Asia Pacific News

Latest news and developments from Asia Pacific region

• NSW launches Opal Card in Sydney

  June 14, 2013
  The New South Wales (NSW) state government has announced that the Opal Card trial has been launched on the City Circle line and Eastern Suburbs line between Central and Bondi Junction.

• Construction underway on new MRT lines in Bangkok

  June 13, 2013
  The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) has revealed plans to complete construction on all six Bangkok mass rapid transit (MRT) rail lines by 2019.

• Hitachi secures contract for Ho Chi Minh City metro Line 1

  June 12, 2013
  Ho Chi Minh City Management Authority for Urban Railways has signed a JPY37 billion contract with Japan-based electronics company Hitachi Limited to supply electrical and mechanical (E&M) equipment for Ho Chi Minh City metro Line 1.

• Bids received for key contracts for MRT-3 in Philippines

  June 11, 2013
  The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) of the Philippines has received bids for three key projects (capacity expansion, temporary maintenance and supply of magnetic tickets) for Manila Metro Rail Transit line 3 (MRT-3).

• Nanjing SR Puzhen Rail Transport to supply trains for Shenzhen metro

  June 11, 2013
  Nanjing SR Puzhen Rail Transport (NPRT), a joint venture company of China-based CSR Corporation Limited and Singapore-based Midas Holdings, has secured a contract worth CNY1.26 billion to supply 33 six-car train sets for the Shenzhen metro Line 3.

• Indian state of Karnataka to add 275 buses

  June 11, 2013
  The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has revealed plans to add 275 buses to its existing fleet by the end of 2013.

• Trial runs commence on Namma metro system in India

  June 11, 2013
  Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL), the developer of the Namma metro, has commenced trial runs on the 5.3-km Reach 3 (Peenya to Yeshwanthpur) covering four stations (Yeshwanthpur, Yeshwanthpur Industrial, Peenya and Peenya Industrial).

• San Miguel, Lamco appeal disqualification from integrated ticketing project in Philippines

  June 10, 2013
  The consortiums led by San Miguel Corporation (SMC) and Lamco Paper Products Company Inc. have appealed to the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) to reconsider their disqualification from the PHP1.72-billion single ticketing system for metro rail transit (MRT)-3 and the light-rail transit (LRT) Lines 1 and 2 on a public-private partnership (PPP) basis.

• SPV named for metro rail project in Chandigarh, India

  June 8, 2013
  The special purpose vehicle (SPV) for the Chandigarh metro rail project will be named as the Chandigarh Tricity Multi-Modal Transport Corporation (CTMTC) and will be formed as a company.

• North West Rail Link to have driverless system in Sydney

  June 7, 2013
  The New South Wales (NSW) state government has announced plans to procure driverless technology for the AUD8 billion North West Rail Link (NWRL) project in Sydney.

• Work begins on Kochi metro in India

  June 7, 2013
  The foundation stone of the INR51 billion Kochi metro rail project has been laid in the Indian state of Kerala.

• Vehicle tracking system to be installed in 3,500 buses in Andhra Pradesh, India

  June 7, 2013
  The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation, as part of its modernisation plan, will install global positioning system (GPS)-general packet radio service (GPRS) technology in 3,500 buses for its vehicle tracking system (VTS).

• Double-decker buses to operate soon in Wellington, New Zealand

  June 6, 2013
  Mana Coach Services and Newlands Coach Services, a bus transportation provider in Wellington, has introduced new double-decker buses to serve on the northern suburbs of Churton Park and Newlands.

• Nanjing SR Puzhen consortium to supply train cars for Nanjing Metro

  June 6, 2013
  Nanjing SR Puzhen Rail Transport (NPRT), a joint venture company of Singapore-based Midas Holdings, in a consortium with France-based Alstom Transport with its local joint venture (JV) Shanghai Alstom Transport Electrical Equipment Company Limited (SATEE), has secured a contract worth USD179 million to supply 29 trains for Phase I of Nanjing Metro Line 4.

• STM to install Quebecor Media’s digital shelters

  June 5, 2013
  Montreal's public transportation system operator, Societe de Transport de Montreal (STM), will install Montreal-based Quebecor Media’s new state-of-the-art digital shelters on its network.

• Government allocates funding for Canberra’s Capital Metro Project

  June 5, 2013
  The planned Capital Metro Project in Canberra has received AUD18.7 million in funding under the 2013-14 ACT budget.

• Mass production of CRH6 high-speed trains begins in China

  June 4, 2013
  China-based CSR Corporation Limited has started the mass production of the CRH6 model of the new generation, intercity high-speed trains in Guangdong province of China.

• Test runs completed on 311mph maglev bullet train in Japan

  June 4, 2013
  Test runs were successfully completed on Japan’s new generation "levitating" bullet trains of L0 Series, designed to travel at speeds of 500 km/hr (311 mph).

• Construction commences on Kaohsiung LRT system in Taiwan

  June 4, 2013
  The southern Taiwan port city of Kaohsiung has started construction on the circular light-rail line as part of its mass rapid transit system.

• NSW to start trial run on Opal electronic ticketing system in Sydney

  June 4, 2013
  The New South Wales (NSW) government will soon start the trial of its Opal electronic ticketing system on certain train routes in Sydney.