Asia Pacific News

Latest news and developments from Asia Pacific region

• Contracts awarded for supply of hydrogen fuel cell buses in Zhangjiakou, China

  December 21, 2020
  Zhangjiakou Public Transport Group Company Limited has awarded four contracts for the supply of 140 hydrogen fuel cell buses.

• Auckland CRL track-laying and overhead-wiring contract awarded, New Zealand

  December 21, 2020
  Australia-based Martinus Rail has secured a contract for rail supply, track, and overhead wiring for the Auckland City Rail Link (CRL) project.

• Government of South Australia releases plan to reduce transport emissions, Australia [free access]

  December 17, 2020
  The state government of South Australia has launched a Climate Change Action Plan 2021–2025 to develop a net zero-emission economy by 2050.

• SBS Transit and RATP Dev to partner for rail operations in Singapore

  December 17, 2020
  SBS Transit Limited (SBS Transit), a multi-modal public transport operator in Singapore, has entered into a strategic partnership with France-based RATP Developpement S.A. (RATP Dev) to operate metro services in Singapore.

• Changwon BRT development plan finalised, South Korea

  December 17, 2020
  The city government of Changwon has finalised the development plan of a bus rapid transit (BRT) system.

• ADB to invest over USD1.7 billion in infrastructure projects in the Philippines

  December 17, 2020
  The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced plans to provide USD9.4 billion as sovereign lending to the Government of the Philippines from 2021–23 to revitalise the economy during the Covid-19 pandemic.

• KEC International secures contracts for urban rail systems in India

  December 17, 2020
  India-based KEC International has secured two contracts for urban rail projects in India.

• Tata Marcopolo JV to be dissolved

  December 17, 2020
  India-based Tata Motors has signed an agreement to purchase 49 per cent of the stake of Brazil-based Marcopolo in their joint venture, Tata Marcopolo Motors Limited (TMML).

• Dezhou Smart Rail Transit project approved, China

  December 15, 2020
  The Municipal Development and Reform Commission of Dezhou has approved the Dezhou Intelligent Rail Transit project in Shandong province.

• New energy buses deployed in Chongqing, China

  December 15, 2020
  Chongqing Public Transport has deployed over 1,000 hybrid-electric buses in Chongqing.

• Knorr-Bremse secures contracts for metro systems in China [free access]

  December 15, 2020
  Germany-based Knorr-Bremse AG has secured its largest multi-system order in China.

• VSL International to construct 16-km-long section of North–South Commuter Railway, Philippines

  December 15, 2020
  VSL International, a subsidiary of Bouygues Construction, has secured a contract to construct a 16-km-long section of the North–South Commuter Railway project, one of the largest infrastructure projects in the Philippines.

• New station confirmed for Sydney Metro West project, Australia

  December 14, 2020
  Transport for New South Wales (NSW) has confirmed the construction of a new metro station in the Pyrmont suburb of Sydney, as part of the Sydney Metro West project.

• Scania delivers hybrid buses in Victoria, Australia

  December 14, 2020
  Sweden-based Scania AB has delivered two hybrid buses to the Melbourne Metropolitan Contract bus operator, Ventura Bus Lines (Ventura).

• Siemens to supply rail systems for Bangalore Metro Reach 5, India

  December 14, 2020
  Germany-based Siemens Mobility Technologies has secured a contract from Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) to supply the automated train technology system, including communications-based train control (CBTC) and the complete telecommunication systems, for Reach 5 of Bangalore Metro Phase II.

• First electric bus service launched in Davao, Philippines

  December 14, 2020
  Aboitiz Group, in collaboration with Aboitiz Power unit Davao Light and Power Company, GET Philippines, and Spain-based QEV Technologies, and in cooperation with the government of Davao, has launched the first electric bus service in the city.

• Trial operations begin on Hanoi Metro Line 2A, Vietnam

  December 14, 2020
  Vietnam Railways Corporation has commenced a 20-day trial operation on Hanoi Metro Line 2A (Cat Linh- Ha Dong Metro).

• Opal digital card trial begins in NSW, Australia

  December 10, 2020
  Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW) is accepting registrations for the trial of the Opal digital card.

• Mitsubishi Corporation to supply rolling stock for rail projects in Myanmar

  December 10, 2020
  Japan-based Mitsubishi Corporation has signed two contracts with Myanmar’s state-run railway, Myanmar Railways, to supply a total of 41 six-car diesel-electric trains for the Yangon Circular Railway and Yangon–Mandalay Railway projects.

• ADB to fund Bangalore Metro expansion, India

  December 10, 2020
  The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved plans to provide a USD500 million loan for the construction of two new metro rail lines in Bengaluru.