Asia Pacific News

Latest news and developments from Asia Pacific region

• Trials of Chinese digital yuan begin on trams in Shenzhen

  August 11, 2021
  The Longhua District Industry and Information Technology Bureau, in partnership with the Agricultural Bank of China Shenzhen Branch and Shenzhen Hyundai Tram Company Limited, has launched a trial to enable passengers to pay fare on trams in Longhua New District, Shenzhen.

• Contract awarded to provide support services for Surat Metro, India [free access]

  August 11, 2021
  A joint venture of SYSTRA Group, EGIS Rail SA, and AECOM Asia Company Limited has secured a contract from Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation Limited (GMRCL) to provide support services for the Surat Metro project.

• Bank cards to be deployed on Bangkok suburban rail Red Line, Thailand

  August 11, 2021
  The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has announced plans to deploy the EMV (Europay, Mastercard and Visa) fare payments system on Red Line, a suburban rail line in Bangkok, by end-2021.

• Construction of two tunnels of Jakarta–Bandung HSR completed, Indonesia

  August 11, 2021
  The construction of the eighth and tenth tunnels of a high-speed rail (HSR) line connecting Jakarta with Bandung has been completed.

• Construction of Honam HSR Phase 2 begins, South Korea

  August 7, 2021
  Korea National Railway (KNR) has commenced construction of the second phase of the Honam high-speed rail (HSR) line.

• Tata Motors delivers Starbus electric buses to BEST, India

  August 7, 2021
  Tata Motors has delivered 35 Starbus electric buses to Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST), the bus operator in Mumbai.

• KNR begins preliminary feasibility study for Manila LRT-2 extension, Philippines

  August 6, 2021
  Korea National Railway (KNR) has started the preliminary feasibility study to extend Line 2 of the Manila Light Rail Transit (LRT) network.

• Delhi Metro Pink Line fully operational, India

  August 6, 2021
  Passenger services have commenced on a 0.29-km-long section of Pink Line of Delhi Metro, marking the completion of the 59-km-long line.

• BLK Auto and Express Coach Builders to manufacture clean buses in Australia

  August 6, 2021
  Australia-based BLK Auto and Express Coach Builders have entered into an agreement to manufacture battery-electric and hydrogen fuel-cell buses in Australia.

• Electric buses to be procured in Harbin, China

  August 4, 2021
  Harbin Transportation Group Public Transportation Company Limited, the bus operator in Harbin, has invited bids to procure 863 electric buses.

• Trial operations begin on Bangkok suburban rail Red Line, Thailand

  August 4, 2021
  The trial operations of Red Line, a suburban rail line in Bangkok, have commenced. The trials will conclude in November 2021.

• GreenCell Mobility to launch B2C eMaaS platform in India

  August 4, 2021
  India-based GreenCell Mobility has announced plans to launch a business-to-consumer (B2C) electric mobility-as-a-service (eMaaS) platform in India.

• G R Infraprojects secures contract for Bangalore Metro Phase 2, India

  August 4, 2021
  India-based G R Infraprojects Limited has secured a contract from Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) to construct a 7.50-km-long section of Reach-6 of the Bangalore Metro network.

• EIB gives consent to loan disbursal for Agra Metro project, India

  August 2, 2021
  The European Investment Bank (EIB) has given its consent to disburse a loan for the Agra Metro project.

• Services to start on Delhi Metro’s Grey Line and Pink Line extensions, India

  August 2, 2021
  Delhi Metro’s Grey Line extension from Najafgarh to Dhansa Bus Stand and the Pink Line’s Trilokpuri section between Mayur Vihar Pocket 1 and Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake stations will be jointly inaugurated on August 6, 2021.

• Approval of resource consents granted to electrify rail lines in Auckland, New Zealand

  August 2, 2021
  KiwiRail, the rail operator in New Zealand, has obtained independent panel approval of the resource consents for the main works for its electrification project in South Auckland.

• Busways to operate buses in Sydney, Australia

  July 31, 2021
  Australia-based Busways has secured a contract to operate buses under the Greater Sydney Bus Contract 7.

• Bids received for Klang Valley MRT-3, Malaysia

  July 29, 2021
  Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) has received over 40 requests for information (RfIs) for the Line 3 (MRT-3) project of the Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) network.

• MRT Corp. to use PFI to finance Urban HSR (MRT) Line 3, Malaysia

  July 29, 2021
  MRT Corp. has announced plans to use private finance initiatives (PFIs) to finance the development of the Urban High-Speed ​​Rail (HSR) MRT Line 3.

• Dhaka’s metro rail expected to start operations by December 2022, Bangladesh

  July 29, 2021
  Dhaka Mass Transit Company Ltd. has announced that Dhaka’s metro rail is expected to be completed by December 2022.