Asia Pacific News

Latest news and developments from Asia Pacific region

• TransJakarta plans to deploy 10,000 electric buses by 2030, Indonesia

  January 4, 2021
  Jakarta-owned bus operator TransJakarta plans to deploy 10,000 electric buses by 2030.

• Olectra Greentech subsidiary secures electric bus contract for PMPML, India

  December 30, 2020
  Evey Trans Private Limited (ETPL), a wholly owned subsidiary of India-based Olectra Greentech, has secured contracts to supply 150 electric buses to Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal (PMPML).

• Track-laying works begin on Changsha Metro Line 6 and Zhengzhou Rail Transit Line 10, China

  December 29, 2020
  Track-laying works have commenced on the Line 6 of Changsha Metro network and on the Line 10 of Zhengzhou Rail Transit network.

• Passenger services begin on multiple urban rail lines in China

  December 28, 2020
  Passenger services have commenced on multiple metro lines in Nanchang, Ningbo, Qingdao, Taiyuan, Xi’an, and Zhengzhou.

• First driverless metro train deployed on Delhi Metro; NCMC deployed on Delhi Metro Airport Express Line, India [free access]

  December 28, 2020
  The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has deployed a fleet of five driverless trains on Magenta Line of Delhi Metro, making it the first driverless metro trains in India.

• Light rail approved for Thane, India

  December 28, 2020
  The Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) has approved plans to develop a 29-km-long light rail network in Thane, a city near Mumbai.

• Government of Japan to provide financial assistance to JR Hokkaido and JR Shikoku

  December 26, 2020
  Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) has announced plans to provide financial assistance to JR Hokkaido and JR Shikoku to cover deficits resulting from operations on unprofitable routes and decline in revenue caused by the outbreak of the novel coronavirus.

• CRRC Electric delivers 11 electric buses in South Korea

  December 25, 2020
  China-based CRRC Electric Vehicle Company Limited (CRRC Electric) has delivered a fleet of 11 electric buses in South Korea.

• Nankai Electric Railway to collaborate with SBMC, Visa Japan, and QUADRAC for contactless payment trial, Japan

  December 25, 2020
  Nankai Electric Railway Company Limited will collaborate with Visa Worldwide Japan Company Limited (Visa Japan), Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SBMC), and QUADRAC Company Limited to conduct a contactless payment trial.

• Hydrogen bus contract awarded in Maanshan; BYD delivers electric buses in Shaoguan, China

  December 24, 2020
  Geely Sichuan Commercial Vehicle Company Limited has secured a contract from Maanshan Public Transport Group to supply 14 hydrogen fuel-cell buses in Maanshan, a city in the Anhui province.

• Passenger operations begin on Bangkok Gold Line and BTS SkyTrain Green Line extension, Thailand

  December 24, 2020
  Passenger operations have commenced on Phase I of Gold line, an Automatic People Mover (APM) line in Bangkok.

• Canberra Light Rail project secures green funding, Australia

  December 24, 2020
  Canberra Metro, in partnership with the government of Australian Capital Territory (ACT), has secured a green loan for the first stage of the Canberra Light Rail project.

• Contactless smart ticketing trial launched in Gold Coast, Australia

  December 24, 2020
  Cubic Transportation Systems has launched the trial operations for contactless smart ticketing technology across the Gold Coast Light Rail network in Queensland.

• Government of Hong Kong approves Northern Link project

  December 23, 2020
  The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has granted permission to MTR Corporation to proceed with the detailed planning and design works of the Northern Link project.

• TST’s signalling system secures China Urban Rail Certification

  December 23, 2020
  Thales SEC Transport (TST), a joint venture of Thales and Shanghai Electric Group, has secured China Urban Rail certification for its signalling system.

• Yutong invests USD200 million in WeRide, China

  December 23, 2020
  Yutong has invested USD200 million in WeRide, a China-based developer of autonomous vehicles (AVs).

• CRCC subsidiaries secure contract for Bangkok–Nong Khai HSR, Thailand

  December 23, 2020
  China Railway 11 Bureau Group and China Railway 23 Bureau Group, two subsidiaries of CRCC, have secured a contract to construct a 39.79-km-long section of the Bangkok–Nong Khai high speed rail (HSR) line.

• Contract awarded for upgrading stations of Sydney Metro City & Southwest, Australia

  December 23, 2020
  A joint venture (JV) of Australia-based Haslin Constructions and Stephen Edwards Constructions has secured a contract to upgrade select stations of T3 Bankstown Line between Sydenham and Bankstown to metro rail standards under the Sydney Metro City & Southwest project.

• Yutong delivers 477 electric buses in Inner Mongolia; CRRC delivers 1,063 new energy buses in Chongqing, China

  December 22, 2020
  Zhenzhou Yutong Bus Company Limited (Yutong) has delivered 477 electric buses to Ulanqab City Bus Company to replace the existing bus fleet in Ulanqab, a city in Inner Mongolia.

• Passenger operations begin on multiple lines of Chengdu Metro and on Ningbo Rail Transit Line 4, China

  December 21, 2020
  Chengdu Rail Transit Group has commenced passenger operations on Lines 6, 8, 9, 17, and a section of Line 18.