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February 16, 2026 | Metros

Chinese metro expansion continues

Networks extended in Chongqing, Tianjin and Guangzhou as 33 billion journeys recorded across China in 2025.

March 10, 2025 | Metros

Chinese metro networks grow at pace

Over the last 20 years China has been a prolific builder of new metro networks. Hans-Ulrich Riedel, who has researched the topic extensively, gives IRJ readers exclusive access to some of the data he has compiled and summarises recent and future metro developments in some of the cities with the largest networks.

March 3, 2023 | Fleet

IRJ News in brief - Transit

Work begins on Auckland light rail line, CBTC improves punctuality of Copenhagen S-Bahn, and new LRV for Berne.

December 2, 2022 | High-speed

China begins construction of two more high-speed lines

Chongqing - Chengdu line expected to open in 2027 while Chongqing - X’ian line scheduled for 2028 completion.

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 3, 2021 | Metros

China opens 18 metro and two LRT lines in 11 cities

WUHAN is the 11th Chinese city to open new metro and light rail lines since December 26 continuing a Chinese tradition of opening new lines during the New Year period.

January 3, 2020 | Metros

Metro projects completed in 15 Chinese cities

DECEMBER has become the month when a large number of Chinese transit projects come to fruition, and December 2019 was no exception with the completion of metro projects in 15 cities.

January 2, 2019 | Asia

Chinese cities open urban rail lines

CHINA marked the end of 2018 with a flurry of urban rail project openings in cities across the country.

August 18, 2017 | Rolling stock

Bombardier JV wins Chinese metro car traction contract

NEW United Group (NUG), China, has awarded a Yuan 531m ($US 79.6m) contract to the Bombardier NUG Propulsion System Chinese joint venture to supply traction and control for 678 metro cars.

April 9, 2013 | Asia

AnsaldoBreda agrees Chinese partnership

ANSALDOBREDA and Chongqing Chuanyi Automation (SICC) have established a joint venture based in Chongqing, China, that will produce and develop electric traction systems, auxiliary services and train monitoring control systems for metro trains.

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