year for a contract to operate the Thomson East Coast Line (TEL), and - uniquely for a Singaporean rail project - the government will bear revenue risk on operations.
