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January 27, 2021 | Asia

Indonesia to continue with Jakarta - Bandung extension plans

THE Indonesian government has announced that it will move ahead with plans to extend the Chinese-backed 142.3km Jakarta - Bandung high-speed line to Surabaya, despite failing to obtain Japanese support for the project.

January 25, 2021 | Metros

Shanghai Metro inaugurates Line 15

SHANGHAI Metro opened its 42.3km, 30 station Line 15 on January 23.

January 21, 2021 | Asia

China to fund Philippines’ $US 940m Subic - Clark railway

THE Chinese government has signed a contract with the government of the Philippines to fund the construction of the $US 940m, 71km single-track Subic - Clark freight line, with loan negotiations expected to begin shortly.

January 20, 2021 | Asia

Chongqing Metro extends two lines

CHONGQING Metro, China, opened two new sections of Line 5 and the Loop Line on January 20, adding 25.2km to its network.

January 19, 2021 | Fleet

China Railways awards high-speed maintenance contract to Bombardier JV

CHINA National Railways (CR) has awarded the Bombardier Sifang (Qingdao) Transportation (BST) joint venture a contract to maintain 32 high-speed trains, consisting of 280 cars.

January 18, 2021 | Financial

China Railways to scale back network expansion in 2021

CHINA National Railways (CR) has announced that it will focus on increasing efficiency and revenue across its network in 2021 rather than network expansion, marking a change of course for the state-owned railway.

January 18, 2021 | Fleet

China unveils second prototype 620km/h maglev train

CHINA unveiled a prototype maglev car with a design speed of 620km/h in Chengdu, the capital of the southwestern Sichuan province, on January 13, along with a 165m-long test track.

January 15, 2021 | Passenger

21 rail projects to watch in 2021

Oliver Cuenca profiles 21 rail projects to watch out for in the next 12 months.

January 15, 2021 | Fleet

In-Brief - Fleet: SNCF orders double-deck EMUs; Guinea locomotives delivered; Qingyuan maglev train complete

FRANCE: French National Railways (SNCF) has ordered an additional three class Z 57000 Omneo Régio 2N double-deck EMUs from Bombardier for use on lines D and R from Gare du Lyon, expanding the fleet serving the line to 72 sets.

January 13, 2021 | High-speed

China approves new 342km HSL; trial operation on two lines underway

CHINA’s National Development and Reform Commission has approved the construction of a new Yuan 57.24bn ($US 8.86bn) east-west high-speed line connecting Xiong’an New Area, Hebei, and Xinzhou, Shangxi.

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