Asia Pacific News

Latest news and developments from Asia Pacific region

• Sinohydro completes track slab precasting for Jakarta–Bandung HSR, Indonesia

  March 25, 2021
  China-based Sinohydro Bureau 7 Company Limited has completed the precasting work of 15,390 reinforced concrete rail track slabs for the Jakarta–Bandung high speed railway (HSR) project.

• Bids received for PMC and civil works of Mumbai–Ahmedabad HSR, India

  March 24, 2021
  The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) has revealed the bidders to provide project management consultancy (PMC) services to execute the civil works for an 18-km-long section of the Mumbai–Ahmedabad high speed rail (HSR) project.

• Government of India to sell stake in RVNL

  March 24, 2021
  The Government of India has announced plans to sell a stake of up to 10 per cent in Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL), a rail projects developer in India.

• O-CITY to supply fare system for PUVs in Metro Manila, Philippines

  March 20, 2021
  BPC’s smart city payment division O-CITY has partnered with the Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) for a pilot to modernise the fare payment system of public utility vehicles (PUVs) (including buses and jeepneys) in Manila.

• MLIT gives approval for joint bus operations in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan

  March 19, 2021
  Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) has given approval to five bus operators for conducting joint operations in Kumamoto Prefecture.

• Bus operators in Sarawak to receive subsidies, Malaysia

  March 19, 2021
  11 bus operators in the state of Sarawak have signed an agreement with the Government of Malaysia to receive MYR6.50 million as subsidies under the Interim Stage Bus Support Fund (ISBSF) programme.

• Governments of Haryana and Telangana allocate funds for public transport in Budget 2021–22, India

  March 19, 2021
  The state governments of Haryana and Telangana have allocated over INR1 billion and INR10 billion respectively for public transport projects.

• Construction begins on Macau LRT Hengqin Line

  March 19, 2021
  The construction of Hengqin Line of the Macau light rail transit (LRT) network has commenced.

• Siemens Mobility to upgrade rail network in Sydney, Australia

  March 18, 2021
  Siemens Mobility has secured two contracts to upgrade the rail network in Sydney.

• AFD to provide EUR65 million loan for Karachi BRT Red Line, Pakistan

  March 18, 2021
  Agence Française de Développement (AFD) has signed a credit financing agreement with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to provide a EUR65 million loan for the Karachi Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project.

• Construction begins on the Wuchang Maglev Project, China

  March 18, 2021
  The construction of the Wuchang Maglev Project, a maglev line connecting Urumqi International Airport with the Urumqi Metro network, has commenced.

• Contract awarded for Gippsland Line Upgrade project, Australia

  March 17, 2021
  VicConnect, a consortium of Arup, Decmil, and UGL, has secured a contract from Rail Projects Victoria (RPV) for the Gippsland Line Upgrade project.

• KfW to fund Surabaya suburban rail expansion, Indonesia

  March 17, 2021
  Germany-based development bank KfW has announced plans to invest EUR2.50 billion over five years in infrastructure projects in Indonesia.

• 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.