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December 28, 2018 | Asia

China adds 2254km to its rail network as nine new lines open

CHINA added 1372km to its high-speed network at the end of December with the opening of four new lines, bringing the country a step closer to completing its ambitious ‘Four Vertical and Four Horizontal’ high-speed system. Five conventional lines totalling 1182km also opened in the final week of December.

December 26, 2018 | Light Rail

Shanghai Songjiang Tramway opens

PUBLIC services began operating on the first phase of the Shanghai Songjiang Tramway network on December 26 with the start of operations on the section of Line T2 from Canghua Road to Zhongchen Road.

December 13, 2018 | High-speed

China Railway orders more CR400AF high-speed trains

CHINA Railway Corporation (CRC) has awarded Bombardier Sifang Transportation (BST) a Yuan 3.1bn ($US 453m) contract to supply 18 additional CR400AF Fuxing high-speed trains.

December 6, 2018 | High-speed

Third Chinese contract for Vossloh’s rail fastening division

VOSSLOH has been awarded a €20m contract to supply rail fastenings for the Weifang - Laixi high-speed line in northeast China, the third such contract for the German manufacturer in 2018.

November 20, 2018 | Freight

Traffic up at Russian - China border crossing

MORE than 2.5 million tonnes of freight has been transported through the Makhalino - Hunchun border crossing between China and Russia since the beginning of 2018, surpassing the total amount transported in 2017 with a month and a half remaining in the year.

November 19, 2018 | Metros

Guangzhou begins construction on six metro lines

WORK on six new metro lines and extensions in Guangzhou, southeast China, was officially launched on November 19 with a ceremony at University South Station on Line 12.

November 19, 2018 | Track

Vossloh awarded second China HS fastenings contract

VOSSLOH has been awarded a €35m contract to deliver track fastenings for a section of the planned Ganzhou - Shenzhen high-speed line in southeast China.

November 6, 2018 | Signalling

Siemens Mobility to supply CBTC for Chinese Metro projects

SIEMENS Mobility has been awarded contracts to supply its Trainguard MT CBTC solution for Suzhou metro Line 5 and Nanjing metro Line 7 in eastern China. Both lines are due to be commissioned in 2021.

October 30, 2018 | Metros

Urumqi opens first metro line

TRIAL passenger operation began on October 25 on the first metro line in Urumqi, the capital of China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

October 29, 2018 | Freight

Proposed Aspire Mining coal line clears financing hurdle

NORTHERN Railways, Mongolia, an infrastructure manager owned by a consortium of Aspire Mining (80%), and subsidiaries of China Railway Construction Corporation, announced on October 29 that it has received a Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) for a 238.6km planned freight line between Ovoot and Arts Suuri on the Russian-Mongolian boarder.

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