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October 29, 2025 | Metros

Japanese to supply new Jakarta metro fleet

Sumitomo and Nippon Sharyo will build 48 metro cars for Phase 2A of the North-South Line.

May 22, 2025 | Metros

Japan to improve energy efficiency in Manila

Japan International Cooperation Agency has taken equity stake in operator of line LRT-1.

February 17, 2025 | Australia/NZ

Go-Ahead targets Australia and New Zealand

The British group is hoping to win passenger operating contracts.

November 21, 2024 | Commuter Rail

GTS Rail is new operator of London’s Elizabeth Line

Joint venture of Go-Ahead, Tokyo Metro and Sumitomo is preferred bidder for seven-year contract starting in May 2025.

February 9, 2024 | Metros

Ho Chi Minh City Line 1 edges towards July opening

All 17 metro trains will run continuously during seven days of trial operations.

November 1, 2023 | Metros

Funding agreements for Manila MRT-4 to be signed next year

The 15.6km elevated metro line will serve 11 stations.

October 5, 2022 | Metros

Work starts on Metro Manila Subway

First section expected to open in 2025.

June 14, 2022 | Metros

Ho Chi Minh City metro to open in 2023

Line 1 is now 91% complete in Vietnam’s second city.

October 31, 2019 | Fleet

Siemens sends Caltrans/Illinois coach to Canada for testing

THE third vehicle in a batch of 137 single-deck coaches which Sumitomo and Siemens are building for California and Illinois has arrived in Canada for cold-weather testing at the National Research Council.

July 17, 2019 | Commuter Rail

Manila North-South rolling stock contract signed

THE Philippines Department of Transportation (DOTr) signed a $US 230m contract with a joint venture of Sumitomo Corporation and Japan Transport Engineering Company (J-Trec) on July 16 for a fleet of 13 eight-car EMUs for the Manila North - South Commuter Railway (PNR Clark Phase 1).

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