Asia Pacific News

Latest news and developments from Asia Pacific region

• HFCL secures contracts for Agra and Kanpur Metro projects, India

  March 17, 2021
  India-based HFCL has secured a contract from the Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Limited (UPMRCL) to design and supply telecommunication systems to be deployed on Agra Metro Corridor 1 and on Kanpur Metro (both corridors).

• Aemetis subsidiary to supply bio-diesel for buses in Andhra Pradesh, India

  March 17, 2021
  Universal Biofuels, a wholly owned subsidiary of US-based Aemetis, has secured a contract from the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) to supply around 800,000 gallons of bio-diesel per month for buses.

• JR East and JR West to partner for MaaS, Japan

  March 16, 2021
  The East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) have entered into a partnership for undertaking Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) initiatives in the country.

• NZD31 billion to be invested in ATAP, New Zealand [free access]

  March 16, 2021
  The Government of New Zealand and the Auckland Council have approved NZD31 billion investment in the Auckland Transport Alignment Project (ATAP) by 2031.

• King Long electric buses deployed in Shenyang and Suixi County, China

  March 15, 2021
  A fleet of 76 electric buses manufactured by King Long has been deployed in Shenyang.

• Construction of Melbourne Metro Tunnel’s eastern tunnel entrance completed, Australia

  March 15, 2021
  The works of the eastern tunnel entrance of the Melbourne Metro Tunnel project have been completed five months ahead of schedule.

• Contract awarded for the construction of Sydney Metro City & Southwest Barangaroo Station, Australia

  March 15, 2021
  Australia-based BESIX Watpac has secured a contract from Sydney Metro to develop Barangaroo Station of Sydney Metro City & Southwest Line.

• Government of Ningbo announces plans to expand rail network, China

  March 14, 2021
  The city government of Ningbo has announced the Fourteenth Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development of Ningbo City and the Outline of Long-Term Goals for 2035.

• NHSRCL signs MoU for Mumbai–Ahmedabad HSR; begins LiDAR survey for Mumbai–Nagpur HSR, India [free access]

  March 14, 2021
  The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Japan Railway Track Consultant Company Limited (JRTC) for carrying out the track works for a section of the Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail (HSR) corridor.

• Cashless ticketing system to be deployed on buses in Cebu, Philippines

  March 12, 2021
  The government of Cebu province has announced plans to deploy a cashless fare collection system on buses.

• Government of Delhi allocates funds for public transport in Budget 2021–22, India

  March 10, 2021
  The government of the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi has allocated INR88.62 billion for public transport schemes and programmes in its budget for FY2021–22.

• Contract awarded for Hurstbridge Line Duplication project, Australia

  March 10, 2021
  An alliance of ACCIONA, Coleman Rail, WSP, and Metro Trains Melbourne has secured a contract to upgrade the Hurstbridge Line Duplication project.

• State governments in India allocate funds for public transport in Budget 2021–22 [free access]

  March 9, 2021
  The state governments of Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Punjab have allocated INR25.18 billion, over INR16 billion, INR2.62 billion, over INR14 billion, and INR5.70 billion respectively for public transport projects.

• Guangzhou Metro and Shanghai Metro ticketing integrated, China

  March 8, 2021
  Passengers can use the Guangzhou Metro application (app) to generate quick-response (QR) codes to pay fare on metro networks in Guangzhou and Shanghai.

• Construction begins on Jinan Metro Line 4, China

  March 8, 2021
  The construction of Line 4 of Jinan Metro has commenced.

• Civil works contract awarded for Cross Island Line Phase 1, Singapore

  March 8, 2021
  Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded a contract to a joint venture of Taisei Corporation and China State Construction Engineering Corporation Limited Singapore Branch to execute the civil works of Phase 1 of Cross Island Line.

• Bombardier consortium to supply trains for Mumbai Metro Lines 4 and 4A, India

  March 5, 2021
  A consortium of Bombardier Transportation India Private Limited and Bombardier Transportation has secured a contract from the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) to supply 39 six-car trains (234 railcars) for Lines 4 and 4A of Mumbai Metro.

• Busways Group begins electric bus trial in NSW, Australia

  March 4, 2021
  Australia-based bus operator Busways Group has commenced a three-week-long trial of an electric bus in Coffs Harbour, a city in New South Wales (NSW).

• Government of Da Nang seeks investors for metro projects, Vietnam

  March 4, 2021
  The city government of Da Nang has announced plans to execute metro projects in the city using private investors.

• Fitbit launches Suica-enabled device in Japan

  March 4, 2021
  US-based Fitbit has launched Fitbit Charge 4, a Suica-enabled health and fitness tracker.