Asia Pacific News

Latest news and developments from Asia Pacific region

• Google to provide real-time updates for buses in Delhi; DMRC to deploy electric buses, India [free access]

  July 15, 2021
  The Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi’s (GNCTD’s) Department of Transport has entered into a partnership with Google to provide real-time updates for 3,000 buses operated by the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC).

• Construction of Ningbo Metro Lines 7 and 8 begins, China

  July 15, 2021
  Construction of Lines 7 and 8 of the Ningbo Metro network has commenced.

• Preliminary design consultancy contract awarded for Northern Link project, Hong Kong

  July 15, 2021
  A joint venture of Arup and AECOM has secured a contract from MTR Corporation to provide preliminary design consultancy services for the Northern Link project, a key transport infrastructure project.

• Trials begin on Dalian Metro Line 13; Hangzhou Metro Line 9 opens, China

  July 12, 2021
  Trials have commenced on Line 13 of Dalian Metro.

• Track-laying works of Qingdao Metro Line 4 begin, China

  July 12, 2021
  Track-laying works have commenced on Line 4 of the Qingdao Metro network.

• Delhi Metro Line 2 management to be outsourced, India

  July 11, 2021
  The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has announced plans to outsource the operations and management of Line 2 of Delhi Metro to a private player.

• Timeline announced for HCMC BRT Line 1, Vietnam

  July 9, 2021
  Ho Chi Minh City’s (HCMC’s) Transportation Facility Construction Investment Project Management Committee (Transportation Committee) has announced plans to commence the bidding process for the first bus rapid transit (BRT) line in the city in the third quarter of 2021.

• Tobu Railway to launch MaaS in Nikko area, Japan

  July 8, 2021
  Tobu Railway has established a consortium with Japan-based JTB, JTB Communication Design, ORIX Auto, and a subsidiary of Toyota to launch a mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) solution in the Nikko area in Tochigi Prefecture.

• Ballard to supply fuel cell modules for buses to Tata Motors, India

  July 8, 2021
  Canada-based Ballard Power Systems has secured an order to supply fuel cell modules for fuel cell buses manufactured by India-based Tata Motors.

• Rail network in Nanning to be expanded, China

  July 7, 2021
  Nanning Natural Resources has approved plans to expand the rail network under the Nanning City Rail Transit Construction Plan (2020–2035).

• Public transport network to be expanded in South Korea [free access]

  July 7, 2021
  South Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) has announced plans to expand the public transport network in five metropolitan areas under the Fourth Metropolitan Area Transportation Implementation Plan (2021–2025).

• Metrowagonmash delivers railcars for Baku Metro, Azerbaijan

  July 7, 2021
  Russia-based Metrowagonmash has delivered four five-car trains for Baku Metro.

• Clean buses deployed in Ningbo and Yixian County, China

  July 6, 2021
  A fleet of 26 pure electric buses has been deployed in Ningbo, a key port in Zhejiang Province.

• Manila LRT-2 East extension opens, Philippines

  July 5, 2021
  The Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) of the Philippines has commenced passenger services on the east extension of Manila Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2).

• Deployment of Waratah Series 2 rolling stock completed, Australia

  July 3, 2021
  Sydney Trains has completed the deployment of 41 Waratah Series 2 rolling stock under the More Trains, More Services programme.

• Preliminary design of Nanjing Metro Line 11 approved, China

  July 3, 2021
  Nanjing’s Municipal Development and Reform Commission has approved the preliminary design of Line 11 of the Nanjing Metro network.

• Electric buses deployed in Haikou and Shigatse, China

  July 2, 2021
  A fleet of 198 electric buses has been deployed in Haikou, the capital of Hainan Province.

• Bids received for three metro projects in India

  July 2, 2021
  Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL), Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL), and Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) have received bids from mostly India-based players to expand the metro networks in Bangalore, Chennai, and Noida, respectively.

• Sydney Light Rail long-term green loan refinanced; CAF to supply LRVs, Australia [free access]

  July 2, 2021
  John Laing Group plc (John Laing) has refinanced the Sydney Light Rail project.

• Tata Motors to supply 15 hydrogen fuel-cell buses, India

  July 1, 2021
  India-based Tata Motors has secured a contract from the Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) to supply 15 hydrogen-based proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel-cell buses.