Asia Pacific News

Latest news and developments from Asia Pacific region

• 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.

• NWFB and Citybus launch QR code payment service, Hong Kong

  January 12, 2021
  New World First Bus (NWFB) Limited and Citybus Limited, bus operators in Hong Kong, have a launched quick-response (QR)-code-based payment services in buses in Hong Kong.

• Trial of mobile payment on transit begins in Taiwan

  January 12, 2021
  The Directorate General of Highways of Taiwan has introduced mobile payment on five bus routes in Taipei on a trial basis for six months.

• Tashkent Metro Chilonzor Line extension opens, Uzbekistan

  January 12, 2021
  Passenger services have commenced on the Chilonzor Line extension of Tashkent Metro.

• LTA to deploy double-decker buses in 2021, Singapore

  January 12, 2021
  The Land Transport Authority (LTA) of Singapore plans to deploy 100 three-door double-decker buses in 2021.

• Proposal presented to develop Xi’an Metro Phase 4, China

  January 11, 2021
  The Xi’an Municipal Party Committee has proposed launching a plan for the development of Phase 4 of Xi’an Metro.

• Trial of 10 autonomous buses to begin in Zhengzhou, China

  January 11, 2021
  A fleet of 10 autonomous microbuses will be deployed on a trial basis in Zhengdong New District of Zhengzhou.

• Electric buses to be deployed in Benxi and Dandong, China

  January 11, 2021
  Xiamen King Long United Automobile Industry Company Limited (King Long) has delivered 90 electric buses to Benxi Passenger Transport Group Company Limited.

• Passenger services begin on Flinders Line, Australia

  January 7, 2021
  Passenger operations have commenced on Flinders Line (formerly known as Tonsley Line), a suburban rail line in Adelaide, South Australia.

• Hyundai Rotem delivers high-speed trains for Jungang Line, South Korea

  January 7, 2021
  Hyundai Rotem delivered a batch of 21 high-speed trains (also known as KTX-leum) to Korea Railroad Corporation (Korail) for Jungang Line.

• Trial operations begin on Harbin Metro Lines 2 and 3, China

  January 7, 2021
  Trial operations have commenced on Harbin Metro Line 2 Phase 1 and on Line 3 (the Southeast section of Phase 2).

• Yutong delivers high-end intelligent electric buses in Ningbo, China

  January 7, 2021
  Zhengzhou Yutong Bus Company Limited (Yutong) has delivered a fleet of 20 high-end intelligent electric buses to Ningbo Beilun Public Transport Company Limited.

• IOCL to procure hydrogen fuel cell buses for trials in Delhi, India

  January 7, 2021
  Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) has invited bids to supply 15 air-conditioned (AC) polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell buses for trial operations in Delhi-NCR (national capital region).

• O&M contract awarded for Sillim Line, South Korea [free access]

  January 5, 2021
  A consortium of Hyundai Rotem and Gwangju Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation (GMRT) has secured a KRW329.5 billion contract from Nam Seoul Light Rail Transit Company (NSLRT) to provide operations and maintenance (O&M) services for the Sillim Line metro project in Seoul.

• Government of South Korea announces plan to reduce carbon emissions from rail transport by 2029

  January 5, 2021
  The Government of South Korea has announced plans to replace all diesel locomotives with new high-speed low-carbon trains and to reduce 30 per cent of carbon emissions from rail transport by 2029.

• Passenger services begin on Beijing Daxing Airport–Xiongan HSR line, China

  January 5, 2021
  China National Railway has commenced operations on the Beijing Daxing Airport–Xiongan high-speed rail (HSR) line.

• Passenger operations begin on multiple metro lines and on tram line in Beijing and Jinan, China

  January 4, 2021
  Passenger operations have commenced on the northern extension of Beijing Rail Transit Fangshan Line, on the middle section of Beijing–Hong Kong Metro Line 16, and on the Yizhuang T1 tram line in Beijing.

• CRRC delivers first train for Hefei Rail Transit Line 1, China

  January 4, 2021
  Hefei CRRC Rail Vehicle Company Limited (CRRC) has delivered the first of the 15 trains to the Hefei Rail Transit Group Company Limited.