Asia Pacific News

Latest news and developments from Asia Pacific region

• Adelaide Metro deploys first batch of hybrid buses, Australia

  January 18, 2021
  Adelaide Metro has deployed two diesel electric hybrid buses on O-Bahn Busway, a guided busway that is part of the bus rapid transit (BRT) system in Adelaide, South Australia.

• Foton Bus Australia and TrueGreen to partner for hydrogen buses in Australia

  January 18, 2021
  Foton Bus Australia, a subsidiary of China-based Foton Group, and TrueGreen Mobility Group have formed a joint venture (JV) called Foton Mobility Private Limited to manufacture hydrogen buses in New South Wales (NSW).

• Wuhan to deploy self-driving bus; takes delivery of 100 electric buses, China

  January 18, 2021
  Chunsun, a self-driving bus, will soon commence passenger operations in the Smart Eco City of Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province.

• EV charging station installed in Mangaluru, India

  January 18, 2021
  Britain-based MG Motor, in collaboration with India-based Tata Power, has installed the first 60 kW superfast electric vehicle (EV) charging station in Mangaluru, a city in the Indian state of Karnataka.

• Lowest bidder announced to supply rolling stock for Mumbai Metro Line 4, India

  January 18, 2021
  Canada-based Bombardier Transportation has emerged as the lowest bidder to supply 234 standard gauge coaches for Mumbai Metro Lines 4 and 4A of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA).

• JBM to supply 700 CNG buses in Delhi; incorporates subsidiary, India

  January 18, 2021
  JBM Auto Limited has secured a contract from Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) to supply 700 compressed natural gas (CNG) buses in Delhi.

• Passenger operations commence on a section of Shanghai Metro Line 18, China

  January 14, 2021
  Shentong Metro Group has commenced passenger operations on the southern section of Shanghai Metro Line 18 Phase I.

• Guiyang tram network plan released, China

  January 14, 2021
  The Guiyang Municipal Transportation Commission has issued a contract to Guiyang Tram Network Planning to develop 19 tram lines in Guiyang city.

• NDRC approves new HSR line; trial operations begin on two HSR lines, China [free access]

  January 14, 2021
  The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) of China has approved the development of a new high-speed rail (HSR) line connecting Xiongan New Area in Hebei province and Xinzhou in Shangxi province.

• Bombardier to supply rolling stock for HSR network, China

  January 14, 2021
  Bombardier Sifang (Qingdao) Transportation (BST), a joint venture between Bombardier Transportation and CRRC Sifang Rolling Stock Company Limited, has secured a USD46 million contract from China State Railway Group Company Limited to supply 16 CR400AF high-speed trainsets for the high-speed rail (HSR) network in China.

• Civil contract awarded for Hume station on MRT Downtown Line, Singapore

  January 14, 2021
  JSM Construction Group has secured a contract from Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) for civil works of Hume station on the Singapore Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Downtown Line.

• Autonomous shuttle trial to begin in Taiwan

  January 14, 2021
  WinBus, a new self-driving minibus, has won a license for a one-year experimental sandbox operation sponsored by the Unmanned Vehicles Technology Innovative Experimentation Programme under the Ministry of Economic Affairs of Taiwan.

• Sections of Kaohsiung Circular LRT Phase II opened, Taiwan

  January 14, 2021
  Passenger services have commenced on the western Hamasen–Singlong Road section and on the eastern Lizihnei–Rainbow Park section of Kaohsiung circular light rail line (LRT) Phase II.

• Public transport technology start-up Chalo raises USD7 million, India

  January 14, 2021
  India-based Chalo, a public transport technology startup, has raised USD7 million in its latest round of funding.

• Passenger operations begin on a section of Bengaluru Metro Phase II, India

  January 14, 2021
  Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) has commenced passenger operations on the Yelachenahalli–Silk Institute line (Green line) of Phase II of Bengaluru Metro.

• Government of India plans to invest INR38 trillion in National Rail Plan

  January 14, 2021
  The Ministry of Railways of India plans to invest over INR38 trillion over 30 years as part of its National Rail Plan.

• Contracts awarded for Level Crossing Removal project, Australia [free access]

  January 12, 2021
  The state government of Victoria has awarded contracts to three alliances for the removal of seven level crossings around Melbourne under the Level Crossing Removal project (LXR).

• Track-laying works begin on Sydney Metro City & Southwest line, Australia

  January 12, 2021
  The track-laying works of Sydney Metro City & Southwest line have commenced.

• DTC approves funding to procure CNG buses, India

  January 12, 2021
  The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC), the public transport operator in Delhi, has approved funding to procure 1,000 CNG buses.

• Construction contract awarded for Surat Metro Phase I; ballastless track installation contract awarded for Bengaluru Metro, India

  January 12, 2021
  A joint venture of Sadhbhav Engineering Limited and S.P. Singla Constructions Private Limited has secured a contract from Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) Limited to construct a section of Surat Metro Rail Project Phase I.