Asia Pacific News

Latest news and developments from Asia Pacific region

• Construction of Auckland Light Rail delayed till 2024, New Zealand

  September 7, 2021
  The Government of Auckland has delayed the construction of the Auckland Light Rail project till 2024.

• Bids received for construction work of Chennai Metro Line 5, India

  September 7, 2021
  Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) has received bids for three construction contracts for Chennai Metro Phase 2, Line 5.

• Hytera to provide communication solutions for Shenzhen Metro Line 12, China

  September 6, 2021
  China-based Hytera has secured a USD30 million contract to supply communication solutions for Shenzhen Metro Line 12.

• Contract awarded to modernise communications system of rail lines in Singapore

  September 3, 2021
  A consortium of ST Engineering and Siemens Mobility has secured a contract to modernise the communications system deployed on three rail lines in Singapore.

• Contract awarded for Karachi BRT Yellow Line, Pakistan

  September 3, 2021
  A joint venture (JV) of Lebanon-based Dar Al-Handasah and National Engineering Services Pakistan (NESPAK) has secured a contract from the government of Sindh province to provide consultancy services for the Yellow Line corridor of the Karachi bus rapid transit (BRT) system.

• Bids invited for Hefei Rail Transit Line 2 extension; trial operation begins on Line 4, China

  September 1, 2021
  Hefei Rail Transit Group Company Limited has invited bids to conduct a feasibility study and survey to develop the extension of Line 2 of the Hefei Rail Transit network.

• THSRC to issue green bonds, Taiwan

  September 1, 2021
  Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation (THSRC) has announced plans to raise USD35.95 million (TWD1 billion) through the issue of green bonds.

• L&T to divest from Hyderabad Metro; GMR to fund project expansion, India

  September 1, 2021
  India-based L&T has announced plans to divest its stake in Hyderabad Metro, the world’s largest metro project to be executed on the public-private partnership (PPP) mode.

• Guangzhou to develop six self-driving bus lines and deploy 50 autonomous vehicles, China [free access]

  September 1, 2021
  The Municipal Government of Guangzhou has approved a plan to develop six self-driving bus lines and to deploy 50 self-driving vehicles (autonomous vehicles).

• Construction work begins on Shanghai Metro Line 17 western extension, China

  August 31, 2021
  Construction work has begun on the Shanghai Metro Line 17 western extension.

• Project management consultancy contract awarded for Mindanao Railway Project, Philippines

  August 31, 2021
  A consortium of China Railway Design Corporation and Guangzhou Wanan Construction Supervision has secured a USD61.4 million project management consultancy contract from the Philippines’ Department of Transportation (DOTr) for the first phase of the Mindanao Railway Project, an inter-city rail system in Mindanao.

• Passenger services commence on Namma Metro’s Purple Line extension, India

  August 30, 2021
  Passenger services have commenced across six new stations of Namma Metro’s Purple Line in Bangalore, India.

• Trials of Dhaka MRT-6 begin, Bangladesh

  August 30, 2021
  Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) has commenced trials on a section of Line 6 of the Dhaka Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) network, the first metro line in Bangladesh.

• Thailand’s Ministry of Transport to procure electric railcars

  August 29, 2021
  Thailand’s Ministry of Transport has announced plans to deploy battery-powered electric railcars by 2023.

• Operator appointed for Auckland Rail; BYD-ADL deliver first extra-large electric bus, New Zealand

  August 28, 2021
  Auckland One Rail (AOR), a joint venture of ComfortDelGro Transit Pte Ltd (CDGT) and UGL Rail, has secured a contract from Auckland Transport (AT) to provide operations and maintenance (O&M) services for the rail network in Auckland.

• Singapore MRT Thomson–East Coast Line Stage 2 opens

  August 28, 2021
  Passenger services have commenced on Stage 2 of Thomson–East Coast Line, a mass rapid transit (MRT) line in Singapore.

• KKR to acquire Ritchies Transport, New Zealand

  August 26, 2021
  US-based global investment firm KKR has entered into definitive agreements to acquire Ritchies Transport, a New Zealand-based transport operator.

• Electric bus fleet to be expanded in NSW and Queensland, Australia

  August 26, 2021
  Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW) has invited feedback on the statewide strategy to deploy only zero-emission buses (including electric buses) in the state by 2030.

• Preferred proponent announced for Midland Station project, Australia

  August 25, 2021
  The Midland Junction Alliance (comprising McConnell Dowell Constructors, Georgiou Group, Arcadis Australia, and BG&E) has been selected as the preferred proponent to execute the Midland Station project in Perth, one of the largest cities in Australia.

• Electric bus fleet expanded in Singapore

  August 25, 2021
  A fleet of 20 electric buses supplied by ST Engineering Mobility Services (STEMoS) has been deployed in Singapore.